Our Team

LEAP Board of Directors

Officers

  • Linda Akutagawa

    Linda Akutagawa

    PRESIDENT & CEO
    Los Angeles, CA

    LEAP

  • Rachel Gabato

    Rachel Gabato

    TREASURER
    San Francisco, CA

    Senior Director, Product Management Merchandising Innovation Technologies at Walmart

  • Patricia “Denise” Lopez

    Patricia “Denise” Lopez

    VICE CHAIR
    Los Angeles, CA

    Professor, Organizational Psychology at Alliant International University

  • Annabel Sheron

    Annabel Sheron

    SECRETARY
    Chantilly, VA

    Former Senior Engineering Manager, Arcfield

  • Wen-Fu Wu

    Wen-Fu Wu

    CHAIR
    New York, NY

    Managing Director, Deputy CIO
    and Head of Fixed Income at TIAA

Directors

  • Arti Arora

    Arti Arora

    Atlanta, GA

    Vice President, Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company

  • Tmi Bui

    Tami Bui

    Livermore, CA

    Senior Government Affairs Manager at Turo

  • Kenneth Chung

    Kenneth Chung

    Southlake, TX

    Former Executive Vice President, Commercial Insurance at Chubb Group

  • Carlo Dela Fuente

    Carlo Dela Fuente

    San Jose, CA

    Chief of Staff, Director of Business Operations at Cisco Collaboration and Artificial Intelligence at Cisco

  • Sylvia Fulton

    Sylvia Fulton

    Minneapolis, MN

    Vice President, New Stores & Remodels at Target

  • Jeff Hong

    Jeff Hong

    Glastonbury, CT

    Managing Director, Business Strategy at Accenture

  • Shu Han Journay

    Shu Han Journay

    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

    Chief Financial Officer at E8

  • Ursula Qwan

    Ursula Quan

    Honolulu, HI

    Chief Human Resources Officer at The Hana Group

  • Lillian Teng

    Lillian Teng

    Rockville, MD

    Senior Director, Cybersecurity Leader

  • Tammy Tran

    Tammy Tran

    Rosemead, CA

    Principal Manager, Supplier Diversity and Development at Southern California Edison

  • Chris Yu

    Chris Yu

    Santa Clara, CA

    Lead UX Designer at Docusign

  • Meyling Ly Ortiz

    Plano, TX

    Managing Counsel, Toyota Motor North America

LEAP Staff

Management Team

Development Team

Program Team

2025 LEAP Faculty

Abe Ali
VP, Human Resources
Mt. San Antonio College

Ambrosia Kaui
Director, Grants and Contracts
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

Ashley Diersch
Chief Advancement Officer
Paws with a Cause​

Audrey Yamagata Noji
VP, Student Services
Mt. San Antonio College

DP Venkatesh
Chief Growth Officer
Cisco Collaboration

Eric Ramones
Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
West Valley - Mission Community College District

Ernelyn Navarro
Coach and Consultant
Pearl Coaching

Fatima Bustos-Choy
Principal Coach
WholeMind Power Consulting

Frank Chong
President, Retired
Santa Rosa Junior College

Gabriel Esteban
President, Emeritus
DePaul University

Grace Toy
SVP of Administration & CFO
LEAP

Henry Gee
Vice President, Student Services, Retired
Rio Hondo College

 

Jae Requiro
Vice President, DEI
AEG

Jessica Li
Co-funder/Principal Consultant
HealingEquityUnited

Joan Torne
Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief of Staff, Human Resources
CSU Systemwide Human Resources

Jono Luk
Chief Product Officer
SumerSports

Kay Takano
Career Coach
Kay Takano Coaching

Kham Moua
National Deputy Director
Southeast Asian Resource Action Center

Leroy Morishita
Interim President, Retired
California State University, Los Angeles

Linda Akutagawa
President & CEO
LEAP

Lori Ideta
Interim Vice Chancellor for Students, Emerita
University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Nancy Cam-Winget
Cisco Fellow
Cisco

Paraag Maddiwar
Executive Director
Asianati

Pat Hayashi
Associate President, Retired University of California, Systemwide

Raymond Partolan
Program Officer
State Infrastructure Fund at NEO Philanthropy Inc.​

Richard Yao
President
California State University Channel Islands

Rosie Abrahm
Former Chief Operating Officer
The Leader Project

Rowena Tomaneng
Deputy Chancellor of CA Community Colleges
California Community Colleges

Roxanne Raymundo
Vice President of Partner Operations and Success
Cisco

Sally Chan
Executive Advisor
Paramount Veterans Network

Sherwynn Umali
Deputy Chief of Staff
University of California, Irvine

Stacy Lee
Programs Specialist II
Mount San Antonio College

Stephanie Fujii
President
Arapahoe Community College

Stephanie Lowe
Chief Coach & Consultant
Power Within Coaching & Consulting

Vi Ly
Dean, Academic Affairs
Los Angeles City College

Wyman Fong
Vice Chancellor Human Resources, Retired
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District