Your Local Leaders Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is a group of carefully selected individuals who have volunteered their time to run the organization. All our Board Members have full-time jobs in addition to their awesome commitment to PEPO. They represent the voices of our local community.

Questions? Not sure who to direct your question to? Maybe you’re interested in joining our board? You can send all general inquiries to board@panethnicpourovers.org to contact all Board members.

Em Goroza

she/they

Founder

Em (she/they) is a Filipina-American and Quincy resident with a love for people and her community. She founded Panethnic Pourovers in April of 2023, as a result of corporate tech burnout, love for the service industry, and a burning desire to make meaningful community impact.

As an artist, activist, and extrovert, you can also find her volunteering and exploring throughout Boston and the South Shore. Em also works full-time as a frontend software engineer & designer.

Email: emily@panethnicpourovers.org

Wren Lee

they/them

Program Director

Wren Lee (they/them) is Panethnic Pourovers’s Program Director. They’re second-generation Chinese-American. They joined Panethnic Pourovers to strengthen the Greater Boston AAPI community and connect with new friends after moving here from Texas.

Email: wren@panethnicpourovers.org

Cindy Lee

she/hers

Café Lead, Director

Cindy (she/hers) is a graduate from Boston University, where she studied Nutrition Sciences and Public Health. She hopes to use her education to grow as a public health professional and increase access to nutritious foods in institutions and hospitals.

In her free time, you can find Cindy sipping on a matcha and coloring at PEPO; or gaming on her switch and steam deck!

Email: cindy@panethnicpourovers.org

Bryant Wang

he/him

Finance Director

Bryant (he/him) is a second generation Chinese American. He was drawn to PePo’s mission statement and strong alignment of values and principles. He joined PePo to foster and strengthen the community to which he belongs. In his free time, Bryant can be found playing soccer or tackling his backlog of lego architecture sets.

Email: bryant@panethnicpourovers.org

Quynh Nguyen

she/hers

Grant Director

Quynh (she/hers) joined PePo because she was drawn to their mission and values. She enjoys working with AAPI communities and has been finding ways to be involved in the community. During her free time, she likes to start creative projects and never finish them, going on walks, and hanging out with friends.