GAPABA COMMITTEES 2024

Joining a committee is a great way to get actively involved with GAPABA. If you would like to volunteer for or inquire about a committee, please contact the Committee Chairs, provided below. Our Committees include:

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  

GAPABA's Communications Team is led by

Jennifer Langley | JL Events & Association Management

Gina Reilly | JL Events & Association Management

Email: Communications@gapaba.org


The Communications Administrator provides regular information to our membership, including events and job announcements, and administers our membership database. Comms are responsible for e-blasts, developing our social media strategy, and for updating and administering our Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram as well as maintaining our website. The Committee provides information about GAPABA to news media and other external parties. If you have an affinity for social media, please consider volunteering!


UPLOAD JOB POSTING REQUESTS HERE: 

https://form.123formbuilder.com/6094591/form

Questions? Contact: Jobs@gapaba.org


GAPABA EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT REQUEST FORM:

(SUBMITTED BY COMMITTEES OR OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS):

https://form.123formbuilder.com/6105466/

  

2024 Co-Chairs: 

Lowell Wong | Adams & Martin

Ziwen Zhu | Locke Lord

Email: CommServ@gapaba.org


The Community Service Committee creates pro bono opportunities for our members and supports charitable events that assist our APA communities and Atlanta community at large. They work with local non-profit organizations including PAWS Atlanta, We Love Buford Highway, and others.  If you have ideas or want to join in planning our pro bono or community service events, please contact us!




FINANCE

GALA

    

2024 Co-Chairs: 

Shawn S. Chang (Treasurer) | Finnegan

Moses Tincher | Troutman Pepper

Soojin Yoon | Morris Manning & Martin

Email: Finance@gapaba.org


The Finance Committee reviews and recommends the annual budget and is responsible for financial controls assisted by our Bookkeeper. Led by our treasurer, it manages our incoming and outgoing expenses, invoicing to vendors, check payments, receipts, and reimbursements. Each Committee proposes a budget for events in 6-month periods, which are reviewed by the Board for approval.  If you have a head for figures, or administrative accounting details to assist in reviewing our budget, handling sponsorship invoicing, and reconciling reimbursement for events, join us!


TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OR VENDOR CHECK 

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM. This is to be submitted by GAPABA Officers, Board Members or Committee Members ONLY: 

https://bit.ly/GAPABAREIMB


Email scanned receipts to treasurer@gapaba.org


    

2024 Co-Chairs: 

Sarah Carrier | DLA Piper

Shreya Desai | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

David Hsu | UnitedHealth Group

Email: Gala@gapaba.org


The Gala Committee spearheads the planning and coordination of GAPABA's Annual Signature Fundraising Event, which is the premier legal event in the Southeast. Our Annual Gala is regularly attended by 600+ guests and attracts dozens of General Counsel, in-house counsel, judges, elected officials, and other VIPs. We also enjoy the annual Corporate Sponsorship of many of the largest firms and Fortune 1000 companies in Georgia and around the country. Learn more about the ANNUAL GALA and CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.


NEW LAWYERS | LAW STUDENTS

NOMINATIONS

  

2024 Co-Chairs: 

Lawrence "Larry" Kim | Novelis

Raj Nichani (Board Member) | The RMN Agency 

Email: NLS@gapaba.org


The New Lawyers & Law Students Committee organizes events and activities geared towards law students and lawyers with 5 years or less of legal experience to provide networking and mentoring opportunities, and to develop the next generation of GAPABA's leaders. Annual programs include mock interview sessions and speed networking for law students, and a Mock Pitch Program for young associates. If you are a young lawyer or law student, and are interested in developing or attending events geared towards you, contact us!

  

2024 Co-Chairs:

Fanny Chac | Squire Patton Boggs

Josie Wall | Taylor English Duma

Email: nominations@gapaba.org

To submit a NOMINATION request to the Committee

Please fill out this FORM


The Nominations Committee is dedicated to recognizing prominent and outstanding members of the GAPABA community for awards and distinctions within the larger legal network. It is responsible for reviewing referrals, nominating exceptional candidates for recognition, and aiding candidates with references, letters, and other components of the application. If you are interested in being nominated by GAPABA for an award or leadership role, please contact the committee.

PROFESSIONAL ACCELERATION

& TRANSFORMATION

PROGRAMMING

  

2024 Co-Chairs: 

Noelle Abastillas (Board Member) | McKinsey & Co.

Steven Wong (Board Member) | The Home Depot

Email: professional@gapaba.org


The Professional Acceleration & Transformation (PATC) Committee organizes events and activities geared towards attorneys seeking to get to the next level of their legal careers. The Committee plans and coordinates activities and programs during the year to further the professional development and knowledge base of the membership, and provide practical and honest advice, strategies, and tips on how to succeed. In 2023, PATC has created a formal GAPABA Mentor/Mentee Program, with an application process for mentees to gain assignment to mentors.

  

2024 Co-Chairs:

Vivian Chew Keller | Fish & Richardson

Bonnie Youn (Boardmember) | The RMN Agency

Email: Programming@gapaba.org


The Programming Committee is responsible for coordinating our calendar of annual activities and events, and standardizing procedures for program logistics, coordinating volunteers, and maintaining the high quality of GAPABA events. If you would like to become involved in planning our calendar of events and handling programming logistics, contact us!

PUBLIC SERVICE

WELLNESS

  

2024 Co-Chairs: 

Shalamar Parham | GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group

Sean Young | Federal Public Defender (N.D. Ga.)

Email: PubServ@gapaba.org


The Public Service Committee creates events and activities that support, in a non-partisan fashion, GAPABA members who have an interest in pursuing judicial office, political appointment, public service position, or other non-partisan elected office.  In 2018, GAPABA instituted a policy for candidates seeking political appointment, or endorsement for judicial, prosecutorial or other positions. If you are interested in seeking GAPABA's endorsement, please read our POLICY and fill out GAPABA's Public Service Committee Candidate Questionnaire and contact us!

      

    2024 Co-Chairs:

    Isabella Lee | McKinsey & Co.

    Madiha Merchant | Pep Boys

    Email: wellness@gapaba.org


    The Wellness Committee was conceived to promote well-being amongst GAPABA members using a holistic approach. The committee will host programming specifically designed to address our community’s emotional, spiritual, physical, and nutritional needs. Additional programming would include workshops focused on time-management, managing stress, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and bringing joy to our lives. The versatility of the committee allows for collaboration across all committees, particularly the women’s leadership network, and the new lawyers/law students committee.

     


    WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

    NETWORK

        
    2024 Co-Chairs: 

    Sarah Carrier | DLA Piper

    Claudia Chafloque-Siu | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

    Tiffany Li Qu | Alston & Bird

    Email: women@gapaba.org


    The Women's Leadership Network promotes inclusion, empowerment and advancement of Asian Pacific American women in the legal profession.  The Committee is dedicated to advocating, educating, mentoring, networking and developing leadership within the profession and larger community. In addition to leadership workshops, WLN hosts an annual signature dinner, dedicated to highlighting APA women in the legal profession. 
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