(NAME-MCE) Asian Professional Exchange 5-7-09 Los Angeles CA

[Anselmo Villanueva]

Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)

Thursday, May 7, 2009    6:30pm - 9:00pm

Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

Information, contact Ricky Choi, Director of Community Relations at:
ricky at apex.org, or visit http://www.apex.org/clr

"Building Bridges for Community Empowerment"

Join APEX for a powerful evening of networking and community
empowerment at the Third Annual Community Leaders Reception as we
bring together distinguished leaders in government, business and the
nonprofit sector.

Keynote Speaker: Norm Chow
UCLA Bruins Football Offensive Coordinator

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wilshire Grand Hotel
Pacific Ballroom
930 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Premium members: Free w/ online registration
Non-members: $10 w/ online registration
Attire: business or business casual

***NO WALK-INS, YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND THE EVENT***

Register NOW at: http://www.clr2009.eventbrite.com

For more information, contact Ricky Choi, Director of Community
Relations at: ricky at apex.org, or visit http://www.apex.org/clr

Join APEX for a powerful evening of networking and community
empowerment at the Third Annual Community Leaders Reception as we
bring together distinguished leaders in government, business and the
nonprofit sector. The keynote speaker this year will be another great
community leader, Norm Chow, who is currently UCLA Football’s
Offensive Coordinator. A respected coach in both collegiate and
professional football, Coach Chow epitomizes the success of an Asian
Pacific Islander American in an underrepresented industry.

CONFIRMED VIP GUESTS (As Of 4/7/09)

Elected Officials

The Honorable Judy Chu, California State Board of Equalization Vice
Chair, 4th District
The Honorable Warren Furutani, California State Assembly Member, 55th District
The Honorable Henry Charoen, Council Member, City of La Palma
The Honorable Polly Low, Council Member, City of Rosemead
The Honorable Steven Ly, Council Member, City of Rosemead
The Honorable Mike Ten, Council Member, City of South Pasadena
The Honorable Paul Tanaka, Mayor, City of Temple City
The Honorable Judy Wong, Mayor, City of Temple City
The Honorable Bob Gin, Board Vice President, Alhambra Unified School District
The Honorable Janet Chin, Board Vice President, Garvey School District
The Honorable Henry Lo, Board Member, Garvey School District
The Honorable Jay Chen, Board Member, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
The Honorable Andrew Wong, Board President, Pomona Unified School District
The Honorable Al Muratsuchi, Board President, Torrance Unified School District
The Honorable Lillian Kawasaki, Board Secretary, Water Replenishment
District of Southern California
The Honorable Ling-Ling Chang, Board Member, Walnut Valley Water District

APEX Honorary Advisors

The Honorable Ronald S.W. Lew, Senior Judge, United States District
Court, Central District of California
Charlie Woo, CEO and Co-Founder, Mega Toys
Teddy Zee, President and Co-Founder, Ironpond

Community & Business Leaders

Dennis Arguelles, President, Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON)
Jilly Canzinares, Executive Director, Association for the Advancement
of Filipino American Arts and Culture (FilAmARTS)
Ed Chen, President, Taiwanese American Professionals
Carl Choi, Chief Executive Officer, Plan C Agency
Roy Choi, Executive Producer, Kollaboration
Paula Daniels, Commissioner, Los Angeles Board of Public Works
Debra Fong, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Community Fund
Wendy Fujihara Anderson, Co-President, East West Players
Terry S. Hara, Deputy Chief, Los Angeles Police Department
The Honorable Ernest M. Hiroshige, Los Angeles County Superior Court
Michael Hornbuckle, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
Craig Ishii, Regional Director, Japanese American Citizens League
Jinah Kim, President, Asian American Journalists Association – Los
Angeles Chapter
PK (Paul) Kim, Executive Director, Kollaboration
Chang Lee, President, Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
Hans Liang, President, Asian Pacific Probation Association
Marcella Low, Public Affairs Manager, The Gas Company
Lawrence Lue, Executive Director, Chinatown Service Center
Daisy Ma, President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance – Los Angeles Lodge
Leo Maranan, President, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce, San
Fernando Valley
Chanchanit Martorell, Executive Director, Thai Community Development Center
Geena Oh, President, Project by Project, Southern California Chapter
Erin Pak, Executive Director, KHEIR
Benson Su, Managing Director, Prudential Financial Services
Sharon Sugiyama, Project Director, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M)
Debra Suh, Executive Director, Center for the Pacific Asian Family
Charity Wu, Director of Individual Giving, Center Theatre Group
Kenny Yee, President, Wing Hing Foods

Asian Pacific American Legislative Staff

Karen Chang, Special Assistant, California State Controller John Chiang
Peter Kim, Senior Assistant, California State Board of Equalization
Member Michelle Steel, 3rd District
Melissa Ramoso, Field Representative, California State Assembly Member
Ted Lieu, 53rd District
Carol Kim, Health Deputy, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev
Yaroslavsky, 3rd District
Carol Quan, Special Assistant, Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach
Helen Leung, Field Deputy, Los Angeles City Council President Eric
Garcetti, Council District 13

View pictures from last year's Second Annual APEX Community Leaders Reception:
http://www.apex.org/gallery08/index.php?spgmGal=2008.04.03%20APEX%20Community%20Leaders%20Reception