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

Lisa Campbell-Thornton

Vice President, Human Resources and Administration

Marita Etcubañez

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

Jiny Kim

Vice President, Policy and Programs

Lucy M. Lee

Vice President, Finance and Operations

Gayle Yamada

Vice President, Development

Emily Chi

Senior Director, Telecommunications, Technology and Media

Joanna Derman

Director, Anti-Profiling, Civil Rights and National Security

Martin Kim (he/him)

Director, Immigration Advocacy

Marie Nguyen

Director, Institutional Giving

Niyati Shah

Director, Litigation

Danielle McKnight

Executive Assistant to the President and Executive Director

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

Joy De Guzman

Senior Manager, Community Engagement

Zaria Guignard

Manager of the Census and Civic Engagement Program

Dennis Jing

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

Shalaka Phadnis

Litigation Staff Attorney

Jenny

Policy Manager, Technology and Telecommunications

Rebecca Ma

Immigration Advocacy Manager

Bre'Von Stewart

Manager, Human Resources

Michelle Gung

Donor Engagement Associate Manager

Nicole Morgenstern

Telecommunications, Technology, and Media Policy Associate Manager

Jean Ger (she/her)

Civic Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator

Pri Gulati (she/her)

Digital Communications Coordinator

Tahir Imin

Anti-Profiling, Civil Rights & National Security Program Coordinator

Emily Ku

Anti-Hate Response Coordinator

Louise Liu (she/her)

Anti-Hate Communications Coordinator

Tracey Ly

Community Outreach and Data Coordinator