FACE's 11th National Lighting the Community Summit by Korean Churches for Community Development

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OCTOBER 22 - 24, 2021 WWW.FACELA/ORG/LTC

11TH NATIONAL LIGHTING THE COMMUNITY SUMMIT

WELCOME to FACE’s 11th National Lighting the Community Summit. This year's theme is "A Time to HEAL: Health, Equity, Advocacy, Leadership."

This past pandemic year has been wrought with much pain from deaths, racism, economic losses to violence and division. In the AAPI community, we have seen much of these disparities including continued anti-Asian hate. We recognize much healing is needed as individuals, communities and as a nation but we need the tools and resources to rebuild our future. This year's summit is to look at where we are, how do we lead and do things differently that will bring healing and renewal that will lead to unity, health and equity for all. We ask you to join us. In light of our current political environment and world conditions, we are especially delighted to be convening this gathering of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) faith leaders, corporate leaders, elected officials and the broader community to equip, engage, and partner in addressing the many challenges facing our communities, country, and even the world.

It is time to engage, build bridges, and grow our influence & positive WITNESS to the world, that we may ADVOCATE for those who are voiceless, and foster PARTNERSHIPS that unite and serve our communities.

Our theme reflects the endless possibilities if we bring our communities together as well as the vision of this Summit. No community is an island. We are all stronger when we stand united and fully equipped to serve one another. The AAPI faith community has been active through evangelism, global missions, and direct service. Yet our voice and presence have been missing at the local and national front due to marginalization and our own disengagement. We come to this summit as those who are called to be salt and light to the world and to be bold witnesses in every sphere of life. This calling is greater than any particular political stance or social agenda. It is time to engage, build bridges, and grow our influence & positive WITNESS to the world, that we may ADVOCATE for those who are voiceless, and foster PARTNERSHIPS that unite and serve our communities. Finally, we come to shine our light and to bless/pray for our city and our nation’s leaders. Thank you for your partnership.

Hyepin Im FACE President and CEO

Rev. John Jong Dai Park FACE Board Co-Chair

Jos Ferguson FACE Board Co-Chair

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INVITATION

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WELCOME &

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Letters of Commendation

Assemblyman

Steven Choi

California

Assemblyman

Jesse Gabriel

California

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LETTERS OF COMMENDATION

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Eric Garcetti

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Mayor City of LA

SCHEDULE Location: Virtually Through Whova

OCTOBER 22nd

DESCRIPTION

8:45 am

Welcome

9:00 am

Opening Plenary: A Time to HEAL

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DAY 1 PROGRAM

Fireside Chat: State of AAPI : Faith, Politics, Hope, & Identity Hyepin Im, President/CEO, FACE Deepa Bharath, Josh Dickson, Russell Jeung, Sonal Shah, Nikki Toyama-Szeto

10:00 am

Break

10:10 am

Amplifying Our Voices: Winning Strategies on Breaking Down Walls

11:15 am

Speed Networking Training & Competition: Our Voices Matter Hyepin Im & Lisa Hill

12:15 pm

Lunch Break

1:00 pm

White House Listening Session: State of AAPI II Derrick Harkins, Erika Moritsugu

1:45 pm

Break

1:50 pm

Navigating Resources for Faith & Community Development Rev. Dr. Mark Whitlock

2:10 pm

Break

2:15 pm

White House Grant Opportunities , Resources & Appointments Marcus Coleman, Karen Dahl, Derrick Harkins, Jerry Lawson

3:00 pm

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Adam Briones, Christine Chen, Krystal Ka'ai, Alexia Salvatierra, Matthew Soerens

Closing & Rapid Networking Hyepin Im

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DAY 2 PRAYER BREAKFAST Location: Virtually Through Whova

OCTOBER 23rd

DESCRIPTION

9:00 am

National Asian American Prayer Breakfast Welcome

Emcees: Richard Lui, ABC 7 & Hyepin Im

Opening Reflection & Prayer David Lee, Founder, RogueRED

Prayer Highlight: Choose this Day: Faith Leadership Dr. David Mcallister, President, Wesley Theological Seminary

Prayer Highlight: Government Leadership

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Bishop Grant Hagiya, UMC CalPAC Conference

Prayer Highlight: Anti-Asian Violence

Bishop Grant Hagiya, UMC CalPAC Conference

Prayer Highlight: Media and Racial Reconciliations Larissa Lam, Producer & Director, Far East Deep South

Prayer Highlight: Black and Asian Solidarity Dr. Barbara Williams Skinner, President, Skinner Leadership Institute & National African American Clergy Network

Prayer for Black Asian Solidarity and Racial Reconciliation Dr. Barbara Williams Skinner, President, Skinner Leadership Institute & National African American Clergy Network

Prayer Highlight: Immigration Reform

Guillermo Torres, CLUE ( Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice

Prayer Highlight: Homelessness & Mental Health Rev. Won-Seok Yuh,Senior Pastor, Harris UMC

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DAY 2 PRAYER BREAKFAST Location: Virtually Through Whova

OCTOBER 23rd

DESCRIPTION

National Asian American Prayer Breakfast (continued)

Musical Meditation & Prayer: The Lord's Prayer Cile Borman

Prayer for Immigration Reform and Homelessness & Mental Health Rev. Won-Seok Yuh,Senior Pastor, Harris UMC

Prayer Highlight: Afghanistan & Peace

Dr. Steven Kwon, Founder, NEI ( Nutrition Education Institute)

Prayer Highlight: North Korea & Peace Dr. Tim Chang, Liberty University and Peace Korea Institute

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Prayer for Afghanistan and North Korea

Sandra Choi, JHOG Design & Development

Prayer Highlight: Voter Justice Jim Wallis, Georgetown University

Prayer Highlight: Next Generation Margaret Yu, Director, EPIC Cru

Musical Meditation & Lifting of Prayers Soul Maestro Danny Jung

Closing Prayer Dr. Daniel Lee, Dean, Center for Asian American Christianity & Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

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DAY 2 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Location: Virtually Through Whova

OCTOBER 23rd

DESCRIPTION

9:00 am

National Asian American Prayer Breakfast

10:30 am

Break

10:40 am

Fireside Chat: Corporate Social Justice: Funding during the Pandemic Reality

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Julius Robinson, Bob Binnie , Kelvin James, Richard Bynum

11:40 am

Q&A with Funders

12:15 pm

Lunch Break/Networking

1:00 pm

Breakout Sessions I: Small Business Victor Parker, Terri Batch, Richard Chacon, Rhonda Thornton, Matthew Lee, Jane Oak | Moderated by: Sandra Choi & Joseph Kang

Breakout Sessions I: Housing/Homelessness/Affordable Housing Kelvin Sauls , Allyson Crosby, Jos Ferguson Maury Ruano, Kevin Kang, Justin Davis | Moderated By: Filiberto Gonzalez

1:45 pm

Breakout Sessions II: Youth & Jobs & Clean Energy Phil Starr, Telebah Woods, Mirabelle Johnson, Charles Dorsey | Moderated By Steve Suh

Breakout Sessions: Mental Health/Health Curtis Chang, Elbert Kim, Peter Winston, Najuma Smith, Keren Goldberg, Ben O' Dell, Jack Miranda | Moderated By: Carol Chung

2:30 pm

Break

2:40 pm

Continuing the Fight: Creating Belonging Ray Chang, Eddie Yen, Janna Louie, James Rodriguez, David Chao, Adam Taylor, Joshua Wu | Moderated By: Hyepin Im & Maury Ruano

3:00 pm

Closing & Action Steps

SCHEDULE Location: Virtually Through Whova and In-person (Pasadena Masonic Temple)

DESCRIPTION

5:00 pm

Reception

5:30 pm

20th Anniversary Awards Gala Dinner

6:30 pm

Welcome EMCEE: Christiane Cordero, ABC7

President's Message: Light up the Night: A Time to Heal Hyepin Im, President/CEO, FACE

Opening Prayer Jay Chung, FACE Board Treasurer

Dinner Co-Chair Greetings Julius Robinson, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Americas, MUFG Union Bank

Thanks to Sponsors Jos Ferguson, FACE Board Co-Chair

FACE "Light of the World" Video Special Remarks Controller Ron Galperin, LA City Controller

Presentation of Beacon of Light Honorees Bridge Building Leadership Award: Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu Community Advocacy Award: Esther Lim

FACE Highlight: Youth@Work Testimony Dakota Lee, FACE Intern

Congratulatory Remarks Judy Chu, Congresswoman, 27th congressional district

Special Performance

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OCTOBER 24th

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DAY 3 PROGRAM

Haram Choi, Korean Musical Actor, Musical Star (TV) Finalist

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DAY 3 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Location: Virtually Through Whova and In-person (Pasadena Masonic Temple)

OCTOBER 24th

DESCRIPTION

FACE Program Highlight: C2 Leadership Institute Video FACE Highlight: C2 Leadership Institute Testimony Rev. Lisa Williams, FACE C2 Fellow & Pastor, San Pedro UMC

Presentation of Beacon of Light Honorees Building Leadership Award: Bishop Grant Hagiya Corporate Leadership Award: CIT Bank

Special Performance BXK, Kpop group, Fly High

Congratulatory Remarks Homefree USA

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FACE Highlight: Homeownership Client Testimony

Cain Rivera, FACE Housing Client

Special Remarks Derrick Harkins, Faith-Based Director, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Beacon of Light Honorees Public Leadership Award: State Treasurer Fiona Ma FACE Distinguished Service Award: Rev. John Jongdai Park

Presentation of Certificates Special Performance Haram Choi, Korean Musical Actor, Musical Star (TV) Finalist

Closing Remarks & Prayer

THE SUMMIT

SUMMIT GOALS WITNESS •

입증

Raise the visibility, profile, and resources of the AAPI Christian community at a national level.

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Equip AAPI Christian leaders to better engage, advocate, and educate the broader community about AAPI needs and concerns.

아시안 어메리칸 태평양 연안국가 기독교 지도 자들이 아시안 태평양 연안 제도의 문제점과 요구에 대해 더욱 폭넓은 지역사회를 교육하 고, 지지하고, 참여하도록 준비한다. PARTNERSHIP •

협력

Deepen AAPI community partnerships with one another and collaborate with government and other decision makers to leverage resources and increase impact.

아시안 어메리칸 태평양 연안국가 상호간에 협력을 강화하고, 정부및 기타의견 결정자들이 자원을 활용하고 영향력을 높일수 있도록한다.

THE SUMMITprovides opportunities for churches and non-profit organizations to learn how to leverage resources, access funding opportunities, and build successful partnerships to better implement their programs for the community and expand their impact and witness. The summit will also provide networking opportunities with various important stakeholders including potential funders, elected officials, and government agencies. At the same time, the summit provides a platform to highlight great models and resources in the community as well as advocate for issues that impact the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

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& OVERVIEW

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SUMMIT GOALS

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TOP ISSUES IMPACTING AAPIS

COMBATTING THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR VISIT: FACELA.ORG/RACE-

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RELATIONS

THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE AAPI COMMUNITY

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR VISIT: FACELA.ORG/RACERELATIONS

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COMMITTEE

Congressman Tony Cárdenas

Assemblyman Steven S. Choi

Congresswoman Judy Chu

Councilwoman Paulette Francis

Controller Ron Galperin

California's 29th Congressional District

California 's 68th Assembly District

California's 27th Congressional District

Gardena City Council

Los Angeles City

Congressman Ted W. Lieu

Congresswoman Grace Meng

Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen

Congressmember Maxine Waters

California's 33rd Congressional District

New York's 6th Congressional District

California's 48th Assembly District

Maryland

California's 43rd Congressional District

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FACE HONORARY

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HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

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Bishop Grant Hagiya

California-Pacific Conference of the UMC

Rev. Dr. David Mcallister-Wilson President, Wesley Theological Seminary

Rev. John Jongdai Park FACE Board Chair Emeritus, Senior Pastor of Joong Ang Presbyterian Church

CIT Bank

Corporate Leadership Award CIT is a leading national bank focused on empowering businesses and personal savers with the financial agility to navigate their goals. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is a financial holding company with over a century of experience and operates a principal bank subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A. The company's commercial banking segment includes commercial financing, community association banking, middle market banking, equipment and vendor financing, factoring, railcar financing, treasury and payments services, and capital markets and asset management. CIT's consumer banking segment includes a national direct bank and regional branch network. We’re proud to invest in the neighborhoods where we live and work – and be a growing presence in our communities, supporting the dayto-day financial lives of our customers. They offer many specialized home loan solutions, including competitive rates and low-down payment options right in your own backyard.

Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu Producers, Far East Deep South

Bridge Building Leadership Award BALDWIN CHIU and LARISSA LAM are a husband-wife filmmaking and music team. They produced the award-winning documentaries, Finding Cleveland and Far East Deep South about Baldwin’s family’s search for their roots that leads them on an emotional journey to Mississippi, where they uncover the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. Far East Deep South was broadcast on PBS World Channel’s series “America ReFramed” and has won multiple film festival awards. This dynamic duo also host the Love, Discovery and Dim Sum podcast discussing race and culture through an Asian American lens. For more information about Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu's careers, please visit FACE's LTC page: https://www.facela.org/ltc

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HONOREES

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BEACON OF LIGHT

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BEACON OF LIGHT

HONOREES

Bishop Grant Hagiya California-Pacific Conference of the UMC

Leadership Building Award

Esther Lim

Founder/Creator, How to Report a Hate Crime Book

Community Advocacy Award

Esther is a proud 2nd generation Korean-American who created booklets on How to Report a Hate Crime in 10 different languages for the Los Angeles/Orange County, New York City, Greater Bay, St. Louis, Illinois, and Maine regions. She has printed and distributed over 93,000 physical copies of the booklets and is continuing to expand to more regions and languages. She works full-time in fashion apparel, but is an activist in her own right and fights for equality. Her sole purpose of creating books on how to report a hate crime was to provide equity and break the concept of having a language barrier just to gain knowledge of resources that were already out there. She believes there are different aspects in everyone’s lives where we see inequity and even in a small way, we can do something about it.

HONOREES

State Treasurer Fiona Ma State of California

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BEACON OF LIGHT

Fiona Ma is California’s 34th State Treasurer. She was elected on November 6, 2018, with more votes (7,825,587) than any other candidate for Treasurer in the state's history. She is the first woman of color and the first woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA) elected to the position. The State Treasurer’s Office was created in the California Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste management, hospitals, public facilities, and other crucial infrastructure projects that better the lives of residents. California is the world’s fifth-largest economy and Treasurer Ma is the state’s primary banker. Her office processes more than $2 trillion in transactions, within a typical year. She provides transparency and oversight for the government’s investment portfolio and accounts, as well as for the state’s surplus funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment portfolio that has averaged well over $100 billion during her administration—a significant portion of which are beneficially owned by more than 2,200 local governments in California. She serves as agent of sale for all State bonds and is trustee of billions of dollars of state indebtedness.

Rev. John Jongdai Park

FACE Board Chair Emeritus, Senior Pastor of Joong Ang Presbyterian Church

FACE Distinguished Service Award

Rev. John Jongdai Park is an ordained pastor and advocate for Korean immigrants. He is originally from South Korea and came to the States in 1982, where he attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Rev. Park served as the past President for The Council of Korean Churches in Southern California. He has served as Chairman of the Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation of America as well as Co-Chair of the Board of FACE. Rev. John Park is currently in Los Angeles California where he continues to serve as Head Pastor of Joong-Ang Presbyterian Church in Hollywood.

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Public Leadership Award

BIOGRAPHIES

Terri Batch

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SPEAKER

Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S Department of Commerce Mrs. Terri L. Batch is a Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Commercial Service, the export promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) in Los Angeles. She advises companies on the U.S. Commercial Service’s virtual services that assist with exporting products and services to new markets. Terri is currently the Director of the GDEI (Global Diversity Export Initiative) and on temporary detail to the MBDA (Minority Business Development Agency) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Terri has served in many capacities during her close to 20-year tenure. This includes leading the Global Design & Construction Team and serving as the Founding Team Leader for the Global China Team. She is also a founding leader of B-BOLD (Blacks Building Opportunities to Leverage Diversity), an affinity group within the ITA that focuses on creating a more diverse and inclusive organization and prioritizing outreach to minority-and-women-owned businesses. Terri received a B.S. in Computer Science from Spelman College, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. In addition, Terri has pursued language training at institutes in Beijing, China and Taipei, Taiwan and speaks Mandarin Chinese. She has traveled extensively throughout China and the Asia region. Terri has a professional designation as a Global Logistics Specialist from California State University Long Beach and is a Certified Global Business Professional from NASBITE.

Staff Writer and Journalist, Southern California News Group Deepa Bharath is a staff writer for the Southern California News Group, covering religion, health, race, demographics, cultures, extremism and other topics for the company's 11 newspapers in the region. She has covered a number of other beats ranging from city government to breaking news and courts for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times Community News and the Daily Breeze. Deepa has received fellowships from the International Women's Media Foundation and the International Center for Journalists to report stories about reconciliation, counterextremism and peace-building efforts around the world.

Bob Binnie

SVP, Risk and CRA Program Management, CIT Bank Bob Binnie is a seasoned executive having held roles with CIT Bank since 2010 in Community Reinvestment, Risk, Compliance, BSA / AML, Fraud Mitigation and Operational Risk Management. During this time, Bob led several enterprise level initiatives including efforts focused on Mortgage Servicing, Resolution Planning and Sales Practices. Currently, Bob has responsibility for CIT’s Community Reinvestment efforts and Risk Programs within its Consumer Bank businesses. Prior to joining CIT Bank, led Operations for Green Dot and he enjoyed a long career with GE Capital’s Consumer Finance business where he held leadership roles in Operations, Sales and Six Sigma. Originally from Connecticut, Bob is a graduate of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and Syracuse University, where he received a BS, Electrical Engineering and MS, Electrical Engineering, respectively.

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Deepa Bharath

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Cile Borman Professional Musician

Music is the motivating force in Cile’s life. She has traveled all throughout the USA cultivating her singing voice and perfecting her audience communication stills. Cile’ has appeared in Liberia West Africa, and throughout Germany. She was the opening act in Japan for the Temptations and has always combined original material with popular favorites in her exciting show. From Anchorage, Alaska to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, from Seattle, Washington to Hollywood, and Las Vegas. Cile’ became a popular act wherever she performed. She got her start singing with the jazz orchestra at Roosevelt University in Chicago Illinois. Her evolution from jazz to rhythm and blues has been influential in helping her to develop her own style that she has use to blend with her love of Caribbean music and culture.

Adam Briones

Chief Executive Officer, California Community Builders Adam Briones is the CEO of California Community Builders(CCB), where he leads research, advocacy, and community organizing efforts to end California’s racial wealth gap and housing crisis for communities of color. Prior to CCB, Adam was the GreenliningInstitute’s Senior Director of Economic Equity and helped to secure over $10 billion in community reinvestment commitments from large financial institutions. Previously, Adam spent a decade in housing development and real estate finance, primarily in New York. His work there included acting as Vice President of Real Estate Development at the Genesis Companies, one of the city’s most active African American-owned affordable housing developers. Adam was also a Senior Analyst for HR&A Advisors, a leading national consulting firm specializing in real estate and economic development advisory services. Before that, Adam was a Housing Fellow with New York City’s primary affordable housing finance agencies, the NYC Housing Development Corporation, and the Department of Housing Preservation & Development. As a Housing Fellow, he closed construction and permanent financing on over 1,300 units totaling more than $150 million in debt and tax credit equity. As a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellow in Washington DC, Adam interned with the office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters and the House Financial Services Committee. Adam has also held internships with Union Bank’s Community Development Finance group as well as the West Angeles Community Development Corporation, a faith-based community developer. Adam holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California Los Angeles and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz.

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Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, The PNC Financial Services Group

Richard K. Bynum is chief corporate responsibility officer for The PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, he leads the PNC Foundation; Community Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility; Community Development Banking; and Diversity and Inclusion. In addition, Bynum is leading the implementation of PNC’s $1 billion commitment to help end systemic racism and support the economic empowerment of African Americans and lowto moderate-income communities. Bynum is an accomplished executive with nearly 20 years of executive leadership experience. Prior to being named to his new role in July 2020, Bynum served as regional president for PNC’s Greater Washington market from 2017-2020. He previously served as a member of PNC’s retail executive leadership team, where he led the Business Banking division. Prior to that, he served as the Greater Washington retail market executive from 2010-2014, where he led consumer and small business sales. In addition, he served as chief operating officer for Business Banking, where he led the sales force operating platform for hundreds of small business bankers across PNC’s footprint.

Richard Chacon

Director of Supplier Diversity and Community Development, MUFG Union Bank Richard Chacon is the Director of Supplier Diversity and Community Development for MUFG Union Bank, N.A. As Director of Supplier Diversity, he is responsible for providing diverse business enterprises with the opportunity to participate in the Bank’s procurement of products and services. In addition, as Director of Community Development, he is responsible for meeting the needs of our nonprofit community. Mr. Chacon joined Union Bank in 1998 and has been the driving force behind an increase in diverse business supplier spend from $26 million in 1998 to $250 million in 2020. Prior to his current position, Mr. Chacon served 10 years in various personnel-related positions in the U.S. Army, having served two tours in Korea and in Vietnam. In 1970 he joined Pacific Bell in various personnel and supplies distribution departments. There, he established the supplier diversity program for Pacific Bell’s Southern California Region; he then managed the Pacific Bell Services for the Disabled program. He also held various management positions with Levi Strauss & Co., LB Credit Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank. Richard is an active member within his community and with numerous business development organizations throughout the nation. He is a member of the Financial Services Roundtable for Supplier Diversity, a Board member of the Northwest Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council, and of the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, and Board Chair of the Council for Supplier Diversity in San Diego. Richard is also a corporate advisor to the Veterans in Business Network, and the California State Commanders Veterans Council.

Founder and Head, Consulting Within Reach, Founder, Christians and the Vaccine, Faculty, American University & Duke Divinity School, Sr. Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary Curtis Chang straddles the worlds of secular institutions and theology. As a management consultant, he has won a White House award for social innovation as the founder and head of Consulting Within Reach (CWR), a firm serving nonprofits and government agencies. Curtis also serves on the faculty of American University in Washington D.C., where he teaches strategic planning. As a theologian, Curtis is on the consulting faculty of the Duke Divinity School and is a Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary. His ministry experience includes serving as a senior pastor of an Evangelical Covenant Church in California. He is the author of Engaging Unbelief: A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas (IVP). More recently, Curtis founded Christians and the Vaccine, a national campaign to persuade Christians to get the COVID vaccine. In that role, he has testified before the US Senate, written for the New York Times, and appeared on CBS News, NBC News, CNN, NPR and other major media outlets. Curtis graduated from Harvard University and is a former Rockefeller Fellow. He is married with two children, and lives in San Jose, California.

Pastor Ray Chang

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President, Asian American Christian Collaborative Pastor Raymond Chang is the president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, a pastor, and writer. He regularly preaches God’s Word and speaks throughout the country on issues pertaining to Christianity and culture, race and faith. He has lived throughout the world (Korea, Guatemala, Panama, Spain, China), traveled to nearly 50 countries, and currently lives in Chicagoland, serving as a campus minister at Wheaton College. Prior to entering vocational ministry, Raymond worked in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, and served in the Peace Corps in Panama. He is currently pursuing his PhD. He is married to Jessica Chang, who serves as the chief advancement and partnerships officer of the Field School.

Dr. Tim Chang

Professor, Liberty University

In 2003, after graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary in Intercultural Studies, Tim was an adjunct professor at the Fuller Theological Seminary, the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Logos Theological Seminary in Los Angeles. Also, following his graduation, he co-founded Lighthouse Learning Center, an academic tutoring center, in Valencia, California. He has presented academic papers on the subject of Korean immigrant churches in the United States for the American Academy of Religion, the Baptist Heritage Society, and UCLA’s Korean Christianity Department. In 2006, Tim, with his pregnant spouse and two young children, moved to Northeast China to work with people from North Korea. He has experience working one-to-one with North Koreans and partnering with God’s church in China to engage in North Korean missions. In 2017, Tim and his family moved back to the United States to teach residentially at Liberty University in the Department of Global Studies. The classes that he has taught at Liberty are Cultural Anthropology, Intercultural Communication and Engagement, Introduction to Global Studies, Barefoot Language Learning, Introduction to Islam, History and Theory of Global Engagement, and Theology Survey II.

Dr. David C. Chao

Director, Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary Dr. David C. Chao is director of the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary. He teaches courses on Asian American theology, organizes academic programming in Asian American theology and ministry, and mentors Asian and Asian American students. His research and writing focus on Asian American theology, the uses of Christian doctrine for liberation, and the convergence and divergence of Protestant and Catholic dogmatics. He has a wide range of pastoral experience with Chinese American, Korean American, and pan-Asian churches and ministries and is an active member of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Center for Asian American Christianity advances research and scholarship pertaining to Asian American Christianity through its events and publications, offers innovative conferences on Asian American theology drawing upon leading practitioners and scholars from Asian American studies and Asian American theology on topics relevant to Asian American congregations, and equips and empowers the ministries of Asian American leaders and Asian American congregations.

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Tim Chang was born in Seoul, South Korean and immigrated to the United States in the early 1970s. In his second year in college, he became a Christ-follower. After one year at Dallas Theological Seminary, he went to Seoul, South Korea to study Korean and do an internship in Korean churches for one year. In 1992, he founded TeKCA (Texas Korean American College Association) to lead Korean American college students to follow Jesus Christ. He has served in Korean American churches in Texas and California for more than 15 years.

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Christine Chen

Executive Director, APIAVote Christine Chen, the founding executive director from 2006-2008 returned to APIAVote in January 2011 to serve as its current Executive Director. During her tenure she had strengthened and expanded APIAVote's partners into 28 states. APIAVote’s research and polling of Asian American voters and their regional trainings and field programs have strengthened the local grassroots programs in reaching and mobilizing Asian American and Pacific Islander voters. Through all these efforts, APIAVote has played a key role in elevating the Asian American and Pacific Islander electorate to an unprecedented national level in recent years. Profiled by Newsweek magazine in 2001 as one of 15 women who will shape America’s new century, Chen served from 2001 to 2005 as national executive director of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), one of the leading APIA civil rights organizations in the country. Chen is well-known by activists across the county. Her track record in building coalitions and working at the grassroots and national levels established her as one of the strongest voices in the APIA community. She has more than two decades of experience in organizing and advocating on issues such as immigration, hate crimes, affirmative action, census, racial profiling, voting rights, election reform, and various derogatory and racist media incidents. Her role as a trusted coalition builder has her effectively building relationships with key Congressional offices including the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, federal agencies, and the administration. Chen currently serves on the Kennedy Center Community Advisory Board, Center for Asian American Media, OCA Northern Virginia Chapter, and the advisory board for CAPAL. For more about Christine Chen, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Sandra Choi

Co-owner, JHOG Design & Development

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Sandra Choi is a twice immigrant, from Korea to South America, then to the United States. She is a life-partner, mother, daughter, friend, community member and business owner. Sandra operates a construction company called JHOG Design & Development with her husband Jacob. She spent the last 20 years in the corporate, nonprofit, health care, labor and older adult communities. She cherishes the meaningful relationships she got to build working at Enterprise Rent A Car, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Hospitality Training Academy, Aurrera Health Group and as a previous board member of FACE. Sandra’s passion is to be joyful, grateful, a cheerful giver and to become a stronghold to those who need a place of rest & strengthening. Her goal is to connect needs with resources, especially in communities experiencing language and cultural barriers.

Carol Chung

Program Evaluator, Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Ms. Carol Chung is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of clinical and administrative experience. She received a Master’s in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and currently is a program evaluator for the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health. Ms. Chung worked in various medical and behavioral health care settings throughout Los Angeles County, Ms. Chung’s article The Psychosocial Care for Adolescent and Young Adult Hematopoietic Cell Transplant.”, was published through the National Institute of Health. She has been a speaker for the American Cancer Society and Leukemia Lymphoma Society. She is trained in several trauma-informed evidencebased treatment modalities and endorsed with the California Center for Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health, emphasizing the zero to five population. Ms. Chung’s passion is in early intervention and protective factors that promote family resilience. Ms. Chung enjoys running, hiking, football and making new friends to promote community resilience.

Jay Chung

FACE Board Treasurer & Vice President/Treasurer, Mana Group Jay currently serves as the VP/Treasurer of Mana Group, a multi-billion-dollar privately-owned company, while serving as one of the founding board members to ioTech international, a cutting-edge biotech firm that researches, prevents, and treats microbial, including Covid-19. Also, as one of the Principals of New River Global Inc., a business as a humanitarian and faith mechanism, the international consortium bridges innovative technologies and solutions with developing countries and marginalized communities. Jay has over 25-years in business and non-profit leadership, including corporate management, investment banking, international business, regulatory compliance, real estate, and finance. He received a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from UCLA and further obtained a law degree (J.D.) and Masters in International Law (LL.M.) with Honors. Jay is presently a 2021 candidate in earning his Master of Liberal Arts degree (ALM) at Harvard University with a concentration in International Relations via Extension. He was a former Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission for the City of Austin, a board member to anti-human trafficking non-profit, and taught Social Science and Business courses as an Adjunct Professor. His deepest joy in life is to intimately commune with God and accumulate special memories with his family.

Faith-Based Director, US Department of Homeland Security Marcus Coleman leads at the intersection of religious affairs, community capacity building, public-private partnerships and crisis management to help people before, during and after disasters. Marcus experience in the private sector includes serving as co-lead for the behavioral science and communications practice at HWC. Prior to HWC, Marcus was the Special Assistant at the Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (DHS Center). Marcus continues to lead various efforts to promote interfaith dialogue and cooperation as a means to advance national security interest. Marcus’ community contributions to emergency management and homeland security continue through his community leadership as an Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management and is a proud member of the Truman National Security Project. Marcus is a proud Alum of Howard University (BBA), American University (MPA), and is an active member of Harvard University National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. Marcus lives in Washington, DC with his wife Amber Coleman where they attend New Bethel Baptist Church led by Rev. Dexter U. Nutall. For more about Marcus Coleman, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

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Christiane Cordero Reporter, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Christiane Cordero is a general assignment reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News. She joined the team in August 2021, returning to her Southern California roots after 12 years spent living in the South, Northeast and Midwest. Before KABC-TV, Christiane spent three years with WCCO-TV in Minneapolis/St Paul. She was the first television reporter to speak on camera with the Minneapolis mayor and MPD chief following George Floyd's murder, and covered 10 days straight of the unrest that followed. When Derek Chauvin's verdict was read, Christiane stood among the crowd of people gathered outside of the Hennepin County courthouse and shared their raw, live perspective. Christiane also covered the first COVID-19 vaccines arriving in the state, Jayme Closs' escape from captivity, and the Minnesota State Fair. Prior to the Twin Cities, Christiane reported for WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut. She helped launch and lead its consumer investigative unit, NBC Responds, which recovered more than $250,000 for viewers.

Allyson Crosby

Associate Director of Systems Alignment, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Allyson Crosby presently serves the community as the Associate Director of Systems Alignment at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. She received her BA in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies from Goshen College and her MSW at California State University, Long Beach. For the last fourteen years, Allyson's life has been dedicated to working in solidarity with the homeless community of Southern California. Coming from a rural farm community in Indiana, Allyson was raised with the understanding that her wellbeing was inherently linked to the wellbeing of her neighbors and since then has aimed to move through the world working to grow communities of kinship and belonging.

Justin Davis

FACE Board Member & Sr. Vice President, Hanmi Bank Justin Davis has worked in Mortgage Finance as an Operations Manager for sixteen years. He is currently the Sr. Vice President of Hanmi Bank. He was formerly the First Vice President, Warehouse & Correspondent Lending Manager for Royal Business Bank's Residential Mortgage Lending Unit. Prior to working for Royal Business Bank, he worked for Bank of America for over 10 years in several departments relating to mortgage including: wholesale lending, correspondent & warehouse lending, servicing, foreclosure review, and retail operations. Justin earned his Bachelor's Degree with a double major in Economics and Studies in the Environment from Yale University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from UCLA Anderson School of Management. He continues his education by attending the Pacific Coast Banking School and plans to graduate in 2020. Justin was blessed with his first-born son in 2019 and has been lucky to have the partnership of his supportive, successful, and intelligent wife for over 14 years. Justin enjoys reading, film, football, and continues to enjoy making new connections and giving back to his community.

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Christiane graduated from East Carolina University as a communications major and three-year starting goalkeeper for its women's soccer team. She is passionate about using sports to empower children in underserved communities, and gives back through volunteer work and mentorship. A second-generation American, Christiane represents the true melting pot of the region. She strongly connects with Filipino, Spanish, South Korean and Mexican cultures and speaks conversational Spanish.

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Josh Dickson

Senior Advisor for Public Engagement and Deputy Director, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Josh Dickson serves as White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Prior to joining the administration, he was the National Faith Engagement Director for Biden for President. Before the campaign, Josh worked in nonprofit leadership roles with Teach For America and Points of Light and served as the Director of the Center for Faithbased and Neighborhood Partnerships at the US Department of Commerce in the Obama-Biden Administration. He previously led the Young Democrats of America’s Faith and Values Program, worked as Deputy Director of Faith Outreach at the DNC, and co-founded Evangelicals for Marriage Equality and the Colorado Faithful Democrats. He began his career as a teacher on Chicago’s South Side, where he got his introduction to community organizing as a volunteer with the Industrial Areas Foundation.

Rev. Dr. Charles Dorsey Founder, The Dorsey Group, LLC.

Reverend Dr. Charles Lamont Dorsey is a locally and nationally known dynamic leader, author, and though leader on matters of leadership, empowerment, social justice, and organizational change. With more that 300 engagements, Rev. Dr. Dorsey continues to emerge as one of the nations empowerment specialist reaching people using his charismatic, thought-provoking, and creative presentation style. He has served as a leading voice, for Youth and Young Adults, on a weekly radio show at KJLH 102.3 FM the Number 1 black owned and operated radio station in Los Angeles, CA, reaching audiences across the nation. His academic record includes a Master of Divinity from the Claremont School of Theology, Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology from the University of California at Irvine, and a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. He recently launched his firm, The Dorsey Group, LLC., focused on individual and organizational performance improvement. Rev. Dr. Dorsey is regularly consulted on matters of community engagement, millennial outreach, and organizational improvement. He believes that one purpose-centered leader can influence world change and hopes to serve this generation by identifying and activating untapped leaders.

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FACE Board Member, Affordable Housing Consultant

Jos Ferguson is an experienced Affordable Housing Asset Manager, with more than 20 years in the real estate industry, focused on a being positive game changer in how affordable housing is designed, funded, viewed and managed. He holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from Drexel University and Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Western. Since writing his master’s thesis on a new way to fund affordable housing that would connect community members, specifically those in a church body, Jos has been focused on bringing forward new ways to shine Christ’s love through affordable housing. It is his hope and dream that through his actions, all 5 of his children will understand that life is not lived by what we get, but rather what we give using the gifts God has given us.

Robert Fong

Managing Director, Co-head of Residential Mortgage Lending, CIT Robert is Managing Director, co-head of Residential Mortgage Lending for CIT Bank, N.A. in Pasadena, California. He is responsible for the daily management of the Secondary Marketing group where he oversees loan pricing, pipeline management/hedging, transaction management and developing best execution strategies for residential mortgage products for the Bank. Additionally, Robert heads the Bank’s Correspondent, Wholesale and Bulk Acquisition channels. In this capacity he develops and sets the strategy on how third party originations complement the Bank’s Retail Lending infrastructure. Robert also plays a critical role with broader CIT strategic initiatives including mergers and acquisitions as well as developing and implementing strategies related to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending and investments. With 20 years of experience, Robert held roles in secondary marketing and asset management at Indymac Bank and OneWest Bank prior to joining CIT. Robert received his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from New York University.

City of Los Angeles Controller

Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin is the taxpayers’ watchdog at City Hall, making sure public dollars are spent efficiently and effectively. He is also the elected paymaster, auditor and chief accounting officer for the City of Los Angeles. Galperin oversees a team that conducts independent audits, manages City payroll and spending, prepares financial reports, pursues fraud and waste, and works to create a more transparent and accountable city for everyone. His reports are improving street maintenance, arts funding, management of special funds, L.A.’s trees, emergency services and many other City functions.

Keren Goldberg

Founder, Commentaries From the Edge Podcast Keren M. Goldberg started her career at the Los Angeles County in the Department of Social Services in South Los Angeles, and the Department of Mental Health in East Los Angeles, beginning her lifetime work in community outreach and organizing, which included initially a focus on issues of alcoholism and drug addiction, education and community linkages for inmates being discharged from prison.

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Controller Ron Galperin

She was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for program innovation and a Scroll from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2012, for Exemplary Service. The Hollywood Healthcare Partnership of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood presented Ms Goldberg with a trophy “for her outstanding effort to bring healing and inspiration to our community.” Currently she has a podcast, COMMENTARIES FROM THE EDGE, in its second season with 24 episodes, accessible on Google and Spotify, where she hosts experts in conversation about new knowledge and understandings on a variety of subjects. For more about Keren Goldberg, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Bishop Grant Hagiya

Grant Hagiya is the Resident bishop of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, which geographically extends to all of Southern California, Hawaii, and Guam. He graduated with an Educational Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University in 2012. Abingdon Press published his book, Leadership Kaizen, based on his dissertation on the Traits, Qualities and Characteristics of Highly Effective UMC Clergy in 2013. He has worked and studied with Ron Heifetz and Marty Linksy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and is a member of the newly formed Adaptive Leadership network. He is a trained Professional Coach, with his Professional Certified Coach (PCC) standing with the International Coach Federation. He is also a Gallup StrengthFinder Certified Coach. He is a graduate of the Claremont School of Theology, where he received M.A., M.Div., and D.Min. degrees. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Claremont School of Theology where he teaches Religious Leadership and in United Methodist studies. Prior to his election to the episcopacy, he served as the Sr. Pastor at churches in Berkeley, Gardena, and Los Angeles, California as well as the Los Angeles District Superintendent and Dean of the Appointed Cabinet of the California-Pacific Annual Conference. Elected to the Episcopacy in 2008, he served for 8 years in the Greater Northwest Annual Conference, which includes 3 annual conferences: Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest. He has served as the Resident Bishop of the California-Pacific Annual Conference for the last 4 years. Grant is married to Janet, a retired high school librarian, and they have three children: Lexie, Jamie, and Trent, and four grandchildren.

Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins

Director of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development In June of 2021, The Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins was named an appointee to the Biden Harris administration where he serves as Director of the Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Partnership Center in the Office of the Secretary serves to ensure that the Faith-Based and Community Organizations, which form the bedrock of our society, have strong advocates within Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the White House, and Partnership Offices throughout the Federal Government. Prior to his role at HUD, he was Director of Interfaith Outreach for The Democratic National Committee, where he also led faith outreach during the 2012 reelection campaign of President Barack Obama, and as Senior Vice President for Innovations in Public Programs at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Dr. Harkins’ ministerial career began at the Historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York as Assistant Minister. He has been a guest lecturer on the church and social action at a number of colleges and universities including, Rutgers, Cornell, Iona College, Howard University, and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Dr. Harkins was a contributing author for The Audacity of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect on the Election of Barack Obama (Judson Press). He is a graduate of Boston University, Union Theological Seminary in New York City and United Seminary of Dayton, Ohio. For more about Derrick Harkins, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

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Resident Bishop, California-Pacific Conference of the UMC

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Hyepin Im

President/CEO, FACE Ms. Hyepin Im served as a U.S. Presidential Appointee on the Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service. She is the President and Founder of FACE, a national nonprofit, empowering churches and nonprofits to leverage their resources by building capacity, leadership, and partnerships in economic development and serving as a bridge between the Asian American community and the greater community. She has been featured on CNN, NPR, LA Times, and the Washington Post and presented at numerous conferences including the White House, U.S. Department of Labor, and Christian Community Development Association. She has served on the U.S. Army Advisory Board, the Pacific Council on International Policy, the Western Partner for the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2013, she was honored by Los Angeles Magazine as “Ten Inspirational Women of Los Angeles .She was honored as 2012 Woman of Action by California Speaker of the Assembly John Perez and also as Pioneer Woman of the Year by Council President Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Tom LaBonge. She was also recognized by LAUSD Board of Education as a Trailblazer for her work and advocacy for students. She has a B.S. from U.C. Berkeley, M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, and M.Div., summa cum laude, from Wesley Theological Seminary. For more about Hyepin Im, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Kelvin James

Senior Vice President, Bank of Hope Kelvin James is Senior Vice President & CRA Manager for Bank of Hope in Los Angeles, CA, the first and only super regional Korean American Bank in the U.S. Mr. James has over 20 years of experience providing guidance, direction and growth in community development activities across multiple states. He is responsible for all aspects of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance program and Data Reporting, Community Support program and Hope Scholarship Foundation administration among other responsibilities.

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In all, Kelvin has been involved in community development, assisting first-time homebuyers and providing technical assistance to small businesses, community development investments and services resulting in over $180 million for affordable housing, small business capitalization and thousands of employee volunteer service hours facilitating financial education to adults and youth, technical assistance to small businesses, non-profit organizations, local government and public agencies.

Kelvin currently serves on the Board of Directors for Clearinghouse CDFI, a direct lender for affordable housing, community development and other nontraditional credit needs in California, Arizona and New Mexico. He has previously served on the Board of Directors for affiliates of Black Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, NeighborWorks, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Kelvin has a Masters Business Administration degree in Global Management from University of Phoenix, John Sperling School of Business and a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from University of Phoenix.

Dr. Russell Jeung Founder, Stop AAPI Hate

Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, Dr. Russell Jeung is an author of books and articles on race and religion. He's written Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans (Oxford U Press, 2019); Mountain Movers: Student Activism and the Emergence of Asian American Studies (UCLA AAS Center, 2019); and At Home in Exile: Finding Jesus Among My Ancestors and Refugee Neighbors (Zondervan, 2016). In March 2020, Dr. Jeung co-founded Stop AAPI Hate with Chinese for Affirmative Action and the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council. It tracks incidents of COVID-19 discrimination to develop policy interventions and long-term solutions to racism. Stop AAPI Hate was awarded the 2021 Webby Award for "Social Movement of the Year." TIME magazine named its co-founders, including Dr. Jeung, as among the top 100 Influential Persons of 2021.

Krystal Ka'ai

Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Krystal Ka‘ai is the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI). In this role, she is responsible for directing the efforts of the White House Initiative and Presidential Advisory Commission on AANHPIs and advising the Biden administration on the implementation and coordination of federal programs as they relate to AANHPIs across executive departments and agencies. Prior to joining WHIAANHPI, Krystal worked on Capitol Hill for a decade, including serving as the Executive Director of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) for eight years. She previously held positions with the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; the State of Hawaii, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation. Krystal was born and raised in Hawaii and is the first Native Hawaiian to ever lead WHIAANHPI.

FACE Board Member & Managing Director and Founder , Kang & Company Joseph Kang is the Managing Director and Founder of Kang & Company with 10+ years of accounting, finance and venture experience. A CPA by trade, he attended Texas A&M and Johns Hopkins and earned his graduate degree in Accounting, Finance and Economics. His passion is in coaching small business owners to take control of their growth and navigate through uncertainty. This experience has allowed him the opportunity to not only learn more about business but more about myself, the human condition, support network, and the importance of mentorship.

Rev. Elbert Kim Pastor, Camarillo UMC

Rev. Elbert Kim is an ordained Elder in the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Ordained in 1999, he has served in various churches throughout southern California from San Diego to Ventura County. Elbert’s call to ministry came while he was studying electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His passion for leading Bible studies and connecting others to the church led him to pursue theological education after college. He received a Master of Divinity at Claremont School of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary with a concentration in church leadership. Elbert served on the Board of Ordained Ministry for the past ten years in various leadership roles. He is currently the Candidacy Registrar overseeing the early stages of the ordination process in our California-Pacific Annual Conference.

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Joseph Kang

Camarillo United Methodist Church is a neighborhood church in a small bedroom community between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. However, the church’s ministry extends beyond the borders of Camarillo. Its unique ministry in supplying medical durable equipment for those in need has put this Camarillo church on the map of many hospitals and clinics throughout the county. Patients who cannot afford these healthcare equipment are referred to our campus in need of supplies. An average of 200 individuals are served each month. As the cost of healthcare services and supplies increases, the goal of the project is to expand its ministry to not only providing medical equipment, but supporting the whole person, meeting the needs in caring and support of the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. For more about Elbert Kim, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Dr. Steve Kwon

Steven Kwon is a food scientist with over 30 years of food industry experience in research, development and business development. He is holding 13 US and international patents from his research and development work. In 2003, he founded a humanitarian international development NGO in 2003, Nutrition and Education International (NEI), and have since developed and established a self-sustainable soy value chain as a practical nutritional solution to chronic food insecurity and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) among poor women and children in rural Afghanistan. His team has established a self-sustainable soybean seed sector, trained soybean cultivation and home use of soy foods to 175,000 farmers from all 34 provinces, built eleven soy processing factories in major soybean production provinces, and developed soy food culture and soy market for general public. He and his wife have made 72 trips to Afghanistan to lead the soy industry development program, and livelihood improvement of village women, and rural youth development activities.

Larisa Lam & Baldwin Chiu Producers, Far East Deep South

BALDWIN CHIU aka Only Won and LARISSA LAM are a husband-wife filmmaking and music team. They produced the award-winning documentaries, Finding Cleveland and Far East Deep South about Baldwin’s family’s search for their roots that leads them on an emotional journey to Mississippi, where they uncover the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. Far East Deep South was broadcast on PBS World Channel’s series “America ReFramed” and has won multiple film festival awards. This dynamic duo also host the Love, Discovery and Dim Sum podcast discussing race and culture through an Asian American lens. Before entering the film world, Lam carved out a distinguished career in music and TV. An award-winning solo music artist and former singer with the EDM worship group, Nitro Praise, Lam has toured the U.S. and Asia. She won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for her song, “I Feel Alive.” As a composer, she has written music for film and TV projects such as The Oprah Winfrey Show. For nine years, Lam co-hosted the weekly talk show, “Top 3,” with Rich Wilkerson, Jr. on TBN’s youth network, JCTV. A native of Diamond Bar, CA, she has also been a speaker at TEDx and a contributing author to the L.A. Times and the Asian American anthologies, “A Melting Pot of Thoughts.” Chiu is also a rapper known by his MC name, Only Won, who gained recognition for his viral videos, “Cantonese Boy,” “12 Days of Dim Sum” and “I Wanna Be an Engineer.” A professionally licensed engineer, he was previously a spokesperson for the Intel/White House campaign, “Stay With It,” promoting careers in engineering under the Obama administration. Baldwin’s songs were featured in the video game “Sleeping Dogs” and the film, Dead Man Down. Additionally, Chiu has been a speaker on numerous panels addressing race, diversity, and inclusion. He has been featured on NBC News, PBS and NPR among numerous media outlets.

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Founder & President, Nutrition & Education International

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Jerry Lawson

National Manager for Faith Community & Small Business, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jerry Lawson is the national manager for EPA’s ENERGY STAR programs for the faith community and small business. Previously, Lawson served as: o Executive Director for Conservation, Customer Service, Rates & Forecasting at the Lower Colorado River Authority, which generates electricity and provides water for agriculture in the 30,000 square mile service area surrounding Austin, Texas. o Director of the City of Austin Resource Management Department, which successfully substituted energy efficiency to prevent construction of a new 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant. o Deputy Director for Conservation and Renewable Resources at the Arkansas Department of Energy. o Education includes a Master of Public Affairs degree from Arizona State University and a BA degree from the University of Arkansas.

Dr. Daniel Lee

Dean, Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry & Asst. Professor of Theology and Asian American Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary Dr. Daniel D. Lee is the Academic Dean of the Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry and Assistant Professor of Theology and Asian American studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he has served in a number of ministry contexts, including campus ministry, chaplaincy, immigrant church, pan-Asian ministry, and multi-ethnic churches. He is also the author of the book Double Particularity: Karl Barth, Contextuality, and the Asian American Theology and of various book chapters and articles.

Matthew Lee

President and Chief Executive Officer, FASTech, Inc.

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After graduating from Virginia Tech, Matthew began his career designing optical data links for ground-based radar and circuits that serviced training devices at the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, MD. Intent on utilizing his federal experience, Matthew founded FASTech Inc. in 1990 and is acting President and Chief Executive Officer. FASTech, based in Rockville, MD, offers a wide range of services including custom application and database design, network engineering and desktop support, web technologies, digital audiovisual technologies, project management, facilities management, and cyber security. He also received his Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Matthew, when not running FASTech, devotes his time to two sectors: business development and cybersecurity. For the past four years, Matthew has served as President of KoBE Government Contracting Alliance a non-profit organization that supports more than two hundred minority owned and operated businesses. Matthew was recently appointed to the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, he was also reappointed to the TEDCO Board of Directors, an independent organization that offers business assistance and seed funding. Currently, Matthew is President of the U.S. International Development Center (USIDC) for global bilateral trade and investment, which enables local involvement in bilateral trade. Matthew is an acting board member and commissioner of the Baltimore Changwon (South Korea) Sister City Committee (BCSCC). As a Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) Board member, Matthew supports community development and infrastructure through responsible use of government funds. Matthew continues to advance local cybersecurity infrastructure and community ties to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by serving on the Maryland Cybersecurity Council. In 2015, Matthew was selected for the Small Business Administration - Emerging Leaders Program and he is a Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Alumni. Matthew was also awarded with the Korean Prime Minister’s citation at the annual Commerce and Industry Day in the same year. For more about Matthew Lee, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Esther Lim

Founder, How to Report a Hate Crime Book Esther is a proud 2nd generation Korean-American who created booklets on How to Report a Hate Crime in 10 different languages for the Los Angeles/Orange County, New York City, Greater Bay, St. Louis, Illinois, and Maine regions. She has printed and distributed over 93,000 physical copies of the booklets and is continuing to expand to more regions and languages. She works full time in fashion apparel, but is an activist in her own right and fights for equality. Her sole purpose of creating books on how to report a hate crime was to provide equity and break the concept of having a language barrier just to gain knowledge of resources that were already out there. She believes there are different aspects in everyone’s lives where we see inequity and even in a small way, we can do something about it.

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Rev. Janna Louie

American Baptist Minister and Area Director, Southern California Rev. Janna Louie is an American Baptist minister currently serving graduate students and faculty in universities across Southern California. She was born and raised in Chicago and is a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. She hosts the Venn Diagram Forum, a space that engages Asian American racial identity, Christian faith, and politics. After completing her MDiv at Fuller Theological Seminary, she received the Parish Pulpit Fellowship and studied sociopolitical engagement through preaching in Southeast Asia. She was also awarded the David Allan Hubbard Award and continues to create integrated spaces for current seminarians by serving as a group facilitator. She directed various preaching courses and has preaching experience throughout the United States, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Viet Nam, and Thailand. In her spare time, she enjoys running, cooking, and learning to grow her own vegetables.

Richard Lui

Journalist & News Anchor, MSNBC and NBC News & Author of Enough About Me

Author Richard Lui is a veteran and award-winning journalist with more than 30 years in television, film, technology, and business. Currently at MSNBC and previously with CNN Worldwide, he is the first Asian American man to anchor a daily national cable news program, and a team Emmy and Peabody winner. He has just completed an Oscars Qualifying documentary on student caregivers in military families that will hit national broadcast and mainstream streaming in late spring 2021. In addition, Richard’s 15-year business career involves a fintech patent and launching six tech brands over three business cycles. Richard has lived, worked, and volunteered on every continent. Learn more at richardlui.com.

State Treasurer Fiona Ma

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California State Treasurer

Fiona Ma is California’s 34th State Treasurer. She was elected on November 6, 2018, with more votes (7,825,587) than any other candidate for treasurer in the state's history. She is the first woman of color and the first woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA) elected to the position. The State Treasurer’s Office was created in the California Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste management, hospitals, public facilities, and other crucial infrastructure projects that better the lives of residents. California is the world’s fifth-largest economy and Treasurer Ma is the state’s primary banker. Her office processes more than $2 trillion in transactions, within a typical year. She provides transparency and oversight for the government’s investment portfolio and accounts, as well as for the state’s surplus funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment portfolio that has averaged well over $100 billion during her administration—a significant portion of which are beneficially owned by more than 2,200 local governments in California. She serves as agent of sale for all State bonds and is trustee of billions of dollars of state indebtedness.

Rev. Dr. David Mcallister-Wilson President, Wesley Theological Seminary

The Reverend Dr. David McAllister-Wilson assumed the office of President at Wesley Theological Seminary on July 1, 2002. This makes him one of the longest-serving presidents within the Association of Theological Schools. He has served the institution for nearly 40 years, beginning in Wesley's Development Office as a fundraiser, and later as Executive Vice President. During that period, he was part of a team that made Wesley one of the nation’s largest and leading theological schools, preparing approximately 1,300 men and women for ministry a year. McAllister-Wilson received a Bachelor of Arts in History from California State University, Northridge, in 1983. He earned his Master of Divinity (1988) and Doctor of Ministry (2001) degrees from Wesley Theological Seminary. He has focused his preaching and speaking to help revitalize the Mainline Protestant Church, encouraging men and women to consider God’s call to ministry and preparing them for leadership. With a strong interest and focus on leadership development, particularly in local congregations, he helped to establish the G. Douglass Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley. He regularly teaches Leadership in the Doctor of Ministry program in its specialized tracks of Global Asian and Military Chaplains. David has always had a passion for the training and development of effective leadership. He consults regularly within the world of churches and seminaries. He has contributed a number of articles in various publications, including a chapter in the widely read book, Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge. His recent book (2018), A New Church and A New Seminary is being used in a number of theological schools. For more about David Mcallister-Wilson, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Executive Director, The Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Leadership Jesse Rubel Miranda III aka: Jack. Mr. Miranda III, is the current Program Director of the Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Leadership located in Los Angeles, CA. He is the founding pastor of Living Faith Church in La Mirada, and holds a Master's Degree in Pastoral Studies from Azusa Pacific University. Pastor Jack lives in La Mirada, California and is married to Eileen for 43 years with 7 children and 8 grandchildren. Pastor Jack firmly believes that the faith leader should be involved in all corners of his city and tribe. He is highly focused on the strengthening of the community, leadership, and economy. Moreover, he wants to assist families of color to attain home ownership. The Jessie Miranda center focuses on providing education access and success for Hispanic students.

Erika Moritsugu

Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and NHPI Senior Liaison, White House

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Pastor Jack Miranda

Erika was appointed by President Joe Biden in April 2021 to serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and AA and NHPI Senior Liaison. At the White House, Erika supports the Administration on a wide array of the President’s priorities and engages with AA and NHPI communities and leaders on important issues such as advancing safety, justice, inclusion, and opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities through a whole-ofgovernment approach to racial justice. Her past government service includes serving as the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the leadership of Secretary Julián Castro in the Obama Administration and was the first-ever Senate Deputy Legislative Director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Capitol Hill, she was a senior representative of Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois. Senator Daniel K. Akaka of Hawai‘i, and at the Senate Democratic Policy Committee under Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Jane Oak

Founder, Convergence Incubator at Tapestry LA Jane Oak, an attorney and deacon at Tapestry LA, founded Convergence, a 6-month incubator at the church which helps entrepreneurs in South LA to either start or scale a small business. Each entrepreneur is matched to a mentor, who is a member at Tapestry who owns and operates their own business. In addition, there are church members who serve as consultants who have specific skills or knowledge that are made available to the entrepreneurs when needed, such as accounting, law, or online marketing. Convergence began with nine entrepreneurs in June 2021, and four will graduate in November at a demo day at Tapestry. Convergence will also be providing grants and loans to these four entrepreneurs to help with their capital needs. The businesses of the four graduating entrepreneurs are: a transportation service for children, a 24/7 quality daycare, a home improvement service, and a multi-purpose event space.

Ben Odell

Program Specialist of Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships , U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Ben O’Dell serves within Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ben is a recognized expert on facilitating partnerships between faith-based, philanthropic, and community organizations and government at all levels. Ben’s interest in strengthening local faith-based and community leaders and community engagement principles to religious, community, and government interest has led him to develop deep relationships, knowledge, and expertise on a broad range of issues. Throughout his nineteen year tenure in the Center, Ben served in many roles including just recently as an Advisor at the White House Partnerships Office and as Designated Federal Officer to the President’s Advisory Council of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Ben received his Master’s Degree in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management in 2007 from the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. Ben resides outside of Washington, D.C. with his wife, Kristin, and their two kids.

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In the non-profit sector, Erika managed two teams the National Partnership for Women & Families for economic justice and congressional relations advancing workforce and health policies focused through a gender equity and race equity lens. Erika has also led the Government Relations, Advocacy and Community Engagement team at the AntiDefamation League, which included leading their interreligious and interfaith work.

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Rev. John Jongdai Park

FACE Board Co-Chair & Pastor of Joong-Ang Presbyterian Church Rev. John Jongdai Park is an ordained pastor and advocate for Korean immigrants. He is originally from South Korea and came to the States in 1982, where he attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Rev. Park served as the past President for The Council of Korean Churches in Southern California. He also currently the Chairman of KCCD and of the Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation of America as well as Co-Chair of the Board of KCCD/FACE. Rev. John Park is currently in Los Angeles California where he continues to serve as Head Pastor of Joong-Ang Presbyterian Church in Hollywood.

Victor Parker

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Field Operations , U.S. Small Business Administration Victor Parker is the Deputy, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Field Operations. In this role he provides policy guidance and oversight to the Regional Administrators and District Directors in implementing SBA goals and objectives. He is responsible for solving problems in specific operational areas, establishing and monitoring performance goals for the districts, serving as a liaison and expediting issues for the regions and districts in dealing with higher headquarters. Mr. Parker is responsible for the SBA’s 68 field District Offices which are the point of delivery for most SBA programs and services.

Julius Robinson

Managing Director, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Group for the Americas, MUFG Union Bank

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Julius Robinson, Managing Director, serves as Head of MUFG Union Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Group for the Americas. He is responsible for company-wide CSR strategy and programs in the United States, Latin America, and Canada, including charitable giving, community outreach, environmental stewardship, and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance and investment. Mr. Robinson also oversees the bank’s government relations activities and the MUFG Union Bank Foundation, the nonprofit entity that acts as the agent for the bank’s charitable contributions. Mr. Robinson joined the bank in 1986 and has more than 40 years of banking experience and a comprehensive knowledge of credit analysis, underwriting, residential mortgage, and commercial and consumer lending.

Julius is well known for his community involvement: He is Chairman of the Operation HOPE Regional Committee; sits on the boards of Students Rising Above, Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD), California State University Monterey Bay School of Business, Dominguez Dream, USC LAA Corporate Advisory Council, L.A. Latino Chamber Corporate Advisory Board; and is a Committee member of the Bay Area Workforce Council: Boys and Men of Color Initiative. Mr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and economics from the United States International University and completed the post-graduate program with Pacific Coast Banking School at University of Washington, Seattle. In addition, he holds a Certificate of Practice in Corporate Community Involvement from Boston College Carroll School of Management.

Dr. James Rodriguez

President, Fathers and Families Coalition of America Dr. James C. Rodríguez, M.S.W. serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Fathers & Families Coalition of America, Inc. James cultivated the vision to form a group of service providers in Arizona to improve children and families' lives with one of the nation's first Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Fatherhood Grants that served over 5000 young parents annually for a decade through the power of collaboration. Through the key to coalition development, James authored grants that amassed well over forty-millions of grant funding to support the needs of low-income families and communities were designed to provide effective services to in-risk individuals. His vision to champion healthy families through increased professional development led to supportive curricula with a proven foundation of twenty-two years hosting the Families and Fathers Annual Conference. Teaching is a professional passion of James as well as curriculum development. The passion has led to programs in rural communities, tribal nations, inner-city, and the first Caribbean fatherhood and families' conference in Puerto Rico and Jamaica, Africa, and Australia to support professional development to people from over ninety-nations as a global platform. The vision of FFCA has extended into many contributions in social justice and public policy efforts. In 2020 the experiences led to the new offices in Puerto Rico for a new journey to intersect professional development, coalition development, advocacy with a center of policy and leadership development. James created the O.A.R. Leadership Institute and curricula for the Transforming Leadership & Management Institute and the Center for Latino Initiatives of Fathers and Families Coalition of America. The creation of nonpartisan educational and policy institutes to center on expanding professionals' skills, knowledge, and leadership support, focusing on Latinos and others with a bilingual added experience is a new blueprint and blended with James' purpose in service with others. For more about James Rodriguez, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

FACE Board Member & Housing Development Director, Pair-A-Dice Development, LLC Maury E. Ruano, initiated his career in affordable housing development at Mercy Housing California in 2000 as a Project Developer after earning his Master in Real Estate Development (“MRED”) from USC. He has also worked at East Los Angeles Community Corporation, Many Mansions, and Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Corporation. Mr. Ruano possesses 21 years of affordable housing and community development experience. Mr. Ruano has successfully secured financing and managed the entitlement, community outreach, design, and construction processes for numerous affordable housing developments in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. Mr. Ruano is currently overseeing development a two-story 54-unit affordable housing development serving adults with developmental disabilities who are capable of independent living in Poway and other developments for Special Needs population in Orange and Los Angeles counties. Mr. Ruano is also the developer of an 8.7-acre site redevelopment into a 225-unit mixed-income/use development with 50 affordable housing units for low- and moderate-income seniors.

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Maury Ruano

Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra

Assistant Professor, Integral Mission and Transformational Development for the School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary , Author of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World

She has been a national leader in the areas of working poverty and immigration for over 25 years, including cofounding the national Evangelical Immigration Table in 2011, the 2007 New Sanctuary Movement, the Guardian Angels project for unaccompanied migrant minors in 2014, and Matthew 25/Mateo 25 in 2016. She has been awarded the Fuller School of Intercultural Studies 2019 David Allan Hubbard Achievement Award, the Changemaker award from the Liberty Hill Foundation, the Stanton Fellowship from the Durfee Foundation, the Amos Award from Sojourners, the Giants of Justice award from CLUE LA and the Prime Mover fellowship from the Hunt Alternatives Fund. For more about Alexia Salvatierra, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Rev. Kelvin Sauls

Director for Interfaith Initiatives, Community Health Councils, Podcast Host, "Faith Without Borders" Born and raised in the townships of Kliptown and Eldorado Park on the south side of Johannesburg in the Republic of South Africa, Rev. Kelvin Sauls is a compassionate and courageous, collaborative, and catalytic visionary leader for positive and transformative change in the areas of racial justice, economic equity, gender equality and environmental restoration. Intersectionality is his love language as he bridges streets and suites, pulpit and pavement through faithrooted organizing for more healthier, equitable and thriving communities. Rev. Sauls hosts a bi-weekly podcast, “Faith Without Borders”. Additionally, he writes an occasional column, “Faith UPfront,” for the Los Angeles Sentinel. These faith-rooted platforms are progressive and prophetic thought-provoking engagements for solutions-driven dialogue about wide-ranging issues facing marginalized and under-resourced communities - locally, nationally, and globally. A Senior Fellow in racial equity with the Atlantic Institute, Rev. Sauls currently serves as the Director for Interfaith Initiatives at Community Health Councils in Los Angeles. Additionally he is collaborator and co-facilitator with AMPLIFY! and the African American Tobacco Control Council in California on the Faith Leaders Empowerment Cohort with Clergy from South Africa, Namibia, and California. For more about Kelvin Sauls, visit https://www.facela.org/ltcspeakers.

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Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the author with Dr. Peter Heltzel of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World. She is a Lutheran Pastor with over 40 years of experience in congregational (English and Spanish) and community ministry, including church-based service and community development programs, congregational/community organizing and legislative advocacy. She serves as Assistant Professor of Integral Mission and Transformational Development for the School of Intercultural Studies for Fuller Theological Seminary as well as Coordinator of a Professional Certificate program for Hispanic pastors and church leaders at Fuller’s Centro Latino. She coordinates the Ecumenical Collaboration for Asylum Seekers and serves on the leadership team of Matthew 25/Mateo 25 (a bipartisan Christian network to protect and defend families facing deportation in the name and spirit of Jesus.) She serves as a consultant (training, facilitating, organizing and leading strategic planning) for a variety of national/international organizations, including World Vision, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the Christian Community Development Association.

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Sonal Shah

President, The Asian American Foundation Sonal Shah is the founding President of TAAF. One of the foremost global leaders on social impact and innovation, Shah has started and led social impact efforts in academia, government, and the private and philanthropic sectors for over twenty-five years. Prior to her appointment at TAAF, Shah founded and led Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, a cross-disciplinary center that provided students a first-hand opportunity to work on social impact projects in the public, private and social sectors. Shah has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. She served as Deputy Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, where she was tasked with creating innovative approaches to using technology for social programs across the federal government and with building public private partnerships at scale. Previously, she worked as an international economist at the Department of Treasury, setting up the central bank in Bosnia, working for post-conflict reconstruction in Kosovo, and implementing poverty reduction strategies in Africa. In the private sector, Shah led technology initiatives for civic voice and impact investing as the head of Global Development Initiatives at Google.org. Prior to her time at Google.org, she developed the environmental strategy and ran the initiatives for investing in clean technologies at Goldman Sachs. Shah serves on the boards of Oxfam America, the UBS Optimus Foundation, and The Century Foundation. She also serves as an adviser to the Democracy Fund and is coordinating the Initiative on Tech & Society at Georgetown University. In 2020, she served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign.

Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard

Assistant Director of Community and Public Engagement, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture

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As Assistant Director of Community and Public Engagement with the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, the Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard combines her experience as a pastor and expertise as a community leader to help faith leaders become full partners in social change. She leads programming for the Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, which is housed at CRCC.

Smith-Pollard also is a pastor, motivational speaker, author, life coach, radio personality and community activist. She accepted her call to ministry in 1996, while serving under the phenomenal tutelage of the Rev. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, her father in ministry. Smith-Pollard was ordained as a Deacon in 1996 and as an Itinerant Elder in 2000. Since that time, she has served as Assistant Pastor and Pastor of Family Ministries at Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine, California; Pastor of A.K. Quinn AME Church in Moreno Valley, California; and Pastor of St. James AME Church in Los Angeles, California. In 2014, Smith-Pollard launched Word of Encouragement Community Church (WOECC.ORG) in Los Angeles. She is a frequent speaker at churches and church conferences. Pursuing her passion to serve others beyond the walls of the church, Smith-Pollard founded the company Living on Assignment, LLC, a personal development coaching and consulting firm that helps people live rich and meaningful lives. She is also the executive director for the Southern California School of Ministry. She founded a sexual violence awareness and training campaign called “It’s Not Okay” (www.itsnotokay.org). Combining her passion for social justice and entrepreneurship, Smith-Pollard established Chocolate Tee’s, an urban apparel company that uses a portion of its profits to support selected non-profit efforts and the “It’s Not Okay” campaign. She also leads the “…And She Can Preach!” mastermind group, committed to supporting emerging women preachers. For more about Najuma Smith, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Matthew Soerens

U.S. Director of Church Mobilization and Advocacy, World Relief, National Coordinator, Evangelical Immigration Table Matthew Soerens serves as the U.S. Director of Church Mobilization and Advocacy for World Relief and as the National Coordinator for the Evangelical Immigration Table. Matthew is the co-author of Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis (Moody Publishers, 2016) and Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate (InterVarsity Press, 2018). He has also written for various print and online publications, including Christianity Today, Relevant, The New York Times, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, FoxNews.com, Sojourners, The Christian Post and The Gospel Coalition. Matthew earned his Bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College (IL), where he also has served as an adjunct faculty member for the Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership graduate program. He also earned a Master’s degree from DePaul University’s School of Public Service. Originally from Neenah, Wisconsin, he now lives in Aurora, Illinois with his wife Diana and their four children.

Executive Director, Managed Career Solutions, SPC Dr. Philip Starr is the Executive Director of Managed Career Solutions. He holds a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Ryokan College), Master of Science in Educational Psychology (USC), and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (UCLA). Dr. Starr has extensive knowledge of workforce, business and economic development. As one of the principal founders of MCS, his work history is inclusive of the development and execution of programs that provide employment, training, access to capital and support services to businesses and job seekers across Southern California with a special service emphasis on the City and County of Los Angeles. At present, MCS maintains over 120 staff dedicated to providing critical workforce and economic development services to job-seekers and local businesses. Dr. Starr has over 25 years direct leadership and experience managing City, County, State, and Federal contracts, including: WIOA/WIA; JTPA; CalWORKs, CDBG, TFSS, DPSS, SSA and DOL programs. Dr. Starr ensures that MCS staff consistently meet and exceed contractual outcomes and provide tangible benefits and economic empowerment to the community. Additionally, Dr. Starr is an adjunct faculty member for California State University Los Angeles’ Professional and Global Education Program (PAGE). He has taught multiple subject courses for an 18 month Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program in collaboration with the California Workforce Association (CWA).

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Dr. Philip Starr

Steve Suh

FACE Board Member, President, Mission and Service, Inc. Steve Suh is the President of Mission and Service Inc, a 501(c) non-profit Christian organization that manages a retreat center for Missionaries and Churches all over the world. Mr. Suh devotes a significant amount of time to community service as the former President of National Unification Advisory Council (Florida Chapter), Advisor to Korean American Association of South Florida and Executive Director of Korean Community Empowerment of Florida, etc. Born in South Korea and having grown up in South Florida, Mr. Suh has tremendous experience, knowledge, and network with multinationals, especially with Asian and Central/South American market. Mr. Suh’s career in real estate investment, management, and development span more than 20 years. His superb investment, management, and development strategies with his entrepreneurial spirit, he has had ownership in commercial building in downtown Miami, Brickell, and other parts of South Florida. Mr. Suh is also a highly experienced attorney in immigration and international law, specializing in EB-5 projects and programs in which he has worked with numerous real estate developers. Managing his own firm and being engaged in many professional organizations, Mr. Suh has secured a high reputation in the real estate profession and in the legal field.

President, Sojourners, Author, A More Perfect Union, A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community

Rev. Adam Russell Taylor is president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community. Follow him on Twitter @revadamtaylor. Taylor previously led the Faith Initiative at the World Bank Group and served as the vice president over Advocacy at World Vision U.S. He has also served as the executive director of Global Justice, an organization that educates and mobilizes students around global human rights and economic justice. He was selected for the 2009/2010 class of White House Fellows and served in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs and Public Engagement. Taylor is a graduate of Emory University, the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. Taylor is ordained in the American Baptist Church and the Progressive National Baptist Convention and serves in ministry at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA.

Dr. Rhonda Thorton

Director for Small Business Diversity & Small Business Liaison Officer, USC Dr. Rhonda Thornton-Crawford is the Director for Small Business Diversity, & Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO) for Federal Research Subcontract Plans at the University of Southern California. Dr. Thornton-Crawford’s works in tandem with USC central procurement services and USC Civic and Community Engagement to promote business diversity for active inclusion of small local and diverse minority, women, veteran HUBZone 8a and certified Government businesses. Dr. Thornton-Crawford’s’ role includes advocacy for small local community enterprises inclusion within the university supply chain. USC SBDOs’ vision is to ensure diverse business engagement is achieved on all levels of strategic sourcing to include: 1. Long-term university contracts, 2. Government Subcontract Plans, 3. Strategic partnerships with USC small local & diverse minority community enterprises. August 2021 marked Dr. ThorntonCrawford’s 17th years of service at the University of Southern California.

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Rev. Adam Russell Taylor

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Guillermo Torres

Director of Programming, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice Guillermo Torres has been working for CLUE, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, since 2011 and is currently Director of Programming. His past and current work include the following: * Successfully organize clergy in Long Beach to help hotel workers win living wages and better working conditions * Develop programs and communications for UMC Immigration Welcoming Center Congregations * Coordinated the inter-faith UCARE Coalition for refugee unaccompanied minors and their families from Central America in 2014 * Educate congregations about immigration issues * Train clergy and lay leaders around sanctuary for immigrants facing deportation * Recruit and organize clergy and lay leaders in support of Asylum Seekers * Train clergy and lay leaders to visit immigrants in detention center * Train clergy and lay leaders to be first responders as part of Rapid Raids Response Network * Past coordinator of CLUE’s Black/Brown Clergy Committee *Lead and organized actions for racial justice

Nikki Toyama-Szeto

Executive Director, Christians for Social Action Nikki is the Executive Director of Christians for Social Action, a network of scholar/activists stirring the imagination for a fuller expression of Christian faithfulness and a more just society. She helps Christians have a faith-fueled engagement with some of the most pressing issues of today. CSA educates and empowers people through innovative programs, to engage with issues on both personal and systemic levels. Founded by Ron Sider, the author of “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger”, CSA modes the deep scriptural engagement and tangible social action embodied in that book.

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As seen on NPR, Newsweek, Religious News Service, and Christianity Today: Nikki writes and teaches on the intersection of faith and justice. She serves as a “Leading Voice” for the Missio Alliance. Her work was profiled in Outreach Magazine’s Leadership Issue (Sept 2017 Cover), Christianity Today’s, “Who’s Next?” and Rejuvenate Magazine’s “40 under 40”.

Much of her insights stem from experiences living among poor people in the slums of Nairobi, Cairo, and Bangkok. She helped develop and direct the Global Urban Trek, an urban immersion program designed to challenge students to use their majors on behalf of the world’s most marginalized people. She has a mechanical engineering degree from Stanford University and completed her masters in organizational leadership at Eastern University studying in South Africa. Nikki resides in the DC metro area with her family. For more about Nikki Toyama-Szeto, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

Jim Wallis

Founding Director, Center on Faith and Justice & Chair in Faith and Justice, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Founder, Sojourners

Jim Wallis is a globally respected writer, teacher, preacher, and justice advocate. He is the inaugural holder of the Chair in Faith and Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice. He is a New York Times bestselling author, widely recognized public theologian, renowned speaker, regular international commentator on ethics and public life, and host of the popular podcast The Soul of the Nation. He is the founder of Sojourners, and is the author of 12 books, including America’s Original Sin, God’s, and Christ in Crisis: Reclaiming Jesus In A Time of Fear, Hate, and Violence. He served on President Obama’s White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and is a Senior Fellow at the Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.

and his mother, are beyond thrilled to be in Glenn Dale, Maryland serving Reid Temple AME Church (RTAME). Prior to his historic July 2019 appointment at RTAME, Rev. Whitlock served as pastor of Christ Our Redeemer A.M.E. Church (COR Church) in Irvine, CA beginning in August 1998. Over the course of is ministerial and nonprofit career, Pastor Whitlock has raised more than $1.2 billion for the kingdom of God through individual donors, corporate, federal and institute grants. Rev. Whitlock’s vision for Reid Temple is based on Hebrews 10: 23-25. God has called for Reid to become the Beloved Community under Pastor Whitlock’s watch. In order to fulfill this vision, Pastor Whitlock is following the AME mission as well as the tenets of evangelism, discipleship, stewardship and social justice. Using the successful blueprint of COR Church and its Community Development Corporation, Pastor Whitlock is partnering with Reid Temples five 501c3 corporations to take Reid Temple AME Church to the next level. Rev. Whitlock has BA in Religion from University of La/Verne, Master of Business from USC, and has an M.Div and Doctoral Degree in Ministry from the Payne Theological Seminary (2020).

Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner

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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Whitlock Pastor, Reid Temple AME Church Jr. Rev. Mark E. Whitlock, Jr. is committed to serving God, family, the AME Church and the community. He, his wife

President, National African American Clergy Network Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, CEO and co-founder of Skinner Leadership Institute, is a trusted advisor, public policy strategist, faith and community leader, author, lecturer, educator, executive coach, and mentor. She has made an indelible imprint in American public policy, government, diversity, and community relations. She and her late husband, Tom Skinner, founded the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Prayer Breakfast that annually attracts over 3000 leaders across the nation. She regularly works with interfaith leaders on issues like health care and criminal justice reform.

Peter Winston

Vice President of Community and Provider Development, Clever Care Peter Winston is the Vice President of Community and Provider Development at Clever Care Health Plan. Peter is an accomplished senior healthcare executive with close to 40 years of success in health care. He was a wellknown leading healthcare figure in California provider communities. He was listed in ‘Who’s Who in US Executives’ and taught at a number of local community classes. Prior to joining Clever Care, Peter was the Vice President of Payer Contracting at Agilon Health and Executive Vice President for SynerMed (a $700 million IPA MSO). Peter earned his Masters of Health Administration degree from Duke University and Bachelor’s degree in Biology from SUNY, NY.

Telebah Woods

Senior Vice President, Business Development Manager in Neighborhood Lending , Bank of America Telebah Woods is a Senior Vice President, Business Development Manager in Neighborhood Lending at Bank of America. In her current role, Telebah focuses on West Coast Connect to Own® partnerships and the bank’s Community Revitalization efforts. She responsible for driving the benefits of our Community Homeownership Commitment with our community partners and identifying in-flight community revitalization initiatives west of the Mississippi. Telebah is currently the Regional Chair for the Black Professional Group West Region employee network and has served as the Consumer Lending Diversity & Inclusion Leader for Greater Los Angeles. She is also a member of various employee networks, a committee chair for Multi-Cultural Women Ready to Lead and a part of the Black Executive Leadership Team within Bank of America. Telebah currently sits on the board for EXP, The Opportunity Engine an organization focused on providing educational access and career opportunities for students and also remains committed to volunteering and working with a number of community outreach programs. She was the 2020 Valiant Award and 2018 Global Diversity & Inclusion Award recipient and previously received the Commitment to Exceptional Service Award. In 2019, Telebah was awarded the Executive of the Year in banking recognition from the Dr. Cozette White Foundation. Telebah attended Arizona State University and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Global Business with an emphasis in Human Resources and Management. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband and their 3 children. For more about Telebah Woods, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

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Dr. Williams-Skinner also co-founded the Masters Series for Distinguished Clergy that equips pastors with advocacy and media skills to voice their values in the public arena. Dr. Williams-Skinner has authored a book on building personal spiritual power, I Prayed, Now What?” and a companion Discussion Guide, perfectly suited for personal and group Bible studies. In November 2020 and January 2021, Dr. Williams-Skinner coordinated Turnout Sunday/Lawyers and Collars, a faith-based voter protection campaign engaging clergy as poll chaplain to protect vulnerable voters. She recently received the DC Regional Leadership Hall of and Fame Award. Dr. Williams-Skinner holds a B.A. Degree from San Francisco State University, a Master of Social Work Degree and a Law Degree from UCLA; as well as a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC. For more about Barbara Williams-Skinner, visit https://www.facela.org/ltc-speakers.

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Joshua Wu

Vice President, Edelman Data & Intelligence Joshua Wu is a Vice President at Edelman Data & Intelligence. He is a data science team lead who advises, executes, and communicates research for clients from Fortune 100 companies, non-profits, and public policy advocacy groups. He is also an active member of multiple DEI initiatives, developing data-driven solutions to measure progress of DEI initiatives, and co-leader of the firm’s research partnership with Stop AAPI Hate. Outside of work, Joshua serves as an editorial director with the Asian American Christian Collaborative, speaks on DEI and leadership development in local community groups, and serves in his local school district’s DEI committee. He has a PhD in Political Science from The Ohio State University, a Master's in International Relations from the University of Chicago, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and International Studies from American University.

Eddie Yen

President, Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association Edward Yen, best known as Eddie, was recently promoted to be the Assistant Executive Officer at the Executive Office (EO) that oversees the administration of the Board of Supervisors. The Executive Office (EO) manages technology, staffing, procurement and facilities, as well as the publication of information for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, various County departments and the public. The office also oversees the Office of Inspector General and other County commissions such as the Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission, Office of Child Protection, Commission on Disabilities, and the County Equity Oversight Panel. Mr. Yen serves as one of three AEOs overseeing Technology, Planning, Legislation, the Assessment Appeals Board and Operations. This includes overseeing the Board meetings Tuesdays. Mr. Yen is also the president of the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association (LACAAEA). LACAAEA’s vision and mission is to advocate for Asian American employees and for the AAPI community for equitable treatment. LACAAEA members volunteer their time to (1) enhance members’ career skills to prepare them for promotional opportunities; (2) encourage community service to develop relationships with those around us; and (3) network with professional and other employee organizations to expand members’ connections.

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Eddie’s community activism is displayed through LACAAEA where he hopes to instill in his fellow County employees the values of community service and mentorship. Eddie believes as a member of this community we all must be grateful for what we have and to give back when you can. That includes volunteering for a good cause, but it also means mentoring younger Asian Americans County employees. That is why Eddie recognizes the value in supporting FACE to raise awareness in the Asian American community about opportunities to contribute.

Margaret Yu

National Director, EPIC Movement - CRU Margaret Yu is the National Director of Epic Movement, the Asian American ministry of Cru. She has served with Cru’s Campus Ministry for over 30 years. Her campus experiences span the globe from Milwaukee to Berkeley, to East Asia to Uzbekistan or to Los Angeles where she currently resides. Margaret loves college students. Her passion is to see God form many more culturally competent leaders for the kingdom of God. Margaret’s interests include mentorship or leadership development, talking shop about the NBA, and being at the beach. She is also an avid Michigan Wolverines fan as that is her alma mater. You can follow Margaret on Facebook, Twitter: @CCCEpicMargaret or on her blog at http://margaretyu.com.

Rev. Won-Seok Yuh Pastor, Harris UMC

A transplant from the greater Los Angeles area, Rev. Won-Seok Yuh serves as an Elder in Full Connection and Lead Pastor at Harris United Methodist Church located in Honolulu, Hawai`i. He serves the Cal-Pac Annual Conference through the Justice and Compassion Essential Ministries Team and the Orders Executive Committee. In the Hawai’i District of the UMC, he serves as the District Co-Chair of Communications and takes part in the Acts of Repentance Task Force (addressing the historical injustices towards Native peoples). He previously served as the Vice-Chair for Clergy in Faith Action for Community Equity, an interfaith organization based in O`ahu currently addressing issues on affordable housing, long-term care, economics, and environmental justice. He is a 2021 FACE C2 Leadership Institute graduate who seeks the harmonious intersection of deep spiritual disciplines, communal empowerment, and sustainable and adaptable social infrastructure.

Karen Dahl is Senior Advisor for COVID-19 at AmeriCorps and is a proven leader with extensive experience in communications, policy, operations, and partnerships. Before AmeriCorps, she worked at Guild Education, a hyper-growth start-up where she led the development and implementation of internal communications, including operations, messaging, and change management. Previously, Karen spent several years in leadership positions in operations, internal and external communication, and government relations for Cities of Service and Jumpstart, where she also served as an AmeriCorps VISTA. In addition, she was part of the communications teams for President Clinton and Vice President Gore and was a researcher and associate producer for NBC News. She holds a master's degree in education from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in English and French from the University of Connecticut.

Filiberto Gonzalez

Founder & CEO, Social Impact Consulting, LLC Filiberto Gonzalez has built a career as a problem-solver in a wide array of industries, which include real estate development, nonprofit fundraising, and online outreach, during the last twenty years. In each endeavor, Filiberto has been tenacious in his pursuit to build better and stronger communities and help those most in need. Over the course of his career, Filiberto has secured more than $10 million in funding, which has included federal and state government grants, corporate donations, major gifts, as well as a Congressional earmark in 2008. After a ten-year career in nonprofit management and fundraising, Filiberto launched the consulting firm Social Impact Consulting to provide professional services in fundraising, business development, online outreach, and research to nonprofits and local government agencies in 2011. Clients have included the City of Los Angeles, California Department of Education, Arthritis Foundation, and Center for Nonprofit Management, among others. In 2017, Filiberto joined Grapevine Development, a real estate development firm, to serve as vice president of development and strategic partnerships; in 2018, Filiberto helped launch and became the founding executive director of Grapevine Economic Development Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was created to build housing to help curb the homelessness and affordable housing crisis. In addition to his career endeavors, Filiberto has extensive experience in public service and volunteer. From 2005 to 2016, Filiberto served on the Genesis LA New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) Advisory Board, which approved and allocated more than $265 million in NMTCs for commercial real estate developments in underserved areas throughout Southern California. In August 2013, the mayor of Los Angeles appointed Filiberto to serve on the five-person North Valley Area Planning Commission, on which he served until October 2014. Filiberto has also served as a member of the Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE) Advisory Board since 2014. Filiberto earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California, where he concentrated on the study of community organizations, planning, and administration. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicano Studies from California State University, Northridge, where Filiberto was a student leader during tumultuous protests against anti-immigration and anti-Affirmative Action state propositions. Filiberto lives with his wife and their three daughters in Los Angeles’ West San Fernando Valley

Mirabelle Johnson

Program Coordination/Housing Counselor, FACE Mirabelle Ah Reum Johnson (previously Rebeiz), is a tri-ethnic, third culture, Master in Social Work with a concentration Leadership and Social Change (MSW-LSC). Mrs. Johnson is a Korean-Lebanese American who grew up in the United Arab Emirates until the age of 15 when she solely made the move to the United States. Mrs. Johnson graduated with both her Bachelors and Masters in Social Work and Minor is Asian American Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mrs. Johnson graduated as a member of the Alpha Delta Mu Social Work collegiate honors society for exceeding academic success. Mrs. Johnson is passionate about the faith community, the third culture migrant experience, immigrant community and immigration reform, and access to resources for the Asian American community. In 2019, Mrs. Johnson married her high school sweetheart and soon after made the move to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career as Program Coordinator/Housing Counselor at FACE (Faith and Community Empowerment) a nonprofit advancing the Asian American community's participation, contribution, and influence through faith and community partnerships. Mrs. Johnson is currently fulfilling this role.

Danny Jung Soul Maestro

Danny Jung is a contemporary jazz recording artist born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to the US with his family at a young age. Danny has has collaborated with hundreds of well established and also a few Grammy Award winning artists. He has toured many countries in the span of his career and has released numerous records including 6 solo records under Sony Music.

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Senior Advisor for COVID-19, AmeriCorps

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Kevin Kang

Program Coordinator/Housing Counselor, FACE Kevin is a pastor, wedding florist(www.theopentulip.com), and human resources manager at a Ecube Labs Co. While on his journey to become a full-time minister, he became disenfranchised with Evangelicalism which primarily operated from white, male, and heteronormative points of views. From there, ventured out to understand Jesus and faith in more inclusive and progressive lenses, eventually leading his understanding of Christianity to be completely transformed. Today, Kevin works to be an advocate for people often pushed to the margins, especially those who have been ostracized from the church. In 2017, after stepping down from his role as the English Ministry Pastor in one of the largest Korean churches in the South Bay of Los Angeles, Kevin helped launch FPCLA(First Progressive Church in Los Angeles), a progressive Asian American church that works to promote racial justice, fights to tear down heteronormative power structures, and advocates for the full inclusion of Queer people church and society.

Dakota Lee

FACE Youth@Work Career Pathways Initiative Intern

David Lee

Founder/Chief Rogue, RogueRed

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David is an impassioned entrepreneur, and is the CEO/Founding Partner of two companies; Rogue Red, a disruptive real estate development studio and Legacy 4 Entertainment Group, a 360-degree Live entertainment company. David has led development projects varying in size and budget from high-end single-family residences to condo-conversions and high profile entertainment developments. During his tenure at the Anschutz Entertainment Group, David was one of the select few overseers for the development of projects including the world renown Staples Center and LA Live in Los Angeles, the Dolby Theatre, and the Dignity Health Sports Park Park in Carson CA. His deep advocacy for entrepreneurship and disruption led him to start an innovation catalyst which incubated and mentored over 250 early stage entrepreneurs and startups. David received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California in Architecture, and currently resides in Southern California with his wife Ruth, and daughter, Dakota Justice.

Lisa Hill Bank of Hope

Lisa Hill currently works at Bank of Hope as Vice President & Community Development Officer. She is responsible for the involvement in Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) service hours, investments, and lending particularly in the California and Washington areas. She has worked in banks and private financial companies for over 27 years particularly in affordable housing and economic development lending as an underwriter, loan administrator, grant writer, and property manager.She is a Notary Public of California and has a California broker’s license. She has a Master of Science in Public Administration from Cal State Dominguez Hills University. Personal mission is to understand nonprofit organization’s dynamics on how they influence their community and to help bridge financial resources to furthering their mission and impact the community for the betterment of families and individuals that want to live and work in a safe and thriving community.

Cain Rivera

FACE Successful Homeownership Client

Rev. Lisa Williams Pastor, San Pedro UMC

Lisa Williams is Pastor at San Pedro United Methodist Church. She is also a passionate activist for our un-housed neighbors. Lisa is a visionary who likes to think outside of the box. Under her leadership the church secured monthly mobile showers, created the Children’s Christmas Shopping Spree and is a hosting agency for Family Promise. Involvement with Family Promise resulted in Lisa and her church imagining the possibility of building affordable and permanent supportive housing on church property which is currently in the planning and funding stage. Lisa chairs the Harbor Neighborhood Relief Fund, sits on the advisory board for Toberman Neighborhood Center, is a member of Rotary San Pedro and serves on the Quality of Life Committee for the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce. Lisa was the 2019 Woman of the Year reciprocate for the Los Angeles County Commission on Woman representing the 4th Supervisorial District, Supervisor Janice Hahn.

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Professional Musician

Up & Coming Kpop Group New Planet Entertainment

Haram Choi

Danny Jung

Korean Musical Actor Musical Star (TV) Finalist

Soul Maestro

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ENDORSEMENTS & TESTIMONIALS

Bishop Grant Hagiya

David Mcallister-Wilson

California-Pacific Conference of the UMC

President, Wesley Theological Seminary

I want to share my deepest congratulations to FACE and Rev. Hyepin Im, Executive Director on the celebration of their 20th Anniversary. FACE and Rev. Im represent our Asian American community at its finest to all of Southern California and even beyond our borders, as they have received national attention especially from the Biden/Harris Presidential Administration. I look forward to the next 20 years of growth and prosperity for FACE!

Congratulations to FACE on its 20th Anniversary. You have accomplished so much in all these years, but in now certainly seems you were founded for such a time as this. Your theme this year matches this moment in the history of America. Thank you for your leadership.

Congressman Ted Lieu

Assemblyman Steven Choi

California's 33rd congressional district

California's 68th Assembly District

I am delighted to be an Honorary Committee Member for FACE’s 11th National Summit. This year’s theme is about healing from what has been an especially challenging period for us all, and especially for members of the AAPI community, many of whom have been subjected to an increase in racially motivated hate crimes and violence since the start of the pandemic. I am grateful for FACE’s leadership, which I hope will inspire us all to find ways to bring healing to our communities as we work toward a more just and equitable America.

Thank you to the Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE) organization for all of your outstanding efforts. Your organization continues to work tirelessly to bring communities together and to bridge the gap with the resources and tools necessary for equity and inclusivity. Thank you for the many services that you make possible and the hope you provide for so many.

Congresswoman Judy Chu California's 27th Congressional District I’m so thrilled to help congratulate FACE on your 20th anniversary and your 11th Annual Lighting the Community Summit. I especially want to thank FACE and your amazing CEO, Hyepin Im, for all you are doing to bring our communities together and promote healing. For years, I have been so proud to stand with you and support your work to address inequality, housing, business opportunity, health care, immigration and more. I believe we need more leaders to hear from you, which is why, since 2014, I have been proud to be your sponsor on Capitol Hill, bringing you and your voices to Washington D.C. so that you can bring your message of healing directly to our leaders. That message is more important now than ever. This past year and a half has truly been a time unlike any other as our country grappled with a pandemic, recession, and a reckoning with our own history of racism.

Hyepin Im

Justin Davis

President of FACE

FACE Board Secretary & Housing Chair

Jay Chung

FACE Board Co-Chair

Steve Suh

FACE Board Treasurer

Rev. John Jongdai Park

Joseph Kang

FACE Board Member

Jos Ferguson FACE Board Co-Chair

Maury Ruano FACE Board Member

FACE PARTICIPATING DONOR ADVISORY BOARD Robert J. Apodaca

Bishop Grant Hagiya

Matthew Lee

Nelson Menendez

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& VOLUNTEERS Mirabelle Johnson

Kevin Kang

Capsoo Kim

Kelly Ho

Staff

NAPCA

Youth@Work Intern

Kisha Mehta

Young Ambassador

Carissa Yu

Tina Lu

Young Ambassador

Dakota Lee

Young Ambassador

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EVENT HISTORY

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold a meeting on immigration with faith leaders in the Oval Office, Nov. 13, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

2001

• 1st KCCD Conference in partnership with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • 1st Lighting the Community Conference in Washington, D.C.

2002

• Supervisor Yvonne Burke awards $50,000 grant to KCCD • KCCD hosts first Homeownership Fair with over 600 participants

2003

• MOU with FDIC for Korean Translation Review of Korean Money Smart Financial Literacy Program • Freddie Mac Awards $45,000 for Homebuyer Education

2004

• KCCD receives national AmeriCorps*VISTA grant for 26 members • KCCD receives Korean Civil Merit Badge Award “GukMin Pojang Sang” • KCCD President Hyepin Im receives Korean Civil Merit Badge Award “GukMin Pojang Sang” from South Korean Government

2005

• KCCD’s Healthy Marriage Network Established 1st National Asian American Marriage Day Celebration • KCCD receives a three-year $5 million Department of Labor grant for at-risk youth services. • KCCD’s Healthy Marriage Network Establishes 1st National Asian American Marriage Day Celebration

2006

• KCCD becomes corporate partner with Mayor Villaraigosa for “Hire LA’s Youth 2006” Youth Workforce Program (YWP) • Launch of Korean Community Homeownership Initiative

2007

• First time homebuyer receives over $174,000 in down payment assistance through KCCD’s Homeownership Program • KCCD partners with Freddie Mac to offer consumers and potential homebuyers CreditSmart Asian Guidebooks • KCCD awards over $420,000 in grants to organizations

2008

• KCCD publishes Korean American Churches as Partners in Community Development featured on The White House website • KCCD hosts Wake Up Call! Faith and community leadership summit • KCCD helps raise $400,000 in marriage grants in the Korean American community

2009

• KCCD awarded 2009 HomeFree-USA President’s Award for outstanding achievement in foreclosure prevention • KCCD President Hyepin Im as Presidential Appointee to the Corporation for National and Community Service Board • KCCD President, Hyepin Im, honored as 2009 Pioneer Woman by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti

2010

• KCCD selected as 1 of 5 national partners for Freddie Mac’s Borrower Home Network Initiative to help distressed homeowners • KCCD Partners with the Wilshire Family Source Center to serve 420 low-income Los Angeles residents in providing emergency referrals and services as part of City of Los Angeles Family Source Program

2011

• KCCD hosts its 10th Anniversary Dinner and 2011 Lighting the Community Conference • KCCD Awarded Grant From Greenlining Institute to train Minority Business Owners to win Corporate Contracts

2012

• KCCD Hosts 7-month long SAIGU Campaign to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of L.A. Riots – Over 1,500 Attend Culminating Service • Hyepin Im, KCCD Founder & CEO selected as a “2012 Woman of Action” by CA Speaker John A. Pérez • Hyepin Im, KCCD Founder & CEO selected as a “Pioneer Woman of the Year” by Councilmember Tom LaBonge • Hyepin Im, KCCD Founder & CEO Recipient of the Prestigious Presidential Citation Award from South Korean Government

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FACE President/CEO Hyepin Im is invited as only Asian American & Faith Leader to speak with Vice President Kamala Harris As A Founding Member of the White House COVID-19 Community Corps to educate general public on COVID-19.

2013

• KCCD Founder Hyepin Im Recognized as “Ten Most Inspiring Women” by Los Angeles Magazine • American Jewish Committee of Los Angeles Makes Historic Visit to Glory Church of Jesus Christ through Partner-ship with KCCD • KCCD Offering Free Basic Computer Classes for Low Income Residents of the City of Los Angeles in Collaboration with 1736 Family Crisis Center• KCCD Joined by Councilmember Tom LaBonge and Rev. David Meyers of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Over 400 Attend Successful Disaster Readiness Seminar • KCCD & Korean Pastors Join Fasters at U.S. Capitol for Commitment to Immigration Reform• KCCD President meets with President Barack Obama and 7 other faith leaders on Immigration Reform in the Oval Office

2014

• Launch of AAPI Faith Alliance • KCCD awarded CA Emerging Technology Fund Grant – Providing low-income families with high speed internet access and services • KCCD launches faith and community mental health collaborative, in partnership with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – One of 12 communities selected by SAMHSA • KCCD President meets with President Barack Obama and other AAPI leaders on Immigration Reform • Over 140 AAPI Christian leaders attend KCCD’s 7th National Lighting the Community Summit, the first time AAPI Christian leaders are invited to a historic White House Briefing.

2015

• KCCD hosts its New Year Kick-Off Reception at The Belasco Theater - Over 300 attend • KCCD Signs MOU with Yoido Full Gospel Church - Located in South Korea, one of the largest churches in the world with over 800,000 members

2016

• KCCD receives historic $125,000 grant from the City of Los Angeles to assist linguistically isolated residents. As a result of the grant, launches API JOBS Initiative. • KCCD hosts its 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the Belasco Theater to celebrate fifteen years of service to the community.

2017

• KCCD officially becomes Faith & Community Empowerment (FACE)

DESCRIPTIONS Affordable Housing In 2012, FACE was successful in organizing faith and community leaders to advocate for a community benefit from J.H. Snyder, who was receiving $17 million in public funds for building a $169 million mixed use project in Koreatown. In the aftermath, FACE has partnered with AMCAL Multi-housing Inc. in developing 100 units of affordable housing, called Meridian Apartments.

Homeownership & Consumer Education Fairs FACE actively serves underserved communities by hosting various seminars such as the Homeownership, Foreclosure, and Disaster Readiness Fairs, which serve over 1,000 low-income families and individuals annually. FACE provides individual counseling and 8 hour education classes and connect potential homebuyers with downpayment assistance.

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2021 FACE PROGRAM

Church & Non-Profit Leadership and Advocacy Training FACE has trained over 5,000 faith and community leaders how to leverage resources, navigate government, create partnerships, implement programs and services and effectively advocate for their community. FACE has also created a Faith and Community Collaborative on Mental Health and Drug Abuse to connect faith leaders with resources in the community. C2 (Church and Community) Leadership Institute FACE’s Church and Community (C2) Leadership Institute is designed to cultivate young leaders who are interested in civic engagement, public-private partnerships, and being a social justice advocate for the community while strengthening church and community partnerships. Young leaders in the C2 Leadership Institute will have opportunities to meet with various leaders in government, corporate, faith institutions and the community while equipping them with fundraising, media and government relations, partnership building, eventing, advocacy, program development, and other practical skills.

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Affordable Care Act Assistance Our Affordable Care Act assistance has increased access to affordable health care by promoting awareness, performing outreach and education, assisting clients with Covered California insurance enrollment, and taking a leading role in health care events.

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DESCRIPTIONS

Advocacy & Racial Solidarity FACE has advocated locally and nationally with diverse partners and stakeholders on many issues including anti-Asian hate, anti-bullying, immigration reform, education, ethnic studies, North Korea, mental health, homeownership, and racial solidarity. Computer Literacy Training & Classes FACE has provided affordable computer classes to low-income parents, seniors, and youth. Participants learn how to navigate the internet, use social media, and utilize vital software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Successful class participants conclude with a graduation and certificate of completion.

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Youth and Adult Job Training and Internships FACE has trained many individuals both youth, college, adult workers, and seniors in job and leadership skills through our various internships, volunteer program, as well as city and federal programs including Americorps VISTA.

API JOB (Job Opportunities and Business Success) Initiative FACE, as lead agency, won a grant funded by the City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department to launch the API JOBS Initiative. This initiative is the first of its kind in Los Angeles to serve the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community in providing vocational training, employment, career pathway, and community/social services to linguistically isolated participants. AAPI Youth@Work Career Pathways Initiative FACE's AAPI Career Pathways Initiative is a partnership with LA County Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services that provides youth with paid internship opportunities in public and private sectors. In addition to job training, through this unique opportunity, AAPI Interns will be able to gain leadership skills and be mentored by influential leaders from CEOs to government officials.

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SPECIAL THANKS & SPONSORS We would like to specially thank the following individuals and organizations VOLUNTEERS & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS PLANNING COMMITTEE Three Sixteen DC Mary Kohav Costa Mesa First United Methodist Church Alisa Finsten United Methodist Church of Redondo Beach Danie Im Malibu United Methodist Church David Johnson Los Angeles Bahá’í Center Justin Davis Special Needs Network Sandra Choi Epic Movement - CRU James Rodriguez Asian American Leadership Collaborative of Filiberto Gonzalez Michigan Jos Ferguson Center for Asian American Theology and Justin Davis Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary Jay Chung Christians for Social Action Dakota Lee Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice Kevin Kang Korea Peace Coalition Steve Suh Asian American Christian Collaborative Maury Ruano Venn Diagram Joseph Kang Fathers an Families Coalition of America Carol Chung Princeton Theological Seminary Center for Rev. John Jongdai Park Asian American Christianity Kisha Mehta Los Angeles Asian American Employees Tina Lu Association Carissa Yu Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Kelly Ho Leadership Grace Choi USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture Sam Park San Pedro UMC Robert Apodaca The Unfinished Business Project Kirsten Oh SPECIAL THANKS Frank Robinson Felipe Yang Sylvia Castillo Ron Alcorn Richard Chacon Teresa Samaniego Terri Batch Susan Lin Guillermo Torres Cheryl Kunin Fair Tiffany Brown

ALL SPONSORS Jewish Federation Union Bank Bank of America Bank of Hope PNC CIT Bank Walmart CBB Bank Clever Care Supervisor Hilda Solis' Office Holland & Knight United Latinos Vote CalPAC LACAAEA Supervisor Kathryn Barger Wesley Theological Seminary Sandra Choi Matt Callahan, LA Partners in Homeownership Nelson Menendez, Bank of America Nancy Lee, Disney HomeFree-USA AKU Michael Yang Simone Griffin Wendy Gladney James Rodriguez Coba (Peter Hyunseok Lee) ES Advertising (Sandra Lee) Pasadena Masonic Temple

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