03Team

Run by students, start to finish.

Operations, outreach, records, fundraising, events, design, and the service calendar, all organized by student leaders with a K-12 volunteer community behind them.

Leadership team

Who keeps the record running

Dennis Xu, First Step Team co-president

Dennis Xu

Co-President & VP of First Step Fundraising and Entrepreneurship

  • Oversee team operations and communication
  • Seek new volunteer opportunities, funding, and external collaborations
  • Initiate new projects
  • Lead First Step fundraising, including yard sales, lemonade stands, bake sales, and holiday markets
Angela Zhou, First Step Team co-president

Angela Zhou

Co-President & VP of Team Building

  • Oversee team operations and communication
  • Seek new volunteer opportunities, funding, and external collaborations
  • Initiate new projects
  • Organize team building activities during summer break, Labor Day, and winter break
Mason Cao, First Step Team secretary and webmaster

Mason Cao

Secretary & Webmaster

  • Keep track of member logistics and information
  • Track meeting minutes and compile end-of-year reports
  • Apply for awards for all volunteers
  • Manage incoming and outgoing volunteer communications and maintain this website
Brady Zhou, First Step Team president-elect

Brady Zhou

President-Elect & VP of Outreach

  • Oversee team operations and communication
  • Grow partnerships through outreach initiatives in East Cobb and Metro Atlanta
  • Organize Chattahoochee Nature Center activities
  • Initiate new projects

Mathew Jiang

VP of Clean Environment

  • Organize key annual trash cleaning activities
  • Earth Day, Sweep the Hooch, Lanier Shore Sweep
  • Back to School Cleanup, Post-Halloween cleanup, Clean Walks
Chloe Lin, First Step Team vice president of external fundraising

Chloe Lin

VP of External Fundraising

  • Organize CFF, holiday bell ringing, Salvation Army, and other fundraising events
Sophie Zhou, First Step Team vice president of food bank activities

Sophie Zhou

VP of Food Bank Activities & Co-VP of Public Speaking Workshops

  • Organize team trips to local food banks
  • Feed My Starving Children and similar events
Nick Xu, First Step Team co-vice president of the performance team
Mitchell Kuang, First Step Team co-vice president of the performance team

Nick Xu & Mitchell Kuang

Co-VP of Performance Team

  • Organize performances at senior living home centers
  • Outreach with senior centers to find new opportunities for performing
Andrew Kuang, First Step Team co-vice president of public speaking workshops

Andrew Kuang

Co-VP of Public Speaking Workshops

  • Organize public speech workshops
Claire Ling, First Step Team treasurer

Claire Ling

Treasurer, VP of Social Media & VP of MedShare Activities

  • Keep tracking income and expenses
  • Reimburse and transfer money
  • Coordinate First Step social media updates
  • Organize team trips to MedShare
Hannah Gao, First Step Team vice president of technology and design

Hannah Gao

VP of Technology and Design

  • Keep the First Step website updated
  • Design posters, banners, websites, logos, and other graphics needed
Eric Lin, First Step Team vice president of tree planting

Eric Lin

VP of Tree Planting

  • Organize tree planting activities around Atlanta Metro
Julia Ding, First Step Team vice president of animal care

Julia Ding

VP of Animal Care

  • Organize cat care volunteer opportunities in collaboration with Pounce de Leon
  • Coordinate training
Alumni

The continuity record

Founders and past leaders stay on the record. The team is built to outlast every graduating class.

Class of 2024

6 alumni

Annie Lin

Founder and President · 2020-2024

Grace Ling

Treasurer and VP of MedShare Volunteering · 2022-2024

Jason Zhang

2022-2024

Carol Li

VP of Food Bank Volunteering · 2022-2024

Rachel Li

VP of Culture and Diversity · 2023-2024

Karen Yan

Founding member

Class of 2025

6 alumni

Evelyn Jin

Michelle Hu

Emily Song

Co-President · 2024-2025

Claire Jing

VP of Fundraising CFF · 2022-2025

Luke Xu

VP of Performance Team · 2024-2025

William Xu

First Step Member · 2023-2025

Member roster

The wider crew

The broader volunteer community, grouped by graduation year for quick scanning.

Class of 2024

8 members
Grace LingQiushi (Rachel) LiAnnie LinKaren YanEvelyn JinJason ZhangCarol LiTyler Zheng

Class of 2025

10 members
Claire JingMichelle HuEmily SongMathew JiangJiaying LiClara YuanJayden WangWilliam XuDaniel ZhengSamuel Zheng

Class of 2026

29 members
Jayden LiuHerui (Ray) LiKunyuan (Eric) ZouAngela ZhouRyan TranEdwin TangJulia DingDario LiuEric TangZhexin HuaMiya JiErica NgLan Yu XuEric ZhangBruce HuangHanjiang DaiXirui LiRebecca YinBrooke DengSarah WangAlex FangSofia WuCarter GuoHaoyi QinHaotong LiZhaoqi LiLilin ZhaoJason WhitneyAmber Zhang

Class of 2027

35 members
April ChenHannah GaoMason CaoMike ChaiKevin FanClaire LingHope LiuCheng JasonFia WangMingxuan (Mia) ZhouSophia JiangJames ZhangZizhan WangDennis XuJiaxuan CaoBrady ZhouAaron ChenNathan DengThomas BaiJessica HeMinh NguyenZitong YunShicheng WeiJames ChengAndrew LaoYixiao (Ethan) DongKatie ChenJulie ChenJustin ZhengApril ChenDaniel YangAndrew KuangLarry WangXinle TongMitchell Kuang

Class of 2028

33 members
Evan TranMelody JinSophie ZhouAndrew JiangJeremy WuScarlett ChenOlivia MaAndrew PanJanelle YuanVincent NgEllean ChenShuran GuEden Yun YuJoshua PengJoanna YangAndy ZhuDan MiaoRichard LiBetty WuCindy WuAndrew WuJustin AnZihan ZhaoKyle LinDevin YangAndrew WangJason ChengSamuel HanYanzi ChenOlivia ChenSasha MorganJordan ChenYishen Miao

Class of 2029

23 members
George ZhangBella ZhangChloe LinEli BrownAlexander ZaiAnna JiaGavin ZhangJustin XuOlivia SungFibe WangPhoebe HuSophie LinEmma ChenEmma FuJacey WuHanrui HuangMia JiangNick XuZhengyi DaiYixuan ShiEric LinEvie LiKaiwen Liu

Class of 2030

16 members
Anna WangJason LiElizabeth XuLuffy LinWilliam WangAlissa ChengSophia ZhaoJoy YangVina ZhangChloe ChengRachel TanYu LuanMelissa QiuSarah LiHaoxin CaoJoseph Dong

Class of 2031

19 members
Renye ZhaoXinye ZhaoShiou (Esther) LiCindy ZhaoHanya YangJustin ZhangAlex SunJeremy MaElina MaEric WuJason LingJessica FuBlair ZhuJasper WuKylie WangBrad HuangAaron LiuJennifer LiuEvan Cai

Class of 2032

24 members
Haotian CaoMilo ShihShana JiYuexuan LiAlissa ChengAbby CaiBella JingAnna JingKellyn FanHarry LiuAlly YangJolin ZhangMichael FoleyFlorence HuSarah LiAmber HuElla JingAudrey WangKatelyn QuanNatalie ZhangCecilia BaoLucas LiDaisy LiuHenry Gou

Class of 2033

7 members
Matthew LiuLucy LinCorey ChenLucas ZhangAnyi WangLydia JiangAbigail Cai

Class of 2034

9 members
Anna HuHanrui YangVivian CaiClaire YangCorey ChenDylan AshfordDylan LiuChloe ChenBenjamin Lu

Class of 2035

6 members
Nina WangJillian HeZiqian LiMason WangJinrun XieVivian Cai

Class of 2036

3 members
Audrey WangJeffrey LuHarper Liu

Class of 2037

2 members
Allison WangElizabeth Lin

Other Members

30 members
Leo WangMiles WangMaggie MaSunny ChenYumeng (Amy) JiangAngel YangBrian MaAiden XueMia XueDara DuHongju LinJonathon WuJamie ZhouHannah ChuRaymond LiEthan DongIsaac DongJason HuangZiyi HuangMeilin LuAllen LuJessie ZhaoKevin LinBritany SongSophia YuanElaine ZhangAudrey VongkamhengNathan VongkamhengAlex Jr HuangLucas Stevens