2018-2019
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Diversity in Thought Leadership
President
Native Californian. Adrenaline junkie. Trained in wilderness & avalanche search & rescue.
Esq, LL.M, MBA.
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"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
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- Aesop
President-Elect
Southern Californian born and bred. Civ Pro nerd. Avid athlete and sports enthusiast. Avid Eater. #Lakers.
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"A lawyer is either a social engineer or … a parasite on society … A social engineer [is] a highly skilled, perceptive, sensitive lawyer who [understands] the Constitution of the United States and [knows] how to explore its uses in the solving of problems of local communities and in bettering conditions of the underprivileged citizens.”
- Charles Hamilton Houston
Immediate Past President
Con Law nerd. Third culture kid. Marathoner. Avid traveler. Trekkie.
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“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”
- Marcus Aurelius
Professional obsessive: (Baseball, Trivia, Statutes, Regulations).
"Paglipas ng ulan ay magpapagniti ang araw."
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- Eraserheads, "Maselang Bahaghari"
Treasurer
Asian pop culture enthusiast. Comic-Con attendee. Legal writer and editor. Grammar nerd. Former Cameron Crazy.
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"We can't waste time worrying about the 'what-ifs.'"
- Kurosaki Ichigo, Bleach
City lover. Major sweet tooth. Frequenter of museums. Perpetual optimist.
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"Curiouser and curiouser!"
- Alice, Alice in Wonderland
Texas raised, y'all. Civil rights by day. Husband and father of two all day and night. AAPI44.
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"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
- James Madison
Black belt in Kung Fu. Civil war buff. Ukulele player.
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"Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you."
- Emerson
Yankees fan. Amateur theologian. Comedy improvisor. Connect Four grand-master.
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" Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist."
- Pablo Picasso
B-more represent. Worker advocate. Baseball nerd. Full-time roadie for my toddler.
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"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance."
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- Martin Luther King Jr.
At-Large Representative
SF born and raised. Die hard Niner fan. Gardener. Lover of pitbulls.
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"Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.”
- Imam Ali
General Counsel
Enjoy cooking, but adjusting to using my first induction cooktop. Love film noir, jazz, and BBQ. Always looking for a good deal on real estate.
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“80 percent of success is just showing up.”
- Woody Allen
