| Executive Board Members |
 Lily Qi - PresidentThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Lily was born and raised in Shanghai, China, and has been living in North Potomac, MD, for the past eight years. She has been serving on the OCA-DC board for the past three years. She is passionate about public policies, especially civil rights and social justice issues. As president of the chapter, her goal is to bridge the gap between the immigrant community and the native born Asian American communities. Lily’s day job is the Director of Communication and Public Affairs for the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking. Lily Qi has professional experience in higher education and economic development. She has an MBA from American University and a Master’s in Organizational Communication from Ohio University. Yin Wang - Executive AssistantStan Lou - Senior Vice PresidentStan retired in 2003 after a successful career as a civil engineer and manager of the airports grants program with the Federal Aviation Administration. Immediately after retirement, he taught English at a university in Jiangxi Province in China for two and a half years. He came to the realization that he owed much of his success and good life to his parents who migrated from Canton to Mississippi in the 1930s. He had always considered himself to be intelligent, but it took a long time to understand the hardships, prejudices, unfair treatment, and sacrifices that his parents and other Chinese immigrants suffered in order that he and other second generation Chinese Americans could enjoy good lives. He wants to make up for this late awakening by being able to pass on this unique history of our ancestors to Americans, Chinese and non-Chinese. He also wants to work to highlight and prevent injustices against Chinese and other minority races mainly because we are not “WASPs.” He feels that OCA has these goals on its agenda, and it is his hope that we can all work together to realize these and other worthwhile goals. Wilbur Friedman - TreasurerWilbur H. Friedman, our treasurer, is a retired government lawyer with three grandchildren. In 1990 and 1994, he was the campaign treasurer of Alan Cheung, one of the first two Asian-Americans ever to be elected in Maryland to public office in Maryland. In 1993, he first joined OCADC. In 1996-2001, he was a member of the OCADC Executive Board. In 2004, he was executive director of the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, where he is currently an advisor. In February 2007, he rejoined the OCA-DC Executive Board as treasurer. This year, he is also treasurer for (a) Judy Docca, a member of the Montgomery County school board and He is a trustee of Bel Cantanti, which puts on operas in Montgomery County and elsewhere at very reasonable prices. Annette Cheng - V.P. MembershipAnnette is currently a representative of the County’s Limited English Proficiency (LEP) committee and serves on its advisory board to develop a County-wide policies and regulations. She has also served as the Treasurer for the Montgomery County Asian Pacific American Employees Association (APAEA) for the past 4 years. In August 2006, Annette was invited by the OCA-DC to participate in the annual convention in Philadelphia and was extremely fascinated with the contributions that OCA has made on behalf of Asian communities. Impressed by the success of this organization and its involvement in community and educational programs, Annette joined OCA-DC in October of this year. Stan Tsai - V.P. Community Partnerships Jim McCallum - V.P. Business DevelopmentJim McCallum is originally from the western United States and Hawaii but he has now lived in the Washington, DC, area for more than 20 years. He has worked with ocean and fisheries issues for most of that time for the University of Washington, the coastal States, the US House of Representatives, and currently for NOAA Fisheries (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Jim began as a volunteer at several OCA events, and then became Vice President for Community Service. In 2006, he was elected to the office of Executive Vice President. He looks forward to working with the rest of the Board and with the OCA-DC membership at large to increase our services to the membership and to our member communities in areas such as voter registration, health, education, and general civil rights advocacy. Jim's wife Gale Awaya McCallum is Program Director of the Gates Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans. Larry Shinagawa - V.P. Public PoliciesLarry is Director of Asian American Studies and Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland. For the past 30 years, he has been involved in the fields of sociology, American studies, multicultural education, ethnic studies, and Asian American studies. Larry’s research areas are in the social demography of US racial groups, intermarriage, multiracial identity, and Asian American culture and community. His public policy studies and research for national civil rights and Asian American advocacy organizations has led to improvements in health care, redistricting, census counts, and reforms in police practices. He is currently on the Board of the National Association for Ethnic Studies and participates as a board member for other national and regional non-profit community-based organizations and research organizations. Yong Yao - V.P. At LargeElaine Chang-Baxter - V.P. At LargeElaine is the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent for the Office of Information and Organizational Systems for Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools. Prior to becoming the Executive Assistant, she served as principal of Lakewood Elementary School, assistant principal and principal intern at Capt. James E. Daly Elementary School, assistant principal of Tilden Middle School, and teacher at Tilden Middle School and Forest Knolls Elementary School. Recently, Mrs. Chang-Baxter was selected to participate in the Leadership Montgomery Class of 2008 and will serve as the 2007-2008 Co-President of the Asian American Education Association for Montgomery County Public Schools. In 2005, Mrs. Chang-Baxter received a Governor’s Citation recognizing her for her impressive dedication to instructional leadership. Vivian Yao - V.P. At LargeVivian works as a legislative analyst for the Montgomery County Council. Prior to that, Vivian was a senior planner for the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs and the nonprofit representative on the administrative team for the Linkages to Learning program, a comprehensive school-based program serving at-risk children and their families. She is an active volunteer with a number of community-based organizations including the Acts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, United Way of the National Capital Area, and WETA’s Community Advisory Committee. Vivian joined OCA to support the social justice and social service needs of vulnerable Asian populations and promote participation in philanthropic and community activities. Lee Fang - Youth CoordinatorLee Fang is a senior government and politics major at the University of Maryland. Lee has served as the President of the Federation of Maryland College Democrats and as President of the College Democrats at the University of Maryland College Park. While a leader of the College Democrats, he contributed to the APIA community by hosting a series of events to highlight and promote civic engagement and civil rights. He sponsored the first ever APIA College Democrats caucus, as well as organizing an event with the Congressional APIA Caucus chairman Representative Mike Honda to discuss political issues affecting APIA students. Additionally, he has served as a student representative and student board member to Campus Progress. He has interned for Media Matters for America, Representative Steny Hoyer, and Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones. He is also a frequent columnist for the university student newspaper, The Diamondback. Lucy Shan - MCPS student representativeTom Tsai - Chinese Editor |
