Our Board of Directors
More than 30 prominent corporate and small business leaders serve on our Board of Directors which gives counsel on statewide business policy positions and provides guidance on how the CalAsian Chamber can support diverse small businesses across California.
2024 Slate of Officers
John Guiterrez
Board Chair
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for California
Comcast
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gutierrez-973727/
Kathy McKim
Past Chair
Senior Vice-President
Hawksbill Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymckim/
Lambert Hsu
Incoming Chair
President & CEO
Benefit Pro Insurance Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamberthsu/
John Yung
Secretary
Sacramento Administrative Partner
Lewis Brisbois
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-p-yung-b051624/
Tim Yamauchi
Board Liasion
Principal
Inside the Mountain, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-yamauchi-83037169/
Leonor Dicdican
Legal Counsel
Attorney at Law
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonor-dicdican-a14b673/
Heidi Barsuglia
Director-at-Large
Vice President, Public Policy & Legal Affairs
Verizon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-barsuglia-535395234/
Lupe De La Cruz
Director-at-Large
Senior Director, Government Affairs
PepsiCo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lupe-delacruz-iii-301b956/
George Tanaka
Director-at-Large
Japan Practice, Managing Director
US Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-tanaka-8651b5b/
Melinda Yee Franklin
Treasurer
The Siena Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-yee-franklin-27179845/
2024 Board of Directors
Catherine Borg
Lobbyist Advisor
Southern California Edison (SCE)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-borg-60064135
Kara Bush
Senior Director of Government Affairs in the West Region for California and Nevada
Charter Communications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-bush-584bb818/
Jason Chan
Director, External Affairs
AT&T
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson326/
Nancy Coleman-Chavez
Manager, Government Relations
Daily Pay, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-coleman-chavez
John Costa
Government & Public Affairs
PG&E
jb1f@pge.com
Rena Davis
Government Relations and Public Policy Leader
Google
https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaadavis/
Papia Gambelin
Managing Director, State and Local Government Affairs
United Airlines
https://www.linkedin.com/in/papia-gambelin-75068b7/
Joe Gregorich
Director, State Government Affairs
Sutter Health
joseph.gregorich@sutterhealth.org
Kent Kauss
Vice President, External Relations
Southern California Gas Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-kauss-a3b72543/
Pradip Khemani
Vice President, Business Solutions & Strategic Alliances
Blue Shield of California
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradip-khemani-8478033
Michael Korpiel
President/CEO
Dignity Health Mercy Hospital of Folsom and Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkorpiel
Priscilla Lim
Executive Director, Commercial Banking
JP Morgan Chase
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscilla-lim-330157134
Kevin Loscotoff
Director, Public Affairs & Government Relations
Walmart
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-loscotoff
Ed Manning
Partner
KP Public Affairs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-manning-67686821/
Malcolm McFarland
Public Engagement Strategist
Lyft
Bill Mueller
Partner
Integrated Communications Strategies, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-mueller-37935ab/
Mona Pasquil Rogers
Director of California Public Policy
Meta
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-pasquil-rogers-9bb3ab18b
Kathryn Austin Scott
Senior Vice President, State Relations and Advocacy
California Hospital Association (CHA)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-austin-scott-5aa4024/
Jeff Stiger
Executive Director, Service & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-stiger/
Aiko Yamakawa
Director, Corporate Counsel
California American Water
Aiko.Yamakawa@amwater.com
Whitney Yamamura
Chancellor
Coast Community College District
Ron Wong
Founder and CEO
Imprenta Communications
rwong@icgworldwide.com
Kären Woodruff
Vice President of Community Relations
Wells Fargo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/k%C3%A4ren-woodruff-a80bb38/
Kathy Duong
Public Policy Manager
Amazon
Olivia Lee
Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling