NAAAP-SEATTLE Chapter - Board of Directors

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NAAAP-Seattle Officers
Gil Gido President	Gil Gido is a Principal Consultant at Ulysses' Social Media Marketing Company (USMMC). He is certified with a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification issued by the Project Management Institute. During the last ten years he worked within the Microsoft IT division at the Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wa developing internal line of business applications. In 2006 he co-founded the Microsoft Asian Professional Society and led the organization until 2009. While MAPS is identified by C-Level management as a key pillar of Microsoft's Global Diversity initiative, it is an organization to help prepare Asians for future leadership roles at Microsoft. He presided over consistent organizational growth, organized and delivered three leadership conferences, raised funding and trained 6000+ employees.
Jen Phang Vice President of Operations	Born in Malaysia, but raised in Vancouver, Canada, Jennifer has spent most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Jennifer moved to Seattle to pursue her architecture career. She has been involved with NAAAP since 2004 and has served in various roles including Secretary, Membership chair, and now Vice President. During the 2006 NAAAP National Convention, she lead the Event Programming Team and helped to coordinate the speakers and seminars. Her new role as Vice President for NAAAP Seattle will give her the opportunity to develop her leadership tools, get more involved in the community and meet professionals from various disciplines. In her life outside of Architecture, she enjoys playing competitive volleyball, traveling, cooking, and is a “wannabe” food critic.
Marian Liu Vice President of External Affairs	As the arts & entertainment reporter for The Seattle Times, Marian Liu splits her time evenly between the print and online world - writing stories and producing multimedia. She is a media maven, having written for the Los Angeles Times, the Oakland Tribune, the San Jose Mercury News, The San Francisco Examiner and Source Magazine. She has also taught writing at San Francisco State University, and serves on the journalism advisory boards of her alma mater, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Washington. She is currently working on her Executive MBA at University of Washington. In addition to serving as Vice President of External Affairs of NAAAP-Seattle, she works as director of the multimedia project for the Asian American Journalists Association.
Lynn Huynh Treasurer	Lynn moved to Seattle a little over a year ago, after growing up in Florida and having lived and worked in Texas before moving to Seattle. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Masters in Accounting and is currently working at Amazon as a Senior Finance Analyst. Lynn was involved in the Social Committee last year and looks forward to serving on the board this year. She also enjoys various activities such as camping, hiking, skiing, and other team sports.
Membership
Herbert Pang Chair	Herbert is a project manager with Sony VAIO PC division responsible for managing the technical relationship with Microsoft on the Redmond campus. Herbert spent most of his life in the California Bay Area with a brief stint in San Diego. As a recent transplant to this evergreen state of just over 2 years, his first experience with NAAAP-Seattle was a community service event helping Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the less fortune. Finding this experience to be truly self-gratifying, he later found the social aspect of NAAAP-Seattle to be an excellent way to meet and network with fellow professionals sharing his hobbies and passion for life. In his spare time, he enjoys tinkering, driving, and tracking cars, motorcycles, mountain/road bikes. When the weather occasionally deters him from getting on those wheels, you can often find him playing pick-up basketball wherever there is an open court or snowboarding at Stevens Pass. His goal as the Membership chair is to evangelize the value of NAAAP Seattle membership and grow the chapter's reach and impact.
Professional Development
Hang-Ping Chen Chair	Hang Chen is a structural design engineer on a development program at The Boeing Company. Born in Taiwan and raised in America, he earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Off-hours, Hang guided Boeing employees on career development projects in Boeing's 6-Step Group Mentoring Program. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Institute (EDI) Leadership Program and currently serves as the President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Boeing Asian American Professional Association (BAAPA). When not working or volunteering, Hang enjoys life and organizes activities for friends and family.
Student Relations
Amy Duong Chair	Amy was born and raised in Seattle. She is a student at the University of Washington majoring in sociology and graduating in March 2010. Amy works for Prudential helping clients build a strong and sound financial foundation for the future. Her goals in NAAAP includes actively promoting the organization and getting more students involved. She wants to provide other students like herself the opportunity to connect and build strong networks with other professionals. In her free time, Amy enjoys working out at the gym, watching movies, and being with her friends.
Community service
David Eam Chair	David is a Software Systems Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace, developing Navigational systems for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. A native and dedicated Seattelite, David has been in the Washington area for most of his life. He is a first generation born Chinese American. David earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. On his spare time, he enjoys a variety of sports and activities, including dodgeball, volleyball, skiing/snowboarding, tennis, hiking, camping, and cycling. He enjoys taking physical challenges, such as riding the annual STP bike ride and hiking up to Camp Muir. Trying new things and keeping an open mind is key.
Social
Jenny Xu Chair	Jenny is a senior manager at Expedia, the world's leading online travel company. At Expedia, Jenny is responsible for managing corporate development, M&A, and other corporate-wide investment opportunities. She recently spent a year in Hong Kong developing growth strategies and managing business development activities for Expedia's Asia-Pacific business. Previously, Jenny was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science and Economics from Harvey Mudd College. In her free time, Jenny enjoys traveling, yoga, and salsa dancing.
Fundraising Committee
Liz Tran Chair	Liz is an agent with New York Life, a Fortune 500 financial services company located in Bellevue. At New York Life, Liz is dedicated to assisting others achieving their ideal financial situation through her skills and experience working in the financial services industry. She was born and raised in Garden Grove, CA and has been a resident in Seattle for the past two years. When Liz is not hard at work, she enjoys running, learning how to cook Vietnamese cuisine, and spending time in her pajamas at home reading. Liz's vision as the fundraising committee chair of NAAAP Seattle is to establish new relationships with new sponsors and assist NAAAP to continue being one of the largest Pan Asian professional organizations in the Pacific Northwest.
PR / Marketing
Julie Pham PR/Marketing Chair	Julie Pham is managing editor of Nguoi Viet Tay Bac-Northwest Vietnamese News and the program director for Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (SBTN) in Seattle, and the New America Media Seattle/Northwest Media coordinator. Julie is a Seattle native and went to University of California, Berkeley for her BA in History. Before working in media, she taught Southeast Asian history at UC Berkeley, managed the Journal of Vietnamese Studies, and earned her MPhil and PhD in History at Cambridge University as a Gates Scholar. She is an advocate for ethnic media, intercultural communication, small businesses, and local arts.
Vivian Hauer Newsletter Chair	Vivian is a CPA with Robert Half Financial and has fourteen years experience in accounting and tax, seven years in public accounting, two years in private companies and six years teaching accounting in the university. She specializes in estate and trust, partnership (joint venture) accounting, hospitality and real estate industry. Other professional organizations she is involved in include: Women Expatriates and Foreign Business Owners, Trade Alliance of Greater Seattle, Washington Society of CPA's. In addition she is the organizer for the Seattle Asian Professional Meet up Group. In her leisure time, she likes to garden, hiking, playing Jazz piano and writing short stories.
Eric Kalinka Technology Director	Eric Kalinka is a developer for AT&T representing the Small Business Mobility Customer Care National Operations, Executive Response Team, Business Data Support, and Enterprise Customer Care National Operations teams. He graduated with a BA from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications. He's a decorated employee having been awarded a 2009 Service of Excellence Award given to only 1% of the AT&T employees and the Key Contributor Award twice. In addition, Eric is versed in various programming languages and methodologies; most notably ColdFusion 8.0, SQL Server 2005, HTML, JavaScript, and Adobe Flex 3.0. Eric has been a NAAAP-Seattle member since 2006 and was a stage announcer for the Cherry Blossom Festival. During leisure times, he enjoys reading and writing poetry, hiking, volleyball, traveling, and cycling.
National Representative
Rebecca Deng National Representative	Rebecca is an experienced professional in traditional, non-traditional and multicultural marketing. She is currently an Associate Media Director at T.D. Wang Advertising Group. Prior to joining T.D. Wang Advertising Group, Rebecca worked at Microsoft Advertising, Macy's, A Partnership (for General Motors), and The New York Times. Rebecca holds a bachelor's degree in Management Science with a concentration in Marketing Science and a minor in East Asian Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Rebecca has been continually inspired to contribute to the community through volunteer and pro bono work. She has been a dedicated board member of NAAAP since 2003, and she received the Outstanding Services Award from NAAAP-New York in 2007. In her leisure time, Rebecca enjoys watching Chinese soap opera to keep up with her Mandarin and Cantonese proficiency.
Scholarship Committee
Casey Huang Chair	Casey is an architect, Associate Principal at Mithun, an integrated design firm in Seattle. Through her design work as an architect, Casey strives to make a meaningful difference in the community. She was the designer for many outstanding projects including award winning projects - REI flagship store in Seattle, the Marina Building at Shilshole Bay Marina in Ballard and Thea's Landing in Tacoma. Casey was born and raised in Beijing, China. After receiving a Bachelor Degree in Architecture in Beijing, she came to the United States in 1988 to continue her education. She graduated from University of Nebraska with a Master Degree in Architecture in 1990. She is very passionate about education. As the Scholarship Chair, she hopes to play a part in helping the next generation of leaders succeed.
Gala Committee
Open	NAAAP-Seattle is currently seeking a Gala Committee Chair. Please contact Gil Gido if you are interested.
Board at Large
Nancy Ko Board at Large	Nancy is an event planner who is originally from Boston. She served as a former Social Events Chairperson for NAAAP-Boston chapter for three years. Recently, Nancy was the Events Chair for the 2006 NAAAP National Convention in Seattle and produced the fashion show for the Gala with Banana Republic. She is an avid volleyball player year round and a snowboarder.
Roxanne Tam Board at Large	Roxanne Tam is a Seattle-based attorney whose areas of practice include commercial law, immigration and real estate. She is admitted to the King, Washington and American Bar Associations. Roxanne earned her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Seattle University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington. In her free time, Roxanne enjoys spending time with family, friends and her dog, Oliver.