Leadership
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CLFS holds elections in the spring of each year for the following Politburo positions**:
Chairman
Propaganda Czar
Finance Minister
Artistic Counselor of Beautiful Flowers
Chairman of the Web
Chairman, 主席 – Daniel Klubis, MPIA Candidate ‘09, China
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Career Track: International Management
Languages: Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
Favorite Movie: Golden Chicken
Chairman Klubis hails from the small, capitalist enclave of West Hollywood, CA. As a little Russian boy, Daniel had little to no access to the wonders of Chinese film. Fortunately, while traversing the landscape of constructivist academia at Loyola Marymount University, Daniel was able to study abroad in Beijing, China. It was this experience that cemented our Chairman's love of Chinese flim, culture, and stinky tofu. At IR/PS, Daniel is pursuing the International Management track with a China regional focus. His favorite Chinese language film is the Hong Kong classic "Golden Chicken". A short quote from our fearless leader: "Few are aware that UCSD has one of the most extensive collections of underground Chinese language films in the world. As a club, we are thrilled to screen some of these unique films for IR/PS students. LETS WATCH SOME MOVIES!!!!"
Email: dklubis@ucsd.edu
Strategic Advisor, 總理 – Matthew R Maher, MPIA Candidate '09, Latin America
Hometown: Syracuse, New York
Career Track: International Management/International Politics
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese
Favorite Movie: Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong), 無間道, mou gaan dou
Before joining CLFS as WebMaster and Comrade of the People, Maher (pronounced Mah-har) was wandering the hinterlands of the District of Columbia interning with the International Republican Institute while recovering from voyages in Madrid, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Frankfurt and Pampanga. He discovered his passion for Chinese film while conversing with the ghost of Thomas Jefferson on the Lawn in Charlottesville as an undergraduate studying Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia (CLAS '06). Maher enjoys fine Chinese cinema but indulges in all quality foreign films (especially those from Brazil, Colombia, France and the United Kingdom). Nobody, with the exception of esteemed professor Krislert Samphantharak, will ever offer you a better cup of coffee or espresso during your stay at the University of California, San Diego.
Email: mrmaher@ucsd.edu
Finance Minister – Jessica Graham, MPIA Candidate '09, China
Hometown: Naples, Florida
Career Track: International Politics
Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
Favorite Movie: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Jessica Graham grew up in Naples, FL. She graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Political Science and East Asian Studies. She has been studying Chinese for 3 years and had the opportunity to study abroad in Beijing. Her career track at IR/PS is International Politics with a focus in China. During her sparetime, Jessica enjoys traveling and being near the ocean. Her goal as Treasurer of the Chinese Language and Film Society is to become a movie buff in underground Chinese films and improve her Chinese Mandarin skills. Currently, her favorite Chinese film is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but hopes to become enlightened by other films.
Email: j1graham@ucsd.edu
Artistic Counselor - Lihua Liang, MPIA Candidate ‘09,China
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Career Track: International Management
Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish
Favorite Movie: Red Dust
Lihua grew up in the vibrant costal city in southern China - Shenzhen, where she practiced amateur acting and mastered the campus broadcasting station at her younger ages. Then she got crazy about symphony, learned and played French horn in the university band, which was undoubtedly a romantic mistake, and indulged herself in world of movies, while obtaining her B.S. in Economics /Public Administration at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Red Dust and Peacock became two of her favorite movies ever since. Now she is studying International Management at IR/PS and is the Artistic Counselor of CLFS, dedicated to sorting out high quality, best taste movies for all IR/PSers.
Email: liliang@ucsd.edu
Propaganda Czar - Wansi "Alice" Chen, MPIA Candidate ‘09, China
Hometown: Hong Kong, China
Career Track: International Management
Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese
Favorite Movie: Many Movies
Alice always lives in her wonderland, where there are hundreds of millions of wonderful, fabulous, amazing movies (McDull, Infernal Affairs, Chungking Express, My Blueberry Nights). And she is preparing to lead you, push you, drag you, (by all means) to participate every single activity of CLFS! Are you ready?...You won’t regret it *^_^*
Email: wac004@ucsd.edu
