Where Are They Now? Three Local 125 Daughters Excel in Education and Careers
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06 May Where Are They Now? Three Local 125 Daughters Excel in Education and Careers

Posted at 14:57h in Education, Scholarships by
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela

Local 125 (San Leandro, Calif.) members Tony Deng and Janet Deng began working at the Ghirardelli Chocolate factory in San Leandro in 1994. Tony is a machine operator and has worked at the plant for 26 years. Janet, also a machine operator, retired in 2020 after 25 years.

Their good union jobs, together with their hard work and dedication, have helped them raise three brilliant daughters. All three daughters, Andrea, Alice and Amanda, have been awarded a BCTGM International Scholarship to contribute to their respective university educations. Here is an update on the Local 125 siblings and plans for their future.

Andrea Deng, 2012 Scholarship Winner

Andrea majored in Cognitive Science at University of California Berkeley in Berkley, Calif. and graduated in 2016. Upon graduation, she landed a position as the first designer at a custom printing startup in San Francisco. She later was hired by Dropbox as a product designer where she has been for three years. Andrea is currently the design lead for onboarding for Dropbox team products. In her free time, Andrea enjoys hiking, dancing, singing and cooking.

Alice Deng, 2014 Scholarship Winner

Alice majored in Business Administration at University of California Berkeley in Berkley, Calif. and following her 2018 graduation, she was hired by Dropbox as a product manager. One year later, Alice founded her own startup, Glisten AI (www.glisten.ai) and went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 batch. She is currently working on a new startup and enjoys cooking, running, and spending time with family and friends.

Amanda Deng, 2017 Scholarship Winner

Amanda is majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with a minor in Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. She will be an associate product manager at Uber after graduation in 2021. Amanda is currently an investment partner at Rough Draft Ventures and has interned at Microsoft and Splunk. She enjoys hiking, videography, and fashion.

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