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Governor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Applying for an Ethnic Commission Seat  LINK

GOCI’s Administrative Director
Christina Poy

Commission Members
Ethnicity and county of residence in parentheses

Chair:
Yang Yu, Ph.D. (Chinese, Howard County)

Vice- Chair:
Siu Cheung Rossmark (Chinese, Baltimore County)

Members:
Isabelle Balakit (Filipino, Charles County)
Julia Chang (South Korean, Harford County)
Tim Chng (Taiwanese, Baltimore City)
Amy Jean Chung Fry (South Korean, Prince George’s County)
Brian Gerardo (Filipino, Baltimore City)
Dr. Eugenia Henry (Taiwanese, Baltimore County)
Larry La (Vietnamese, Montgomery County)
Alanna Lee (South Korean, Montgomery County)
Kuan Lee, JD (Taiwanese, Anne Arundel County)
Dr. Ping Lu (Chinese, Montgomery County)
Thai Nguyen (Vietnamese, Montgomery County)
Sirikarn “Sarah” Prammawat (Thai, Baltimore City)
Young Ran Smith (South Korean, Howard County)
Jarrett Stoltzfus (Chinese, from Hong Kong, Prince George’s County)
Jessie Su (Chinese, Baltimore County)
Tho Tran (Vietnamese, Montgomery County)
Cecilia Vergara (Filipino, Frederick County)
Roxanne Yamashita, PhD (Polynesian, Montgomery County)
Lili Zhang (Chinese, Howard County)

2024 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs ( Held on Tuesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

January 29, 2024 SPS-I Meeting   Agenda   Minutes   Video
February 14, 2024 SPS-II Meeting   Agenda   Minutes   Video
March 19, 2024   Agenda   Video
June 11, 2024
September 10, 2024
December 3, 2024

2024 Events and Programs

February 10, 2024 – Lunar New Year Celebration at Peabody Heights Brewery   FLYER
May 2024 – “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration”

2023 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs ( Held on Tuesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

March 7, 2023  Agenda    Minutes    Video
June 6, 2023  Agenda    Minutes    Video
September 12, 2023  POSTPONED – TBD
December 5, 2023  TBD

2023 Events and Programs
May 6, 2023 – Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival   FLYER
May 18, 2023 – “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration”  FLYER-LINK
May 2023 – “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration”   FLYER-LINK
July 12, 2023 – Servita Health – Asian American Health Fair   RSVP 06-30-23

Commission Documents
Executive Order
2018 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report

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