APACE Community Advisers are a collection of individuals who bring their unique knowledge and skills to complement the knowledge and skills of the formal APACE Board members in order to more effectively advance the mission and goals of APACE. Advisers include APACE’s founding organizers, progressive leaders in our diverse API communities, former APACE Board Members, and APIs with highly respected skills.
Our current Community Advisers are:
Art Wang
Former State Representative, 27th LD, Administrative Law Judge, Judge on the WA Court of Appeals and Founding APACE Board Member
Bob Hasegawa
State Senator, 11th LD, former State Representative, 11th LD, former Teamsters Union Leader
Cindy Ryu
State Rep, 32nd; Shoreline, Former APACEvotes Board Member
George Cheung
Public Affairs Consultant, Former Program Director for the Joyce Foundation, Founder Win/Win Network, Founding APACE Board Member
Joan Yoshitomi
Community Political Consultant, Former C4 Board Member
Mia Gregerson
State Representative, 33rd LD former City Councilperson, Sea Tac
Nanette Fok
Grant Writer, Dev Consultant, Founding APACE Board Member
Sharon Tomiko
Santos State Representative, 37th LD