Meet the Team
- Name:
- Rachel Cheng
- Age:
- 17
- School:
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Grade:
- 11th
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- To help encourage people to stop using tobacco and to educate people about what tobacco does to people.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- I play tennis for Kennedy’s tennis team. I am in Key Club, Environmental Club, CSF, NHS and many more.
- Favorite Food?
- Pizza, ice cream, cookies, just about any kind of food.
- Name:
- Cynthia dela Cruz
- Age:
- 24
- School:
- CSU, Sacramento
- Grade:
- Alumni
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I'm very passionate about tobacco control. Tobacky is wacky, yo!
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- I am a gym - junkie, tennis playing, queer activist, country music loving, flip-flop wearing fool!
- Favorite food?
- Sushi. Honey Nut Cheerios. Burgers from Squeeze Inn.
- Name:
- Sarah Hellesen
- Age:
- 16
- School:
- El Camino Fundamental
- Grade:
- Junior
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I joined the Street Team because I really wanted to help people in the community and I'd like to fight back against the tobacco industry.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- I'm in Key Club and Spanish Club at school and I'm really into visual art- mostly painting. Also running, watching movies, being lazy and music.
- Favorite food?
- Smoothies! Oh and pizza. Can't forget pizza.
- Name:
- Matthew Hendricks
- Age:
- 16
- School:
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Grade:
- 11
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I'm a member of the Street Team because I want to make a difference in the impact of the tobacco industry. I have a family member that is on oxygen tanks to breathe 24/7, and if I can prevent that in my community then STAND is easily worth my time. Overall, STAND seems to be a great way to get involved in the Sacramento community.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- Sports are great. I like to play just about anything, but swimming is the only thing I do for organized teams. I do a little surfing too, but it's not really a sport. Surfing in my mind isn't a competition. I'm also in Student Leadership at Kennedy as well as a pro-peace club.
- Favorite food?
- Comida Mexicana.
- Name:
- Eric Jessup
- Age:
- 19
- School:
- CSU, Sacramento
- Grade:
- Sophomore
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I wanted to further pursue my love for tobacco prevention. The Street Team sounded like a fun, great experience where I could keep involved and network with my peers.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved with?
- Climbing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, biking, Snowboarding Club, Intervarsity Christians, El Dorado County Tobacco Prevention Coalition, and Gritstone Mountaineering Association.
- Favorite food?
- Mexican food is the shiznat!
- Name:
- Amara Larpthaveesarp
- Age:
- 16
- School:
- John F. Kennedy
- Grade:
- 11th
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I want to make people aware of the evils of the nicotine corporation. Also, I’d love to make people more aware of the dangers of smoking.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved with?
- Lilu (a non-profit organization that benefits WIND), soccer, running, guitar, listening to music, writing, and photography.
- Favorite Food?
- Everything!
- Name:
- Terry Li
- Age:
- 15
- School:
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Grade:
- Sophomore
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I'm a Street Team member because it's so disappointing to see so many kids I know smoking, so this is a really great way (to me) to help kids my age quit smoking. It's a terrible habit! Plus, this seems like a way more fun & hands-on way to help my community.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- The main hobbies I am into mainly DIY (Do-it-yourself) stuff, like sewing & crocheting. I'm in the school orchestra, marching band, and JV volleyball team.
- Favorite food?
- I usually like everything that's generally and commonly tasty. =)
- Name:
- Jonathan Lim
- Age:
- 16
- School:
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Grade:
- 11
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I want to tell people about the dangers of smoking, help the ones that are addicted, and prevent others from getting addicted. I want to help make a difference, and give back to my community.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- I enjoy reading books and manga, listening to music, hanging out with friends, and watching pro wrestling and Stephen Chow movies. I like tennis and play on my school tennis. I am currently in the Environmental Club, MESA, NHS, and the Movie Makers Club.
- Favorite food?
- I like to eat different types of food but my favorite food is probably baked mussels.
- Name:
- Fanny Lee
- Age:
- 17
- School:
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Grade:
- 12
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I am a Street Team member because I want to help people my age or around my age kick the habit of smoking. Some of my closest friends and family smoke and I want that to be a thing of the past for them, likewise for people in the community.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Key Club and Green Scream Machine. I'm on the yearbook staff at Kennedy. I love everything about tennis and I play on the school team. I also enjoy playing ping pong and cutting down palm trees with Rachel and Sabrina at their lovely home.
- Favorite food?
- I love food. I don't have a favorite but meat is my life, can't live without my vegetables and seafood is great.
- Name:
- Jenny Monett
- Age:
- 16
- School:
- Encina High School
- Grade:
- Sophomore
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I am a Street Team member because I really like helping people, also through all my counseling and volunteer services I have developed great communication skills. Also I am anti-tobacco industry because I don't understand how a company that knows their product is killing people can continue to make and distribute their product. So I just want to help people and have a great experience doing it.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- I volunteer, work well with computers, I tutor kids in my school library after school. I have done almost any sport you can think of. At school I am in the art club, active in student government and am in the Christian Club at school.
- Favorite food?
- My favorite food is believe it or not salad.
- Name:
- Uyen Nguyen
- Age:
- 16
- School:
- Monterey Trail High School
- Grade:
- 11
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I wanted to be a Street Team member because I wanted to help teens be aware of the dangers of smoking & kick the habit.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- As of now, I'm involved in Key Club, GSA, National Honor Society, and starting an environmentalist club called Club Impact. I'm also on mathletes, play soccer, basketball and volleyball.
- Favorite food?
- I like anything and everything. But I guess In N' Out burgers and animal style fries would definitely stand above the rest.
- Name:
- Ana R. Quinonez
- Age:
- 19
- School:
- California State University, Sacramento
- Grade:
- Freshman
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I wanted to be part of an organization where I would have the opportunity to help people. Here I have the chance to help others abandon harmful habits associated with tobacco use. I like that I'm learning so much and that I'll make a difference in my community.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- I play intramural soccer at school. Occasionally attend Mecha meetings at school. I hope to pick up my guitar again soon. I like to paint to relax. I work at the UA movie theaters at the Arden Market Square. Hopefully I'll return to help at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, I can't seem to find time now.
- Favorite food?
- I love to eat. I'm easy to please when it comes to food. Pizza, tacos, and salads are favorites.
- Name:
- Sasha Shumarayeva
- Age:
- 15
- School:
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Grade:
- 11
- Why are you a Street Team member?
- I decided to join the Street Team because so many people get "SCREWED" by smoking- my family members, my friends and I'd like to prevent others from making the same almost irreversible mistake.
- Hobbies, sports, clubs you are involved in?
- Sports wise I'm on the John F. Kennedy swim team and tennis team. I am vice president of both Kennedy's Philosophy and the French Club. I'm also an active member in CSF - California Scholarship Federation and in Key Club. I also play the piano and I enjoy outdoor activities like biking, e-scootering, and snowboarding. I also like to have tea parties all the time.
- Favorite food?
- Sushi and any other Japanese food is by far is my favorite. Except, I don't eat meat or fish. I'm a vegetarian.
