President

 Jan Yu

kyu (at) jd14 [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu

President is the representative of APALSA. The president directs and facilitates all general events and affairs conducted by APALSA. The president will call and oversee all meetings of the executive board and the general body. She is also in charge of the 1L rep program, acting as a liaison between 1L reps and the executive board. The president is also responsible for organizing and hosting diversity leadership summits (dinners with leaders from different affinity groups at HLS) to promote diversity and foster inter-affinity relationships at HLS.

Finance Co-Chairs

Christine Liu                                                     Eusebius Luk

        cliu (at) jd14                                                eusebius.luk (at) gmail

The APALSA Finance Co-Chairs work together to obtain financing for APALSA’s many social, political, and professional events. The Co-Chairs serve as a liaison between APALSA and law firm sponsors, working to meet the financing needs of the APALSA membership while addressing any sponsor concerns and finding ways for sponsors to get more involved in APALSA events.

Treasurer

Christina Lee

clee (at) jd14

The Treasurer is generally responsible for all financial matters of APALSA. The treasurer will approve, in conjunction with the co-presidents, all APALSA-related expenses, including those associated with the annual conference. The treasurer will also, along with the co-presidents, be responsible for drafting and submitting the budget and making sure the organization stays on budget throughout the year.

Membership Chair

Vivian Ban

vban (at) jd14

The Membership Chair focuses on recruiting 1Ls (i.e., pairing 1Ls with upperclassmen mentors in September, organizing ice cream socials) and maintaining current member activity (i.e., upperclassmen bonding nights). The chair also plans and implements events relating to the Sib Family program and Admitted Students Weekend.  Lastly, he or she assists co-chairs and social chairs in planning events that overlap with membership bonding.

Political Chair

Randy Chen

rchen (at) jd14

The Political Chair informs members of current issues relevant to Asian Pacific Americans and coordinates political and community activities for the members.  This year’s events include discussions, panels, and speakers regarding Asian Pacific American identity and Asian Pacific American leadership in politics, the judiciary, the private sector, and public service.

Conference Co-Chairs

 DK Kim                                                                        June Hwang

 dkkim84 (at) gmail                                                   junejeh (at) gmail

The Conference Co-Chairs are in charge of planning the Annual National Conference on Law and Public Policy hosted by Harvard APALSA. The Conference is in its 19th year and attracts around 250 law students and professionals from across the nation for a day of discussion and celebration of APA achievements and challenges. The Co-Chairs are in charge of narrowing a theme and selecting topics for the panels, inviting speakers, advertising to Harvard and other schools, organizing logistics of the entire operation, and (along with the finance chairs) corresponding with firms who sponsor the event.

Social Chair

Annie Kim

akim (jd14) jd14

The Social Chair fosters a sense of community by planning non-academic events to bring members together. They hold events to help connect members with other affinity groups and other APALSA groups from other schools in casual and fun settings.  The Social Chair also works with the Membership Chair on large events such as Diversity Retreat, Boat Cruise, and Ski Trip.

Alumni Relations Chair

Annie Wang

awang (at) jd14

The Alumni Relations Chair is dedicated to build a strong connection and increase communication between current HLS students and HLS alumni. The Chair works closely with the APALSA Alumni Board to expand the alumni database and plan various events, such as panel discussions and regional alumni happy hours.

Public Interest Chair

Wookie Kim

wookiekim (at) jd14

A Public Interest Chair informs members of public interest related issues relevant to Asian Pacific Americans and coordinates events and activities to promote interest and awareness of such issues.

Academic & Professional Development Chair

     Kevin Tsai

  ktsai (at) jd14

The Academic & Professional Development Chair is responsible for providing academic support and employment/clerkship information for APALSA members. He also aids in recruiting prospective law students to the law school and current law students to the organization.

Communications Chair

Steven Li

stli (at) jd14

The Communications Chair coordinates all communications and publicity (i.e., sending out periodic “APALSA Announcements”), maintains the organization website, maintains a current membership directory, and takes minutes at all executive board and general meetings.

Co-Presidents Emeriti

 Kay Lee                                   Larry Guo

1L Board Representatives

Conference Committee

Cathleen Chang

Joo-Young C. Rognlie

Jessica Jung

Michelle Sohn

Clark Xue

 Academic and Professional Development committee

Fan Li

Jiha Ko

Emily Du

Alexander Chen

Kelly Yamashita

Menglu Wang