Board Members
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Dr. Dexter Louie
Chair
Dr. Dexter Louie is an otolaryngologist in private practice in Chinatown, San Francisco, since 1977, and the Associate Medical Director of the Chinese Community Health Plan, a community-based HMO, since 1994.
Rea Panares
Vice Chair
Rea Pañares, MHS, a Filipina American, is director of Minority Health Initiatives at Families USA, a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
Debra Nakatomi
Treasurer
Debra Nakatomi is president of Nakatomi & Associates, a strategic communications firm she founded in 1989 and a leader in communications initiatives at the nexus of issues advocacy, community engagement and philanthropy.
Joyce O'Brien
Secretary
Joyce O'Brien, MPH, a Native Hawaiian, is the associate director at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center which is located on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii.
Kathy Lim Ko
President and CEO
Kathy Lim Ko is president and chief executive officer of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), a national health policy organization dedicated to strengthening policies, programs, and research to improve the health and well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
Dr. Butch de Castro
Butch de Castro, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN is Assistant Professor and Director, Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Program
Psychosocial & Community Health at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Bill Imada
Bill Imada is chairman and chief executive officer of the IW Group (formerly Imada Wong Communications Group), a full-service communications firm that specializes in the growing multicultural markets in the U.S.
Janice Louie
Janice Louie, RD, BSPH, MA, a Chinese American, joined the Forum Board in 1987 as one of the founding members. She has served as the board secretary since APIAHF's inception.
Victor Kaiwi Pang
Victor is currently president of the Pacific Islander Health Partnership and is co-chair of the Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Alliance.
Niyanta Spelman
Niyanta Spelman is the founder and executive director of Rainforest Partnership, an Austin, Texas based nonprofit focused on reducing deforestation in South America as it relates to climate change. Until 2007, she was the owner and principal consultant for PPPMC, Inc., a public sector-oriented management consultancy she formed in 2000.
Dr. Wilson Wang
Wilson Wang, MD, MPH, MPA, is the Deputy Director of Health Programs for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) – Liberia. In this capacity who oversees the support of 6 Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospitals, 40 MOH clinics and emergency medical operations along the Northern Liberian-Ivory Coast border; strategic development of grant proposals to address Liberia’s sobering health statistics including 1 in 100 women dying in child birth and an under five mortality rate of 15%; and monitoring and evaluation of IRC-Liberia’s 9 million dollar health care portfolio.
Gayle Tang
Gayle Tang, as senior director, oversees several distinct functions which include National Linguistic & Cultural Programs, Institute for Culturally Competent Care, National Latino Business Strategy, and Diversity Infrastructure Groups.
