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The  Chinese  American  Community  Foundation  is  led  by  experts  in  the  fields  of  philanthropy,  Asian-­‐American  issues,  and  non-­‐profit  management.  The  breadth  of  their  expertise  and  commitment  to  the  community  ensure  that  CACF  remains  a  trusted  resource  for  the  public.  

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Rolland Lowe, MD 蔡 流 輪 Chairman As the only son of educator-activist parents, Dr. Lowe learned at an early age the importance of community engagement and collective action. His youth was characterized by some of the most charged moments of modern history: he was born in Chinatown at a time when tacit discrimination against Asians was still condoned; raised in Hong Kong till the outbreak of WWII; and grew up in Oakland’s low-income community, playing touch football with African-American youth and learning to think beyond color lines. Despite these adversities, Dr. Lowe continued onto college at UC Berkeley, where he graduated at age 18. He was then accepted as one of five Asian students into UCSF’s medical

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school class of 1955, where he trained to become a vascular surgeon. After graduation and completion of military service in Korea, Dr. Lowe accepted a surgical residency at UCSF. He was highly sought by prestigious clinics, but instead dedicated himself to serving patients in the underserved Chinatown community. It was around this time that Dr. Lowe became involved in non-profit organizations such as the Chinatown Community Youth Center, Self Help for the Elderly, the San Francisco Foundation and Chinese for Affirmative Action. Dr. Lowe’s outstanding community work caught the attention of then-mayor Diane Feinstein, who invited him to become a commissioner for the city’s Civic Service Commission. Though he was on track towards becoming the commission’s chair, Dr. Lowe decided that he could best serve his community in his capacity as a physician rather than as

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a public servant. He later became the first Asian American president of the California Medical Association and helped co-found the Asian American Health Forum. Additionally, he was chairman of the Chinese Hospital and helped put in place the Chinatown Community Health Plan. Dr. Lowe’s accolades are many: among his awards are the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for Public Service; the California Wellness Foundation’s Champions of Healthy Diversity Award; the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Lifetime Achievement Award in Philanthropy in 2008 and Lifetime Achievement Award in Community Building in 2011; and the Silver SPUR Lifetime Achievement Award, just to name a few. He was also recognized as one of 11 philanthropic heroes in the 1999 White House Conference on Philanthropy and elected into the Berkeley Fellows.

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David Lei 李 萱 頤 Vice Chairman David is an accomplished entrepreneur with a deep-seated commitment to community development. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration from UC Berkeley, he started his own consumer goods exporting company in 1981–but not before spending time in the social sector, working with at-risk Asian and African-American youth through Chinatown’s YMCA and Richmond’s Model Cities program. Giving back to the community and learning how to create new economic opportunities were both foundational aspects of David’s upbringing. While still in high school, David spent much of his days volunteering at the Donaldina Cameron House, where he mentored over 40 students and developed leadership skills that later helped him succeed in different fields of work. At age 18, David also co-founded the Chung Ngai Dance troupe, a nonprofit performing arts organization providing team-building activities and summer jobs to Chinatown youth. With David part of the management team, the troupe pulled in performance revenues north of $40,000 a year, at a time when the federal and state minimum wage was still less than $2 an hour. In college, David served on his first board as a member of Chinatown North Beach Family Planning. Since then, he has been on the leadership team of multiple organizations, including the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation (which he co-founded); the Chinatown Community Development Center (then known as the Chinatown Resource Center); the Center for Asian American Media; the San Francisco Lunar New Year & Parade Festival Committee; the City of San Francisco’s Asian Arts Commission; the Academy of Chinese Performing Arts; World Arts West’s San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival; the Asian Chefs Association; and UC Berkeley’s Berkeley China Initiative.

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In 2006, David sold his business and retired, but only nominally. His curiosity continues to drive him to explore new business opportunities, including an artisanal chocolate line in China and a wine export venture. He remains as active in the community as ever, working to introduce sustainable funding models to community-based organizations.

Buck Gee Treasurer One of nine children from a working-class, immigrant family, Buck understood the values of “working hard” and “working smart.” He graduated from Stanford University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and later obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School. His background in both engineering and business management enabled him to take executive marketing and management roles in several early-stage high-tech startup ventures. He would help lead one startup through an Initial Public Offering and two others through successful corporate acquisitions. Following Cisco’s 2004 acquisition of startup Andiamo, Buck became co-general manager of Cisco’s Datacenter Business Unit. Since his retirement, Buck has devoted an increasing amount of time to leadership development and philanthropy. He currently serves on the board of Ascend’s Northern California Chapter, is board president for the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, and serves on advisory boards for the Asia Society and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Buck co-founded the Corporate Executive Initiative (CEI), a network of Bay Area Asian American executives, as well as the Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) for Emerging Asian American Executives, a Stanford Business School executive education program. He co-authored “The Failure of Asian Success in the Bay Area: Asians as Corporate Executive Leaders,” a 2009 study that helped uncover some of the challenges

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Asian Americans face in rising to the top of corporate ladders. He recently received a civic entrepreneurship award from the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) for his work in founding CEI and ALP to help the Asian American community understand organizational leadership skills and learn that working hard and smart is not enough to reach the highest management levels. In line with his personal background, Buck places particular philanthropic emphasis on education, preserving Asian American history, and assisting immigrants.

Hanson Li 李宗志 Board Director Hanson Li is the head of The Hina Group's San Francisco office, from where he leads the firm's US-China investment banking practice and is also actively involved in Hina's China focused investments. Hanson previously held management roles at Capital One Financial, a fortune 500 company, and Equal Footing, a technology company funded by NEA, FBR, Yahoo!, Nextel, and Textron. He served as Vice President of Business Development for the IT outsourcing company Global Logic, and previously worked at Mercer Management Consulting and Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on technology and clean-tech growth companies. Outside of The Hina Group, Hanson serves as the Board Director for the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM), a non-profit organization that encourages and fosters business ties among Asian-led and managed investment firms, and he takes a sincere interest in mentoring Asian American students who intend to create a career in finance. He also serves as the Board Director of Asia America MultiTechnology Association, a 30 year

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old non-profit organization that serves the technology community around the Pacific Rim. Hanson earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. As one of the top 5 graduates in his class, he was named a Siebel Scholar as well as an Arjay Miller Scholar. Hanson also earned his BA in Human Biology and MA in Sociology/Organizational Behavior from Stanford University. Originally from Hong Kong, Hanson grew up in Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York, and Malaysia and now makes his home in San Francisco with his wife and two children. He is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese. Dien Yuen 袁詩鈿 Executive Director Dien joined the Chinese American Community Foundation after spending 15 years building and leading for-profit and nonprofit ventures. In addition to her work at CACF, Dien is Founder and Managing Director of Kordant Philanthropy Advisors, a social venture dedicated to more effective, impactful, and joyful philanthropy. As an advocate of donor education and the

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strengthening of the philanthropic sector in the U.S. and Asia, she speaks at many events and her insights are often quoted in leading publications, including Forbes Asia, New York Times, Family Office Review, and Economist Intelligence Unit reports. Dien has been committed to the philanthropic planning and non-profit sectors all through her career. She was most recently Chief Philanthropy Officer at Give2Asia, where she served as a resource to donors wishing to give overseas and built the organization’s business development unit. Prior to that, she managed the portfolio of large and complex planned giving programs as Vice President & Senior Trust Officer at U.S. Trust. Before this, she was Vice President at Asian Pacific Fund and Planned Giving Director at American Cancer Society. Dien serves as chair of the OneVietnam Network and is on the advisory board of Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. She holds a J.D., LL.M. in International Law, and the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) designation. Dien is Chinese, was born in Vietnam, and grew up in Michigan and Ohio.

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Ann Hoang Community Relations Manager Ann works with CACF’s network of supporters, advisors, and member organizations to continually expand our reach in the community. She is also an Advisor at Kordant Philanthropy Advisors, where she assists donors and non-profits in managing their philanthropic projects. Previously, she held roles in the Business Development and Finance teams of Give2Asia, a philanthropic intermediary connecting US donors with Asian non-profits. Prior to this, she assisted The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia program and Field Operations unit on projects to stimulate donor involvement in educational development programs across Asia and coordinating visits from Foundation experts abroad, among others. Aside from her professional interests, she has given her time to many wonderful community groups throughout the years, including Asian Immigrant Women’s Advocates, Upwardly Global, Wokai, and the Cal-Asia Business Council Young Professionals. Ann holds a B.A. in English Literature from UC Berkeley.