Community Organizing Outreach And Engagement
Current-Spearheaded and organized the relief efforts of the Monterey Park Mass Shooting at Star Ballroom and Dance Studio. -Led the coordination of government officials and agencies at the federal (President Biden, Senator Laphonza Butler, & Rep. Judy Chu), state (Cal VCB & Assemblymember Mike Fong), county (12+ LA County Departments, including the Dept. of Mental Health in partnership with the Los Angeles County Asian American Employee Association), and city level (Monterey Park Healing Fund & City of MPK)-Connected regional in-language AANHPI mental health service providers (Herald Christian Health Center & Chinatown Service Center) with victims to access therapy, counseling, and case management, partnered with AANHPI nonprofits (Asian Americans Advancing Justice & Asian Pacific Community Fund) in community outreach-Mobilized churches in the San Gabriel Valley (Church of Our Savior & Evergreen Baptist LA) and AAPI Christian nonprofits (Family Keepers International & Presence Quotient) in the SGV to meet the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the victims and the general public. -Ministered to the deceased victims' family members, the injured, and the traumatized survivors. Organized a digital and in-person victim's support and advocacy group as a chaplain and advocate. -Co-launched a series of 7 seminars on holistic mental health for the elderly in Chinese attended by over 500 attendees. -Partnered with local activist, Brandon Tsay, the hero who seized the gun from the shooter at Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, to organize community outreach initiatives.-Personally recognized by President Biden for pastoral work with the victims and service to the community. -Launched Forward Christians, a new global digital worshipping community facilitating God's movement of transformative peace across 5 time zones.Cyclical Inc is an innovative initiative of PCUSA under the guidance of the San Fernando Presbytery in greater Los Angeles.Ordained Ruling Elder (PCUSA)