Executive Board and Officers

Our 2025-2026 Executive Board

Click here for a list of past executive board members and officers.

George Zhou, President

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Year Joined: 2023
Bow Style: Olympic Recurve

George started shooting before he joined Trojan Archery, and he joined our competitive team because he thinks archery is really fun. His favorite memory is rooting for his teammates at competitions because it feels good to be a part of a team and cheering each other on. He also thinks screaming is fun.

Charles Shen, Vice President

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Masters in Marketing
Year Joined: 2023
Bow Style: Barebow

Charles heard about Trojan Archery in his freshman year, but officially joined in his junior year in 2023. His favorite memory is SIACC and him napping as soon as he arrived, then waking up but not being mentally present, so he posted “numnumchopchop” on his socials.

Madelyn Cha, Secretary

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelors of Science in Accounting
Year Joined: 2024
Bow Style: Fixed Pin / Compound

Madelyn started shooting before she joined Trojan Archery, and she joined the competitive team to keep sharpening her skills while building friendships with her teammates. Her favorite memory is celebrating Trojan Archery’s victory at the 2025 West Regionals, a moment that combined both achievement and team pride.

Fred Shao, Team Captain

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelors of Science in Data Science / Applied & Computational Mathematics
Year Joined: 2023
Bow Style: Fixed Pin / Compound

Fred enjoys both the technical and team aspects of archery. His favorite part of Trojan Archery is the bonding activities, where he gets to share his passion for the sport and connect with his teammates outside of practice.

Maxwell Chun, Team Captain

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelors of Science in Business Administration
Year Joined: 2024
Bow Style: Barebow

Max thinks competitions are the best part of Trojan Archery, not just for the shooting but for yelling his lungs out cheering for teammates. His other favorite memory is carpool karaoke, where singing badly (and loudly) somehow became team tradition.

Quetzal Machado, Team Captain

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelors of Science in Psychology
Year Joined: 2024
Bow Style: Barebow

Quetzal joined Trojan Archery with no prior experience after spotting the bows at a campus table and thinking they looked really cool. Their favorite memory is cheering on teammates at SIACC during the one-arrow shoot-off and shouting “GET BIG, GET GOLD!” with the team.

Austin Zhao, Treasurer

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelors of Arts in Health and Human Sciences
Year Joined: 2024
Bow Style: Olympic Recurve

Austin’s favorite part about archery is getting to meet new people and competing alongside his teammates. He also likes salad so he will probably be eating that too when you see him. Above all he loves spending time with his Trojan Archery family.

Jayden Lim, Armorer

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelor of Science in Intelligence and Cyber Operations / Public Relations and Advertising
Year Joined: 2024
Bow Style: Olympic Recurve, Compound

Jayden started shooting after taking PHED-148A Archery at USC and joined the competitive team to grow closer with teammates and train alongside them. His favorite memory is going out for food after practices and competitions, since sharing meals with teammates combines two of his favorite things: archery and eating.

Dahae Choi, Director of Education

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
Year Joined: 2022
Bow Style: Barebow

Dahae joined Trojan Archery in the fall of her sophomore year and has honed her barebow skills ever since. Her favorite memory is spending three days with the team at SIACC and being able to really bond with each other. She also likes how supportive everyone is and how willing they are to help each other.

Tony Guo, Social Media

USA Archery Certified L2 Instructor

Major: Bachelor of Science in Architecture / Inventive Technology
Year Joined: 2024
Bow Style: Compound

Tony joined Trojan Archery because a friend introduced him to the club, but even after that friend left, he stayed and found his own place in the team. His favorite memory is shouting “GET BIG GET GOLD!” with his teammates, and he especially enjoys going out for food with everyone after practice.

Leadership

There are a number of leadership opportunities within Trojan Archery:

  • Elected Positions
  • Appointed Positions
  • Instructors
  • Volunteers

Elected Positions – The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Team Captain(s) and Director of Education positions are elected each year in March for the following academic year. These generally need more experience from within the club, or substantial leadership experience elsewhere, and may have prerequisites. Elected individuals serve from the top down, managing paperwork, organizing schedules and deadlines, fundraising, and delegating to teams.

Appointed Positions – Other positions are appointed by the elected Executive Board. These are still considerable titles, but tend to require fewer hours. Appointed Officers, such as the Social Chair, can lead Committees, but can also operate independently, such as the Armorer.  Appointed positions can be taken up by the Executive Board members when necessary. Positions can also be combined or newly created as needed by the club.

Instruction – Club members also have the opportunity to gain instructor certifications through the nationally recognized USA Archery program. Instructors are the bread and butter of the club, and all operations would cease without them! Only certified instructors are allowed to operate and manage an active range – we would not be able to hold practice without our wonderful instructors. Only certified instructors are allowed to teach the sport to ensure all archers are shooting safely, both for their own physical health and the safety of others on the range. Any archer interested in learning more and willing to either run the range (range rules, whistle calls) or teach basic technique is encouraged to sign up for the subsidized class, which it typically held twice a year. WE NEED YOU! 

Peer-to-Peer Instruction – While we stress learning directly from our Instructors and Coaches, if you and fellow archers are working on similar goals during a practice, you can lead each other through peer-to-peer instruction. While one archer shoots, a peer can watch and spot technique that can be improved, and take pictures and video which are hugely helpful to have on hand to review, and to allow Instructors and Coaches to review. Peer-to-peer instruction is extremely valuable because it is challenging for our Instructors and Coaches to focus on every archer. It is even more valuable if your peers are certified. (Instructors like to shoot, too!)

Volunteers – Even if you aren’t able to serve consistently in a position, any amount of help is valued, whether it is coming early to help set up the range, make supply runs, or cheer on club and team members, any amount of help is appreciated. We will sometimes ask for volunteers for a specific event, or you can reach out to us with an idea. Want to lead a craft at the start of practice to make banners? Want to schedule study days with your fellow members? Want to lead a stretch circle? These are all great opportunities to lead. Just contact an officer and let us know what you’re planning!