SAMANTHA
MAGPUSAO

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WRITING SUCCESS
PROGRAM MANAGER

SAMANTHA CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE WRITING SUCCESS PROGRAM (WSP) PROJECT MANAGER WHERE SHE OVERSEES THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND THE SUPERVISION OF STAFF COUNSELORS. SAMANTHA WORKS TO ENSURE WSP CARRIES OUT THE PROJECTS MAIN GOALS OF EASING WRITING ANXIETY, INCREASING STUDENTS’ CONFIDENCE AND DEVELOPING THE ANALYTICAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR STUDENTS TO BE EFFECTIVE, PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATORS.

SAMANTHA WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIF., WITH CULTURAL ROOTS IN THE PHILIPPINES. SHE OBTAINED A DEGREE FROM UCLA, DOUBLE MAJORING IN PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.

BEFORE JOINING THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF, SAMANTHA WAS AN ACTIVE STUDENT LEADER AT UCLA WITH HER MOST NOTABLE INVOLVEMENTS AS THE PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR [FITTED] AND PARTICIPATION IN BRUINS MOVIN’. SHE WAS ALSO A MENTOR IN SPEAR’S ONE-STEP-AHEAD MENTORSHIP COMPONENT AND A CPO MANAGEMENT FELLOW INVOLVED WITH THE CPO’S BASIC NEEDS COLLECTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL EFFORTS.

SAMANTHA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL ADVOCACY. IN HER FREE TIME, SHE ENJOYS HIKING, DISCOVERING NEW HOBBIES, AND FORAGING ON FOOD ADVENTURES.