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Advisory Commission Members on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Contact the Commission at Michigan Department of Civil Rights,
(517) 241-4067 or (517) 335-3165.

Commission Chair
H. Sook Wilkinson, Ph. D.

Lawrence G. Almeda of Canton, intellectual property attorney for Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione.

Francisco B. Borja, Jr. of Saginaw, president of Phil-Am Consulting & Tax Services, Inc.

Hansen Clark, State legislator for District 1, Wayne County, MI. (Honorary Member)

Constantine M. Dang of Wyoming, interim director of multicultural affairs at Grand Valley State University.

Ying N. Gee of West Bloomfield, international representative for Michigan UAW International, Detroit.

Maggie Chen-Hernandez of Okemos, interim director of Michigan State University's Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs.

Willie Dechavez, Regional Director, MI NaFFAA, Sterling Heights, MI.

Mumtaz P. Haque of Troy, producer and host of Manoranjan Radio Show.

Hoon-Yung Hopgood, State legislator for District 22, Taylor, MI. (Honorary Member)

Roland Hwang of Northville, Assistant Attorney General.

Susan Im of Grand Rapids, immigration attorney, founder and board member of the Asian Professionals Organization of West Michigan, Board Member of In The Image of Grand Rapids.

Jayashree Kommareddi of Grand Blanc, past president of the Genesee County Medical Society Alliance, program committee member of Mott Children's Health Center and board member of the Genesee County Free Medical Clinic. Ms. Kommareddi is designated as Vice-Chairperson of the Council for a term expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

Radha Krishnan of West Bloomfield, president-elect of the National Federation of Indian American Associations.

Guozhen Lu of Canton, tenured professor with the Wayne State University Mathematics Department.

Rona M. Lum of Oxford, Attorney at Law.

Tsu-Yin Wu, R.N., Ph.D. of Ann Arbor, Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University and Director of the Healthy Asian American Project at University of Michigan.

Dominic J. Pangborn of Grosse Pointe Shores, president of Pangborn Design, Ltd.

Reginald A. Pacis of Ferndale, shareholder and attorney for Butzel Long.

Ananda S. Prasad, M.D., Ph.D. of Orchard Lake, professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Bhimsen Rao, M.D. of Bloomfield Hills, a doctor at Shelby Pediatric Associates & Child Lung Center, P.C.

Michael Roblee of Troy, clinical psychologist and leadership consultant at MetaDynamics, Inc. (Advisory Member)

Ganesh V. Reddy, Ph.D. of Okemos, president and CEO of Biztek Innovations.

Ernestina DeLos Santos-Mac, M.D. of Troy, semi-retired pediatrician with Pediatric Consultants of Troy.

Marilyn Y. Schlief of Okemos, program director for the International Society for Technology in Education Professional Development Institute.

Ehsan Taqbeem of Rochester,president of the Bangledeshi American Public Affairs Committee.

Jeffrey Vang, PharmD of Mt. Pleasant, Chief Pharmacist at the U.S. Health Service - Indian Health Service Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center.

Ramesh C. Verma of Novi, retired director of Design, Construction and Utilities Office, University of Michigan Hospitals, and member of the Commission on Services to the Aging.

Marie-Ange Weng, Ph.D., R.N. of Rochester Hills, the President of the Association of Chinese Americans, Inc. and a member on the National Board of the Organization of Chinese Americans.

Leslie E. Wong of Marquette, president of Northern Michigan University.

Peter K. Wong of Grosse Point Farms, president and CEO of Roy Smith Company and president of the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce.

Herbert Yamanishi of Lansing, president of the Mid-Michigan Asian Pacific American Association.

Tsu-Yin Wu, R.N., Ph.D. of Ann Arbor, Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University and Director of the Healthy Asian American Project at University of Michigan.

H. Sook Wilkinson, Ph.D. of Bloomfield Hills, licensed psychologist, president of Sunrise Ventures and immediate past chair of the Council of Asian Pacific Americans of Michigan was designated Chair of the Council..

COMMISSION COMMITTEES

Business:

Peter Wong - Group Leader
Radha Krishnan
Guozhen Lu
Dominic Pangborn
Ganesh Reddy

Civil Rights

Roland Hwang - Group Leader
Lawrence Almeda
Ernestina De los Santos-Mac
Ying Gee
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
Ernest Ku (US Dept. of Labor)
Pravina Ramanathan (MDCR)
Ehsan Taqbeem
Jeffrey Vang
Peter Wong

Communications:

Mumtaz Haque - Group Leader
Ernestina DeLos Santos-Mac
Radha Krishnan

Cultural:

Willie DeChavez - Group Leader
Connie Dang
Ernestina De los Santos-Mac
Ehsan Taqbeem

Education:

Marilyn Schlief & Maggie Chen Hernandez - Co-Leaders
Francisco B. Borja
Willie DeChavez
Connie Dang
Mumtaz Haque
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
Guozhen Lu
Leslie Wong

Health:

Marie-Ange Weng - Group Leader
Ernestina De los Santos-Mac
Jayashree Kommareddi
Ananda S. Prasad
Bhimsen Rao
Ganesh Reddy
Jeffrey Vang
Tsu-Yin Wu

Immigration:

Susan Im & Reginald Pacis - Group Leaders
Willie DeChavez
Radha Krishnan
Reginald Pacis
Ramesh Verma

Overall/Miscellaneous:

Jayashree Kommareddi - Group Leader
Maggie Chen Hernandez - Education Group Co-Leader
Willie DeChavez - Cultural Group Leader
Mumtaz Haque - Communications Group Leader
Hoon-Yung Hopgood - Advisory Member
Roland Hwang - Civil Rights Group Leader
Susan Im - Immigration Group Co-Leader
Radha Krishnan
Reginald Pacis - Immigration Group Co-Leader
Michael Roblee - Advisory Member
Marilyn Schlief - Education Co-Leader
Marie-Ange Weng - Health Group Leader
Peter Wong - Business Group Leader