PDX Futures 2025 Hatfield Futures Team

June 26, 2025

Collage of images of the PDX Futures team, including a group photo of the whole team, sitting around a table and looking at the camera. There is also a photo of the PDX Futures team sign.

Meet the PDX Futures from the Hatfield Futures Project!

Names: Anya Li, Viola DeVigal, Allison Hu, and Adam Malik

Topic: The Future of Public Investment in K-12 Education

Why is participating in the Hatfield Futures Project a priority for you?

  • Anya: I see Hatfield Futures Project as an opportunity to create a concrete plan to move Oregon toward car-alternative transportation. I see this program as a way to kickstart a push for real policy change.
  • Viola: I see the importance of learning leadership and collaboration skills from a young age. This program will help me strengthen my skills, but I also want to meet other youth that have a similar desire to make change and use our voice in our community. 
  • Allison: I want to do something tha can make a real impact in my community but also address something that I care about. I want to be part of a project with enough influence to really see change happen.
  • Adam: I want to impact my community and the world. 

How do you like to express yourself?

  • Anya: Music has always been a huge part of my life. I have been playing the piano since I was five, and started to teach myself the guitar and ukulele two years ago.
  • Viola: Theater and dance. I've been a part of Gambate by Chisao Hata, Who I Am Celebrating Me by word stage theater, and others.
  • Allison: Music is a huge part of my life. I play 3 instruments: piano, guzheng, and flute, but I'd have to say that piano is definitely my favorite.
  • Adam: Photography. Through photographs of nature, people, and everyday beauty, I am able to present to others my vision of the world.