2021 – 2026  /  National Student Organization  /  Derek Hu

FASCA Formosa Association of
Student Cultural Ambassadors

Co-founded and led a national student organization focused on scalable operations, leadership development, and cultural community impact across 20+ chapters.

20+
Chapters
National reach across the US
5
Years
2021 through 2026
Co-Founder
Leadership Role
Operations · Leadership Dev · National Events · Budgeting

Project Overview

Community built
from the ground up.

FASCA is a national multi-chapter student organization I co-founded to promote cultural leadership and community building among students across the United States.

The organization operates across 20+ chapters with national-level coordination — running large-scale training events, managing leadership pipelines, and building the operational infrastructure that keeps it all running sustainably.

Timeline 2021 – 2026
Role Co-Founder · National Leader · Operations
Scope 20+ chapters · National coordination
Focus Cultural Leadership · Community Building · Org Operations
Instagram @fascadc ↗

Leadership Journey

Five years of building.

2021

Co-Founded FASCA

Helped establish the organization from scratch — defining its mission, structure, and chapter model for scaling cultural leadership across the country.

2022 – 2023

Chapter Expansion & Operations

Led cross-chapter coordination efforts as the organization grew. Built operational frameworks for onboarding new chapters, standardizing events, and maintaining consistency at scale.

2023 – 2024

National Events & Training

Led large-scale national trainings for student leaders across all chapters. Designed curriculum for leadership development, cultural programming, and chapter management.

2024 – 2026

Pipeline & Budgeting Systems

Built sustainable operational structures — leadership succession pipelines, national budgeting frameworks, and collaboration systems to ensure the organization could continue past founding leadership.

What we set out to do.

  • Strengthen leadership development and cross-chapter collaboration among student cultural ambassadors nationwide.
  • Create scalable systems for events and organizational growth that could function independently of any single leader.
  • Build a community where students develop real leadership skills while celebrating and sharing their cultural identity.

What we built.

  • Led large-scale national trainings and events, uniting leaders from 20+ chapters under a shared framework.
  • Built operational structures for leadership pipelines and budgeting that support long-term organizational sustainability.
  • Grew the organization over five years into a nationally recognized cultural student leadership network.

Follow along.

See what FASCA is up to on Instagram — events, chapters, and community.

@fascadc on Instagram