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11th National Lighting the Community Speakers

Terri Batch

Terri Batch

Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce

Cile Borman

Cile Borman

Professional Musician

Richard Chacon

Richard Chacon

Director of Supplier Diversity and Community Development, MUFG Union Bank

Pastor Ray Chang

Pastor Ray Chang

President, Asian American Christian Collaborative

Sandra Choi

Sandra Choi

Co-owner, JHOG Design & Development

Marcus Coleman

Marcus Coleman

Co-lead, Behavioral Science and Communications Practice at HWC

Justin Davis
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Justin Davis
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FACE Board Member & Sr. Vice President, Hanmi Bank

Jos Ferguson
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Jos Ferguson
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FACE Board Member
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Keren Goldberg

Keren Goldberg

Founder, Commentaries From the Edge Podcast

Hyepin Im

Hyepin Im

President/CEO, FACE

Krystal Ka'ai

Krystal Ka'ai

Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI)

Dr. Steven Kwon

Dr. Steven Kwon

Founder & President, Nutrition & Education International

Matthew Lee

Matthew Lee

President and Chief Executive Officer, FASTech, Inc.

Rev. Janna Louie

Rev. Janna Louie

American Baptist Minister and Area Director, Southern California

Rev. Dr. David Mcallister-Wilson

Rev. Dr. David Mcallister-Wilson

President, Wesley Theological Seminary

Jane Oak

Jane Oak

Founder, Convergence incubator at Tapestry LA

Victor Parker
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Victor Parker
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Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Field Operations
U.S. Small Business Administration

James Rodriguez

James Rodriguez

President, Fathers and Family Coalition

Sonal Shah

Sonal Shah

President, The Asian American Foundation

Dr. Philip Starr

Dr. Philip Starr

Executive Director, Managed Career Solutions, SPC

Dr. Rhonda Thornton

Dr. Rhonda Thornton

USC

Jim Wallis

Jim Wallis

Globally respected writer, teacher, preacher, and justice advocate

Peter Winston

Peter Winston

Vice President of Community and Provider Development, Clever Care

Eddie Yen

Eddie Yen

President, Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association

Deepa Bharath

Deepa Bharath

Staff Writer, Southern California News Group

Adam Briones

Adam Briones

CEO, California Community Builders

Curtis Chang

Curtis Chang

Founder and Head, Consulting Within Reach

Dr. David C. Chao

Dr. David C. Chao

Director, Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary

Jay Chung
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Jay Chung
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FACE Board Member

Christiane Cordero

Christiane Cordero

Reporter, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Josh Dickson

Josh Dickson

White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement and Deputy Director, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Robert Fong
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Robert Fong
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Managing Director, Co-head of Residential Mortgage Lending, CIT

Bishop Grant Hagiya

Bishop Grant Hagiya

Resident Bishop, California-Pacific Conference of the UMC

Kelvin James

Kelvin James

Senior VP, Bank of Hope

Joseph Kang
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Joseph Kang
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FACE Board Member

Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu

Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu

Producers, Far East Deep South

Dr. Daniel 
Lee
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Dr. Daniel
Lee
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Dean of Asian American Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

Richard Lui

Richard Lui

Journalist, MSNBC

Jack Miranda

Jack Miranda

Executive Director, The Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Leadership

Ben Odell

Ben Odell

Program Specialist, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Maury Ruano
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Maury Ruano
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FACE Board Member
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Alexia Salvatierra

Alexia Salvatierra

Assistant Professor, Integral Mission and Transformational Development for the School of Intercultural Studies for Fuller Theological Seminary

Najuma Smith-Pollard

Najuma Smith-Pollard

Assistant Director of Community and Public Engagement, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture

Steve Suh

Steve Suh

FACE Board Member

Guillermo Torres

Guillermo Torres

Director of Programming, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice

Rev. Dr. Mark Whitlock

Rev. Dr. Mark Whitlock

Pastor, Reid Temple AME Church
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Telebah Woods

Telebah Woods

Senior Vice President, Business Development Manager in Neighborhood Lending at Bank of America

Bob Binnie

Bob Binnie

SVP, Risk and CRA Program Management, CIT Bank

Richard Bynum

Richard Bynum

Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, The PNC Financial
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Dr. Tim Chang

Dr. Tim Chang

Professor, Liberty University

Christine Chen

Christine Chen

Executive Director, APIAVote

Carol Chung

Carol Chung

Program Evaluator, Los Angeles Department of Mental Health

Allyson Crosby

Allyson Crosby

Associate Director of Systems Alignment, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Rev. Dr. Charles Dorsey

Rev. Dr. Charles Dorsey

Founder, The Dorsey Group, LLC.
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Controller Ron Galperin

Controller Ron Galperin

City of Los Angeles
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Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins

Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins

Faith-Based Director, HUD
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Dr. Russell Jeung

Dr. Russell Jeung

Founder, Stop AAPI Hate

Rev. Elbert 
Kim

Rev. Elbert
Kim

Pastor, Camarillo UMC

Jerry Lawson

Jerry Lawson

National Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR

Esther 
Lim
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Esther
Lim
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Founder, How to Report a Hate Crime Book

State Treasurer Fiona Ma

State Treasurer Fiona Ma

State of California

Erika Moritsugu

Erika Moritsugu

Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and NHPI Senior Liaison at the White House

Rev. John Jongdai Park

Rev. John Jongdai Park

FACE Board Co-Chair
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Julius 
Robinson

Julius
Robinson

Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Group for the Americas, MUFG Union Bank

Rev. Kelvin Sauls

Rev. Kelvin Sauls

Director for Interfaith Initiatives, Community Health Councils

Matthew Soerens

Matthew Soerens

U.S. Director of Church Mobilization and Advocacy, World Relief; National Coordinator, Evangelical Immigration Table

Adam Russell Taylor

Adam Russell Taylor

President, Sojourners

Nikki Toyama-Szeto

Nikki Toyama-Szeto

Executive Director, Christians for Social Action

Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner

Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner

President, National African American Clergy Network

Joshua Wu

Joshua Wu

Vice President at Edelman Data & Intelligence

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