Speakers

See who's speaking at the TAAF AAPI Youth Mental Health Summit! Additional speakers to be announced.

Noopur Agarwal
Noopur Agarwal
Vice President of Social Impact, Paramount
Georgette Bhathena
Georgette Bhathena
Chief Programs Officer, The Asian American Foundation
Reid Bowman, MPH, CHES
Reid Bowman, MPH, CHES
Program and Grant Manager, UCA WAVES
Sruthi Chandrasekaran
Sruthi Chandrasekaran
Director of Data and Research, The Asian American Foundation
Charissa Cheah, PhD
Charissa Cheah, PhD
Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; President, Society for Research on Adolescence
Norman Chen
Norman Chen
CEO, The Asian American Foundation
Perry Chen
Perry Chen
Director of Programs and Partnerships, Behavioral Health at Blue Shield of California
Juliana Chen, MD
Juliana Chen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Cartwheel Care
Rushika Fernandopulle, MD
Rushika Fernandopulle, MD
Practicing Physician; Co-Founder and Former CEO, Iora Health; Board Member, The Asian American Foundation
Midori Francis
Midori Francis
Actor, Grey's Anatomy, Dash and Lily
Henry Ha
Henry Ha
Program Director, Community Youth Center of San Francisco
Ryan Alexander Holmes
Ryan Alexander Holmes
Actor, Content Creator, Speaker
Amy Grace Lam, Ph.D.
Amy Grace Lam, Ph.D.
Chief Program Strategist, Korean Community Center of the East Bay (KCCEB)
Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling
Journalist
Cindy H. Liu, PhD
Cindy H. Liu, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Principal Investigator, The BOBA Project
Ayesha Meer
Ayesha Meer
Executive Director, Asian Mental Health Collective
Michelle Meow
Michelle Meow
Board of Governors, Commonwealth Club World Affairs
Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller
Founder and CEO, Closegap
Quynh Nguyen
Quynh Nguyen
Fellow, Thriving AANHPI Leadership Accelerator (TALA); Youth Advisor, Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing (CYMHW)
Owin Pierson
Owin Pierson
Content Creator and Mental Health Advocate
Anne Saw
Anne Saw
Associate Professor of Psychology, DePaul University; HOPE Program, AAPI Equity Alliance
Rupesh Shah
Rupesh Shah
Chief Operating Officer, Crisis Text Line
Meena Srinivasan
Meena Srinivasan
Founding Executive Director, Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL); Co-Founder and Founding Board Member, Thích Nhất Hạnh School of Interbeing
Pheng Thao
Pheng Thao
Executive Director, ManForward
William Tsai, PhD
William Tsai, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab, New York University
Tone Va'i, LCSW
Tone Va'i, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor, Samoan Community Development Center
Christine Yang
Christine Yang
Wellness Counselor and Case Manager, Korean Community Center of the East Bay (KCCEB)
April Yee
April Yee
Director of Education, The Asian American Foundation
Tiffany Yip
Tiffany Yip
Professor of Psychology, Fordham University; Principal Investigator, The BOBA Project
Matthew Yonemura
Matthew Yonemura
Assistant Program Manager, Changing Tides (a Program of Little Tokyo Service Center)
Christina Yu, LCSW
Christina Yu, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor, Korean Community Center of the East Bay (KCCEB)
Philip Yun
Philip Yun
Co-President and Co-CEO, Commonwealth Club World Affairs

(Speakers are subject to change)