MEET THE TEAM

Priscilla Huang (she/her) is the founding executive director of the Center for Asian Americans in Action, a nonprofit organization that conducts policy analysis, engages in policy advocacy, and strengthens the policy and advocacy capacity of community-based organizations to promote equity for Asian Americans in Orange County and beyond.

Priscilla was first introduced to policy work as a Georgetown Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow, and has since developed expertise in health care policy, immigrant health coverage, and reproductive and sexual health. She was a senior attorney at the National Health Law Program where she specialized in Medicaid and family planning. Ms. Huang also served as a senior advisor to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders under the Obama Administration. Prior to that, she worked in Washington, D.C. at the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum advocating on a variety of federal policy issues impacting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

Priscilla received her JD from American University, Washington College of Law, where she was one of ten Public Interest/Public Service Scholars. She currently serves on the boards of the Community Action Fund for Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties and the Women’s Foundation of California. Priscilla spends her free time trying to keep up with her energetic kids, who inspire her to fight for a more just and equitable world.

Amy Chen is a Senior Attorney at the National Health Law Program, where she works on sexual and reproductive health law and policy, with a focus on maternal health. Previously she worked as a direct legal services attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid in Oakland for almost ten years. Amy is Taiwanese-American and grew up in Orange County, where she is now raising her three kids with her partner, who teaches at UC Irvine.

Bonnie Kwon is a policy officer for the W. K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF). In this role, she contributes to the development and implementation of the foundation’s policy-advocacy strategy. Prior to joining WKKF, Bonnie held senior roles at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health, White House Initiative on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, and Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington, D.C. Bonnie received her JD from the University of California, Berkley School of Law and BA from Brown University.

Cevadne Lee, MPH, is the health and policy director at the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Inc. (OCAPICA). She is also faculty affiliate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Before joining OCAPICA, Lee worked at several nonprofits and academic institutions. Her research has focused on understanding health policies and data inequities, and research examining if interventions are optimally located to achieve health equity for Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans.

Courtney Chappell, JD, is the Vice President of Programs at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) where she spearheads strategic programs to build deeper connections within and beyond the philanthropic sector and engages in advocacy to transform systems and practices that will redistribute wealth in more equitable ways. Over the past two decades, she has served in a variety of leadership roles in the nonprofit and public interest sectors advancing racial and social justice, including in the Obama administration, national and regional advocacy and grassroots organizations, and direct services.

Mona Shah, JD, MPH, is the Senior Director of Policy and Strategy and a member of the senior management team at Community Catalyst. Mona is a seasoned policy and advocacy expert with an extensive background in health care and social issues at the federal, state, and community levels. Mona has served as the vice president of public policy and external affairs for the Gender Equity Policy Institute and as director for the Health Funders Partnership of Orange County.