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.

Ellen Ahn, J.D., M.S.W., is the Executive Director of KCS (Korean Community Services). She leads a vibrant and dynamic community health center and community-based social services organization. Ms. Ahn is committed to issues involving health equity and service access. She holds a BA in History from Yale, a JD from Georgetown, and an MSW from USC.

Mary Anne Foo is the executive director and founder of the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA). The agency has programs in health, mental health, policy and civic engagement, youth leadership, education, and workforce development. Ms. Foo has been working for more than 30 years in California and at a national level on issues impacting underserved populations. She also serves as a trustee on several boards including a local hospital and foundation. She received her BS from UC Davis and her MPH from UCLA.

Manjusha (Manju) P. Kulkarni is Executive Director of AAPI Equity Alliance, a coalition of more than forty community-based organizations that serves and represents the 1.5 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County. She co-founded Stop AAPI Hate, the nation’s leading aggregator of COVID-19-related hate incidents against AAPIs.

Susan Lew, MS, is Director of the Hsu Hwa Chao Foundation. She is also a public health professional, health and science writer, musician, and community activist. Her writing has appeared in Brown Medicine Magazine, the Journal of Risk Research, and publications of many healthcare organizations. Susan holds a MS from Harvard School of Public Health, where she specialized in social determinants of health, behavior change, and health communication.

Tricia Nguyen is the CEO of Southland Integrated Services, Inc. formerly known as Vietnamese Community of Orange County. She is responsible for the administration, financing and operations of the non-profit that provides comprehensive health, mental health, social, transportation and other supportive services to low-income residents in Orange County. She is currently serving as the Treasurer on the Board of Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers, and previously served on the Board of Directors for CalOptima and Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health from UCLA.