Supporters and Alumni
One of our greatest strengths as an organization has been the network of alumni, volunteers, and key supporters who have helped to shape who we are today. Comprised of supporters and alumni who are influential leaders of the community, the Leadership Council helps ensure that we have the access to the expertise and resources to effectively carry out our mission.
Leadership Council (2023-2024)
- Co-Chair: Darryl Chiang, Legal Director, Google
- Co-Chair: Joan Haratani, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Dimple Abichandani, Board Member, Solidaire Network and the Trust Based Philanthropy Project
- Monty Agarwal, Partner, Vallejo/ Antolin/ Agarwal/ Kanter
- Hon. Michael Begert, Judge, San Francisco Superior Court
- Lin Y. Chan, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
- I. Neel Chatterjee, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
- Hon. Raj Chatterjee, Judge, Alameda County Superior Court
- Emil De Guzman, President Emeritus, Manilatown Heritage Foundation (retired)
- Pearl Del Rosario, Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President, Lam Research
- Grant Din, Fundraising and Partnerships Consultant
- Laura L. Ho, Partner, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho LLP
- Ned Isokawa, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP (retired)
- Kiran Jain, General Counsel, Replica
- Keith Kamisugi, Director of Communications, Equal Justice Society
- Hon. Ken Kawaichi, Judge, JAMS (retired)
- Khurshid Khoja, Principal, Greenbridge Corporate Counsel
- Niki Khoshzamir, Founder & CEO, PracticePro
- William Kwong, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice
- Leo Lam, Partner, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
- Thomas Layton, President Emeritus, Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation (retired)
- Bill Lann Lee, Senior Counsel, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center
- Daniel J. Lee, Director of Philanthropic Transformation, Solidaire Network
- Jack Lee, Partner, Minami Tamaki LLP (retired)
- Yvonne Y. Lee, Community Advocate
- David Lei, Community Advocate
- Mina Titi Liu, Director of Board Relations, Center for Reproductive Rights
- Larry Lowe, Managing Counsel, Tesla Motors (retired)
- Wesley Lowe, Partner, Mannion Lowe & Oksenendler
- David McClain, Partner, Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
- Minh-Hoang Merchant, General Counsel, Aspira Women's Health
- Nanci Nishimura, Principal, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
- Christine Noma, Director, Fennemore Wendel
- Raymond Ocampo, Jr., President & CEO, Samurai Surfer LLP
- Demian Pay, Senior Counsel, Chevron Upstream
- Christopher Punongbayan, Executive Director, California ChangeLawyers
- Ashok Ramani, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
- Hina Shah, Assistant General Counsel, California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
- Charlene (Chuck) Shimada, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Paul Shimotake, Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank
- Quyen Ta, Partner, King & Spaulding LLP
- Donald Tamaki, Senior Counsel, Minami Tamaki LLP
- William Tamayo, District Director, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (retired)
- Evan Tana, Founding General Partner, 122 West Ventures
- Merilyn Wong, Administrative Law Judge, California New Motor Vehicle Board
- Eric Yamamoto, Professor, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
- Hong-Sze Yu, Vice President, Kaiser Permanente, Board & Corporate Governance
- Helen Zia, Author