An aspiring private and public company board director candidate with extensive expertise leading organizational change, strategic agility, business and cultural acumen. A proven track record in executive roles with a Fortune Global 500 organization listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: M) with a market cap of $10.5B including corporate vice president, government & public affairs; vice president, external affairs and diversity; regional director of human- capital; store manager; buyer and nonprofit board governance leader.Currently board chair of United Ways of California; director, American Cancer Society, Inc.; trustee, National Urban League; board member of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - L.A. and Los Angeles Urban League. Former corporate director of United Way of Greater Los Angeles; American Heart Association – L. A. County; Washington Retail Association; Retail Merchants of Hawaii and Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.Previously served as president, California State University Los Angeles Foundation; founding director, Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund; board chair, American Cancer Society California Division; trustee, Oncology Nurses Society Foundation; and board chair, Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council. Chaired numerous board committees including development, finance, audit, compensation, nominating and stakeholders. In recent professional leadership role worked in assigned states to promote the company’s economic interests, shared values and strategic priorities before state and local elected officials, business and community leaders, and served as a resource to these key stakeholders and local management, company leadership and legislative subject matter experts.Passion driven work includes advocacy for pathways to inclusive private and publicly traded board leadership. Philanthropic interests support education, health equity and financial stability.
Listed skills include Leadership, Fundraising, Community Outreach, Event Planning, and 25 others.