Staff

Meet our passionate, smart, and dedicated professionals focused on the mission of advancing civil and human rights for Asian Americans.

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John C. Yang

President and Executive Director

Terry Ao Minnis

Vice President of Census and Voting Programs

Michelle Boykins (she/her)

Vice President, Strategic Communications

Marita Etcubañez

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

Jiny Kim

Vice President, Policy and Programs

Lucy M. Lee

Vice President, Finance and Operations

Lia Nitake

Senior Director of Technology, Telecommunications and Media Policy

Sim Singh Attariwala

Director of the Anti-Hate Program

Joanna Derman

Director, Anti-Profiling, Civil Rights and National Security

Cindy Ji

Director of Community Engagement

Martin Kim (he/him)

Director, Immigration Advocacy

Marie Nguyen

Director of Development

Niyati Shah

Director, Litigation

Danielle McKnight

Executive Assistant to the President and Executive Director

Noah Baron

Assistant Director, Litigation

André M. Harrison

Assistant Director, Office Operations

Eugene Huskey

Assistant Director, Grants Administration and Compliance

Kathryne Mei Calo

Assistant Director, Corporate Relations and Special Events

Juhwan Seo

Assistant Director, Education Policy

Howard Shih

Assistant Director, Quantitative Research

Jenny

Senior Manager, Disinformation and Misinformation Policy

Joy Sutardji

Senior Manager, Community Engagement

Zaria Guignard

Manager of the Census and Civic Engagement Program

Hannah Liu

Manager, Immigration Advocacy

Nicole Morgenstern

Manager, Telecommunications, Technology, and Media Policy

Alizeh Ahmad

Civil Rights Litigation Staff Attorney

Dennis Jing

Staff Attorney, Anti-Profiling, Civil Rights & National Security

Shalaka Phadnis

Litigation Staff Attorney

Aleisha Flores

Media Relations Associate

Taylor Gilliam

Development Associate

Jean Ger (she/her)

Civic Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator

Elyssa Goswick

Community Outreach and Data Coordinator

Ruth Youn

Education Policy Coordinator