Board Members

OCA - GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER

EMBRACING THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF CHINESE AND ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES

PRESIDENT Victor King was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the U.S. in 1983. He received his bachelor degree in biochemistry from the University of Arizona and received his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. Before attending law school, Victor spent several years as a scientific researcher at several biotechnology companies in Seattle. Currently, Victor is a patent attorney, practicing patent and trademark law at Speckman Law Group PLLC, an intellectual property law firm located in downtown Seattle . He is a Trustee on the Board of King County Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Division. Despite moving to the U.S. at a young age, Victor is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

VICE-PRESIDENT Mario Au was born and raised in Hong Kong. He is married with two children. Mario resides in Olympia. He graduated from University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing. Mario graduated from Portland State University with a Master in Business Administration. Currently, he is employed at State Farm Insurance Companies as a Claims Team Manager and has been with the Company since 1994. Mario participated in the Executive Development Institute (EDI) Leadership Program in 2002, and co-chaired and chaired the Program in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

SECRETARY Phillip Sit was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Seattle in 1992. He currently attends the University of Washington, double-majoring in Political Science and Law, Society, and Justices. Phillip serves as President of the Asian American Student Union at the University of Washington and Secretary for the Phi Alpha Law Fraternity, UW Chapter. Phillip is also active with the Office of Minority Affairs program on-campus, serving as a student-mentor to incoming freshmen. During his sophomore year in college, Phillip was an OCA-GS Intern and assisted the board in putting together the Legal Workshop, Stop Hate Crime Brochures, and Voter Registration efforts. As a Board Member, his interests and skills would be promoting social activism and community involvement among high school and college students.

Rebecca Chan was born in Portland, Oregon and her hometown is Vancouver, Washington. Her maternal grandfather was a paper son. In 1993, Rebecca moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington where she became involved in many Asian American groups on campus. She is employed as a Senior Accountant at Swedish Health Services. Rebecca is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She previously served on the OCA-GS Board as the civil rights co-chair. Rebecca currently serves as the community outreach chair. She was a participant of the 2002 Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation leadership program. Rebecca served for six years on the board of Harborview Community Service League earning the volunteer leadership award. She met her husband, Mike, while Dragon Boating. Rebecca enjoys outdoor activities and traveling.

Lan Lan Chen attended the University of Washington and received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2003. While at the UW, she became very interested in politics and eventually served as an intern in Senator Maria Cantwell's office. Since then, she has been very involved with organizations that promote diversity in our legislatures. Currently, she is a small business owner in Seattle, and regularly travels between home, China, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles.

Kelly Tuyet Dang is a new attorney, having recently passed the Washington Bar examination. She is pursuing a career interest in legal field. Prior to relocating to Seattle, Kelly was based in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she worked for 5 years in the field of economic development and transportation planning at the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. Kelly holds a J.D. from Wayne State University School of Law in Detroit, Michigan (2006) and a Master in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan (1999). She received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Russian Studies from Connecticut College in New London, CT. After graduating from Connecticut College in 1995, Kelly traveled to Taipei, Taiwan to study at the Mandarin Chinese on scholarship from the U.S. Education Department and Taiwanese Ministry of Education. Kelly has traveled abroad in Asia and Southeast Asia while studying in Moscow, Beijing, and Taipei. She speaks Russian, Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese.

Andy Han is an attorney at Dorsey & Whitney LLP where he practices intellectual property law with an emphasis in patent prosecution. For the past two years, Andy has been actively involved in providing free legal seminars in Seattle's Chinatown-International District through a joint effort by the Chinese Information & Service Center and Seattle University's Access to Justice Institute. Andy is also on the board of trustees of the Chong WA Benevolent Association and the vice principal of the Washington Chinese School.


Rosie Icban was born and raised in Manila, Phillipines. In 2002, her family settled in South Seattle where she graduated from Rainier Beach High School. In 2007, Rosie received a BA in Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Washington (UW). Her interest in serving the community started when she experienced inequality within the high school education system. Rosie volunteered at Rainier Beach Community Center as a computer lab Assistant Instructor for elementary students and senior citizens. At UW, she was a member of INROADS Puget Sound, Beta Alpha Psi and Foundation for International Understanding through Students (FIUTS). Rosie spent six months in the Netherlands studying International Economics and Finance. Currently, she is employed as a consultant with Deloitte.

James Kuo, born and raised in Seattle, is currently attending the University of Washington pursuing honors degrees in bioengineering and political science. His passion for serving the Asian American community began with his participation in the 2001 Northwest Asian Weekly Summer Youth Leadership Program. After witnessing the injustice that occurred during a racial profiling incident, James began to become more involved in the community. He worked with International Community Health Services as an AIDS Peer Educator and volunteered over 200 hours with Wilderness Inner-city Leadership Development, a grassroots youth group started by the International District Housing Alliance that tackles issues such as environmental justice and institutionalized racism. James also served as a page for 11th District Representative Velma Veloria and was a valedictorian of his high school. For his academic success and commitment to serving the community, he was awarded the NASA Space Grant Scholarship and a Gates Millennium Scholarship. His essay about Velma Veloria won him first place in the OCA-GS Essay Contest. James is now actively involved in OCA events, the Asian American Student Union on campus, and the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County. As an OCA board member, he takes a more official leadership role in the Asian American community and continues to work towards goals of unity, fair representation, and equality.

Amy Kwan was born in Hong Kong, but immigrated to the U.S. in 1989. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington. Currently, Amy is a patent agent at Amin Turocy & Calvin, LLP, and attends the Seattle University School of Law where she anticipates receiving her Juris Doctorate in May, 2008. Her hobbies include, playing the violin, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen and piano Jazz. She is fluent in Cantonese.


 Carmela Lim moved to Seattle from Manila, Philippines in 2000. She received a BA Degree in Communications from the University of Washington in 2005. Carmela volunteers for different API organizations including the Asian Pacific Directors Coalition, which organizes the Asian Pacific Heritage Month Celebration held in May at the Seattle Center; and the International Examiner, where she is a Board Member. She is a graduate of the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation's (ACLF) 2006 Program. Her class developed a position paper for the Minority Executive Directors Coalition's (MEDC) that explored education issues focusing on curriculum content, teachers, and its current impact on students of color.

Nigel Lo was born and raised in Hong Kong. He came to the United States to attend the University Of Washington, where he earned his bachelor and master of science degrees in chemical engineering. He has been employed by The Boeing Company for over 20 years. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and Program Planning and Development Committee chairperson for Kin On Health Care Center, and has served as President during 2003-2004. Nigel and his wife Linda have two children, Curtis and Liane. Nigel began his career as a chemical engineer in 1982 and has worked in a variety of assignments with increased responsibilities within Boeing in manufacturing, engineering, and program management. Nigel's assignment was expanded in 2005 to become the US Air Force AWACS Program Manager. He is responsible for the overall program management of several key USAF modernization programs in areas of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Nigel has also been actively participating in several diversity initiatives and the Boeing Asian American Professional Association (BAAPA).

Betty Lock grew up in Seattle and graduated from Cleveland High School and the University of Washington. Her parents were a part of the early wave of immigrants from the Toisan area of Southeast China. Betty has watched the Chinese population grow and changed over the years while many of the same needs that immigrants and Chinese Americans face in America remain the same. She works for the US Department of Labor where she is a grant manager for workforce employment and training development grants in Oregon and Washington States. Betty's board membership experiences include six years of service with the Chinese Information and Service Center and two years of service with Seattle Mental Health. She sees the opportunity to contribute and serve the Chinese community in Seattle and other cities by belonging to the Organization of Chinese Americans, Greater Seattle Chapter.

Ross Yeh moved from Taipei , Taiwan to Seattle in 1989. He studied abroad in Japan on the subject of Japanese literature and international business for a year. Ross graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Drama and B.S. in Biology. He has held different positions ranging from technical consultant to sales representative. Ross recently returned from serving military duty in Taiwan. Currently, he is working as a localization program manager at Microsoft. While Ross finds celebration of our heritage, and changing people's unjust and bias opinions towards Chinese American important, it is Ross' intention to see more Chinese Americans be aware of the today's global and economic change and be ready to take action.

Elaine Yu - Elaine Yu is a native of Hong Kong and moved to New York when she was eleven. She just recently relocated to Seattle in June. Ms. Yu received her B.A. from New York University her Masters in Organizational Behavior at Columbia University. She is the Program Manager for Global Diversity at Starbucks. In the diversity almost 10 years, Vis. Yu has extensive knowledge on the challenges women and people of color experience in the workplace. Prior to joining Starbucks, Ms. Yu was a Director in Catalyst's Advisory Services department, advising corporations on designing and implementing practical strategies to improve their diversity performance. This work allowed opportunities to travel to Switzerland, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and Japan. She spoke at multiple International conferences and was interviewed in several leading business magazines on mentoring. At Starbucks, Ms. Yu leads development and implementation of Diversity initiatives. She also brings her qualitative and quantitative skills in developing result measurements to support company, business unit and department diversity goals.