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D7 Representatives!
University of Virginia
Organization of Young Filipino Americans (OYFA)
Rafael Paras (he/him)
Kinesiology, Class of '28
Hey, I’m Rafael, or Ralph, and I am one of your UVA D7 reps! I like to loiter or play football. My favorite memory about D7 is competing in Olympics. Add me on insta: ralph._paras or anywhere else: rafaelparas. Can’t wait to meet y’all!
Lia Fitzgerald (she/her)
Environmental Sciences, DS minor, Class of '28
Hey everyone! My name is Lia and I am one of UVA's D7 Reps! When I'm not get getting hype for D7, I love to go on side-quests, swim, some amateur photography, binge-watch movies with my friends, play tennis, and trying new things! My favorite D7 memory is when UVA won patintero my first year and being D7 historian last year! Follow me @lia_fitz16 on instagram!
Virginia Commonwealth University
Filipino Americans Coming Together (FACT)
OYFA at UVA
Easton Brock (he/him)
HPEX, Class of '29
Hey guys! My name is Easton I am a sophmore my hobbies are playing sports like basketball and volleyball and love anything marvel. My favorite memory about D7 was jumping against the other freshman.
Aaron Abbas (he/him)
Marketing, Class of '28
Hello everyone! My name is Aaron Abbas and I am one of VCU's D7 Representatives. I like cats and like playing basketball, and my favorite D7 memory is going to retreat!
James Madison University
Filipino Americans at Madison (FAM)
Giselle Malpaya (she/her)
Nursing, Class of '29
Hello! My name is Giselle Malpaya and I am one of your JMU D7 Representatives!! I love discovering new food spots, playing sports, and being apart of JMU’s Filipino Americans at Madison! Add me on insta @g_malpaya!!
Matthew Osborne (he/him)
Health Science, Class of '26
Hey everyone ! My name is Matthew Osborne I am one of the D7 reps for JMU!I am a senior health science major. I am a really big SZA fan and love playing soccer. My favorite memory of D7 is being on the JMU team that started the 3-peat.
William & Mary
Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
Madeleine Cole (she/her)
Biology, Class of '28
Hi!! My name is Madeleine Cole and I am one of the William and Mary D7 reps. I love to swim and hike, listen to Olivia Rodrigo, and my favorite D7 olympics game is high jump!
insta: @madkcole
Herby Yamada (he/him)
Computer Science, DS Minor, Class of '29
Hello! I’m Herby Yamada, one of the co-D7 reps for W&M. A fun fact about me is I was born on Christmas Eve. My favorite D7 moment was my first ever Olympics last year. I’m excited for more fun memories this year. If you want to chat my IG is @hmyamada3
Old Dominion University
Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
Matthew Dabu (he/him)
Electrical engineering, Class of '27
Wassup y’all!!! My name is Matthew Dabu, but I normally just go by Dabu. I’m 1/2 of the D7 representatives at ODU. Fun fact: In the past three years of college, ODU’s tug of war team hasn’t lost and my favorite memory from D7 is being on the tug of war team. Add me on insta! @mpdabu_3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
Sherwin Buquid (he/him)
Civil Engineering, Class of '28
Hi everyone! My name is Sherwin Buquid and I am one of the D7 reps for Virginia Tech! I really love playing and following basketball, and my favorite memory about D7 is meeting new people from other schools at Olympics. Add me on insta! @itsyouboysherwin
Aris Redel (he/him)
Chemical Engineering, Class of '29
Hello! My name is Aris Redel and I’m one of the D7 representatives for FASA at VT. I love to go to the gym to play basketball and volleyball. My favorite D7 memory is playing tug of war at Olympics! Feel free to add me on Instagram. @757.aris