2023 Board Members
Jaclyn Liu
President
Jaclyn was a Software Quality Assurance Manager until 2016. Then she founded the Edgemont Enrichment Center LLC (EEC), which offers daily after school Chinese, math, and other classes to the local community. Jaclyn is a co-founder of Chinese School of Greater New York and served as a school board member.
Jaclyn has been serving on the OCA-WHV board for close to 10 years. She organized five annual Rising Star Concerts, co-chaired Asian Heritage Festival, helped on Meet the Candidates Forum, Get Out the Vote, AAP-Y training, membership, and other OCA-WHV programs and events. Based on her computing skill, Jaclyn has redesigned the OCA-WHV website in 2021. She also managed two youth summer programs in 2022 -- the Summer Reading program prepared high school interns to lead the reading sessions; more than a hundred pre-school and school age kids attended the program. A dozen of high school students learned some of AAPI history at the Teen Podcasts program, and they shared their stories and opinions on topics they chose.
Jaclyn will continue to work on the OCA-WHV programs and make contributions to the wellbeing of the AAPI community.
Jin Li, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAANEM
Immediate Past President
Dr. Jin Li is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, New York Medical College and is the chief of Neuromuscular Section and medical director of headache service, Westchester Medical Center. She is the associate program director of Neurology residency program at Westchester Medical Center. She is also the president of the Chinese American Neurological Association, USA. She serves as vice president of the Association of Chinese American Physician.
Eric G. Cheng
Executive Vice President & Legal Counsel
Eric G. Cheng, J.D., Currently with Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman and Dicker of White plains. Partner in the Insurance Coverage and Architect and Engineer Liability litigation. Pro Bono Work: Counseled indigent families through the immigration court system as part of the Safe Passage Project, Monitored local election process through the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Assisted elderly clients in preparation of wills as part of the Volunteers of Legal Service Elderly Project. Volunteer work: Board member of the Chinese School of Southern Westchester, Member of the Citizens Nominating Committee in the Village of Scarsdale and Member of the Westchester Association of Chinese Americans J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1997. B.A. From University of Pennsylvania.
Jenny Kho
Development & Membership
Jenny Kho* plays a very active part in her community. She is the Past President of the Philippines Chinese Association of America (Northeast) and the Philippines Chiang Kai Shek Alumni Association of America (Northeast). She is committed to helping her clients achieve their financial goals for themselves, their families and their businesses by providing effective strategies for assets accumulation, preservation and transfer. Jenny is a member of the New York Life’s Chairman’s Council, which is the highest level of achievement for a New York Life representative. In addition, she has further demonstrated her dedication to serving the needs of her community by attaining Life Membership status in the industry’s prestigious Million Dollar Round Table.
Grace Pan
VP of Membership
Grace Pan has over 10 years experience in Banking and Mortgage industries, specializ ing in pricing and strategic planning. She was VP of Citi Home Equity for Citibank. She is a PTA member for her children's school and actively involves in school's fund-raising events and many other activities . She also served as PTA's Vice Chairperson at New York Huaxia Chinese School and helps organize many events for the schoo l. She is currently teaching Olympic Math at HXNY Chinese School. She has been volunteering for the Asian American Festivals for the past two years, in charging of programs and performances as a stage manager.
David Y . Chen
Community Outreach & Education/Cultural Affairs
David received his doctoral degree in social gerontology from Columbia University. During his 35-year professional career in the healthcare industry, David has served as an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and led a community program at Saint Vincent's Hospital to provide medical assistance for the homebound monolingual older Chinese patients. He has also worked as a coordinator and clinician at local medical centers and psychiatric hospitals. After retiring from his full-time job, David continued to strengthen his skills of working with older adults and completed the certification of leadership training by American Society on Aging. As a vice president of community outreach on the OCA-WHV board, David serves on the Westchester Geriatric Mental Health Collaborative committee and works closely with Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health to provide support for Asian Americans who have suffered from depression, anxiety disorder, hate crime, and psychiatric symptoms caused by COVID19 pandemic. He is also a member of the Westchester County Council for Seniors, and a liaison between Asian American senior community and Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services.
Dr. Howard Chen
VP of Communications & Co-Secretary
Dr Chen received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. From 1987 to 2013, Dr. Chen worked at the IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, in Yorktown Heights, New York, where he had been involved in the design and implementation of many IBM eServer products. As a prolific inventor holding 37 U.S. patents, Dr. Chen has received numerous IBM Invention Achievement Awards. He has also received the IBM Outstanding Contribution Award, the IBM Research Division Award, and the Outstanding Technical Achievement Award at IBM’s Corporate Technical Recognition Event. Dr. Chen served as the president of Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE), Greater New York Chapter in 2013, and received the dynamic achiever award from OCA Westchester and Hudson Valley Chapter in 2015. Currently, he is a board member of OCA Westchester and Hudson Valley Chapter, CIE National Council representative, and chair of the CIE-USA Centennial Planning Committee.
Peggy Chen, CPA
Vice President of Community Outreach
Peggy is a certified public account with over 30 years of experience in financial services. During her professional career, Peggy has held various leadership positions, including the treasurer and CFO of Citicorp International Trade Indemnity and the financial controller of Citi Technology Infrastructure at Citigroup North America. An avid advocate for the Asian American community and dedicated member of the OCA-WHV board, Peggy was honored by OCA National with the Unsung Hero Award in 2011, and elected the president of OCA-WHV in 2016-2017. As the current vice president of development, she also serves as a coordinator for Westchester County’s Livable Communities Initiative to provide support services, health and wellness programs, educational and cultural programs for seniors. Peggy is a founding member of the Chinese Alliance Church of Westchester. She and her husband, David, have resided in Westchester County, New York since 1985. They have two grown children and two grandsons.
Edward Lam
Co-Secretary
Daniel Lewis
Executive Vice President & VP of Advocacy
Dan is currently Vice president for Advocacy and Community Outreach. He feels it is important for OCA to represent all Americans of Asian descent and works to include them in OCA Westchester’s membership and on its board. He has been an OCA Westchester and Hudson Valley member since 2006 and a board member since 2010.
He is also involved with the New Bridges Coalition, a group of racially and culturally diverse organizations that tries to bring people of all backgrounds together. OCA is a founding partner in the New Bridges Coalition. Dan and his wife adopted two girls from China, which started his interest in Asian American advocacy and kindled a constant effort to show that Americans of Asian descent are as American as anyone else.
Dan believes strongly in the mission and direction of OCA, which was founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans. As the AAPI community continued to grow and diversify, OCA understood the importance to reflect the needs of the community. In 2013, OCA rebranded to be OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates and advocate on behalf of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Any one Asian ethnic group is no more than 1.5% of the United States population, but all Americans of Asian descent together account for more than 7% of the population (more than 6.5% in Westchester), a percentage that helps us convince our political leaders of the importance of AAPI needs and goals.
Dan’s vision for the future is for OCA and other organizations to successfully fight anti-Asian hate by confronting it, by educating non-Asian Americans about Asian Americans, and by using our growing relationships with other groups to increase understanding and partnership across all of them.
Jane Li
Executive Vice President
Jane Li, Senior Manager, global public policy of PepsiCo, Purchase, New York, responsible for global review and analysis of regulations and policies on Pepsi business and corresponding strategies. Outside of her professional field, Jane plays active roles in community services. Since joining the OCA-WHV board in 2017, she has been the chair of DAA gala celebration in 2018- 2019 and co-chair of Asian Heritage Month Festival in 2021. She was the chair of business development and the chair of culture celebration of Pepsi Asian Networking (PAN), New York chapter, promoting PepsiCo involvements in local Asian community activities. She held the role of PTA director for Huaxia New York Chinese School in 2011-2012. Jane earned her bachelor’s in MIS, Master’s in Economics from Tongji University in Shanghai, China and MBA from University of Notre Dame in Indiana, US. Currently she and her husband with three children resident in Ridgefield, Ct. The family love touring around the world for ski in winter season.
Li Lin
Treasurer & VP of Education/Cultural Affairs
Li is a Director, Exposure Management & Hedging Advisor at General Electric Capital where she manages the interest rate and FX risks for GE's $500 billion debt and derivative portfolio. Li also serves on GE's Asian Pacific American Forum where she assisted in raising disaster relief and reconstruction aid for recent natural disasters. She also served as Vice Principal and PTA Vice Chairperson at Huaxia General School. Li and her husband have two children and reside in Stamford Connecticut .
Vincent Young
VP of Public Relations
Vincent Young is the past president of OCA-WHV and had served in various positions on the board including finance, outreach and membership. Vincent has been involved in OCA-WHV for more than two decades and currently serves as Co-Vice President of Membership. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from NYU Polytechnic and an MBA in Finance from Stern School at New York University. He retired as a Director in the Public Policy and External Affairs Department at Verizon Communications. Vincent had served as a member of the Business Advisory Committee of OCA National representing Verizon. Currently he is part of a private company focusing on real estate investment and management. He and his wife, Grace, reside in White Plains. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.
Jean Chang
Board of Director
Jean served as a past president of this chapter . She has also served as Executive VP at OCA National in addition to serving as VP of Finance and Education. She holds an MBA from NYU. Jean has also served on the schola rship committee and a generous contributor to OCA. Jean and her husband Dr. Stanley Chang are life time members.
Christine Zhao
Board of Director
Gary Guo, MD, PhD
Board of Director
An attending physician, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College . He, currently, serves as Board Director and Executive Vice President of OCA/WHV , and Vice President of Fudan University Alumni Association USA. Dr. Guo is also a past president of the Chinese Physicians Association. He is currently an immediate past president .
Sinforosa Tan Kaung, Ph. D
VP of Development
Sinforosa Tan Kaung is an educator born in the Philippines. She is a graduate of the University of San Carlos and Cornell University and earned a Ph. D. from Syracuse University. Rose has received many awards; has published and presented papers /lead workshops for mathematics teachers locally, nationally and internationally. Now retired, she is Professor Emerita of Mathematics and a former holder of the Sophia & Joseph Abeles Endowed Chair for Mathematics at the Westchester Community College. Rose has been involved with OCA-WHV for twenty years, is a lifetime member and has served on the Board in various positions including past president. She currently serves as the Co-Vice President of Communications and Public Relations. Among her many volunteer work includes serving on the Syracuse University School of Education Board of Visitors.
Meow Yee
VP of Diversity and Inclusion
Meow Yee is Director, Asia Pacific Business Development, Cognitive Systems at IBM. She led the formation of a key partnership and is currently responsible for a joint venture in China. In her prior role, she led the IBM Mainframe division's Mergers & Acquisition strategy and projects and was on a 2.5 year international assignment in China. In a prior position as the Program Executive for Asian Initiatives, she managed a ground breaking project to share best practices across several global companies on Asian talent and growing businesses in Asian marketplaces. Her prior positions at IBM included managing a $300M software business unit, development of IBM's corporate information architecture, software development and research at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. Ms. Yee is a co-founder and president emeritus of the Asian Women Leadership Network and a past president of this OCA chapter. Ms. Yee is a recipient of the National Women of Color Technology All Star, YWCA Salute to Women and the President's Volunteer Service awards. Ms. Yee graduated with a Master of Science degree from Imperial College, London, England.
In Memory Of OCA-WHV Past President Robert Chao