LEAP's 30th Anniversary Leadership Awards Gala Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213.624.1000
This gala dinner celebrates the leadership and accomplishments of individuals and organizations that exemplify LEAP's mission to achieve full participation and equality for Asians and Pacific Islanders through leadership, empowerment, and policy. Proceeds from the event are used to develop LEAP's innovative leadership programs, cutting-edge public policy research, and nationwide community building.
VIP Reception 5:00 pm
General Reception 6:00 pm
Dinner 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Silent Auction 5:30 pm
2012 Honorees
Individual
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JD Hokoyama (Founder, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.)
Thang Nguyen (Executive Director, Boat People S.O.S)
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David R. Barclay
Alumni Leadership Award |
Maggie Mui (Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank) |
Community Award |
Hui O Hana Pono |
Sponsorship Levels
Title Sponsor - $75,000
Co-Presenting Sponsor - $50,000
President Sponsor - $25,000
Executive Sponsor - $10,000
Corporate Sponsor - $5,000
LEAP Friend - $3,000
Community Sponsor - $1,500
President Ticket - $1000
Executive Ticket - $750
Corporate Ticket - $500
LEAP Friend Ticket - $300
Community Ticket - $150
If you are interested in sponsoring LEAP’s 30th Anniversary Leadership Awards Gala, complete the Online Sponsorship Form or contact
Grace Toy
Sr. VP of Administration & CFO
213.485.1422 x 4117 / gtoy@leap.org
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2011 LEAP Leadership Awards Dinner
LEAP's 2011 Leadership Awards Dinner Honorees L to R: JD Hokoyama (LEAP Founder), Neil Horikoshi (Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund), Jacinta Titialii-Abbott, Esq.(Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund), Daphne Kwok, Vishakha Desai, Ph.D., Victoria Tung, S.K. Gupta, Margaret Ashida (LEAP Board Chair)
LEAP held its 23rd annual Leadership Awards dinner on July 21st at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The event garnered nearly 400 attendees and raised over $200,000. During the awards dinner, LEAP showcased the first ever Bid For Empowerment, a live auction dedicated to raise money for the Leadership in Action Program. This year, LEAP had the privilege of honoring the following leaders and organization for their success and contribution to the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities:
Honorees – Individuals
- Vishakha Desai, President & CEO, Asia Society
- S.K. Gupta, Former Vice President, Operations, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
- Daphne Kwok, Chair, Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
David R. Barclay Alumni Leadership Award
- Victoria Tung, Associate Director, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
Community Award
- Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, Washington D.C.
The evening also announced the appointment of Linda Akutagawa to President/CEO of LEAP. Akutagawa will succeed J.D. Hokoyama who will retire in November 2011. Please stay posted for further details for Mr. Hokoyama's Retirement Roast.
2010 LEAP Leadership Awards Dinner
The LEAP Leadership Awards Dinner was held on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. California State Controller John Chiang kicked off the night with an interesting and informative speech, in which he addressed LEAP Board Members, Corporate Annual Sponsors, and Leadership in Action (LIA) Interns. Simultaneously, the Silent Auction – which debuted an online component this year – drew in hundreds of generous guests, bidding on everything from a 4-night Escape to Cancun, Mexico, to a deluxe-sized King’s Hawaiian gift basket.
David Ono, of ABC7 Eyewitness News, actively hosted the night’s dinner. The night’s Honorees were selected for their leadership accomplishments, as individuals and as organizations, in contributing to the empowerment of the Asian Pacific Islander community. Individual Honorees included Dado Banatao, renowned philanthropist and Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital; Honorable John Chiang, California State Controller; and Bill Imada, Chairman and CEO of IW Group, Inc.
The recipient of the David R. Barclay Alumni Leadership Award was Sou-Wong Lee, Enterprise Change Leader and Six Sigma Expert at Raytheon. And, the Community Award was granted to Executive Director Tuyet Le, on behalf of her organization, the Asian American Institute (Chicago, Illinois).
LEAP's 2010 Leadership Awards Dinner Honorees L to R: JD Hokoyama (LEAP Founder), Hon. John Chiang, Sou Wong-Lee, Dado Banatao, Tuyet Le (Asian American Initiative), Bill Imada, Margaret Ashida (LEAP Board Chair)
2009 LEAP Leadership Awards Dinner
25th Anniversary LEAP Leadership Awards Dinner |
