Be the Change, Be a Leader

Time/Location

Topic

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Room 673/674

Networking Breakfast/Registration

9:00 am - 9:30 am
Room 673/674

Opening Remarks

• Conference Convening: Agenda/Logistics
• Welcome

Ground Rules/Issue Bin

• Ice Breaker

Reimar Macaranas, Community Program Manager, LEAP

9:30 am - 10:00 am
Room 673/674

Keynote Speaker
David Chiu, Board President, District 3 City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors

10:15 am – 12:15 pm
Room 675

Room 676

Session I
Workshop 1: Assertive Interviewing
Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Vice President, Student Services, Mt. San Antonio College

Workshop 2: Understanding Leadership Styles
Linda Akutagawa, Sr. VP of Resource & Business Development, LEAP

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Room 673/674

Networking Lunch

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Room 675

Room 676

Session II
Workshop 1: Executive Communication Skills
Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Vice President, Student Services, Mt. San Antonio College

Workshop 2: Leveraging Civic Involvement for Career Success - Panel Discussion

Panelists

• Arlene Lum, President, Asian Business Council of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce and Senior Channel Manager, Business Communications Services, AT & T
• Marily Mondejar, President, Filipino Women’s Network and Founder, Institute for Image Management
• Randy Okamura, Vice President, Board of Trustees, San Jose/Evergreen Community College, District and Area Manager, External Affairs, AT & T

Moderator

Kiran Jethwa, National Association of Asian American Professionals, San Francisco

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Room 673/674

Plenary Workshop
Looking at Your Next Step(s)
JD Hokoyama, President & CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP)

Afternoon Snacks
Wrap-up & Next Steps