2014 NAAAP Convention Program Book

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Rise of Asian America
2014 Convention & Career Fair
September 4-6, 2014
Anaheim, California
#NAAAP2014
NAAAP Greetings
Welcome to California
Schedule & Venue
Career Fair Guide
City Xperience
Featured Speakers
Session Speakers
NAAAP100 Honorees
Acknowledgements
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www.naaapconvention.org
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Dear NAAAP members, sponsors, and supporters,
Welcome to the 2014 NAAAP (National Association of Asian American Professionals/North American
Association of Asian Professional) National Convention and Career Fair at the Hilton Anaheim,
September 4 – 6. 2014. Thank you for attending.
Since 1982, NAAAP has rallied together individuals and organizations that value diversity, leadership
development, and community service. At this 2.5-day Convention, we gather members, volunteers, leaders,
sponsors, and the general public to develop personal leadership capabilities, make meaningful connections,
strengthen partnerships, and to celebrate our 27 NAAAP chapters across North America.
This year’s theme, Rise of Asian America, was selected to celebrate the many achievements and contributions by
Asians in business, government, academia, service, and society. We also take pause to recognize
opportunities where Asians & Pacific Islanders, as a community, and as individuals, can do better – and
continue to rise in the U.S. and Canada. It is befitting that our Friday breakfast keynote speaker is NAAAP’s
Senior Advisor, Bill Imada, Founder & CEO of IW Group, and appointee to the U.S. President’s Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and our Saturday breakfast keynote speaker, Kathy
Ko Chin, President and CEO of the API Health Forum, is also an appointee to the U.S. President’s Advisory
Commission on AAPI’s. We are also delighted to welcome Ambassador & Governor Gary Locke who will
address us in person at our Saturday evening Gala dinner, and will also be inducted as a NAAAP 100
honoree, along with Grace Lee Boggs, Harry Lee, and David Tsubouchi.
NAAAP continues to strive to be the premier leadership organization for Asian professionals in North
America. Our mission is to cultivate and empower leaders, connect accomplished professionals, engage with
the community, and inspire members to make a meaningful difference. As a community of chapters in North
America, we work collaboratively to build a strong value proposition, along with our sponsors and strategic
partners.
A big “thank you” goes to the convention sponsors, who not only provide us with funding, but they also
engage enthusiastically in our program. We extend our sincere gratitude and congratulations to all who have
volunteered their time and talent to deliver this convention experience – including members of the NAAAP
National Administration, National Board of Directors, National Senior Advisory Council, Convention
Planning Team, volunteers, and our host for this year’s convention, the Orange County and Los Angeles
chapters of NAAAP. Additionally, we appreciate everyone who contributed their time and talent in the
program array of the convention – the speakers, panelists, facilitators, and artists.
On behalf of the NAAAP community, we wish you an enjoyable and rewarding convention experience. We
hope this energizes you and your NAAAP chapter. If you’re not yet involved with a NAAAP chapter, we
invite you to do so, and/or grow your own NAAAP chapter in your city.
Our Best Wishes to You,
Fabian J. DeRozario
National President & CEO
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Rose Olea
Chairwoman of the National
Board of Directors
THE VALUE OF
ACHIEVEMENT.
Northrop Grumman believes
in recognizing achievement.
We congratulate Harry Lee,
Vice President, Corporate Contracts,
Pricing and Supply Chain on receiving
the 2014 NAAAP 100 Award (Presented
by Buick) for exceptional leadership in
the Asian community.
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE.
© 2014 Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Welcome to the 28th Annual NAAAP National Convention & Diversity Career Fair!
The 2014 NAAAP National Convention Planning Team proudly extends our hands in a warm welcome to all
NAAAP Convention Attendees in Anaheim, California.
The NAAAP National Convention is a time for our members to come together and renew our commitment
to the vision, mission, and objectives of NAAAP. With the adoption of our vision, “We Make Leaders,”
NAAAP strives to increase awareness of a unified Asian American leadership movement. This year’s theme:
“Rise of Asian America” is appropriate for individuals to challenge themselves to grow to greater heights and
to set higher goals for success in both their personal and professional lives.
On behalf of the 2014 Planning Committee and dedicated volunteers, NAAAP continually strives to grow
and make leaders by offering opportunities for professional development through innovative training,
interacting with inspirational leaders and speakers, and networking with other successful leaders/
entrepreneurs/ government agencies/ politicians/ celebrities/ other like-minded individuals/ and companies
at the Career Fair.
On behalf of the National Organizing Committee, NAAAP-Orange County, and NAAAP-Los Angeles, we
would like to thank the hard working Convention Planning Team, our dedicated volunteers, our devoted
sponsors for their financial support, our community partners, the many distinguished speakers, and all Career
Fair participants. The annual convention is built upon a foundation of dedicated and committed volunteers
who have contributed not only their time, but also their passion in creating a successful thriving event. Their
commitment and passion is greatly appreciated in support to the success of this year’s National Convention.
We hope you enjoy the 28th Annual NAAAP National Convention and Diversity Career Fair in Anaheim.
We are honored by your presence and take great pleasure knowing that your journey of personal and
professional growth will be furthered by attending the convention and career fair. We hope you walk away
from the convention as a rising Asian American leader.
Best Regards,
Kevin Yee
National Convention Director
NAAAP National
Administration
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Pat Summers
Chairwoman BOD
NAAAP-Southern California
Acting President NAAAPOC
Elizabeth Yang
President NAAAP-LA
Co-Director for Host
Organizing Committee
George Lim
NAAAP-OC
Co-Director for Host
Organization Committee
General Motors is proud to support the National Association of Asian American Professionals
and their efforts to empower the Asian American community. The leaders you are helping to
create today will be setting excellent examples for us all to follow tomorrow.
gm.com/diversity
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as much a part of UPS
as our brown trucks.
UPS is proud to support the
National Association of Asian
American Professionals.
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JOHN CHIANG
California State Controller
September 4,
2014
Mr. Fabian DeRozario
National President & CEO
National Association of Asian American Professionals
4850 Sugarloaf Pkwy., Suite 209-289
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Dear Friends:
It is my honor to extend greetings to the National Association of Asian American
Professionals
(NAAAP) on the occasion of its National Convention and Career Fair, “Rise of Asian America.”
Since 1982, NAAAP has been the premier leadership association for Asian American
professionals. NAAAP has cultivated and empowered Asian & Pacific Islander leaders through its
professional development, community service, mentorship, and networking programs. Furthermore,
NAAAP has strengthened the network of Asian Americans throughout the United States by
establishing local chapters in more than 28 cities.
It is with great enthusiasm that I send my best wishes to all involved with NAAAP’s National
Convention and Career Fair.
Very truly yours,
JOHN CHIANG
California State Controller
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1850, Sacramento, CA 95814 ♦ P.O. Box 942850, Sacramento, CA 94250 ♦ (916) 445-2636 ♦ Fax: (916) 322-4404
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SCHEDULE&Venue
ERGSummit
Sep. 4
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
REGISTRATION
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
ERG Summit Luncheon Program:
Pacific Ballroom A
“An Executive Approach to ERG’s”
♦ Moderator: Farzana Nayani, NAAAP
National Director of ERG Relations, Programs &
Membership Director at the Asian Business Association
♦ Rosie Cofre, Global Employee Resource Organizational
Strategist, Cisco Systems
♦ Dan Ellerman, Director, Diversity & Inclusion,
Northrop Grumman Corp.
♦ Janice Parks, Sr. Director, Global Inclusion & Community
Engagement, McDonald’s Corp.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session #100
Pacific Ballroom A
Developing and Maximizing Your ERG –
from Members to Metrics
♦ Moderator: Bharat Walia, President, NAAAP Chicago:
Sales Solutions Account Exec, LinkedIn
♦ Michael Mau, Asian Pacific American Community Outreach
Program Manager, CIA
♦ Kelley Johnson, Division VP, Diversity & Emerging Talent,
JCPenney
♦ Lynn Lu, Bank of America
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Pacific Foyer
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Session #200
Best Practices Showcase & ERG Strategic
Planning Session
♦ Erby L. Foster, Jr., Director of Diversity
& Inclusion, The Clorox Co.
Pacific Ballroom A
5:00 PM
Adjournment of the ERG Summit
Pacific Ballroom A
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
VIP & WELCOME RECEPTION
Co-sponsored by Macy’s and the CIA
♦ George Lim, Convention Host
Organizing Committee, NAAAP Orange
County
♦ Fabian J. De Rozario, President/CEO,
NAAAP National
♦ Brian Chuan, Director of Tourism
Avalon AB
Welcome Remarks
& Announcements
at 6:00 PM
Marketing & Development,
Macy’s – Convention Presenting
Sponsor
♦ Annabel S. Director of CIA University
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Foyer
CONVENTIONFriday
Sep. 5
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
FINE – Fitness in NAAAP Everyday: Lucky 7
Palisades
Bodyweight Strength Workout
Instructors will offer modifications to ensure
everyone at all fitness levels get an effective
morning workout
♦ Arlene Paraiso, NAAAP Director of FINE (Fitness
In NAAAP Everyday)
♦ Nick Husin, Mr. Muscle Beach 2014 and Elite
Beachbody Coach
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION
7:45 AM – 9:20 AM
Program begins
at 8:15 AM
Ballroom Foyer
Breakfast & Convention Opening Program
California Ballroom C/D
“Rise of Asian America”
♦ Emcee: Bharat Walia, President, NAAAP Chicago
♦ Elizabeth Yang, President, NAAAP LA; Founder, Yang & Wang PC;
Member, Convention Host Organizing Committee
♦ Tom Tait, Mayor, City of Anaheim
♦ Cyndy Yu Robinson, NAAAP National Chief Programs Officer;
Public Involvement Specialist, URS-AECOM
♦ Keynote Speaker: Bill Imada, NAAAP 100 Honoree,
Chairman/CEO, IW Group; NAAAP National Senior Advisory
Committee, and Member of the U.S. President’s Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
♦ Celebration of NAAAP Chapters: Michael Nguyen, NAAAP
National Director of Chapter Development; NAAAP San Diego
& Southern California BOD; Senior Product Manager, LPL Financial
9:30-10:45 Three Concurrent Sessions
CONVENTIONFriday
Session #301
Pacific Ballroom A
From Executive to Entrepreneur:
the Secrets of Success
Presented by:
ACE (Asian/Pacific Islander
American Chamber of Commerce
& Entrepreneurship)
♦ Moderator: Bill Imada
♦ Wing Lam, CEO & Co-Founder,
Wahoo’s Fish tacos
♦ Clarence Low, Founder,
Archipelago Web; President,
Denver Asian Chamber of
Commerce
♦ Melissa Jawaharlal
CEO & Co-Founder, STEM
Center USA
♦ Evan Louie, Owner, Kona Ice, LV;
Chair, Economic Development
Subcommittee, Nevada State
Commissioner of Minority Affairs
♦ Esther Yang Shaw, Yang
Construction Management
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Sep. 5
Session #302
Pacific Ballroom B
Powerfully Speaking & Executive
Presence
♦ Sachi Koto, NAAAP 100
Honoree, Sachi Koto
Communications, Chair of the
WWAAC Alliance Foundation
(Who's Who in Asian-American
Communities)
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Session #303
El Capitan AB
Managing Work-Life Balance,
Protecting Ideas, & Fighting
Traffic Citations
[a SPIN – Successful Parents in
NAAAP workshop]
Elizabeth Yang, Founder, Yang &
Wang PC; President, NAAAP Los
Angeles
California Promenade
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Three Concurrent Sessions
Session #401
Pacific Ballroom A
Executive Panel I: Rise of Asian
America
♦ Moderator: Sarah Hawk,
Partner, Ogletree, Deakins,
Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
♦ Ron Chang, President, UPS
Capital
♦ Betty Lo, VP Government &
Public Affairs, Nielsen
♦ Alden E. Habacon, Director,
Intercultural Understanding
Strategy Develop, Equity and
Inclusion Office,
University of British Columbia
♦ Bill Imada
Session #402
Pacific Ballroom B
Master the Art of No: How to
Succeed Without Selling Your
Soul [a WIN – Women In NAAAP
workshop]
♦ Nozomi Morgan, Global
Executive Coach, President &
Founder Michiki Morgan
Worldwide
Session #403
El Capitan AB
Ascending the Corporate Ladder:
Lessons to Share
Harry Lee
NAAAP 100 Honoree
VP, Corporate Contracts, Pricing &
Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman
Corporation; Member, NAAAP
National Senior Advisory Committee
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CONVENTIONFriday
Sep. 5
12:30 PM – 1:50 PM
LUNCHEON & SPONSOR RECOGNITION
Sponsors of this year’s NAAAP Convention
will be acknowledged.
♦ Emcee: Benjamin Hum, President, NAAAP
Toronto; Vice Chair, NAAAP National Council of Presidents;
President, Visionis Corporation, Managing Partner, InsightArk Inc.
♦ Rose Olea, Chairwoman of the Interim NAAAP National Board of Directors;
Director of Information Tech, American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society
♦ Esther Lee Cruz, NAAAP National Chief Business Development Officer;
Insights & Content Marketing Manager, LinkedIn,
♦ Tommy Yip, NAAAP National COO; Principal Network
Architect, British Telecom
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CAREER FAIR
(Open to the Public)
♦ Résumé review by professional
recruiters, Grace Kiem, Lee Ann Chan,
and Kim Cummings
♦ Book Signings: Author Tom Hom
(NAAAP San Diego)
♦ Jamie Borromeo (NAAAP Honolulu)
California Ballroom A/B
Rabbit on a Bumpy Road
Young, Educated, and Broke
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Three Concurrent Sessions
Session #501
Pacific Ballroom A
Asian American Executive
Leadership Success in “NonTechnical” Career Paths in
Corporate America sponsored by
Hewlett Packard
Session #502
Pacific Ballroom B
“The Recruiters – Get Noticed, Get
the Job, and Get Mo’ Money!”
sponsored by Northrop Grumman
Corporation
♦ Moderator: Ben
Chulaluxsiriboon,
Organizational Effectiveness
♦ Steve Sakumoto, Vice
President/General Manager US
Consultant, -GC
Supplies Sales at Hewlett♦ Chris Higa, Manager Talent
Packard
Acquisition, NGC
Session #503
El Capitan AB
Supplier Diversity: Doing Business
with The Coca-Cola Company
♦ Eyvon Austin, Coca-Cola
5 :30 PM – 11:00 PM
Transportation to off-site City Experience, see page 34
Shuttle buses from Hilton Anaheim to Downtown Disney depart every 15
minutes between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM and return 9:00 to 11:00 PM.
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
OFF-SITE CITY EXPERIENCE
House of Blues at Downtown
Disney
Co-sponsored by MillerCoors
Heavy Hors D’Oeuvres
Entertainment
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House of Blues at Downtown
Disney
(1 mile walk from Hilton
Anaheim)
The door is open.
HP is a proud sponsor of the National Association of Asian
American Professionals and its mission to cultivate and
empower leaders. Find out about career opportunities with
HP, an organization where there are no limits to how much
you can make a difference. Because hiring the most talented
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CONVENTIONSaturday
Sep. 6
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
FINE – Fitness in NAAAP Everyday:
Lucky 7 Bodyweight Strength Workout
Instructors will offer modifications to
ensure everyone at all fitness levels get
an effective morning workout.
♦ Arlene Paraiso, NAAAP Director of
FINE (Fitness In NAAAP Everyday)
♦ Nick Hussein, Mr. Muscle Beach
2014 and Elite Beachbody Coach
Palisades
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION
Ballroom Foyer
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST & GENERAL SESSION
Sponsored by BMW
“Celebrating Women in Leadership”
♦ Emcee: Wendy Ho, NAAAP National Chief Marketing
Officer, Sales Marketing Manager at CNN
♦ Jason Huang, Global Supplier Diversity Director, BMW
♦ Grace Kiem, NAAAP National WIN Director;
College Relations Program Manager, Fidelity Investments
♦ Keynote: Kathy Ko Chin, Pres & CEO, Asian & Pacific
Islander American Health Forum; Member, U.S.
President’s Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders
♦ Fabian J. De Rozario, President/CEO, NAAAP National,
Principal, GlobalConnect, Consultant, Korn/Ferry International
CONVENTIONSaturday
Sep. 6
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Three Concurrent Sessions
Session #601
Pacific Ballroom A
Executive Panel II: Rise of Asian
America
Session #602
Pacific Ballroom B
Appreciative Selling:
Differentiation through Branding
♦ Paul M. Kay, Head of
♦ Wilson Yip, President, NAAAP
Corporate Security &
Hawaii Chapter
Emergency MgmtServices,
♦ Amin Leiman, Cyber Security
MillerCoors
Consultant, Southern
California Edison
♦ Annabel S., Acting Chief, CIA
University and the senior
Language Authority at the
CIA’s Language Institute
♦ Invited: David Tsubouchi,
NAAAP 100 Awardee;
Registrar & CEO, Ontario
College of Trades,
♦ Doug Lawton, VP NGES Sector
Manufacturing Operations, ES
Asian Pacific Professional
Network Executive Sponsor,
Northrop Grumman Corp.
11:00 AM -11:15 AM
Session #701
Pacific Ballroom A
Applying the Secrets of Hostage
Negotiation to Business
♦ Christopher Voss, CEO, The
Black Swan Group; Former
lead international hostage
negotiator for the FBI
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
30
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Session #702
Pacific Ballroom B
Rising Higher: How YOU Can
Impress Someone in the Big
Leagues
♦ Sandra Vu Le, immigration
attorney, host of the
upcoming MMC-TV show
“The American Journey,” and
author of the forthcoming
book, Bloom: How to Survive
& Thrive in the U.S.
CAREER FAIR
Session #603
El Capitan AB
Sneak Preview of the
documentary “Tested”
about high school entrance
tests in NYC, affirmative
action, and Asian model
minority myth.
♦ Curtis Chin, Filmmaker
Share your observatiions
Tweet #NAAAP2014
Session #703
El Capitan AB
NAAAP 101
♦ Fabian J. De Rozario,
President/CEO, NAAAP
National
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CONVENTION Saturday
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW by
sponsor Macy’s
An exciting event featuring professional
models and NAAAP leaders on stage
Sep. 6
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Six Concurrent Talk Shops in the Career Fair Area
Visit, converse, share best practices, or observe. No reservations required.
1. Good to Great: Improving
3. Entrepreneurship: Starting &
5. Women in NAAAP (leadership
NAAAP Chapter Operations
Growing a Business
inspired by women’s
Led by Grant Brooks, Director
Led by Hans Huang, NAAAP
strengths and perspectives),
of Performance Management,
National Chief Legal Officer,
Led by Grace Kiem, Director
NAAAP National, Senior
Founder of HH Chen, Partner
of Women in NAAAP! (WIN!)
Financial Analyst and Market
and General Counsel to
Strategy at Boeing
Moonlight Management
Restaurant Group and to Scout
& Molly’s Management
2. Job Search Strategies
Led by Esther Lee Cruz, Chief
Business Development
Officer, NAAAP National,
Insights and Content
Marketing Manager at
LinkedIn
6:00 PM – 7:00
7:00 PM
PM
4. Early Career Professionals:
6. ERG Leaders Dialogue
Career Switching, From
Led by Farzana Nayani,
Individual Contributor to
Director of ERG Relations,
Manager
NAAAP National, Programs
Led by Panney Wei, C.Ht., Chief
& Membership Director at
Empowerment Officer of
the Asian Business
Positive Changes Consulting,
Association
and Motivational SpeakerAuthor-TV radio host of "Positive
Changes with Panney Wei“
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
California
Promenade
California
Promenade
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
AWARDS GALA
 Emcee David Ono, co-anchor for ABC7
Eyewitness News, Los Angeles
 Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Sherwin Tsao, President, NAAAP Seattle;
Consultant, TEKsystems for Microsoft
 Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Gary F. Locke, former
Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of
Commerce, and Governor of the State of
Washington
2014 NAAAP100 Awards sponsored by Buick
 Edward Hwang, NAAAP 100 Program
Director, Attorney
 Muneeb M. Shaik, Business Process
Manager, Strategy and Business
Transformation, General Motors of Canada
Chapter & Leadership Awards
 Grant Brooks, NAAAP National Director of
Performance Management, Sr. Financia
Analyst and Market Strategy at Boeing
10:00 PM – Midnight
AFTER HOURS PARTY with cash bar
Avalon Room
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CAREERFAIR
The 2014 NAAAP Convention & Career Fair introduces professional
talent to diversity-minded companies seeking educated,
high-achieving leaders in a variety of fields.
Friday, September 5
2:00-5:00 PM
Career Fair in California Ballroom A/B
2:00-5:00 PM
Resume Review (Sign Up in Booth #N36)
2:00-3:30 PM
Tom Hom Book Signing (Booth #N26)
3:30-5:00 PM
Jamie Borremeo Book Signing (Booth #N26)
Saturday, September 6
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Career Fair in California Ballroom A/B
11:00-12:30 and 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Resume Review (Sign Up in Booth #N36)
2:30 PM–4:00 PM
Talk Shops
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Exhibitors
Booth #N01
Booth #N37
Booth #N04
Booth #N17
Booth #N20
Booth #N23
Booth #N16
Booth #N34
Booth #N11
Booth #N29
Booth #N13
Booth #N18
Booth #N02
Booth #N06
Booth #N26
Booth #N25
Booth #N07
Booth #N03
Booth #N35
Booth #N36
Booth #N05
Booth #N21
Booth #N08
Booth #N10
Aramark
CIA
Consumer Financial Protect Bureau
Department of Veterans Affairs
FDIC
Federal Reserve Bank
HP
Interviews - HP
JCPenney
Job Search Strategies
Macy’s
Share your discoveries
MassMutual
Tweet #NAAAP2014
MetLife
MillerCoors
NAAAP National/NAAAP SoCal
National Security Agency
newegg
Northrop Grumman
Interviews - Northrup Grummon
Complimentary Resume Review
Peace Corps
Teach For America
US Secret Service
Wells Fargo
Saturday only Talk Shops
Booth #N28
Booth #N29
Booth #N30
Booth #N31
Booth #N32
Booth #N33
Good to Great: NAAAP chapter operations
Job Search Strategies
Entrepreneurship: Starting & Growing a Business
Early Career Professionals
Mid-Career Professionals
ERG Leaders Dialogue
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CITYXperience
House of Blues, Downtown Disney, Anaheim
sponsored by MillerCoors
featuring Asian artists from Southern California
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The Filharmonic Performance time: 7:00-7:30PM
With Los Angeles as home base, we now present you with The Filharmonic, a boy band unique in their
musical talent and cultural diversity. The group of Filipino-American youngsters who were featured
in NBC’s hit musical competition, “The Sing-Off”, has much to sing about. Making the semi-finals,
finishing the first “Sing-Off” National tour, sharing the stage with Linkin Park and The Black Eyed Peas,
then being part of the movie Pitch Perfect 2 is only the kick-off to their amazing journey! They consist of
six members: Vocalists VJ Rosales, Joe Caigoy, Trace Gaynor, and Barry Fortgang, Vocal Bass Jules Cruz, and
Beat boxer Niko Del Rey. Their melodic vocal style exemplifies an urbanesque hip hop sound with
90›s nostalgia.
http://www.thefilharmonic.com/
DANakaDAN ft. Priska, Chucky Kim, Abe Kim, and Sam Kang Performance time: 9:15 - 9:45PM
DANakaDAN is an alternative hip hop artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He recently produced a documentary series detailing his very personal journey with meeting his biological family for the first time, including
an identical twin brother he never knew about (who also raps). The documentary was produced alongside
Mayrok Media+Arriang TV and has been released via ISAtv, Hulu, and Drama Fever. Dan also released a
companion full length album, “Stuntman,” which chronicles his experience with adoption, addiction, self,
and identity. It features appearances by Kero One, Clara C, David Choi, AJ Rafael, Priska, Paul Dateh, Paul
Kim, and Travis Graham. He currently works as the Director of Productions at International Secret Agents,
an Asian American media network founded by Far East Movement and Wong Fu Productions.
http://dan-aka-dan.com/
Calvin Chu Performance time: 7:45 - 8:15PM
Calvin Chu is a singer/songwriter and YouTube cover artist based in Southern California who strives to
inspire the world with music. He has been sharing his songs and cover arrangements through Facebook
and YouTube and has performed in numerous venues, such as the 626 Night Market, the House of Blues
on Sunset blvd, and UC Irvine’s Soulstice annual talent competition. Additionally, he has supported many
causes by performing at benefit concerts and events while playing an active role in raising money for education in Kenya through Kenya Dream. Through his music and lifestyle, Calvin hopes to make a difference in
the world and inspire the next generation.You can find him at
http://www.facebook.com/calvinchumusic and at youtube.com/mrcchu
Jason Diego Performance time: 8:30 - 9:00PM
Jason Diego is an alternative/rock-pop, singer-songwriter. He started his professional music career in
August 2012. He has released two singles accompanied by music videos, “Lovin” (September 2012) and
“Save Face” produced by Speeshbeats (April 2013). Jason Diego is a first generation Filipino-American,
born in Los Angeles and raised in Pomona, CA. Since the age of three, his mother and father had heavily influenced his music. Jason is a unique artist, his abilities to blend alternative/rock with a bit of R&B
smoothly, is amazing. Many are intrigued by his vocal abilities, a unique rock rasp mixed with smooth airy
tones and the capabilities of belting the note to really feel the grunge, but with control.
http://www.jasondiego.com/
DJ Icy Ice Performance time: 6:00-7:00, 9:45-10:00PM
A renowned turntablist, entrepreneur and elite party rocker. DJ Icy Ice was featured as a DJ on LA’s top-rated
radio station, “Power 106.” He is also a TV personality for the StacksTV Show. (not pictured)
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FEATUREDSpeakers
Tom Tait was elected to serve as Mayor of Anaheim in November 2010,
campaigning on a platform of bringing the core values of freedom and
kindness to the culture of the city and upholding public safety and civic
upkeep as the City of Anaheim’s top priorities. Tait’s election comes
after two previous terms on the Anaheim City Council. In 1995, Tait was
appointed to fill a vacancy and complete an unexpired term on the city
council. He was subsequently elected by the voters in November 1996
to serve a full four-year term and was re-elected without a challenge in
2000 and served as Mayor Pro Tem from 2002-2003.
Mayor Tait brings considerable experience to California’s tenth largest
city, having also served on the Anaheim Planning Commission, the Anaheim Budget Advisory Commission, and as a member of the Anaheim
Community Block Grant Foundation. He also served as Anaheim’s representative on board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and has been active in the community, where he was an advisory
board member of the Anaheim Family YMCA and the Salvation Army
Adult Rehabilitation Center.
TOMTAIT
Mayor of Anaheim
Mayor Tait received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of
Wyoming and earned a Masters degree in Business Administration from
Vanderbilt University with a concentration in Finance. He received a Juris
Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt in 1985.
Mayor Tait is a member of the California State Bar, and is president of
Friday Breakfast Plenary Tait & Associates, Inc. and Tait Environmental Services, an engineering
and environmental services firm with offices throughout the western
United States.
Tait and his wife, Julie, have four children. They have resided in Anaheim
for 22 years.
BILLImada
NAAAP100 Honoree
Chairman & CEO, IW Group
NAAAP National Senior Advisory
Council
Member of the President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders
Friday Breakfast Plenary
Bill Imada is founder, chairman and chief collaboration officer of IW Group, a minority-owned and operated agency focusing on the growing multicultural markets. For more than 20 years, Bill has represented some of the top companies
in the U.S., including American Airlines, Bank of the West, The Coca-Cola Company, Farmers Insurance, McDonald’s,
MetLife, Nissan North America, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison, Walmart Stores, Walt
Disney Imagineering, Warner Bros. Pictures, Verizon and many others. His areas of expertise include multicultural
communications, marketing, advertising, strategic public relations, cross-cultural training and crisis management.
Bill Imada is very active in the Asian-American community, and serves on several nonprofit boards including NAAAP’s
Senior Advisory Council and the Asian/Pacific Islander Amderican Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship. He
has also invested in several start-up companies focusing on real estate, crowd-funding and music. Several years ago,
Bill sold 49 percent of his company to True North (now Interpublic Group). In 2014, Bill was appointed by President
Obama to the White House Commission on Asian/Pacific Islanders.
Bill holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in human resources and marketing from
California State University, Northridge. He is also a graduate of the Coro Foundation’s leadership training program in
public affairs and an AMBEP graduate from the Tuck School of Business.
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KATHYKoChin
President and CEO
Asian & Pacific Islander
American Health Forum
Saturday Breakfast Plenary
Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), spearheads the organization’s efforts to influence policy, mobilize communities and strengthen organizations to
improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. With strong values handed
down from her immigrant parents, Kathy’s life’s work has built community institutions that contribute to a
just and multiracial society. Kathy’s parents shared the truths about injustice in our society, instilling in her
the impetus to give back to our country. Kathy heeded their words, and for over 35 years, has worked to improve health services especially for the poor and underserved.
Kathy, recognized as an authority on national health policy, is also a renowned voice for the Asian American
community and serves on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Kathy is passionate about volunteering and she has donated her time to many nonprofits, including the Angel
Island Immigration Station Foundation, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Asian Women’s Shelter,
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, Public Health Institute and California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. For her
dedication to community service, Kathy has received numerous prestigious accolades, including induction
into the Stanford Alumni Multi-Cultural Hall of Fame.
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GARYLocke
Former U.S. Ambassador to China,
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and
Governor of the State of Washington
Saturday Gala Dinner
On March 9, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Gary Locke to be the 10th U.S. Ambassador
to the People’s Republic of China. He was confirmed
by the Senate and assumed duty as the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China on August 13, 2011.
Previously, Ambassador Locke served as the Secretary of Commerce where he helped implement President Obama’s ambitious agenda to turn around the
economy and put people back to work. As the administration’s point person for achieving the President’s
National Export Initiative, he presided over a 17 percent increase in exports from 2009 to
2010, while exports to China saw a 32 percent increase. Ambassador Locke also oversaw a significant first step in the president’s export control reform
effort that strengthens national security, while making U.S. companies more competitive by easing their
licensing burden for exports to partners and allies.
Prior to his national appointments, Locke served two
terms as Governor of Washington. He expanded the
sale of Washington products and services by leading
10 productive trade missions to Asia, Mexico and Europe. During the eight years of the Locke administration, Washington State gained 280,000 jobs despite
two national recessions.
playing field for U.S. businesses exporting to and operating in China. As Governor of Washington, he successfully
strengthened economic ties between China and Washington State, more than doubling the state’s exports to China
to over $5 billion per year. As a partner in the Seattle office
of the international law firm, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP,
he co-chaired the firm’s China practice.
As both Governor and Commerce Secretary, Locke’s
innovations in government efficiency, customer focus, and priority based budgeting, as well as successful and under-budget management of high risk
initiatives, have won him acclaim by nationally recognized authors and organizations, including Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government.
Ambassador Locke is the first Chinese-American to serve
as Ambassador to China, as Secretary of Commerce and
as Governor. His grandfather emigrated from China to
Washington State, initially finding employment as a servant, working in exchange for English lessons. His father,
also born in China, was a small business owner, operating
a grocery store where Ambassador Locke worked while receiving his education from Seattle’s public school system.
Ambassador Locke has extensive experience working
with China. As Secretary of Commerce, he co-chaired
two sessions of the U.S.-China Joint Commission
on Commerce and Trade that resulted in important
changes to Chinese trade policy, helping to level the
Ambassador Locke earned a bachelor’s degree in political
science from Yale University and a law degree from Boston University. He is married to Mona Lee Locke and they
have three children together: Emily, Dylan, and Madeline.
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SESSIONSpeakers
EYVONAustin
Global Supplier Diversity Director
The Coca Cola Company
Eyvon has been with The Coca-Cola Company since 2003 and is responsible promoting and increasing the inclusion of diverse suppliers
throughout the Company’s global supply chain. A professional with over
17 years of experience of minority and women business project management, Eyvon has a successful track record of adding value through
innovative business relations and enhancing the Company’s brand
through partnerships with key leaders and diverse business organizations. An advocate internally and externally, Eyvon’s commitment to
developing relationships with diverse suppliers and key stakeholders
has contributed to Coca-Cola’s success in supplier diversity. Through
diverse supplier identification & development and collaboration with
procurement commodity teams & business partners, she creates advocacy among Coca-Cola associates (including category leaders, business
leaders & stakeholders). Eyvon is actively involved in the Company’s
5by20 Global Initiative to empower 5 million women entrepreneurs by
2020 and is a past participant in Coca-Cola’s Women in Leadership
Program, which is designed to provide key female talent an opportunity
for accelerated development. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Eyvon was Supplier Diversity Administrator with United Space Alliance (USA), the former primary space operations contractor for The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA).
Eyvon serves on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the largest certifying organization
for women business enterprises and is the Vice-Chair of the Global Programs Committee. She is also very active in other community and service organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated,
Girl Scouts of America, and The United Way. Eyvon has a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English from Tougaloo College and a Master of Arts
degree in Public Administration & Policy Analysis from The University
of South Florida. She resides in Atlanta with her husband and daughter.
Curtis Chin has written for network and cable television. He has won
awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the San Diego Asian American Film Foundation,
among others. His first documentary, Vincent Who? has screened at
42 awards from the National
over 300 colleges in four countries and won
Association for Multicultural Education and the Asian American Justice Center. As a community activist, he co-founded the Asian American Writers Workshop and Asian Pacific Americans for Progress. He
has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, and NPR, and in Newsweek and other
media outlets. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at New York Univerity
(NYU).
CURTISChin
Writer/Producer/Director
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RONALDChang
President of UPS Capital
Ronald Chang was appointed as President of UPS Capital on August 31, 2014. Previously, Ron
was promoted from a previous role as Vice President of UPS Capital fro his appointment in
September 2013. He has over twenty years of financial experience with UPS, the world’s largest
transportation and logistics company. This includes 15 years of International M&A, Treasury &
Cash Management experience, joint ventures, contractual alliances, cash management, currency hedging, letters of credit, shared service centers, and debt placement.
From 2007 until 2013, he was responsible for overseeing UPS’s Global Mergers and Acquisition
Group and the Intellectual Property Group.
During this assignment Chang’s responsibilities were: developing and implementing UPS’s
global acquisition strategy, management of the M&A team, conducting target company valuations, due diligence activities, negotiations and pre/post closing activities, and coordination with
UPS’s Board of Directors and external stakeholders.
Chang’s other UPS assignments include: VP of Finance UPS in the Pacific Region (2005–2007),
one of the largest business units within UPS, where he was responsible for accounting, control, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, as well as crafting and implementing business unit strategic initiatives; Treasury Europe & Asia (1999–2006); and Controller in the Asia Pacific Region
(1996 – 1999), where he was responsible for group financials of a $700 million regional business comprised of 12 subsidiary companies/countries spanning across Asia.
Mr Chang received his MBA from the George L. Graziado School of Business and Management,
Pepperdine University.
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Rosie Cofre is a 16 year veteran of Cisco Systems, Inc. As a Disruptive Leader, she has been an instrumental thought leader in driving
key fundamental initiatives to transform the business. In her current role, she has provided industry leadership in transforming the
Employee Resource Organizations (EROs) from volunteer groups
into global, virtual organizations focused on diverse communities.
She has established an organizational structure and operating
model that focuses on having the EROs align to and drive corporate strategy while building strong, deep-rooted relationships into
diverse communities. It enables each ERO member to connect at
a personal level while simultaneously adding value to Cisco. Additionally, these organizations provide an environment that empowers individuals to thrive in their professional careers. The EROs are
aligned to the Cisco 3Es for development: Experience, Exposure &
Education. Her involvement with the EROs, has been an integral
part of her development and career growth since their inception at
Cisco over 14 years ago.
ROSIECofre
Global Employee Resource
Organizational Strategist
Cisco Systems
Rosie has received a “Learning and Development” award from
Cisco Global Inclusion and Diversity, a “Best Service Delivery Optimization- Enterprise Support” award from the Services and Support Professional Association and has been featured in the article
“Multicultural Women: Our Stories Our Strength” in Working Mother
Magazine.
Rosie has a MBA in Business Management, a double Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Management and International Business, and a
triple minor in Spanish, Areas Studies (Europe) and Psychology. She
is a past recipient of the Rotary International Ambassador scholarship and has studied in Madrid, Spain and Concepción, Chile.
BRIANChuan
Director of Tourism Marketing
and Development, Macy’s
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Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
Northrup Grumman Corporation
CHRISHiga
Manager, Talent Acquisition
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As the Director for Diversity and Inclusion with Northrop Grumman
Corporation, Dan Ellerman’s focus is developing and executing programs that support the company’s D&I strategy. Northrop Grumman’s strategy is focused on attracting diverse talent, as well as,
increasing workplace inclusion and employee engagement. This
includes aligning D&I with the business; supporting the company’s
14 ERG’s; designing the company’s D&I education framework; and
providing guidance to HR and business organizations on issues related to diversity and Inclusion.
Dan is a certified Senior Human Resource Professional (SPHR) by
the HRCI and holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree
from the University of Maryland University College. Dan has more
than 13 years of HR experience and has held various roles in HR, including EEO/AA compliance, Learning and Development, Employee
and Labor Relations, EEO/AA Compliance, Talent Acquisition, and
Diversity and Inclusion.
DANEllerman
Director for Diversity and Inclusion
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dan has been involved in the formation, development, and continued
support of Northrop Grumman’s ERG’s for the past 8 years. He
was involved with the leadership team for NGC›s Electronic Systems
Sector from the planning and launch of their very first ERG, to a
sector that now has 13 ERG’s. He now works at the enterprise level
helping to establish policies, best practices, and provide counsel to
the company’s 14 ERG’s and over 19,000 employee members. He
is intimately involved with the company›s API ERG, the Asian Pacific
Professional Network (APPN), as a member, HR advisor, and now
enterprise ERG advisor.
Erby Foster advises senior management and board of directors at The Clorox
Company on diversity strategy, employment-branding initiatives, external
partnerships, as well as supports employee resource groups. He is a CPA
with broad experience creating business strategies that increase customer
satisfaction, drive profitable growth, and expand market share.
Erby serves on the Board of Directors of Enactus, Glide Foundation, Museum
of African Diaspora, and Network of Executive Women. Prior to Clorox, Erby
held senior positions at AAA Chicago, McDonald’s Corporation, and PepsiCo.
A native of San Francisco, Erby is a graduate of The University of Southern
California and has been featured in Black Enterprise, CFO, Diversity Matters,
Hispanic Network, Professional Women, and The Wall Street Journal.
ERBYL.Foster, Jr.
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
The Clorox Company
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As Insights and Content Marketing Manager at LinkedIn, Esther
Lee Cruz is passionate about helping people find jobs they love and
reach their full professional potential. That’s why she’s thrilled to
work at LinkedIn, with a mission to connect talent with opportunity
at scale.
Esther is interested in career development, leadership, corporate
training, and education technology because she believes “The best
competitive moat you can have is your own talent” (Warren Buffett).
She’s pursued these interests for the past 5 years as a volunteer for
NAAAP whose motto is “We build leaders.”
Prior to LinkedIn Esther worked in Digital Marketing at CapitalOne. Additionally, Esther has 5 years of experience as a project
manager and a consultant in financial services.
ESTHERCruz
Esther earned her MBA from Wharton where she majored in Marketing and Management. She graduated summa cum laude with a
Bachelor’s of Science degrees in Mathematics and Sociology from Insights and Content
Wheaton College in Illinois, where she also served as student body Marketing Manager, LinkedIn;
president.
NAAAP National Chief
Esther currently resides in San Francisco, California with her hus- Business Development Officer
band Carlos. In her free time she enjoys biking around the Bay Area
and travelling the world with her husband.
Cyndy is a Public Involvement Specialist with URS Corporation, a global design & construction company
42 in the environmental planning group. She provides corporate communication and community engagement services in complex projects including public
transit and roads. Her passions include environmental sustainability, community service, and sports and fitness. Cyndy worked as a Congressional liaison and public information officer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 18 years and served as
the Asian Special Emphasis Program Manager for 9 of those years. She was Lenovo’s
Corporate Social Responsibility manager for one year and served on the Sustainable
North Carolina board for 3 years.
CYNDY
YuRobinson
Public Involvement /
Public Affairs Specialist; NAAAP National
Programs Officer
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As NAAAP’s Chief Programs Officer, Cyndy supports and evaluates existing NAAAP programs, convention marketing, media relations, and use of social media. Her service to
the Asian community includes leadership roles with the Asian Women’s Center in San
Francisco, an officer of the Triangle Area Chinese American Society in North Carolina,
President of the NC-Chinese Business Association, and most recently project director for
Census 2010 Outreach to Asians and Pacific Islanders in North Carolina.
Cyndy graduated from Stanford University in 1987 with a bachelor’s in human biology
and from the University of California, San Diego, in 1991 with a Master’s Degree in international relations and Pacific studies.
Cyndy and her husband Steve run a martial arts school in Raleigh and train forty
athletes, including their daughter and son, for national and international competition.
FABIANDeRozario
Trainer, Facilitator in Leadership and Talent
Engagement, Principal of Global Connect
NAAAP National President and CEO
Fabian De Rozario is a consultant and facilitator of talent engagement seminars/programs, delivering more
than 100 workshops and seminars each year at Fortune 100 companies domestically and abroad. Program
topics include diversity & inclusion, cross-cultural proficiency, workforce engagement, and leadership.
Fabian is a Senior Consultant and Lead Facilitator at Korn/Ferry International and also has a private consulting
& training practice, GlobalConnect LP. He also serves as the Diversity Director for the National Society of High
School Scholars.
Fabian was born and raised in Malaysia and completed his secondary education in Edinburgh, Scotland. He
graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with two bachelor of science degrees (Management
and Marketing) and a master of science degree in Parks & Recreation Administration.
He served in student services leadership, instructor, and corporate trainer roles at Northern Illinois University
and at University of Arkansas at Little Rock (where he was the Director of the Donaghey Student Center). From
1998 to 2006, Fabian was the Director of U.S. University Relations and Global Operations for the Golden Key
International Honour Society headquartered in Atlanta.
Fabian is a leader and frequent volunteer in the Atlanta community, serving as the 2009 & 2010 President of
NAAAP Atlanta and co-founding MAG (Malaysian Association of Georgia). In June 2005, Fabian received the
Georgia Society of Association Executives President’s Award and was named a “Mover & Shaker” of the association in 2007. Fabian is a 2006 honoree of Who’s Who in Asian American Communities (WWAAC) in Georgia and
now serves on the WWAAC Foundation Board. He is also currently on the Board of Directors at CPACS (Center
for Pan Asian Community Services). He is a graduate of the 2009 class of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s
Regional Leadership Institute, and is a member of the 2011 Class of Leadership Atlanta. Fabian has previously
served as NAAAP National’s Chief Business Development Officer (2011-2013) and Career Fair Director for the
2011 National Convention.
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Alden E. Habacon is an accomplished diversity and inclusion strategist, and leading thinker in social sustainability. His work is focused on
creating social sustainable and diverse communities and workplaces.
He provides leadership to solving complex intercultural issues, and is
experienced in helping large organizations not only resolve barriers
to inclusion, but harness diversity to achieve their strategic goals and
convert diversity into innovation.
In 2010 he was appointed the Director, Intercultural Understanding
Strategy Development for the University of British Columbia, where he
leads the development and implementation of the University’s commitment to intercultural understanding.
Alden is also the founder and publisher of Schema Magazine (www.
schemamag.ca), an online platform about the intercultural identities
of 1.5- and Second-Generation Canadians, and the co-founder of the
Asian Canadian Journalists Association (ACJA) in Vancouver. He was
the Manager of Diversity Initiatives for the Television Network of the
Director, Intercultural Under- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between 2004 to 2010.
ALDENHabacon
standing Strategy Development,
Equity, and Inclusion Office, He is the recipient of the 2010 Power of Peace Award of the YMCA
University of British Columbia of Greater Vancouver, and the 2011 Leadership Honouree of NAAAP
Vancouver. In 2012 Alden was the recipient of the Maharlika Award
in Leadership, and is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal Award for his work in multiculturalism and intercultural
understanding.
NICKHusin
Nick Husin, Mr. Muscle Beach 2014, was in the top 1% of his high school
class, spent most of his time studying, but dreaded P.E. and had bruised
self-esteem every time he was the last person picked for team sports in
gym. He moved to the U.S. to attend university but continued to lack selfesteem in the physical and social arenas. The summer after his freshman
year, he took a leap of faith and ordered the Tony Horton Power 90 system,
filled with hope and inspiration. His support system, on the other hand,
was not. Friends and family laughed, convinced he had wasted his money, stating that skinny was in his genes and there was little he could do
about it. But in his own apartment, he worked out consistently, put on 30
lbs. of muscle mass in just 3 months, and developed a renewed sense of
self-confidence; he had proven everyone wrong. After college, he worked
as an Electrical Engineer and continued to work out diligently. When he
was ready for a new challenge, he signed up for a martial arts class and
met his fitness hero, Tony Horton, on his first day of class. Today, Nick
is a fitness coach in Southern California, writes and motivates through
social media, #RippedLikeNick, and competes in bodybuilding contests.
Nick wants people to know that regardless of genetics, or whether skinny
or overweight, you have the ability to change your body. You can live your
life to the fittest. The only thing holding you back – is you. And no matter
what – never give up!
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Mr. Muscle Beach 2014
Health and Lifestyle Coach
JASONHuang
Global Supplier Diversity Director
BMW Company
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Jason was exposed
to international culture at an early age. Jason’s parents
are of Hakka Chinese decent, born and raised in Calcutta, India. This exposure to culture at a very young age
propelled his interest to incorporate the importance of
diversity in every area of his work. With 9 years of experience in the BMW organization and over 15 years
in Sales and Marketing, Jason Huang is an established
professional in his extensive background in corporate
partnerships and experiential marketing. Jason played
an integral role in developing an array of BMW Canada’s
sponsorship marketing strategy and has diversified his
partnerships by incorporating a mixture of sports, music
and arts. Jason has negotiated and implemented strong
associations with brands on national and international
levels working in alliance with the Canadian Olympic
Committee, CPGA, Burton, Red Bull, Live Nation, and
many more. Jason currently resides in Los Angeles, California and is responsible for the operations of five dealerships in LA and three in Hawaii.
EDWARDHwang
Edward Hwang, JD, MBA, MPA, has nearly two decades of experience in finance, operations, business development, and law,
Attorney, Entrepreneur, NAAAP 100 working in corporate, non-profit, and government environments.
He began his career as one of the first employees of Atlanta-based
Program Director
MindSpring, which eventually merged with EarthLink to become
a Fortune 1000 company. After eight years at EarthLink, with his
last post as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, he was recruited to be the Director of Finance, Operations, and Business
Development at the Charles Schwab nonprofit All Kind of Minds,
based in Chapel Hill, NC and New York City. Edward then returned
to Atlanta to serve as Vice President of Finance and Operations
at a leading recruiting and career services firm. For the past several years, Edward has worked as an attorney and advisor in both
a legal and management capacity, working in the office of the
former Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of Georgia, in the corporate law practice at Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, and
at the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and
the Office of Special Counsel. Edward has remained active in
the entrepreneurial and minority business communities and has
volunteered his time with NAAAP for eight years, serving for three
terms as the Chairman of the National Board of Directors and
most recently as the Director of the NAAAP 100 Program.
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MELISSAJawaharlal
Melissa Jawaharlal is the CEO and co-founder of STEM
Center USA, a K-12 hands-on robotics education program that inspires the next generation of STEM (Science
(right) CEO & Co-Founder, STEM Center USA Technology Engineering Math) leaders. As an engineer,
educator, and entrepreneur, Melissa is passionate about
promoting engineering and technology literacy to the
next generation through an experiential education where
kids “re-invent the wheel” and learn-by-doing, and about
closing the gender gap for girls. In early 2014, Melissa
and her engineering sister ran a successful Kickstarter
campaign for an affordable robot kit that merged hardware, software, and electronics. They reached 45 countries and surpassed their goal, raising over $113,000.
Prior to starting STEM Center USA’s robotics creativity
center, Melissa obtained her mechanical engineering
degree from USC and focused on space exploration. She
has worked at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems,
served as design lead for currently orbiting satellites at
the Information Sciences Institute (ISI), and performed
software optimization for the United States Air Force.
Melissa also studied at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and presented her work at MIT through the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams program.
Kelley Johnson is the divisional vice president of diversity and emerging talent for JCPenney. Kelley leads
JCPenney’s campus recruiting function and JCPenney’s diversity and inclusion strategy, focused on talent
management, employee engagement, and customer and community initiatives to drive innovation and
exceptional business performance. JCPenney ranks in DiversityInc magazine as a Top 50 Company for diversity and holds a 95% ranking on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
Kelley is a talent strategist with 20 years of experience in human resources and corporate communications. Prior to joining JCPenney in 2010, she was responsible for diversity and corporate communications
for Accor Hospitality, parent company of luxury and economy hotel brands such as Sofitel Hotels and Motel
6. She has been recognized with a Clarion award for her work in public relations, and was a recipient of the
Bernache award, reserved for only 50 out of 140,000 global Accor associates each year.
A Dallas native, Kelley is a member of the national board of directors for INROADS and an advisory board
member for the Latino Leadership Initiative at Southern Methodist University. Kelley holds a Bachelor’s
degree from Texas Woman’s University.
KELLEYJohnson
Divisional Vice President
Diversity and Emerging Talent
JCPenney
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Paul M. Kay is a veteran of several industries where his skills
as a Chief Security Officer and Global Risk leader has created
immense value for his customers through developing strategy
and governance programs in physical and information security, investigations & ethics, business continuity, enterprise risk,
crisis management, global regulatory compliance and more.
Paul currently serves as the Chief Security Officer for MillerCoors and is the National Executive Sponsor for the MillerCoors
AsEAN ERG. Paul has previously served at other Fortune 500
and 100 companies to include retail, distribution, banking and
consulting.
Paul is also a board member of the Rocky Mountain Victim
Law Center. RMvlc is a non-profit law firm that advocates and
defends State and Federal victim rights statutes.
Paul holds a Juris Doctorate, an MPA and a BS in Police Science and Management.
Paul has been featured on Court TV and was awarded the New
York Law School 9/11 Student Hero Award and numerous other law enforcement awards. Additionally, Paul was awarded
a Congressional commendation for his work at the National
Law Enforcement Memorial and was a finalist for the National
Retail Federation Government Partner Award.
Paul is based in Colorado and is enjoying life as a fitness and
technology nerd and beer afficionado.
PAULKay
Chief Security Offficer, MillerCoors
National Executive Sponsor for
MillerCoors AsEAN ERG
Amin Leiman is the Founder and President of BENDINO-Global Institute of Intrapreneurs, an organizational development training firm that specializes in training intrapreneurs in the art of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and AI-inspired project
management and appreciative selling courses. As a lecturer and trainer, he
speaks regularly at Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Conferences and
Seminars most recently in Indonesia (2014), Philippines (2014), Japan (2013),
Taiwan (2012), and USA (2011).
Amin is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 25 years of IT
and business experience. His project and portfolio management spans across
numerous industries including nuclear plant, electric utility, banking, manufacturing, and higher education. Currently, he is working on a Nuclear Cyber Security Assessment project at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), San
Clemente, California.
AMINLeiman
Chief Security Offficer, MillerCoors
National Executive Sponsor for
MillerCoors AsEAN ERG.
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Following more than 16 years with CNN in Atlanta and 9
years with CNN’s affiliate network in Tokyo, Japan, Sachi Koto
launched a public relations, communications, and video production company – SKC, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2005.
Koto founded the Who’s Who in Asian American Communities Awards (WWAAC Awards) in 2006, the only televised
Asian Awards across the country. In 2011, Koto founded the
WWAAC Alliance Foundation.
As a 16-year veteran of CNN in Atlanta, Koto served as a news
anchor for CNN Headline News based in the network’s world
headquarters in Atlanta. During her tenure at CNN, Koto
anchored for CNN Radio, CNN airport Network, CNN International and CNN QuickCast. She also produced, wrote and
anchored for Turner South. Before joining CNN, Koto worked
as an anchor for CNN’s Tokyo affiliate network - JCTV (Japan
Cable Television) and for Nippon Hoso Kyoku (NHK) Radio,
also in Tokyo.
SACHIKoto
Award-winning CNN news anchor
CEO and Founder, SKC Inc.
NAAAP 100 honoree in previous year
Founder of Who’s Who in
Asian American Communities Award
Previously, Koto was a reporter for WQXI radio station in
Atlanta from 1974-1975 and for CNN affiliate WAGA-TV in
Atlanta from 1975-1977. Koto has received multiple honors
and awards for her reporting and speaking engagements including – The Women Looking Ahead News Magazine’s 100s
List of the Nation’s Most Powerful and Influential Women’s
Award, the SCLC’s Heritage Award in Honor of Coretta Scott
King, The
National Star of Asia 2002 Award, “Honorary Texan Award”
by Texas Governor Rick Perry, “Honorary Citizen Award” by
Austin, Texas, Mayor Gus Garcia, and International Leadership Foundation Award. Koto was appointed as a member to
the Asian-American Commission for a New Georgia by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, presented the
Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage speakers award, Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta’s
speakers award, Japanese American National Museum and
The William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum speakers
award, Asian Pacific American Council of Georgia Speakers
award and the S.M.C.I. Jaycees Appreciation Award. Koto is a
third-generation Japanese American, born and raised in Atlanta. Koto was the first Asian on-air talent in the Southeast
and first Japanese American anchor on CNN.
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Betty Lo is vice president of community alliances & consumer engagement for
Nielsen and works with community leaders, media, entertainment and consumer businesses to promote Nielsen’s education, philanthropic, and public
affairs initiatives. She is responsible for increasing consumer engagement for
the Eastern U.S. and the national Asian American community. Prior to joining Nielsen in 2013, Betty worked for 18 years with global consumer product
goods companies including The Coca-Cola Company and Newell Rubbermaid
in communications/PR, organizational development, change management,
process improvement and building Asian-American business opportunities to
increase organizational productivity and profitability.
Betty is an active leader within the Asian-American community and serves on
boards or as an advisor to Asian/ Pacific Islander American Chambers of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (ACE), NAAAP-New York, and the Business Advisory
Council of OCA – Asian American Advocates. She was President and Board
Chair for NAAAP-Atlanta chapter and Co-Chair of the 2007 NAAAP National
Convention.
Betty is a thought leader for Nielsen on Asian American consumers and is a
frequently sought-after industry and client speaker. Betty has her bachelor’s
degree from Wesleyan College and graduated from the Executive MBA program at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
EVANLouie
Owner, Kona Ice, Las Vegas
Chair, Economic Development Subcommittee,
Nevada State Commissioner of Minority Affairs
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BETTYLo
Vice President,
Community Alliances &
Consumer Engagement
Neilsen
Evan Louie is the owner of Kona Ice Las Vegas and Vice President of Public Relations for Corporate H, a national company
that has raised over $17 million for schools, sports leagues, and
non-profits in 42 states. Kona Ice Las Vegas has won #1 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 for 2013 and has expanded as a company 1000% in 4 years. Recently, Kona Ice Las Vegas was one
of three businesses selected by the Las Vegas Convention and
Visitors Authority to represent tourism for the entire city in their
global campaign “Tourism Matters.” Mr. Louie has established
mentoring programs in schools, and has aligned with causes
including higher education, AAPI political empowerment, and
cancer research. He has been featured in the news media and
at high profile events for the U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, State
senators, mayors, and elected officials in Nevada and nationally.
As chair of the Economic Development subcommittee for the
Nevada State Commission of Minority Affairs, his goal is to help
empower women and minority owned businesses as advisory to
the Governor and State Senate. Evan Louie is a proud single father of his six year old daughter Cevan. He started Kona Ice Las
Vegas in memory of his late wife, Cheryl Fernandez Louie, who
passed away of brain cancer in 2008.
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Clarence Low is the founder of a Denver-based
multilingual web design and development
company, Archipelago Web. The company
provides web marketing solutions for clients
seeking a successful presence online. Client
types that the company has helped include
non-profit organizations, B2B, B2C, academic
institutions, and multinational corporations.
Clarence is also the president of the Asian
Chamber of Commerce, Colorado, serving to
connect businesses locally and internationally
to the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
(AAPI) community. He is passionate about creating opportunities for our youth – both educationally and with job development.
CLARENCELow
Founder, Archipelago Web
President, Asian Chamber of Commerce,
Colorado
In 2013, Clarence was recognized by the Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network
(CACEN) as an Asian American Hero of Colorado. Clarence enjoys a good game of table
tennis, high-grade sushi, and most anything
with yuzu in it!
Lynn Lu is the Banking Center Channel LA West Area Executive, Senior Vice
President for Bank of America. Lynn oversees more than 1,800 financial
professionals at 125 banking centers in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and
Ventura counties. These communities include Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Barbara, and cities in the San Fernando Valleys. Prior to her
expanded management role as Area Executive for Los Angeles West, Lynn
was Consumer Market Executive for the Northeast LA and LA Metro Market.
Lynn was previously with Wells Fargo Bank for over 20 years serving most recently as Community Banking President, SVP and in various other capacities.
Lynn is a graduate of the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles,
with a degree in Business Finance. She is also a graduate of the University of
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Washington’s Pacific Coast Banking School.
Lynn is active in the community and serves on the board for March of Dimes
and Rosemary Children’s Services in Pasadena, which assists children who
have suffered abuse, neglect and abandonment.
LYNNLu
Banking Center Channel
LA West Area Executive,
Senior Vice President
Bank of America
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Michael Mau is an Executive Staff Officer within the Central Intelligence Agency. He has over 23 years of CIA service and is presently assigned to the Inclusive Solutions and Outreach staff. Mr.
Mau was selected to create, develop, implement and manage the
first CIA Asian American Community Outreach Program. Some of his
previous assignments were in recruitment and security. He has also
served active duty in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve. Mr.
Mau earned a BA in History with a concentration on Modern China
and Global Conflict from San Diego State University.
Mr. Mau was recognized with a 2014 Diversity Excellence award by
the Federal Asian Pacific American Council for his leadership and
dedication in promoting Federal service to the Asian American community and his support of Asian American Federal employees. He
volunteers his time to review scholarship applications for the Asian
Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, coaches APA National
Society of High School Scholars and serves as a Mentor to junior CIA
APA officers. Mr. Mau is a member of the Asian American Government Executives Network and a past officer and senior member of
the APA Employee Resource Group at the CIA.
MICHAELMau
Executive Staff Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
Nozomi Morgan is an executive coach for professional
women on the verge of burning out. She coaches and
teaches them how to live a purpose-based, leadership
lifestyle and how to cultivate inner strength. In addition
to private coaching, Nozomi speaks and writes on professional development, leadership, and cross-cultural
communication.
Her international background gives her a wealth of
experience and knowledge as a coach, speaker and
mentor. Born and raised in Japan, she values integrity,
professionalism, and respect—all tenets of her deeply
ingrained heritage.
NOZOMIMorgan
Global Executive Coach,
President & Founder,
Michiki Morgan Worldwide
For more than 15 years, Nozomi garnered expertise as
a corporate marketer, working with industry-leading clients in the automotive, consumer-package goods, fashion, entertainment, IT, lifestyle, and airline industries.
She also worked in marketing and business planning for
a Fortune 100 company, and founded Michiki Morgan
Worldwide LLC in 2012.
Nozomi currently lives in the United States, and frequently travels to Tokyo. She enjoys giving back to the
community as the VP of Professional Development at
the NAAAP-Atlanta Chapter.
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Farzana Nayani is NAAAP’s National Director for Employee Resource
Group (ERG) Relations. Farzana brings with her to this role her expertise as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies on topics of diversity
and inclusion, intercultural communication, and employee engagement.
Farzana has had extensive experience coordinating and and designing leadership training and economic development programs for almost 10 years. She has a passion for small business development
and supplier diversity, and works as an advisor to Asian-owned small
businesses through her position as Programs and Membership Director at the Asian Business Association (ABA) of Los Angeles.
FARZANANayani
Programs & Membership Director,
Asian Business Association of L.A.
NAAAP Director of ERG Relations
Farzana has made an impact as an advocate for the Asian-Pacific Islander community through guest speaking, cultural awareness trainings, and multicultural curriculum design for organizations such as
the Smithsonian Institution. She is an Advisory Board Member to the
Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC). Ms. Nayani
holds a Master’s Degree in Communication and Management from
the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and has been featured in DiversityInc magazine and the LA Times. She is the happy mother of 2 young
boys.
After 12 years of active membership and board service at the local
and national level, Rose continues to use her leadership experiences
to guide the organization as the first elected female Chairwoman of
the national organization.
On a local level, Rose’s leadership in Chicago has led to the establishment of a “Women in Leadership” program, an initiative geared toward
the development of professional and leadership skills of Asian American women in the workforce and is now nationally known as Women
in NAAAP. Additionally, Rose co-founded the Midwest Asian American
Business Network, now renamed Asian American Group Leaders, and
consists of over 30 corporate employee resource groups and Asian affinity groups. She also co-chaired the 2005 NAAAP Convention. It was
the first convention to have three C-level executive keynote speakers
– Indra Nooyi (COO, Pepsico), Sanjiv Anand (CTO, Hewitt), and Rohini
Anand, (CDO, Sodexo).
Professionally, Rose is the Director of Information Technology for the
American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society, a non-profit medical society dedicated to developing educational programs for foot and ankle
surgeons. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago
where she received her Bachelor of Science in Management with a
minor in Human Relations and Workforce Development. She has one
daughter, Jocelyn, who is attending college at Loyola University of Chicago.
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ROSEOlea
Director of I.T. , American
Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society
NAAAP Chair of the Board
DAVIDOno
Co-Anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness
News (metro Los Angeles)
Gala Master of Ceremonies
David Ono is the co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Since joining ABC7 in 1996, David has witnessed history worldwide, covering Hurricane Katrina, Haiti’s
earthquake and Japan’s tsunami. He traveled across Europe and Asia chronicling brave acts of the Nisei
soldier from World War II. He attended the Royal Wedding in London, tracked drug runners through Central America and reported from Paris on a terrorist plot to bring down the Eiffel Tower.
Ono has trained with the FBI and the elite Los Angeles Sheriff’s SWAT team. President Obama invited
him to the White House for an exclusive interview. And he witnessed white smoke at the Vatican twice - in
2005 for the selection of Pope Benedict the 16th and 2013 for the selection of Pope Francis.
Recently, Ono surfaced in Boston, chronicling the marathon bombing.
He has won four Edward R. Murrow awards and 19 Emmys.
David grew up in Texas and is a graduate of the University of North Texas.
His career has included stops at KOVR in Sacramento, KDBC in El Paso, KOSA in Midland/Odessa and
KXAS in Dallas. He has also hosted ABC7’s half-hour show Eye on L.A.
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In her Global Inclusion role, Janice provides leadership and alignment
of McDonald’s diversity and inclusion strategies and global community engagement. She most recently served as the Human Resources
Officer for McDonald’s USA’s Central Division. She was responsible
for leading McDonald’s talent strategies for more than 500 employees and providing Human Resources guidance to 4,400 restaurants
covering 24 states in seven geographic regions.
Janice previously served as Director of HR for the West Division
McOpCo organization and under her direction, launched the first Division Hiring event. This event served as a catalyst for the first National
Day of Hiring, in which the Central Division hired over 32,000 new
crew and managers.
JANICEParks
Sr. Director, Global Inclusion &
Community Engagement
McDonald’s Corporation
Prior to joining McDonald’s, Janice was a seasoned professional in
the field of Communications, Marketing and Community Relations.
She served in a variety of executive advisory and marketing roles for
PacifiCare Health, the United Way, and LMP Advertising, in California.
Janice has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from California State University, Fullerton and a certificate in Public Relations
from the University of California, Irvine.
Janice’s strong commitment to people is evident in the work she does
outside of McDonald’s through various non-profit organizations including Head Start, the Boys and Girls Club and the United Way. She
has a B.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton and a certificate in Public Relations from the UCIrvine. She is
a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
and National Association of African Americans in Human Resources
(NAAAHR), in Chicago. She and her husband Chris live in Illinois and
have two children Alexandra and Austin.
ARLENEParaiso
National Wellness Director for
Fitness in NAAAP Everyday (F.I.N.E.)
Arlene Paraiso is the NAAAP San Diego and National Wellness Director as well
as the Manager of the NAAAP national wellness initiative called Fitness in
NAAAP Everyday (F.I.N.E.). Arlene is an award winning coach with Beachbody.
She leads a team of nearly 100 coaches determined to help others to live
healthier and more fulfilling lives.
With equal passion, Arlene works as an Executive Assistant for the Academic
General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Child Development and Community Health, at the UCSD Medical Center. Previously, she served 7 years as
an Executive Assistant for the VAIO and Direct Sales Teams of SONY. There,
she was a charter member of Sony Toastmasters as VPM, VPE and resident.
Arlene was also named SONY Volunteer of the Year and Sony Business Ideas
winner, 1 of 6 winners in 2007.
She graduated from San Diego State University in 1999 and currently works
for University of California, San Diego.
STEVESakumoto
Vice President, U.S. Suuplies Sales Organization, HP
Steve Sakumoto is Vice President and General Manager of HP’s U.S.
Supplies Sales Organization. He is responsible for all field sales operations for HP’s supplies sales in the U.S. including office product
superstores, general retail accounts, commercial distribution, independent resellers/VARs, and corporate account sales. Revenues
for his organization exceed $5B in annual shipments.
Prior to his current position, Steve was Vice President, Partner Sales
for OPSS & Consumer Distribution/Regional Retail Sales Organization in HP’s U.S. Consumer Sales Organization. He has also held
various sales, marketing, and product management positions in HP
previously, and has 33 years experience with HP.
Steve graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering
and an MBA. He resides in San Diego, CA, with his wife and three
children.
MUNEEBShaik
Strategy and Business Transformation, Business
Process Manager for General Motors of Canada
Muneeb Shaik is the Strategy and Business Transformation, Business
Process Manager for General Motors of Canada. Muneeb supports
in leading the development, integration and execution of GM Canada’s long-term strategic plan and enterprise annual planning cycles
through disciplined business intelligence and business processes.
Muneeb is part of GM’s Global Diversity network and responsible for
establishing a Canadian chapter of the Asian Indian Employee Resource Group (AIAG). He is a board member of the AIAG and serves as
the Canadian site lead. Muneeb actively participates in promoting the
value of diversity and inclusion at corporate engagements and also
supports corporate multi-cultural marketing initiatives.
Muneeb received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering
from India. He completed his Master of Science Degree from the
University of South Carolina and received his Master of Business
Administration from Indiana University.
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In July 2014, Annabel was named Acting Chief, CIA University while also serving as the CIA’s Senior Language Authority
and Director of the Intelligence Language Institute. Prior to
these assignments she served as the Deputy Director for East
Group at the Director of National Intelligence Open Source
Center, where she was responsible for open source collection,
analysis and production on Northeast Southeast, and South
Asia and Counterproliferation and Cyber worldwide.
ANNIBELS.
Acting Chief, Central Intelligence
Agency University, CIA’s Senior
Language Authority and Director of
Intelligence Language Institute.
Annabel has 25 years of experience with the CIA and began her career in the Foreign Broadcast Information Service
(FBIS) within the Directorate of Science and Technology. She
served two tours overseas with FBIS in the Asia region, focusing mainly on Northeast Asian, Southeast and South Asian
countries. She has also been selected as the senior advisor to the Asian Pacific American employee resource group
within the CIA. Annabel received her BA in Political Science
from Duke University.
ESTHERYangShaw
CEO, Yang Management Inc.
Esther Yang Shaw is the CEO of Yang Management Inc., (YMI), a construction management, project management, energy and sustainability SBE, M/WBE firm celebrating its 50th year. Ms. Shaw is following in the footsteps of the firm’s founder, her
father, Mr. William J. Yang. She has been with this firm since the inception of William
J. Yang and Associates in 1964 and subsequently YMI in 1997. As the founder of
the Asian American Architects and Engineers (AAa/e), Mr. Yang’s legacy continues
today. Ms. Shaw’s experience encompasses operating in areas of finance and management overseeing projects from its inception to its completion performed on time
and within budget. Ms. Shaw’s affiliations include AAa/e, Asian Business Association, President’s Circle at Los Angeles Valley College and High Speed Rail Business
Advisory Council. Ms. Shaw supports such organizations as World Vision and Feed
the Children. She received her B.A. from UCSD. Her team of professionals continues to manage innovative public infrastructure that unites, enriches, and inspires.
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Bharat Walia is the President of NAAAP Chicago. His day job
involves working for LinkedIn’s Sales Solutions group which
brings social selling strategies to businesses. Prior to LinkedIn,
Bharat was the Co-Founder and Strategic advisor for CDW’s
Asian Business Resource Group, the Pan Asian Council.
Bharat moved to the United States from India when he was
sixteen years old and completed his Bachelors in Biochemistry from University of Illinois, Chicago. He joined the research
team at Molecular Biology Consortium (MBC) researching EColi and successfully published his scientific research.
BHARATWalia
Account Executive for Midwest,
LinkedIn
Bharat is an active member of the Asian Affinity Group Leaders in Chicago, a collaborative effort that had been launched
to exchange best practices amongst the Business Resource
Groups of Fortune 500 corporations. He also serves on the
Board of Directors of his alumni association at the University
of Illinois Chicago and the Illinois Advisory Board of US Global
Leadership Council,
President, NAAAP Chicago
Christopher Voss is the CEO of The Black Swan Group,
a strategic business advisory firm that focuses on
coaching high potential executives in high-stakes
business negotiations. Chris founded the Black
Swan Group in 2008 upon his retirement from the
FBI where he was the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator.
CHRISTOPHERVoss
CEO of the Black Swan Group,
Professor, Georgetown University
Chris is also an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown
University’s McDonough School of Business where he
teaches business negotiation in the M.B.A. program.
This course is one of the most sought after courses
at the McDonough School of Business (MSB). Prior
to teaching at the MSB, Chris taught International
Business Negotiation at Harvard University and was
on the teaching staff at Harvard Law School.
Chris is the 2014 recipient of the McDonough School
of Business’ Peter J. Gonzalez Jr. Award of Excellence
in Adjunct Faculty Teaching.
Chris has lectured on negotiation at the High
Performance Leadership course at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in
Lausanne, Switzerland, the School of International
and Public Affairs at Columbia University, the Goethe
Business School at Frankfurt University in Frankfurt, Germany, the Sloan School of Management at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University.
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Attorney Sandra Vu Le is the Chief Confidence Builder of
Your Cultural Edge, a business helping minorities and foreign born graduate students and professionals leverage
their cultural strengths and effectively communicate in
the U.S. culture for personal and professional success.
As a Vietnamese immigrant to the U.S., Sandra intentionally harnessed the strengths of the Asian and American
cultures to find her cultural edge: becoming the U.S. Senate Youth Ambassador to Japan at age 16, a successful
14 year entrepreneur as a family and immigration attorney with hundreds of multicultural clients, and the first
female Vietnamese American in Texas to run for a state
congressional seat.
As a former co-host on Saigon Television Broadcasting
Network (STBN)-Dallas and in-demand speaker at universities, conferences, and governmental agencies, Sandra
has shared her inspiring story and knowledge with thousands of people around the world. She has appeared on
National Public Radio (NPR), Dallas Morning News, and
ABC’s affiliate WFAA Channel 8, and NBC’s DFW Channel
5.
Sandra holds a Business Administration Degree from
Washington University in St. Louis and a Law Degree
from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband and three
children.
WINGLam
CEO and Founder of Wahoo Fish Tacos
As the eldest of the three founding brothers, Wing co-founded Wahoo’s Fish Taco in 1988 and has more than 37 years
of experience in the restaurant industry. Wing actively supports many national and local community-based events
and non-profit organizations including Share Our Strength,
Orangewood Children’s Foundation, Laurel’s House, Festival
of Children, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association and
Surfrider Foundation. Wing holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Finance and a Minor in Spanish from San Diego
State University. He is also a part-time Adjunct Professor for
Concordia and Chapman Universities’ MBA programs.
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SANDRAVuLe
Chief Confidence Builder of
Your Cultural Edge, speaker, trainer
Elizabeth Yang is a founding partner of Yang & Wang, P.C. She has been
practicing law since 2007 and specializes in Intellectual Property Law, including
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
She has a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC
Berkeley and received her joint J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University
of La Verne.
Her IP practice is primarily focused on Intellectual Property litigation at the Federal District and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Ms. Yang’s practice also includes complex business litigation, patent prosecution and trademark prosecution.
Prior to founding Yang & Wang, P.C, Ms. Yang practiced law at both Howrey LLP
and Adli Law Group P.C., both Intellectual Property law firms, where her practice
primarily focused on a variety of technologies, including electronics, hardware,
software, variable data printers, fingerprinting sensors, data packet processing,
network security systems, microprocessors, and automated telephonic systems
along with IP Litigation. Ms. Yang is also experienced in drafting patent validity
opinion letters, requests for reexamination, intellectual property licensing agreements and trademark consent agreements.
ELIZABETHYang
Partner, Yang & Wang, PC
Owner, Magical Playground
NAAAP-LA President
Prior to practicing law, Ms. Yang worked for Raytheon Company as an electrical
engineer designing radar systems. She has also interned at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, working as a team member on the main control unit of the Mars Exploration Rover.
Ms. Yang is also a founding member of the Orange County chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP). She is the mother
of two toddlers and as an entrepreneur as well as an attorney, Ms. Yang’s other
major business endeavor was the founding of Magical Playground, the first indoor children’s playground in Pasadena, which now has three locations.
Wilson Yip is the Lead IT Auditor at Hawaiian Electric Industries,
where he evaluates and reviews information technologies and related business processes for overall effectiveness, security, and compliance. Prior to his current position, Wilson has over a decade of
experience in both information technology and finance with various
institutions, including Bank of Hawaii, American Savings Bank, and
American Express. Born and raised in Honolulu, he holds Masters degrees in business administration and information systems from Hawaii Pacific University and an economics degree from Yale University.
He is President of NAAAP Honolulu and Past President of Hawaiian
Electric Toastmasters.
WILSONYip
Lead IT Auditor,
Hawaia Electric Industries,
NAAAP-Honolulu President
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NAAAP100
The 2014 NAAAP 100 Program
is sponsored by Buick.
GARYLocke
Former U.S. Ambassador to China,
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and
Governor of the State of Washington
Honorable Gary Locke’s biography
is seen on page 43.
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For more than a century, Asians have overcome
obstacles to make significant contributions in
both the United States and Canada. Their contributions have added tremendously to the success and prosperity of North America. NAAAP
is a leadership development organization that
provides a broad range of professional and
educational services. It is only fitting then, that
NAAAP recognizes leaders who exemplify our
vision and mission. NAAAP is paying tribute to
these leaders through the NAAAP 100 Recognition Program. Past NAAAP 100 winners attending the 2014 Convention are Bill Imada,
Sachi Koto, Brad Furukawa. For a full list of
NAAAP 100 honorees, visit www.naaap.org/
programs/naaap-100/
HARRYQ.H.Lee, II
Vice President, Corporate Contracts,
Pricing and Supply Chain,
Harry Q. H. Lee, II is the Vice President of
Corporate Contracts, Pricing and Supply Chain
at Northrop Grumman Corporation, which is a
Fortune 100 company based in Falls Church,
Virginia and is one of the world’s largest global security companies. He leads all aspects of
contracts, pricing and supply chain, including
responsibility for the company’s risk review
process and the development of companywide contracts and pricing policies, direction,
and training. Mr. Lee also has responsibility for
developing and implementing NGC’s supply
chain strategies and key processes, including
business planning, strategy, and compliance.
With over 35 years of combined aerospace
and defense business management experience, he serves as the principal interface with
key government regulators regarding all contracts and pricing matters, government regulatory policy, and oversight.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Lee was the
Sector Vice President of Contracts, Pricing and
Program Business Operations for Northrop
Grumman’s Aerospace Systems, where he
led 1400+ business management professionals responsible for executing contracts, pricing and estimating, cost and schedule management, ITAR/Export, and risk management
disciplines. He joined the company in 1986
and rose through a number of increasinglyresponsible management positions, leading
aircraft and electronic divisions in New York,
Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and California. Prior
to Northrop Grumman, Mr. Lee worked for several years in contract management at Hughes
Aircraft Company and G&H Technology, Inc.
In addition to earning a B.S. in Finance
from California State University, Fresno, Mr.
Lee has completed several executive and
program management programs at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School,
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of
Management, and UCLA’s Anderson School
of Management. At Northrop Grumman, he is
an executive sponsor for the Asian Pacific Professional Network employee resource group
and is also an active advisor to the South Bay
chapter of the National Contract Management
Association (NCMA). Mr. Lee also serves as
an executive advisor to programs established
with Cal State Fullerton and the University of
San Diego’s Rady School of Management.
Since 2011, Mr. Lee has served on the NAAAP
Senior Advisory Council.
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GRACELeeBoggs
Activist, Philosopher,
Author, Speaker
Born in 1915, Grace Lee Boggs is a legendary activist, philosopher, writer, and speaker
whose seven decades of visionary thinking
and political involvement encompass the major U.S. social movements of the past hundred
years. A daughter of Chinese immigrants, Dr.
Boggs received her B.A. from Barnard College
(1935) and her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bryn
Mawr College (1940). She developed a 22year political relationship with social activist
C.L.R. James, followed by extensive civil rights
activism in Detroit in partnership with her husband, James Boggs.
Dr. Boggs’ published writings include Revolution and Evolution in the Twentieth Century
(with James Boggs in 1974, reissued with a
new introduction by her in 2008), Conversations in Maine: Exploring Our Nation’s Future
(with James Boggs, Freddy Paine, and Lyman
Paine in 1978), Living for Change: An Autobiography (1998), and The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the TwentyFirst Century (with Scott Kurashige in 2011).
Her writings and interviews have also been
widely disseminated through newspapers,
magazines, websites, and academic journals.
In her nineties, Dr. Boggs remains exceptionally active as a community activist and col70
umnist for the Michigan Citizen. In 1995, her
friends started the Boggs Center to Nurture
Community Leadership to continue James
and Grace Lee Boggs’ legacy of revolutionary
ideas and visionary organizing.
In Fall 2013, the James and Grace Lee
Boggs School was launched near Dr. Boggs’
home on the Eastside of Detroit by placebased educators dedicated to the Boggs’ vision. In 2014, the documentary American
Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee
Boggs, directed by filmmaker Grace Lee, won
several major film festival audience awards
and premiered on PBS.
Dr. Boggs’ many honors include honorary
doctorates from the University of Michigan,
Wooster College, Kalamzoo College, and
Wayne State University. She also has been
given lifetime achievement awards from the
Detroit City Council, Organization of Chinese
Americans, Anti-Defamation League (Michigan), Michigan Coalition for Human Rights,
Museum of Chinese in the Americas, and
Association for Asian American Studies. Dr.
Boggs has also been named as Detroit News
Michiganian of the Year and has a place in
both the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame and
National Women’s Hall of Fame.
DAVIDTsubouchi
Registrar and CEO of the Ontario
College of Trades, Honorary Consul
General for Mongolia, Author
of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Markham for
two terms and has held several cabinet posts in the
Ontario Legislature, including Minister of Consumer
and Commercial Relations, Solicitor General, Chair
of the Management Board of Cabinet, and Minister
of Culture. As a campaign chair, Mr. Tsubouchi has
raised millions of dollars for nonprofit institutions, including Seneca College, Georgia Brown College, the
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and the Rising
Sun Campaign to assist victims of the tsunami and
earthquake in Japan.
David H. Tsubouchi is the Registrar and CEO of
the Ontario College of Trades, is appointed as the
Honorary Consul General for Mongolia, and is author
of his memoir “Gambatte,” which was nominated for
the Speaker’s Book Award. He also currently sits on
the Board of Governors for Seneca College and on the
Board of Directors for the Markham Stouffville Hospital. Mr. Tsubouchi has worked as a partner in several
law firms and has also served on other Boards of Directors, including for Hitachi Canada, York University,
the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, and Teranet Income trust. He also was appointed by the Republic of
Vietnam as the Co-Chair of the Canada Vietnamese
Business Council.
Mr. Tsubouchi holds the distinction of being the first
Japanese Canadian to have been elected to any position in Canada. In 1988, he was elected as a Councilor for the Town of Markham, serving for six years. In
1995, he became the first Japanese Canadian to be
elected to a provincial legislature and also to serve as
a Cabinet Minister. Mr. Tsubouchi served as a Member
Mr. Tsubouchi has received several other awards
and honors, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Medal, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, the Bruce
Bryden Award from York University, the Award of Merit from the Japanese Canadian Community, and the
Canadian Horse Racing Industry Award of Recognition. Mr Tsubouchi is a frequent lecturer and key note
speaker, speaking on business development and the
imprisonment of Japanese Canadians during WWII.
Born in Toronto, Mr. Tsubouchi’s parents were interned
during World War II, when Canadians of Japanese
descent were imprisoned and their property, possessions, and businesses were confiscated. His memoir
“Gambatte,” which is a Japanese word meaning “do
your best and never give up,” recalls his family and
outlines his unusual career path, which has included
acting, writing, law, politics, and community service.
Mr. Tsubouchi holds a B.A. from York University, a J.D.
from Osgoode Hall Law School, and an LL.D. from Assumption University.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NATIONAL BOARD
CHAIR Rose Olea
VICE CHAIR Sarah Hawk
TREASURER Thomas Sim
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
PRESIDENT & CEO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
CHIEF CHAPTER RELATIONS OFFICER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Fabian DeRozario
Tommy Yip
Jean Lo
Shan-Ming Chiu
Esther Lee Cruz
Wendy Ho
Cyndy Yu Robinson
Hans Huang
SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, IW GROUP
DIRECTOR AT MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
SECTOR VP, NORTHROP GRUMMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO, LEADERSHIP EDUCATION
FOR ASIAN PACIFICS
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS CONSTITUENT RELATIONS, WAL-MART
SENIOR MANAGER, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION,
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
TV-RADIO HOST, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
STATE FARM
Bill Imada
David Lum
Harry Q.H. Lee, II
J.D. Hokoyama
Joanne Tabellija-Murphy
Kevin Bradley
Panney Wei
Sonya Gong Jent
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
ADVISOR & DIRECTOR EMERITUS, WIN
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & STRATEGIC
SOURCING DIRECTOR
MEMBER RELATIONS DIRECTOR
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
STRATEGIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY DIRECTOR
GENERAL COUNSEL
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
TALENT ACQUISITION
CO-GENERAL COUNSEL – TRADEMARK & IP
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR
WOMEN IN NAAAP DIRECTOR
WOMEN IN NAAAP DIRECTOR (resigned)
ASSOC. CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
NAAAP CAREER CENTER CO-DIRECTOR
NAAAP CAREER CENTER CO-DIRECTOR
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Judi Rhee Alloway
Grant Brooks
Ashley Mack
Miranda Wong
Hector Javier
Lisa Thai
Sally Wang
Elizabeth Yang
Phil Cheng
Tammy Pham
Jenny DeVaughn
Alan Chu
Grace Kiem
Mel Chen
Michael Nguyen
William Xiong
Gary Li
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
NATIONAL CONVENTION DIRECTOR
CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
SPONSORS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
CONVENTION PROGRAMS DIRECTOR
CONVENTION MARKETING DIRECTOR
ERG SUMMIT DIRECTOR
CONVENTION WEBMASTER
CONVENTION REGISTRATION CHAIR
EXECUTIVE EVENT PLANNER
Kevin Yee
Esther Lee Cruz
Sia Moua
Stephanie Seto
Miranda Wong
Farzana Nayani
Sue Feng
Cyndy Yu-Robinson
Nalina Williams
HOST ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CO-DIRECTOR, HOST ORG. COMMITTEE
CO-DIRECTOR, HOST ORG. COMMITTEE
ACTING PRESIDENT OF HOST O.C. CHAPTER
SPONSORSHIPS & PARTNERSHIPS
VOLUNTEER MANAGER
PARTNERSHIPS AND LOCAL MARKETING
CONVENTION EVENTS COORDINATOR
COMMITTEE MEMBER
George Lim
Elizabeth Yang
Pat Summers
Margaret Lim
Phil Cheng
Arnel Dino
Mary Yang
Nenita Miyata
The 2014 Convention and Career Fair Planning Team would like to thank the
following individuals and organizations for their support of NAAAP and the 2014 event.
Elizabeth Yang for leading the L.A. chapter and taking a Convention team lead role.
George Lim, Magaret Lim, Arnel Dino, and Pat Summers for leading the Orange County chapter.
Farzana Nayani and the NAAAP ERG Summit Steering Committee, including Grace Kiem (Boston), David Lee
(Orange County), Rose Olea (Chicago), Pat Summers (Orange County), Peter Van Do (Philladelphia), Bharat Walia
(Chicago).
Esther Lee Cruz and her Business Development Team, Gary Li, Janet Liu, Johnny Tang, Xichee Moua, and Shayra
Kamal, Ben Perkins and Leslie Hebert (NAAAP Interns who energized student outreach).
Lee Ann Chan, Grace Kiem, and Kim Cummings for conducting Resume Reviews at the Career Fair.
Toastmastsers Founders’ District (Orange County) for preparing OC and LA chapters to shine.
The NAAAP-RTP
chapter wishes to
remember Julia Yip,
chapter president
from 2006-2008 and
founder of NAAAP
Toastmasters club.
She lost her courageous battle with
cancer on Aug. 14,
2014.
Julia, seated in blue,
is pictured here with
RTP Dragon Boat
members.
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SUGGESTEDReading
Share your dreams.
Tweet #NAAAP2014
New releases from the NAAAP family at the Convention. Stop by the NAAAP Booth at the Career
Fair Booth to pick up a complimentary copy of the summer issue of ALIST Magazine and to
meet authors, Tom Hom, author of Rabbit on a Bumpy Road, and Jamie Borromeo, author of
Young, Educated & Broke .
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