Board Members

2012 ABAS Board of DirectorsOfficers

President
Angela Lai
Department of Managed Health Care
alai@dmhc.ca.gov 

President-Elect
Kara Ueda
Best Best & Krieger LLP
kara.ueda@bbklaw.com

Vice President
Jeffrey Javinar
CA Department of Justice
jeffrey.javinar@doj.ca.gov

Secretary
Colleen Howard
Porter Scott
choward@porterscott.com

Treasurer
Sophia Kwan
Seyfarth Shaw
skwan@seyfarth.com

Directors at Large
Joshua Kaizuka
Law Office of Earl Carter
jkaizuka@sbcglobal.net

Steven Tsuyuki
Department of Social Services
steven.tsuyuki@dss.ca.gov

Stephen Lau
Mennemeier, Glassman & Stroud LLP
slau@mgslaw.com

Chris Lee
Department of Managed Health Care
clee@dmhc.ca.gov

Ex Officio Members

Jeannie Lee
CA Department of Water Resources
jslee@water.ca.gov

Teresa Chan
teresa.w.chan@gmail.com 

Immediate Past President
Grace Arupo
California ISO
garupo@caiso.com

Committee Chairs

Advocacy & Issues
Joshua Kaizuka

Community Outreach 
Jeffrey Javinar

Membership
Jeffrey Javinar
Kara Ueda

Mentorship
Richard Uno

Public Appointments
Darrel Woo
Rebecca Westmore

Publications
Teresa Chan
Jeff Ogata

Website
Kara Ueda

Representatives

ABAS Law Foundation
Josh Kaizuka

Asian/Pacific Bar of CA (ABC)
Angela Lai

Asian Legal Services Outreach (ALSO)
Steven Tsuyuki

Barristers
Colleen Howard

Bench-Bar Council (BBC)
Angela Lai

Coalition of Asian Pacific Islanders Together for Advocacy and Leadership (CAPITAL)
Angela Lai

My Sister’s House
Angela Lai

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
Dee Brown

Operation Protect and Defend
Angela Lai

Sacramento County Bar Association
Angela Lai

Sacramento Law Foundation
Darrel Woo

Unity Bar Association
Kara Ueda

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