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 small businesses across California.
2026 Slate of Officers
Lambert Hsu
Board Chair
President & CEO
Benefit Pro Insurance Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamberthsu/
John Yung
Incoming Chair
Sacramento Administrative Partner
Lewis Brisbois
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-p-yung-b051624/
John Gutierrez
Past Chair
Founder/Principal
Jalore Strategy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gutierrez-973727/
Melinda Yee Franklin
Treasurer
The Siena Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-yee-franklin-27179845/
Kären Woodruff
Secretary
Senior Vice President of Community Relations
Wells Fargo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/k%C3%A4ren-woodruff-a80bb38/
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/
George Tanaka
Director-at-Large
Japan Practice, Managing Director
US Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-tanaka-8651b5b/
Kathy McKim
Director-at-Large
Senior Vice-President
Hawksbill Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymckim/
2026 Board of Directors
Joe Ahn
Director of Government Relations and Senior Business Development Manager
Lockheed Martin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-a-609490190/
Joseph H. Baek
Founder and CEO
Techedify
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephhbaek/
Dr. Stefan Bean
Superintendent of Schools
Orange County Board of Education
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstefanbean/
Neeraj Bhatnagar
Director, U.S. State & Local Government Affairs, PepsiCo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nkbhatnagar/
Brandon Black
Government Affairs Strategist, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bblacksacramento/
Catherine Borg
Lobbyist Advisor
Southern California Edison (SCE)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-borg-60064135
Jason Chan
Director, External Affairs
AT&T
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson326/
Nancy Coleman-Chavez
Public Policy Senior Manager, Western States & Minnesota
Daily Pay, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-coleman-chavez
James Curry
Director of External Affairs in the West region
Philip Morris International
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-curry-79446217/
Kathy Duong
Public Policy Manager
Amazon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyduong
Papia Gambelin
Managing Director, State and Local Government Affairs
United Airlines
https://www.linkedin.com/in/papia-gambelin-75068b7/
Javier González
Head of California Local Government Affairs, Public Policy, External Affairs
Google, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiergm08/
Joe Gregorich
Director, State Government Affairs
Sutter Health
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgregorich
Kent Kauss
Vice President, External Relations
Southern California Gas Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-kauss-a3b72543/
Rabiah Khalid
Government and Community Affairs Manager, Comcast NBCUniversal
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabiahk/
Traci Lee
State & Local Government Affairs, OpenAI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracimlee/
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
https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-mcfarland-ii-8b37a754
Bill Mueller
Partner
Integrated Communications Strategies, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-mueller-37935ab/
Lillian Santos Stables
Regional Community Outreach Manager
Southwest Airlines
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilliansantosstables/
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/
John Tang
Director-at-Large
Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johntangg/
Andrew Truman Kim
Managing Broker & CEO
Gateway Equity Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrumankim/
Ron Wong
Founder and CEO
Imprenta Communications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-wong-4576b71
Whitney Yamamura
Chancellor
Coast Community College District
https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-yamamura-5a37b41a
Aiko Yamakawa
Director, Corporate Counsel
California American Water
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aosugi
Senior Advisory Council
David Hosley
Writer
Asian American News
Margaret Wong
President/CEO
McWong International Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-wong-1149b81b/
Mona Pasquil Rogers
Director of California Public Policy
Meta
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-pasquil-rogers-9bb3ab18b