•Tracked, monitored, and analyzed legislative, policy, and lobbying activities—maintaining open lines of communication regarding policy-related changes with congressional leadership and staff, the congressional Taiwan Caucus, staff directors of key House and Senate committees, various coalitions, and allied organizations such as Formosa Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) and the Taiwanese American Association (TAA) •Supported DPP’s 2016 presidential campaign and the peaceful transition of power from their Washington-based liaison office established in 2013—efforts included facilitating DPP chair Tsia Ing-wen’s 2015 visit to the White House, DOS, DOD, USTR, Congress, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and the Republican National Committee (RNC) as well as organizing and translating for her 2015 Wall Street Journal op-ed, 16 defense policy blue papers, press conferences, public statements, campaign fundraisers, transition team meetings with the Obama administration, and her 2016 inaugural address •Worked with government leaders, elected officials, policymakers, industry committees, lobbyists, and embassies to articulate DPP’s policy agenda and advocacy strategy while ensuring the integration of such positions into key legislative initiatives that foster a US partnership with Taiwan and the Asia Pacific region•Facilitated meetings for senior DPP officials and legislators with US counterparts—overseeing strategic planning for outreach, drafting talking points, synthesizing meeting summaries, following up on deliverables, and providing on-site interpretation•Designed and implemented the DPP Mission’s public relations campaign through newsletters, social media, press briefings and online policy forums

•Served as the key point of contact for stakeholders, government representatives, program associates, and international partners—demonstrating integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to driving continuous improvement while leveraging communication skills to promote branding and outreach related to the Formosa Foundation’s engagements and programming•Spearheaded the coordination of 315 congressional meetings in less than two years, leveraging an understanding of key foreign policy issues and the present state of relations between the US, China, and Taiwan to prepare briefing packages that disseminated key legislative and policy-centric information•Directed two terms of the Ambassador Program, a two-week advocacy initiative offering 40+ graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to visit with Washington’s leading think tanks, federal agencies, and congressional leaders to discuss US-Taiwan policy—further overseeing a $50k annual budget that included a $20k grant from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) •Directed program management, project development, and strategic planning for the Foundation’s leadership training program, Congressional outreach, policy dinner series, board meetings, and fundraising events

•Planned and executed general assemblies and conventions among the 33 member countries of the Democratic Pacific Union (DPU), an international nonprofit organization supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) •Coordinated with the NSC, MOFA, the Government Information Office (GIO), and multilateral government agencies to facilitate international symposiums, press conferences, video conferences, and high-level meetings including a symposium on Avian Influenza cosponsored by the Habibie Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, attended by representatives from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and 800+ local medical professionals•Participated in strategy sessions with government officials, legislative aides, and NGO workers to introduce critical policy issues and design an executive roadmap that would support core objectives—further contributing to the development of messaging designed to implement Taiwan’s foreign policy agenda and secure public-private partnerships that promoted the advancement of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international organizations

Conducted investigative reports on US-Taiwan high-tech industrial trends, talent circulation, and business intelligence. Highlighted interviews included TSMC, Yahoo, Google, Hewlett-Packard, HTC and AmCham Taiwan