This year, the SPeaker will be printing a series of articles profiling the officers that work for the Sidney-Pacific house government and the work that they do.  This month, we find out about the Brunch Chairs, Jenny Wang and Sherrie Hall. 

Jenny Wang

Jenny Wang

Our first brunch co-chair, Jenny is  a third year graduate student in mechanical engineering (course 2).  She was born in China, but moved to the US when she was 8 and is now a naturalized US citizen.  She spent a little time in Buffalo, NY, but quickly moved to Wellesley, MA, a Boston suburb which is home to Wellesley College.

Jenny is beginning her third year living in SP and her second year as an officer.  Last year, she was the SPICE chair. She originally became an officer to meet more people in the SP community, and she enjoys being able to positively influence life for all residents at SP as an officer.

When she is not planning next month’s brunch or conducting molecular dynamics simulations of heat transfer in carbon chains, she watches Bones, Sherlock or Chinese dramas on TV, reads Wuxia novels in Chinese, and listens to classical music, especially the works of Rachmaninoff and her favorite piece, Brahm’s Hungarian Dance #5.

Sherrie Hall

Sherrie Hall

Our second brunch co-chair, Sherrie Hall, has come a long way from almost burning down her kitchen as a child!  To prevent this from happening again she took cooking classes and now she has been put in charge of SP’s famous brunches along with Jenny.  Sherrie is from Athens, Georgia home of many well-known music groups including REM, Counting Crows, and Of Montreal*.  She is a second year student in Aeronautics and Astronautics (Course 16) and is advised by former Space Shuttle Astronaut Jeff Hoffman!

Sherrie has lived in SP for one year and has volunteered extensively in her time here.  She decided to become an officer to stay involved in the community and to continue spending time with the other officers.  When she is not volunteering or studying, Sherrie enjoys watching Dr. Who, as well as reading and rock climbing.

What to look forward to

Keep an eye out for Jenny and Sherrie’s helper emails, which tell the story of Alabastor Pale, the Bacon Fairy, and their arch-nemesis, the Empress of Academia.  Additionally, Jenny and Sherrie are improving the kitchen and will be preparing some new dishes and updating some of the staples of SP brunch using the new tools and skills they have acquired.