2021 CAUSE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
LOOKBOOK: A COLLECTION OF 1 MINUTE PERSONAL STORIES
The 2021 CAUSE Leadership Institute (CLI) is the first fully virtual edition of CAUSE’s community leadership and advocacy training certificate program for high-potential professionals. Over the course of this 6-month program, the 2021 CLI Fellows participated in policy overviews, civic leadership development trainings, and leadership roundtables equipping them with even more skills and connections to continue impacting change.
As a final project, each CLI fellow crafted and recorded a 1 Minute Story video. Reflecting on all of their experiences of the past few months, each fellow answered the following questions:
Why are you a part of the CAUSE Leadership Institute?
Why do you want to advocate for the Asian Pacific American community?
What issues are you passionate about? What are you interested in getting involved with?
How will you lead in the community and increase your political and civic engagement?
As a collection of all the 1 Minute Stories, the 2021 CLI Fellows Lookbook briefly introduces each CLI Fellow, their story, and personal vision for civic engagement. The Lookbook offers CLI Fellows opportunities to build connections, align interests and passion areas, and leverage the talents and skills of the CAUSE Network to impact the APA community.
Check some of them out below:
Aileen Flores
Government Relations Manager, Southern California Edison
Amaris Leiatua
Juris Doctorate Candidate, Brigham Young University
Andrew Saetern
Management Consultant, Accenture LLP / US Army
Angela Chang
Chief Strategy Officer, KCAL Insurance Agency / National Chair, ACE NextGen
Angela Shaw
Consultant, CHTus and Aikar
Ayana Galace
Field Representative/Assistant Communications Director, California State Assembly, District 18
Catherine Villaverde
Executive Assistant, Working Partnerships USA
Cindy Lee
Founder, Dreamers Corners / Vice President, Taiwanese American Professionals Los Angeles (TAP-LA)
Connie Chan
Legislative Analyst, Office of California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
Janet McIntyre
Vice President of Programs and Training, Executive Service Corps of Southern California (ESC)
Jason Khoo
CEO & Founder, Zupo
Jason Song
Assurance Manager, Ernst & Young
Jen Chiou
Founder, CodeSpeak Labs
Jessica Chang
Project Management Office (PMO) Manager, SoCalGas
Mosies “Jun” Aglipay
District Field Representative, Office of Assemblymember Mike Gipson
Legislative Analyst, State Government Relations. University of Southern California
Marlena Troung
President, National’s Women’s Political Caucus of Orange County
Melissa Apuya
District Director, Office of Assemblymember Marc Levine
Nira Singh
Director of Behavioral Health, Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Rajan Gill
Professor of History, Yuba College / Farmer, Gill Ranch
Stephen Pham
Director, Organizational Learning, The Learning Accelerator
Van Le
Board Trustee East Side Union High School District