Who We Are
/

Who We Are

Our Vision

To achieve optimal representation and influence of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander attorneys in every facet and level of the legal profession and beyond.

Our Values

Our shared values guide how we pursue our vision and execute our mission. We value equality, community, advocacy, relationships, diversity, equity, inclusion, open-mindedness, and the health and wellbeing of our members and the Asian American and Pacific Islander community as a whole, and strive to always maintain high standards of integrity, honor, and professional courtesy.

Our Strategic Plan

NAPABA’s new strategic framework focuses on what we believe will allow our members to achieve optimal representation, success, and influence within the legal profession and beyond, and challenges us to enhance our programs and focus our priorities and efforts around four key goals and strategic imperatives.
 



Our Mission

NAPABA is the nation's largest Asian Pacific American membership organization representing the interest of 80,000 attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students.

  • We are the national voice for the Asian Pacific American legal profession.
  • We promote justice, equity, and opportunity for Asian Pacific Americans.
  • We foster professional development, legal scholarship, advocacy, and community involvement.

Our History

In 1988 a coalition of Asian Pacific American bar leaders from around the country came together to create a national voice of engaged and active lawyers to support their community.

 

 

 



Meet Our Staff

Our team is made up of dedicated professionals with backgrounds and expertise as vibrant and diverse as the communities and members we serve.



Priya Purandare

Executive Director

Rahat Babar

Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel

Maureen Gelwicks

Deputy Executive Director

Pang Moua

Convention Director 

Dara Duratinsky

Development and Programs Director

Abie Siegel

Membership Manager

Nada Darwish

Meetings & Events Manager

Brandon Wu

Operations Associate

Meagan Pe

Policy Associate

Edgar Chen

Special Policy Advisor

Executive Committee

/

Thy Bui

President
/

Joseph Yao

President-Elect
/

Arlene Yang

Treasurer
/

Jason DeJonker

Secretary
/

Anna Mercado Clark

Immediate Past President

Directors

/

Alen Hsu

Director
/

Zarra Elias

Director

Regional Governors

/

Philip Bautista

Central Regional Governor
/

Nina Hong

Central California Regional Governor

Patrice De Guzman Huber

Eastern California/Nevada Regional Governor
/

Dan Brody

Northeast Regional Governor

Kathleen Chen

Northeast Regional Governor
/

Lisa Mak

Northern California Regional Governor
/

Eric De Los Santos

Northwest Regional Governor

M. Tae Phillips

Southeast Regional Governor
/

Tony Wang

Southern California Regional Governor

Anthony T. King

Southwest Regional Governor

At-Large Members

/

Anushree Bagrodia

At-Large Member
/

Avani Patel

At-Large Member
/

Brian Wong

At-Large Member

Eugene Kim

At-Large Member

 

/

Sapna Palla

At-Large Member
/

Steven Ngo

At-Large Member

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

1612 K Street NW, Ste.300
Washington, DC 20006

Contact Us

© 2015 - 2025 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association   |   The NAPABA and the NAPABA logo are Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office