Olivia is a product of the San Francisco Bay Area, born and raised in the East Bay and is graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in Political Science. During her tenure in college she served as a Campus Organizer for Tuition Relief Now! the first-ever student-led ballot initiative campaign to stop tuition fee hikes at California public universities. She served as a legislative intern for California State Senator Leland Yee researching education issues and programming community events for constituents. As a Berkeley student she served as the President of the Asian American Association and as Programmer for the Asian Pacific American Coalition promoting community building and action through the coalition. Last summer Olivia was a Center for Progressive Leadership New Leaders Intern at APIAVote. She worked to promote civic engagement among the AAPI community on a national level. In her current position at the New Organizing Institute, Olivia works to promote the use of social media to advance the agenda of progressive organizations and campaigns.