Fellow:Amerika Bernal

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Amerika Bernal,

Amerika is a University Innovation Fellow from the Spring 2015 cohort. As an undergraduate accounting student at the California State University of Fullerton, she is currently pursuing her own technology based startup. BliviO Technologies is a startup that will soon change the way people live their lives. She is greatly involved in many on campus clubs some of which include: Titan Chess, Institute of Navigation (ION), and Sigma Upsilon Mu, an entrepreneurship based fraternity. She currently holds officer positions in these three organizations as treasurer, public relations and vice president of marketing. As an entrepreneur and founder of BliviO Technologies, she has received a number of recognitions for her business plan and ideas. Amerika, serves as a mentor for the National Startup League and STEM at CSUF. Aside from mentoring, Amerika is a lead sports instructor for the Anaheim Young Men’s Christian Association. Amerika is a self-driven young woman that knows no limits and takes it upon herself to learn everything she can. From coding to 3D modeling software, she has a passion for learning and is not afraid to take risks. On her journey, she hopes to inspire our youth to follow their dreams no matter how crazy they may seem.

Her Favorite Quotes:

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do”

-Steve Jobs

“Failure is and option here, if you are not failing, you are not innovating enough”

-Elon Musk