​Devin Ryan Navarro Barrientos is a 4th
Year, Psychobiology Major. He is a
Programming Director for the Hunger
Project, and his favorite memory from
the Hunger Project is: "when people liked 
the chicken [he] cooked at PATH West LA."
                                 Christopher Chan is a 4th Year, Economics  
                                  Major. He is a Programming Director for the
                                  Hunger Project, and his favorite memory
                                  from being a part of the organization is
                                  "hearing people sing when we were cooking
                                   at PATH."
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Jenn Choi is a 3rd Year, Physiological Sciences major. She is a Programming Director for the PATH site of the Hunger Project. When asked about her favorite memory from being a part of the organization, she replied, "At one of our PATH sites, I experienced a humbling moment as I upheld a deep conversation with one of the homeless. As we talked over the food the Hunger Project members made, he shared that he was a graduate from MIT and even had a book published about his engineering research, but financial crisis had led him to the streets. Meeting this man made me realize that the homeless is no longer the stereotypically perceived drug addict or non-educated individual, but can be anyone, in this case, an intelligent man that had to deal with an unfortunate crisis in his life. I definitely matured as a human being from meeting him at this site and motivated me to become more involved in the Hunger Project to uphold our mission of ending the cycle of homelessness."
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                                                                            Helen Li is a 3rd year, Mathematics
                                                                            Economics major. She is the Internal
                                                                            Executive Director of the Hunger Project.
                                                                            Her favorite memory is of her second
                                                                            PATH event. She recalls, "Everyone was
                                                                            scrambling to finish on time and the
                                                                            eggplants ended up undercooked.
                                                                            However, everyone worked together and
                                                                            had a great time, especially afterwards
                                                                            when we interacted with the residents.
                                                                            We learned to not use the oven for
                                                                            everything next time!"
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Melissa Pagela is a 4th Year, Biology
Major. She is the External Executive
Director of the Hunger Project. Her
favorite memory is , "Being at PATH
and being able to speak to residents
about their lives and their aspirations.
Once, I was speaking to a group of
residents at PATH, only to be
​interrupted by a past resident who
​now had his own home and was in
the middle of getting his new phone.
Amazing to see things come full
circle!"
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                                                                             Katie Du is a 3rd Year, Political
                                                                               Science Major and Accounting Minor.
                                                                               She is a Finance Director of the          
                                                                               Hunger Project, and her favorite  
                                                                               memory is her first PATH event. She
                                                                               describes, "It was a PATH breakfast so
                                                                               we were a little grumpy when we          
                                                                               woke up at 5 am, but once we got to  
                                                                               the shelter we jumped right in and  
                                                                               started cooking. I enjoyed sharing a  
                                                                               meal with shelter residents and  
                                                                               getting to know their stories.
                                                                               Overall, it was humbling and inspiring  
                                                                               to see how grateful and optimistic  
                                                                               they remain despite their ​struggles."
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​Sunia Khan is a 2nd Year, Biology Major. She is a Publicity Director of the Hunger Project. Her favorite memory of being a part of the Hunger Project is of her first PATH event. She recalls, "It was heartwarming to see the smiles on the residents' faces while getting their food, and hear them say thank you for cooking the food. Society often does not hear the perspectives of homeless people because they are often neglected, so it was an amazing opportunity to get to talk to the residents at PATH and hear their stories. Many of them were trying their best to obtain jobs and permanent housing, dispelling the stereotype that homeless people are lazy and unmotivated. This event was extremely eye-opening and made me want to get more involved in helping combat homelessness."
Alex Lam is a 4th Year, Chemistry major. He is the Transportation Director of the Hunger Project,
and his favorite memory from the Hunger
Project is "making fruit salad at PATH
with Karen."
                                  Jennifer Hsueh is a 4th Year, Psychobiology
                                  major. She is the Senior Adviser of the    
                                  Hunger Project. Her favorite memory is  
                                  "Hosting our SAT students on the UCLA  
                                  campus! Somehow, they found the energy
                                  to sit in on a full day of classes while our
                                  tutors barely made it out of bed."

Sarah Pennypacker is a 3rd Year, History Major and Global Health Minor (pre-med). She is the Membership Recruitment and Retention Director of the Hunger Project. She describes her favorite memory as "a toss up between the first time I volunteered on Skid Row and the beach bonfire social during Spring Quarter. Volunteering on Skid Row was an eye- opening experience that changed the way I think about homelessness. I felt safe being there, even at night, thanks to the organization we were there with (Monday Night Mission). I was able to talk with those living on Skid Row while they waited in line for food. They had so much to say, and it really put everything into perspective being that I'm usually pretty isolated in the UCLA/Westwood bubble. The beach bonfire was such a bonding experience and showed what a family Hunger Project has become."
Amy Truong is a 4th Year, Biology major. She is a Publicity Director of the Hunger Project. Her favorite memory was when "all the volunteers gathered around after the Hunger Banquet in 2015. Everyone was exhausted from all the hard work put into the banquet, but we still managed to raise our glasses and give a toast. In that moment, I could sense so much passion about combatting homelessness emanate from everyone in the room."
​ Rayna Tian is a 3rd Year, Physiological Science Major and Applied Developmental Psychology Minor. She is the Junior Fundraising Director for the Hunger Project. She describes that her favorite part of the Hunger Project is that she is "able to meet such a diverse range of people and to listen to their stories. After having talked to a homeless woman with a doctoral in psychology at one of our sites, I realized how much being able to volunteer with the Hunger Project has truly changed my outlook on societal construct, and I'm always thankful for how it has made me a more aware and gracious person."
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​Christine Xue is a 4th Year, Human Biology and Society Major. She is a Programming Director of the Hunger Project. She says she has a couple favorite memories from being a part of the Hunger Project, including "The residents at PATH always think we are students just about to enter high school, every time we volunteer with them" and "the sense of teamwork we always somehow muster (and need) to be able to cook full meals for 60+ residents in under two hours at PATH. One of my favorite memories was ten of us buried in eggplants and tomato sauce, the portions were not quite right, and rushing to boil huge vats of pasta. It was a mess but the residents would trickle by the kitchen to say hi (and tease us), and it felt very warm, like we were all happy to be there. The pasta came out okay, too."
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Gary Lirungan is a 4th Year, Physiological Science major. He is the Programming Director for the Hunger Project's new site: the Street Team. When asked about his favorite memory from being a part of the organization, he replied, "My favorite memory in HP so far was the time when Jackie Chu and I hosted a Skid Row distribution event. We took two cars so there were a handful of us who went. We had fun giving out food and speaking to the residents there as well as the members of the church. It was also some new members' first time going to Skid Row so I wanted them to feel comfortable being in that environment and enjoy working with the other members. Afterwards, we explored DTLA a little and went to The Last Bookstore. It was a very successful site visit where we all enjoyed helping others and got closer to one another."
Jack Collora is a 4th Year, Microbiology,
Immunology, and Molecular Genetics major.
He is a Finance Director for the Hunger 
Project. His favorite memory from the 
Hunger Project is "Hearing all about the
"Malls of America" during a PATH, it was
a uniquely humanizing interaction with 
the homeless population."
                                    Jennifer Kim