APAPA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM

APAPA Leaders and Ambassadors are engaged and dedicated to their local diverse communities.

We believe in partnerships and collaboration, and we look forward to connecting with you. Join our APAPA Team!

Joe Johal

CEO, Wendy’s of the Pacific
APAPA National Board Chair
Paul Hsu

President, PCH General Construction
APAPA National Board Vice-Chair
Robert Hsu

Founding Attorney, Lexint Law Group
APAPA National Board Member
Ethan Huynh

VP of Operations, Sphinx Strategies
APAPA National Board Member
Linda Ng

Chair, City of Sacramento Ethics Commission. Past OCA President
APAPA National Board Member
Mary Yin Liu

APAPA National CEO
APAPA National Board Member
CC Yin

APAPA Founder
APAPA National Board Member
Regina Yin

APAPA Founder
APAPA National Board Member
Ashok Adikoppula

Project Manager, PSI International
Chapter President
APAPA Albany New York Chapter
Ruth Asmundson

Former Mayor, City of Davis
Chapter Chair
APAPA Davis Chapter
Vinod Balakrishna

Social Media Strategist, Intel Corporation
Chapter Chair
APAPA Folsom Chapter
Regina Burnley

Entrepreneur
Chapter President
APAPA Elk Grove Chapter
YK Chalamcherla

Vice Mayor, City of Folsom
Chapter Advisor
APAPA Folsom Chapter
Carl Chan

Real Estate Professional
APAPA Ambassador
Bay Area, CA
Grant Chang

Chief Operating Officer, Acellent Technologies
Chapter President
APAPA Peninsula Chapter
Peggy Chiou

Chapter Chair
APAPA Greater Fremont Chapter
Romer Cristobal

Founder/President, Hamptons Community Foundation
Chapter Vice President
APAPA Greater Sacramento Chapter
Carla Datanagan

Marketing & Program Manager, UC Davis
Immediate Past Chapter President
APAPA Davis Chapter
Stephen DeGuzman

APAPA Ambassador
Washington, DC
Chris Do

Vice President-Investments, The Do Group
Chapter President
APAPA San Francisco Chapter
Amy Fabi

Commissioner, Solano County First 5 Commission
Chapter Board Member
APAPA Solano County Chapter
Angelo Farooq

APAPA Ambassador
Inland Empire, CA
Wenda Fong

CSU Trustee
APAPA GAC Honorary Chair
Marsha Golangco

Sustainability Professional
APAPA Ambassador
Bay Area, CA
Lucy Hansen

APAPA Ambassador
Anchorage, Alaska
Jacob Harrer

U.S. Marine Corps, Retired
APAPA Ambassador
Washington, DC
Lining He

Chief of Staff for Asm William Colton
Chapter Advisor
APAPA Syracuse New York Chapter
Mike Honda

Former Congressmember
National Advisor
Douglas Hsia

Committee Member, Delta Protection Advisory Commission
Chapter President
APAPA Delta Chapter
Hui Ju

Senior Manager of Computer Vision Engineers, Magic Leap
Chapter President
APAPA Silicon Valley Chapter
Mark Keam

APAPA National Ambassador
Former Member Virginia House of Delegates
Andrew Kim

APAPA Chief Strategy Officer
Ron Kim

Mayor, City of Saratoga Springs
Chapter Chair
APAPA Albany New York Chapter
Belle La-Chu

APAPA Ambassador
Pleasant Hill, CA
Jonathan Lam

Owner, Pegasus Bakery
APAPA Ambassador
Sydney Le

Sydney Le Beauty
Vice-President
APAPA Elk Grove Chapter
Na Li

Leasing Administrator, Prestige Properties, LLC
Chapter President
APAPA Eastern Iowa Chapter
Jeff Li

Chair, Detroit Chinatown
Chapter President
APAPA Detroit Michigan Chapter
Margaret Liang

Commissioner, Dublin Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission
Chapter Chair
APAPA Tri-Valley Chapter
Jason Lee

Fire Marshal, City of Sacramento Fire Department
Chapter President
APAPA Greater Sacramento Chapter
MaiHoua Lo

Scholarship Coordinator, CSU Chico
Chapter Vice President
APAPA Butte County Chapter
Pahoua Lor

Judge, Superior Court of Fresno County
Chapter President
APAPA Fresno Chapter
Han Li

APAPA Ambassador
Washington, DC
Irene Li

President/CEO, Acellent Technologies
Chapter President
APAPA Peninsula Chapter
Jianquan Li

Founder & CEO, Ideality Foundation, LLC
Chapter Founding Board Director & Secretary
APAPA Carolinas Chapter
Marilyn Cachola Lucey

APAPA National Chief Operations Officer
Tinni Mukherjee

APAPA Ambassador
Washington, DC
Ruth Morales

Director of International & Latino Affairs, City of Indianapolis
Chapter Co-President
APAPA Indiana Chapter
LanPhuong Nguyen

Member, Stockton City’s Measure W Advisory Commission
Chapter President
APAPA San Joaquin Chapter
Susanna Wong Ordway

Board of Education Trustee, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Chapter President
APAPA Tri-Valley Chapter
Amit Pal

Suisun City Councilmember
Chapter Chair
APAPA Solano County Chapter
Nandakumar Prabhakaran

Chapter President
APAPA Folsom Chapter
John Ra

Owner, Agape Black Belt Center
Chapter Chair
APAPA Rochester New York Chapter
Joanna Ra

Chapter Director of Social Media & Marketing
APAPA Rochester Chapter
Cathryn Rivera

Governor Newsom Appointments Secretary, 2019-2024
APAPA GAC Advisor
Chunyan (Echo) Song

Professor, Chico State University
Chapter President
APAPA Butte County Chapter
Tai Shaw

Owner/President, CNY Uniforms PLUS
Chapter Chair
APAPA Syracuse New York Chapter
Linda Shi

Chapter President
APAPA Indiana Chapter
Sungmin Shin, DMA

Associate Professor of Practice (Guitar Performance), University at Buffalo
Chapter Interim President
APAPA Rochester Chapter
Helen Shen

Professor Emeritus, Director of Graduate Studies, University of Iowa
Chapter Vice President
APAPA Eastern Iowa Chapter
Prachee Samant

Chapter Chair
APAPA Buffalo-Niagara New York Chapter
Ramraj Thanapandian

CEO, Galaxy Solutions
Chapter Chair
APAPA Greater Sacramento Chapter
Yuting Tian

Book Author
Chapter Vice President
APAPA Boston Chapter
Gregoria Torres

Accountant, Skyview Memorial Lawn
Chapter President
APAPA Solano Chapter
GB Thimotheose

Executive Producer, Kyyba Films
Chapter Vice President
APAPA Michigan Chapter
Jun Wang-Tiedemann

Executive Director, Chinese Club of Western New York
Chapter President
APAPA Buffalo-Niagara New York Chapter
Stella The

Former APAPA Intern
APAPA Ambassador
Pennsylvania
Huy Tran

Executive Director of SIREN
APAPA Ambassador
San Jose, CA
Dr. Chao Danny Vang

Assistant Vice President, Educational Equity Programs & Student Success
APAPA Ambassador
Sacramento, CA
Michelle Wang

Chapter President
APAPA New York Chapter
Lin Wang

Vice President, AAAL
Founding Board Director
APAPA Carolinas Chapter
Dr. Alan Wei

Owner/President, Agri-Analysis LLC
Chapter Vice Chair
APAPA Davis Chapter
Cindy Wu

Mountain View School Board Member
APAPA Ambassador
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Cathy Yang

Vice President of Academic Affairs, California Northstate University
Chapter Chair
APAPA CNU Elk Grove Chapter
Mary Yang

President, Utah Chinese Association
Chapter President
APAPA Salt Lake City Utah Chapter
Sean J. Yang

Medical Engineer, Kaiser Permanente
Regional Advisor
APAPA Central Valley Region
Dr. David Yee

Commissioner for CA Commission on Asian & Pacific Islander American Affairs
APAPA GAC Chair
Darryl Young

Owner, Law Offices of Darryl E. Young
Chapter President
APAPA Merced Chapter
Gary Yu

Commissioner, Asian American & Pacific Islanders Commission of Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Chapter President
APAPA Greater Boston Chapter
Jing Yuan

Staff Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board
Immediate Past Chapter President
APAPA Greater Sacramento Chapter
Yi Zheng

Professor, Northeastern University
Founder & President, Planck Energies
Chapter Vice President
APAPA Boston Chapter
Chaowei Zhu

Founder, Jun-Chao Consulting, LLC
Chapter Founding President
APAPA Carolinas Chapter
Lily Zhu

Financial Professional
APAPA Ambassador
Bay Area, CA