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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This session will examine the impact of access, or lack thereof, to educational resources for various groups within the AANHPI community. Attendees will have the opportunity hear from AANHPI educators and advocates on how to address inequities regarding education policy and organizing, and learn about the power they carry in movement building. Registration for the event will begin at 5:30pm with our program following promptly at 6:00pm. All WLP sessions are free to the public, but seating is limited. Please register online to reserve your seat. Dinner will be provided. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"Dave Nguyen<\/strong> attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1985-1990, and earned his Master\u2019s Degree from Johns Hopkins University. He is the founder of AASuccess (www.aasuccess.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing life skills for underserved youth. As the recipient of The Exceptional Career Award signed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Dave has been honored with outstanding leadership awards for 17 consecutive years. <\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, Dave works at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) as a supervisor and project lead on numerous initiatives focusing on intellectual property, management, and technology innovation. His most recent assignments includes:<\/span><\/p>\n

Supervising the hiring, training, and patent examination process directed to personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics as a member of the Biotechnology & Organics Technology Center\u2019s Management Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working as one of six members of St. 26 Legal and Business Negotiation Team representing the United States Patent & Trademark Agency since 2011 to create a new international legal and uniform business standard for inventors\u2019 genetic data submission, whereby all technology and legal negotiations are targeted for finalization by 2022 with the European Patent Office, the Japanese Patent Office, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a teenager, Dave first immigrated to Virginia in the summer of 1982 under the guidance and sponsorship of Dr. Quan Nguyen\u2019s family. After becoming a husband and father of two children, Lan and Liem, Dave elected to follow his passion in both education and philanthropy. Well-versed in all aspects of life skills, leadership, and management activities at both upper and mid-level leadership positions, Dave has been instrumental in creating successful innovative products for well-established companies and organizations including the <\/span>United States & Patent Trademark Office<\/b> (<\/span>www.uspto.gov<\/span>), <\/span>BCLC Global Inc.<\/b> (<\/span>www.bclcglobal.com<\/span>), <\/span>AASuccess<\/b> (www.aasuccess.org<\/span>), and the <\/span>Center for AASuccess <\/b>(<\/span>www.thecenterforsuccess.org<\/span>). Currently, Dave serves as the Co-Chair and President for the <\/span>Center for Asian American Success<\/b>, a business enterprise of a diverse network of existing businesses including banking, land development, education, immigration, wealth & investment, wineries, import and export services.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Katrina Sun Breese<\/strong> is the Vice President of Development and Programs at APIA Scholars, the nation\u2019s largest organization dedicated to supporting APIA student <\/span>access to higher education and resources that cultivate their academic, personal and professional success<\/span>. She leads the strategy and execution of the organization\u2019s growth activities, partnerships and Scholar programming. Katrina is a nonprofit leader with over 10 years of experience at organizations embarking on major growth, re-branding and\/or capacity-building efforts. Her areas of interest and expertise are in Education and Healthcare \u2013 two industries that have an incredible impact on human lives but are not equally accessible to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Katrina comes to APIA Scholars most recently from PDK International, an organization supporting educators and school leaders throughout the arc of their career. There she led the organization\u2019s comprehensive fundraising activities and directed the PDK Educational Foundation\u2019s scholarship program for current and aspiring educators. The organization, amidst a re-branding and turn-around phase, experienced major infrastructure and programmatic growth. Katrina rebuilt a fundraising department that had been largely dormant for years and oversaw PDK\u2019s first private foundation grants. <\/span><\/p>\n

Katrina\u2019s nonprofit leadership experience also includes a position as Director of Leadership Giving at the Inova Health Foundation where she led fundraising for their Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s hospitals, Transplant Center and Departments of Neuroscience and Surgery. \u00a0Additionally at The George Washington University Medical Center she helped launch their grateful patient fundraising initiative and led fundraising for the GW Cancer Center. <\/span><\/p>\n

An avid traveler, Katrina grew up living all over the world and across the US including South Korea, Pakistan, Bolivia, Texas, Mississippi, California, Connecticut, DC and Virginia. She and her husband Adam currently reside in South Riding, Virginia and are proud parents of their two children.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Neel Saxena<\/strong> is the Executive Director at Asian American LEAD<\/strong>, his work supports at-risk youth, creating positive, safe, and supportive spaces where young people are supported in their academic development and social and emotional well-being. He has a 17 year track record of direct service, advocacy, management, and commitment to working with overlooked populations. Prior to AALEAD, he developed a Language Access and Grant Program distributing over $1.25 million in direct service and capacity building grants with the District of Columbia\u2019s Mayor\u2019s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA). His language access work was recognized by the Migration Policy Institute for his efforts on translation quality control. In 2014, Neel received the Outstanding Service Award from the U.S. Census Bureau and in 2012 a Partnership Recognition Award for his work in the District on the 2010 Census. He was appointed in 2006 to the U.S. Census Advisory Committee on Race and Ethnic Communities and reappointed in 2009. In 2012, Neel was appointed to the United States Census Bureau National Advisory Committee under the Obama administration. Neel served as the co-chair for the Asian American Community 2020 Census Working Group and chaired the DC Public Schools Joint Advisory Council. Neel is on the steering committee of Asian Americans\/Pacific\u00a0Islanders in Philanthropy and serves on the Asian Pacific American Advisory Group to the Montgomery County Executive. Neel\u2019s given talks, testimony, and featured in blogs on changing the narrative of Asian Americans breaking stereotypes.<\/p>\n

He has been connected to AALEAD since serving as a mentor in 2000. Neel has a Masters in Public Policy from American University School of Public Affairs and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park.<\/p>\n

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Moderators<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"Shyam Gadwal\u00a0<\/b>believes in people.\u00a0\u00a0After studying life sciences as a Meyerhoff Scholar at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), he realized that as an Indian-American man, he would have a direct impact on the life outcomes of children as an educator.\u00a0\u00a0He joined the 2006 Teach For America (TFA) corps in Houston, where alongside his students, experimented his way through the high school chemistry and physics. His success in the classroom earned him Houston\u2019s Sue Lehmann Teaching Excellence regional award.\u00a0\u00a0He then spent several years recruiting, hiring and managing summer teacher-coaches and school directors to train incoming teachers across ten Northeast TFA regions, ultimately responsible for the development of over 1,500 teachers.\u00a0\u00a0Shyam also co-founded and serves as a Board member of MERIT Health Leadership Academy, a non-profit that serves underrepresented Baltimore high schools students pursuing health careers.\u00a0 Shyam is an experienced people and team developer, who examines the interplay of race, class and power in his work.<\/p>\n

Register<\/h2>\n

**If you are unable to attend, please notify us 24hr in advance to open your spot\u00a0for\u00a0another person**<\/p>\n

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More About The Washington Leadership Program<\/h2>\n

The Washington Leadership Program (WLP) provides a space for young AANHPI students interning in Washington, D.C. to come together, build community, and explore their heritage within the context of public service. Through six sessions over the summer, WLP introduces students to AANHPI public service leaders who can inform and inspire students\u2019 own civic engagement.<\/p>\n

The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) seeks to empower Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) youth by increasing access to public service opportunities and building a strong AANHPI public service pipeline. We\u00a0envisions a future with equitable AANHPI representation throughout all levels of government and public service.<\/p>\n

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By registering for CAPAL\u2019s Washington Leadership Program, you give permission to be recorded or photographed during the session. Food provided at this event may contain nuts, dairy, gluten, and other allergens. Vegetarian options will be available.<\/p>\n

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