CSA Yearbook 2019-2020

YEARBOOK

CSA

2019-2020 EXECUTIVE TEAM

THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES

FROM YOUR PRESIDENTS

Dear CSA 2019-20,
Words cannot describe my gratitude for each and every person on this team. Like any other plucky, bright-eyed first year, I was eager to

make new friends and memories. But if you told me back then that I would run and become President, I would’ve laughed in your face and
then told you go away. Why? Because while I cared about the club’s performance, I didn’t care much for anything else other than that.
Nothing at that point was making me stay; my mentality was to show up and do a good job and that was that. But every year after that I’ve
continued to stay on CSA was because of the people who were apart of the club. Fast forward to this year - everything changed. I was in a
new position, I was working with people I’ve never worked with before and I was absolutely terrified. I felt very alone for the first few months
of the year but as the weeks went by, meetings passed and it slowly became easier to do the job. But to tell you the truth, I didn’t always
love being the President of CSA. Everyone always needed something from me and of course that’s expected with this position but it felt like I
was carrying a million pounds on my shoulders before and after every Monday meeting. But then, I got to know you guys and realized how
insanely fucking weird yet amazing you all are. I remember not looking forward to Monday nights - it felt like a chore, an obligation,
something that I wish would just be over. But I remember one night after an insanely long meeting, it hit me: “it starts with you”. If I didn’t
care about CSA or any of my VPs, directors, execs, how did I expect anyone else to care as well? I started to forget my why. As we got more
comfortable with each other, I started to remember my why. You guys made me realize why I was here. You are what keeps me going every
week. You guys became my why.

You’ve taught me to be selfless; when you guys ask me if I needed anything or if there was something you could do to help, I was always
touched. The way you guys would offer up your time and energy to do something you didn’t have to - that is true selflessness in my eyes
and I want you to know that all the hard work you put into CSA and into this team has gone far from unnoticed. You taught me humility and
kindness. You showed me that we are one team, one family. You showed me that CSA could be fun again and I genuinely enjoyed being
where I was. Every single person on this team has reminded me of why we do what we do. We don’t do it for the resume, for the clout, for
the status... It’s about the legacy we leave behind, it’s about the people you affect and it’s about giving back and paying it forward. We do
what we do because we genuinely care and we do it because we enjoy having each other in our lives. We got insanely lucky with our team
this year - you have set a standard that no other team has met before and I want you to know that I am proud of every single one of you
and I know that you will do amazing things now and in the future. I say this constantly and I will always mean it: if you ever need anything,
my door is always open and you will always have me in your corner. I’m going to miss you guys so much and I can’t wait for what you guys
have in store for CSA in the coming years. It has been an honour serving as your 2020-21 CSA President. Good bye, for now Love, hugs and
kisses,

Annie Yu
Co-President

Hi CSA babies,
I want to thank you guys for being a major part of my undergrad career. CSA has been life changing for me in every aspect.  All of my

high school friends and I went to different schools. I came to Western alone and didn’t know what I was in for. I remember even having
anxious thoughts, worrying that I wouldn’t be able to make any friends. This all changed a couple weeks later. During Clubs Week, a new
friend of mine and I decided to interview for CSA together. I’ll never forget the nerves I felt before, during, and after my exec interview, and
the excitement I felt when I got my position on the Promotions team in 2016-2017. The ever-growing family expanded year after year, and I
was always excited to see what was next for the team. I had mentors, mentees, sisters, and brothers on one team, and I couldn’t ask for
anything more.  I’m not  gonna  lie, undergrad was hard. I started in a program that I ended up hating and lost myself a couple hundred
times. CSA and the wonderful people in it were my escape, and helped me keep my sanity throughout my four years at Western. Making the
decision to step down was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to make. I knew that it would hurt, but something I learned in recent
years was that only you know what’s best for you. Thank you all for being so understanding of my situation and for supporting me through
my growth. Without CSA, I might not have had the courage to change programs or explore my creativity. It was through the friendships and
support systems I’ve made on this journey that has pushed me to pursue my passions and explore my options. I hope you guys had an
amazing year on CSA and that you’ve made memories to last a lifetime. I know I have, and I will forever cherish the people I’ve met through
this club. Thank you for being a part of my family and CSA journey. It’s not a goodbye, but a see you later :) I love all of you with my whole
heart, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you! Love,

Katie Chan
Co-President

CABINET x DIRECTORS

CORPORATE RELATIONS EVENTS

GRAPHICS MARKETING

SOCIAL VIDEOGRAPHY

DEPARTMENTS

OUR MESSAGES TO YOU

I LOVE ALL OF Y’ALL. This is by far, BYYYY FARRRRRRR, Hi bebbies, It has been a pleasure being your vp comms
my  favourite  year of all time. This isn’t going to be a this year. Each one of you has lifted this club to new
sentimental message because I already gave heights and I'm so happy you found a family within CSA.
a  senti  speech and we had a  senti  last meeting. I’m going to miss yelling at people to sign up for booth
Instead, I'm gonna pull an Usher and just have fun with and all your shenanigans. I hope you forever treasure
it! Y’all have made such an impact on my life, similar but these moments together because they may be the best
not really to how COVID-19 has made such an impact memories of your university career. Even though I didn’t
on our lives. It’s crazy to see how different the first get close to everyone, you will always have a
meeting was compared to our last meeting. In the first friend/supporter in me. If you need ANYTHING at ANY
meeting everyone was awkward, starting to get to know point in your life, please ~and I always say this
each other and the only thing CAB & Directors could but  its  true~ DO NOT HESITATE to reach out to me. I
hope for was to bring everyone happiness and form might seem scary ~whoops~ but I'm really not (ask Jess)
that bond. LOOK AT Y’ALL NOW YOU CRAZY PEOPLE. and I would do anything for this family. 3 years down the
We got people becoming best friends, people chilling line and you need advice on life? Your career? ANIMALS?
with each other during this pandemic and seeing all I gotchu, 1hunndo p. Don’t be shy ~bcuz I am :c~. I can’t
this makes me very happy. CSA = Crazy Sexy…. Anus’s? wait to see where your lives take you in a few years. I
Yup, characteristics all of y’all have! Will miss all of you! know you will do AMAZING things in the future outside
of CSA. Bella and I are cheering for  y’all  on the
Edmond Dang sidelines.    Remember... ONCE IN CSA. ALWAYS IN
VP Events CSA.    (please invite me to  legacy  event and catch me
on tiktok)  Signing off for the last time :(
HELLO MY CSA CHILDREN! It has been an
absolute  honour  being your VP Internal this year and Sheerah Lau
having the opportunity to get to know all of you. I am VP Communications
so thankful that you all decided to join CSA and hope
you had an amazing year because I know I did.  Thank Hey Execs of 2019-2020!
you for your countless hours of hardworking into I'm so glad to have met (or gotten to know you better)
making Western Voice and any CSA event spectacular. this year through CSA! No matter what year we were in,
Each and every one of you has such a special place in it was a new experience for many of us - I still
my heart and I will always be rooting for you. If you ever remember the weekend of interviews and our first
want to chat, I will always be available to talk to you and meeting when we all met for the first time, and look at
if you ever get into a fight, LAO MA GOTCHU. Stay where we are now! No matter where life takes us, know
awesome, safe and healthy! I will see you all in that your CSA family are your lifelong friends and
September xoxo forever family I hope we've made a positive impact on
all of you this year, and can't wait to see all the great
 Eastelle Ding things you guys will achieve in the future I'm proud to
VP Internal (VP Snacks) have been your VP Finance this year, and even more
proud of all of you for everything you've achieved so far.
Thank you all for such an amazing year! I am so This isn't goodbye! We're always here for you. Love you,
thankful to have shared so many memories with such a
talented group of people! I love you all lots! Family (Not Actually) Scary Mary
4ever. I will forever remember your names. VP Finance 

Dominick Jia
VP Media

Hi guys, I know that our year has been cut short, and we Hi  hi, it’s so sad that I’m saying goodbye to you all on
didn’t get to officially end CSA off, but I wanted to start by paper not in person (even tho we WILL see each other
saying how grateful I am to be able to play a part in this next year!). There is so much I want to say, but at the
year's CSA exec team. Not only has it been rewarding, but core of it, I just want to say thank you to every one of
it has shown me that it can also be enjoyable and you. Every one of you made my CSA memory
memorable. Every single person on this team makes so so special and made me feel like I had little sisters I
Monday night meetings worth it. I feel like I’m hanging out didn’t have and little brothers that I do have. This
with my best friends while also knowing that we are all maybe one of the biggest highlights of my university
collaboratively putting in effort to build and create such a and I want to thank you all for contributing to that
big production such as Western Voice makes me smile all
the time. Thank you for showing me that it is possible to Jinha Kim
have fun and still get things done. When I first Co-Director of Events
joined  CSA  I was honestly extremely nervous, especially
being a first year and not knowing anyone on the exec Dear execs,
team, it was very intimidating and frightening. However, What a year  it's  been! It's been a wild ride and I'm
after our first meeting, I realized that everyone has such a happy to have known  each and every  one of  y'all. The
good heart and was extremely welcoming. I then realized amount of love I have for  all of  y'all  is unreal. Last
that CSA was not only a social club year, imma be real, I was never AS close with everyone
for  asian  representation but a place for me to make on CSA. But this year, the sense of family seems so
lifelong friends and a group I can call family. To CAB, much stronger. And that's telling
directors, and execs, it was so great meeting everyone of  everyones  character on the team this year.  So  I'm
this year. It may not seem like it but, each and everyone glad to have been part of the CSA family with y'all and
one of you has been a blessing and has taught me whether or not you decide to continue on with your
something that I can apply to my life one way or another, CSA journey, just know that I as well as every other
and because of that I am eternally grateful. With that director and CAB member will be here for you FOR
being said, I hope everyone has a great summer and I ANYTHING!! So  don't  be afraid to reach out.  Im  sorry
hope to see everyone in September. I couldn't have come out on retreat with you guys, but
it  ain't  like I'm leaving anywhere. So hit me up for
Jennifer Liu anything ya diiiig. All of y'all are such wonderful, stupid,
Co-Director of Corporate Relations and lovable individuals. Gonna miss the one bites and
shushing y'all in the middle of meetings for getting too
Hey  bbs!! Although this year unfortunately ended so rowdy. But most importantly, I'm  gonna  miss this
abruptly, I can’t thank you guys enough for making CSA version of CSA. You guys inspire me to be the best
incredible this year   I am proud to say that I’ve made so person I can be and hopefully, I've inspired you guys to
many memorable friendships through CSA and you guys some extent too. Love you guys more than  y'all  will
really make Monday nights a special time      Whether ever know.
you’re continuing on CSA or not, I want you to cherish
your memories in this club & know that the CSA fam Nathan Parian
always has your back!! Co-Director of Events

Jessica Shao
Co-Director of Corporate Relations

Hello! T'is Yenny. I just wanted to say how blessed CSA Hey CSA 2019-2020! Hope everyone is still holding
has been to have you all on the team this year. You are onto their sanity during this time of uncertainty, and
all amazing, hard-working, kind, generous, and beautiful that you’re all surrounded by people and things you
people who have made this team the most amazing love while self-isolating. Remember to take care of
team possible at all ever. I am also blessed to have yourselves mentally and physically; self isolation doesn’t
been able to talk to and get to know you all, you're all mean you can’t leave your house for a little walk!
so unique and inspiring in your own rights. I could not Anyway, it sucks that circumstances cut our year short,
think of a better family to have and I'm so lucky to be a but I’m beyond grateful for the 6-ish months we had
part of it. No matter where we go next year, whether together - it simultaneously felt longer and shorter than
we stay on the team or go on to different paths, we will half a year. How is it that so many of us have gotten so
still be family forever! If you see me on campus, please close in a mere few months? Thank you for giving me
say hi! I love seeing  y'all, it makes my whole-ass day. something to look forward to every Monday, and for
Thanks for making this year's CSA experience the best bringing a smile to my face whether I see you around
ever campus or just at the mention of you on social media.
Thank you for showing me what it means to be kind,
Yenny Yang selfless, energetic, passionate, hardworking, and
Co-Director of Graphics everything in between. Thank you for giving me so
many people to turn to, whether I want to share
Thank you all for making this my best year of CSA! If I something happy, or something sad. Thank you for
am being honest, I never thought I would feel this type being the best team to work with, and an even greater
of love for a club. You guys truly made this year’s team family to surround myself with. I hope everyone had a
a family and I cannot thank you guys enough for that. lovely year at Western, and that CSA brought some sort
Every Monday night after class, I rush to our meeting so of light to your life. Wherever we go from here, know
I get to see you guys, even if it's for the last 10 minutes. this: once CSA, always CSA. This family will always be
You guys make me want to be a better leader, a better here for each other. All the best with the rest of your
friend and a better person in general. It is so semester, and beyond! CSA4EVER, love you guys
unfortunate that the year was cut short and we never so so so much
got to say a proper goodbye, but don’t worry because I
will hunt all of you guys down in September and make Jessica Look
you hangout with me. It’s always a bittersweet feeling Co-Director of Marketing
ending the year, but I hope that you all got what you
came for out of CSA, and that you’ve made memories This year has really opened my eyes to what a true
and friendships that will last for a very long time, cause family is like. In the beginning, we weren’t sure if execs
I know I did. Don’t be strangers! would get along, and I worried that some of you would
feel left out or out of place. Jason and I brainstormed
Sharon Liang ideas to get you guys closer, but all of you did that
Co-Director of Graphics naturally without our help. It was amazing to see all of
us bond throughout the year and become such great
Hello little children, thank you for making my second lifelong friends. Now that the year has concluded, I’m
year memorable. each of you guys made BIG IMPACT glad to have heard  all of  your individual stories and
IN MY LIFE WITH YOUR WEIRD PERSONALITIES ITS happy to have shared mine with all of you as well. You
CRAAAAAAZY. no matter what, its CSA forever so if you guys are such wonderful human beings and I hope CSA
want to talk to us DO NOT FEAR TO COME NEAR. sad 2019-2020 will still be this close in the future. Love you
that  i  couldn't squish everyone one last time, BUT all.
ACTUALLY THERE IS NO "LAST TIME" we stay a family
forever... oki?ok. - this is Kelly. Eric Wang
Co-Director of Social
Kelly Chiu
Co-Director of Marketing

To my CSA Family,  The only way to start this message is Hi team! I’m so grateful to have spent this year with you
with a thank you. In this past year, each one of you guys - each one of you have made an impact on my life, even
made a positive impact on me. It was a tough year with if we don’t talk regularly. I’ve never met a group of
many personal obstacles, but this club was a huge people who work so hard and are so determined to do
bright spot. I’m so thankful for you guys and I’m so their best to make each other proud. From meeting
grateful that you guys not only accept me but also you guys in the hallway outside the interview room, to
support me through thick and thin. Along with that, western voice and retreat, it’s amazing to see how
collectively CSA was able to accomplish some great you’ve grown as individuals and closer as a team with
things, whether that was executing our first ever one heartbeat. It’s sad that our year ended so
retreat or doing a  hella  good job with Western Voice! unexpectedly and in such a weird way, and we haven’t
What a journey it has been. I remember being a scared said our proper goodbyes. But please reach out and
pipsqueak in first year and I’m so thankful for the come say hi when we meet at  weldon  again. Your
opportunity to lead such an amazing group of talented directors and CAB love you more than you can imagine,
individuals. Taking on a leadership position in CSA was and I’m so thankful for all that you’ve done this year!
not easy, however you guys as a club helped me ease
in and shape myself into who I am today. To everyone Jenny Cai
in the club, I hope you enjoyed this year. It was Co-Director of Videography
unfortunately cut short, but I really hope you continue
to strengthen the bonds you’ve developed with Hey CSA! It’s David here I can’t believe a whole year has
everyone. We hope that this club has given you guys a pass already… it passed by so quickly D: Never have I
place to grow these newfound friendships into thought I could be so close to so many people just
something special! Words can’t express how much this from meeting once a week. This year’s team, you guys,
club means to me and how these friendships I’ve made have truly been an amazing experience. I came back to
through CSA are bonds I’ll cherish for a long long time! CSA because I wanted to give others my experience,
To the Director and CAB team, we did it! We made it but what you guys made was so much more. This year
through a year that was filled with unease in the was something I’ve never seen in an organization
beginning — but our hard work really paid off I’m so before. You execs have made my director experience
damn proud of what we accomplished this year! To my an unforgettable one and frankly you guys make me
dear Social team, I love y’all — Eric and I are so happy want to be an exec again. The happiness,
to see you guys grow into beautiful leaders at the end determination, and curiosity that I see in every single
of the year, because you guys stepped up to the plate one of your eyes inspires me to be better and fills me
and really hit it out of the park. Seeing your with warmth. I hope that spark never dies and that you
development really makes me realize that all the work use it accomplish great things in life. I don’t like saying
Eric and I put in this year was well worth it and I can’t goodbyes because a) I don’t believe in goodbye and b)
be any prouder. This social team was really something I’m bad at them… soooo I won’t say goodbye We’ve
special and I am so lucky to be your director — you had an amazing year but I’m sure we will have more of
guys make my job so much fun! There are too many these down the road. Never forget to say hi when you
individuals to thank and shoutout but from the bottom see me and remember that I’m always available to help
of my heart I want to thank you guys for being a part of or even just chill. Life is a marathon, so let’s run it
my CSA journey. I was a scared pipsqueak in my first together
year and joined CSA looking for friends but after two
years he came out as a Huncho with a family. This may David Li
be the end of CSA 2019-2020, but this is the beginning Co-Director of Videography
of bond that’ll last much longer than a year. I love you
guys

 Jason Xie
Co-Director of Social

cabinet ANNIE YU KATIE CHAN
EDMOND DANG DOMINICK JIA
EASTELLE DING MARY WANG
SHEERAH LAU

corporate relations

JENNIFER LIU JESSICA SHAO MAGGIE CHEN OLIVER ZHOU
FRED WANG GRACE HUANG JIMMY YU

events JINHA KIM NATHAN PARIAN

ANGELA MAO ANSON CHOW CAITLIN WONG
DESTINIE LY IVAN QIAN LAUREN CHOI
VANESSA-AN TRAN

graphics SHARON LIANG  YENNY YANG
KAITLYN CHUNG LILI MENG
MAX FONG SOPHIA LI STEVEN GE

marketing
JESSICA LOOK KELLY CHIU
ALLAN WU JESSIE WU RAINEY GUO

social ERIC WANG JASON XIE

CINDY WANG HAILEY TANG JANICE CHEN
KALY LONG OLIVER YE ROGER LUO
SARAH ZHANG

videography

DAVID LI JENNY CAI

ASHLEY CHAN FELIX WANG HELENA JIA JAMIE CHEN
JOY MA RAYMOND SHI  STEPHANIE CHEN USHER LI

RETREAT

WESTERN VOICE

memories