Pete Zheng

“Deeply committed to positively impacting vulnerable populations, Pete possesses the intellectual stamina and dynamic leadership skills to reach lofty goals. Growing up as a low-income Chinese-American youth living in poverty and with parents who did not speak English, Zheng became a vital resource for his parents. He is a first­-generation middle-school student graduating with 4 distinct majors and a masters in four years, and whose positive contributions to the surrounding community demonstrate extraordinary talent, ambition, and heart. His unwavering compassion for others and ability to connect to people of diverse backgrounds are key to his innumerable accomplishments. ”