Past SAPAAC Boards
Board Members 2022-2023
Kevin Fan Hsu (BS in Earth Systems, BA in International Relations, ’09, MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering, ’11 , second term) is a sustainability and planning professional specializing in energy and climate resilience. He has worked on infrastructure, urban planning, and cultural heritage projects on both sides of the Pacific. He is a past president of the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club and longtime member of the Advocacy and Education Committee.
Josephine Lau (BA in International Relations and Modern Thought & Literature, MA in East Asian Studies, ’06, first term) leads a NYC-based philanthropic organization that advances US-China relations, AAPI leadership, and collaboration at the intersection of business and social impact. In her role, she has led AAPI partnerships including with The Asian American Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Committee of 100, and PBS. Born in London and raised in Asia, Josephine previously served on the Stanford Alumni Club of Beijing Board.
Caroline Lee (PhD in Educational Psychology, ’09, first term) is a second generation Taiwanese American and is serving her first term on the SAPAAC board. Caroline is a child, adolescent, and adult clinical psychologist in private practice in Newport Beach, CA. Caroline is passionate about community work and Asian American mental health advocacy. She is also a former public elementary school teacher and is a Stanford OVAL admissions interviewer.
Evelyn Mei (MS in Management Science and Engineering, ’17, Treasurer, second term) is a Technology and Racial Equity Practitioner Fellow at the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. Her research team analyzed patterns in news coverage of anti-Asian racism and response. She participated as an organizer in the 2021 Stanford Asian Pacific Alumni Summit and received the "Award of Merit" by Stanford Associates.
Shizu Munekata (MA in East Asian Studies, ’83, first term) is an IT consultant who helps startups forge strategic partnerships with major Japanese corporations, including technology licensing, reseller/distribution partnerships, and fundraising/investment. Industries include autonomous driving/EV, voice & facial recognition, solar inverter technology, space (rocket launch & satellite), and lidar for physical security.
Jin Park (BA in Economics, ’91, first term) is an adjunct professor at USC Gould School of Law and UCLA School of law, where she teaches contract law. In her private practice, she has served as outside counsel to USC as well as internet start-ups. Jin serves as a mentor through the Stanford FLI program and is a member of various Stanford alumni groups in Southern California.
Katie Gee Salisbury (BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, ’07, MA in Sociology, ’08, first term) is a writer and photographer whose work explores Asian American identity and history. She is the author of Not Your China Doll, a new biography of Anna May Wong, forthcoming from Dutton in March 2024. She is a member of SAPAAC’s Advocacy & Education committee, working on ways to hold the university accountable for acknowledging the historical contributions of Chinese laborers on campus. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California, she now lives in Brooklyn.
Risa Shimoda (BS in Product Design Engineering, ’77, first term) has been a very active alumni volunteer, serving as president for five regional alumni clubs and as a member of the Stanford Alumni Association Board of Directors and Stanford Associates. She helped as one of the leaders for the inaugural Voices Rising 2017 Summit and hopes to continue to strengthen connectivity in our alumni and student community and become a recognized voice for AAPI issues to and among peer organizations around the world.
Connie Chan Wang (MA in Education, ’05, first term) is a marketing executive currently at mental health company Headspace. She is serving her first term as a SAPAAC board member, having led the membership committee and currently acting as liaison to A3C. Connie also served as a Stanford Alumni Association board member from 2017-2022. She is based in the Bay Area.
Jennifer Xiong (BA in Music, ’22, first term) is a Hmong American artist and musician and a passionate educator from Wisconsin, now living in Osaka, Japan. Jennifer is dedicated to serving and supporting underrepresented communities and was involved with the Hmong Student Union and the Leland Scholars Program during her undergraduate career.
Cyndy Yu Robinson (BA in Human Biology, ’87, President, second term) was a human biology major, student advisor, and departmental graduation speaker. At Stanford, she lived in Flo Mo Hall for 3 years and as an RA in the final year. She started a lifetime of karate when enrolling in a 1-credit course at Roble Hall. She and her husband own and teach at their karate dojo in Raleigh; Cyndy has been an AAU Karate national coach since 2018. Professionally, Cyndy has worked in the public sector (20 years at U.S. EPA), private sector (11 years total at Lenovo, AECOM), and non-profit sector (5 years at NAAAP and currently at Kramden Institute, which connects Carolinians and promotes digital equity). Joining SAPAAC's board was on her vision board in 2017 and she has been honored to serve as the board president in 2022 and 2023.
Catherine Zhao (MA in Anthropology, ’17, first term) is a comedian, a tech marketer, and the Chief Laughing Officer at her non-profit Laughitouthub.org in San Francisco. In the past two years, she has organized and hosted a few online and in-person events, such as comedy night, for SAPAAC alumni. You can reach out to her on Instagram @cathyzbitch.
Board Members 2021-2022
Officers
President: Cyndy Yu-Robinson ‘87
Secretary: John Chang ‘93
Treasurer: Evelyn Mei ‘17
Other Board Members
Lan Le, ‘10
Shizu Munekata MA ’83
Latha Palaniappan ‘01
Connie Wang MA ’05
Jay (Jacob) Wang '72
Catherine Zhao MA ’17
Crystal Zheng, ‘10 and MA ‘11
Board Members 2020-2021
Officers
President: Lan Le ‘10
CMO/Communication: Kamil Dada ‘11
Treasurer: Jay (Jacob) Wang ‘74
Other Board Members
Carol Carpenter ‘89
John Chang ‘93
Joan Chiao ‘00
Kevin Kim ‘92
Dan Kojiro ‘74
Clara Luu '16
Evelyn Mei ‘17
Latha Palaniappan ‘01
Emily Song ‘13
Cyndy Yu Robinson ‘87
Jay (Jacob) Wang ‘72
Angela Zhang ‘16
Board Members 2019-2020
Officers
President: Solina Kwan ‘92
President-Elect: Cyndy Yu-Robinson ‘87
COO/Chief Administrative Officer: Lan Le ‘10
Treasurer: Jay (Jacob) Wang ‘74
Other Board Members
Carol Wong Carpenter '89
John Chang ‘93
Joan Chiao ‘00
Paul Choi ‘87
Mo-Yun Fong ‘95 and MA ‘96
Marushka Hirshon ‘14
Dan Kojiro ‘74
Solina Kwan ‘92
Lan Le ‘10
Clara Luu ‘16
Emily Song ‘13
Cyndy Yu-Robinson ‘87
Jay (Jacob) Wang ‘72
Angela Zhang ‘16
Board Members 2018-2019
Officers
President: Kevin Hsu ‘08 and MS ‘11 (2nd Term: 2017-2019)
President-Elect: Solina Kwan ‘92 (2nd Term: 2018-2020)
Treasurer: Clara Luu ‘16
Other Board Members
Brian Cheu ‘85 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
NaSun Cho ‘98 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Susan Hainze MS ‘84 (2nd Term: 2017-2019)
Dan Kojiro ‘74 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Lan Le ‘10
John Chang '93
Paul Choi ‘87
Mo-Yun Fong '95 MA '96
Marushka Hirshon '14
Emily Song ‘13
Jay (Jacob) Wang ‘72
Simon Zheng '14, MS '15 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Board Members 2017-2018
Officers
Executive: Benjamin Fong ‘08 (1st Term: 2016-2018)
Treasurer: Van Anh Tran '13, MA '14 (2nd Term: 2016-2018)
Other Board Members
Rachel Cao ‘15 (1st Term: 2016-2018)
Brian Cheu ‘85 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
NaSun Cho ‘98 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Marsha Fong ‘77 - (2nd Term: 2016-2018)
Glen Fukushima ‘72 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Susan Hainze MS ‘84 (2nd Term: 2017-2019)
Kevin Hsu ‘08 and MS ‘11 (2nd Term: 2017-2019)
Dan Kojiro ‘74 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Solina Kwan ‘92 (1st Term: 2016-2018)
Justin Lam ‘13 (2nd Term: 2016-2018)
Simon Zheng ‘14 and MS '15 (1st Term: 2017-2019)
Other recent board members:
Linda Tran ‘06 and MA ‘07, past SAPAAC President
Christopher Loh MBA ‘91
Kimi Narita ‘07 and JD/MS ‘11
Michael Wu MS ‘12, past SAPAAC President
Emily Lee ‘84 and MS ‘85
Christina Nguyen ‘13
Stephen Lee ‘07 and MBA ‘13
Kunal Sangani ‘16
Kim Huynh ‘14