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 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 teams include Communications, Community Service, Finance, New Lawyers & Law Students, Nominations, Programming, Public Service, the Women's Leadership Network (WLN), and our newest one with a focus on Wellness. |
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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!
2023: GAPABA's new Communications Team is led by Jennifer Langley | JL Events & Association Management Gina Reilly | JL Events & Association Management Email: Communications@gapaba.org 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): | 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 the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, PAWS Atlanta, Asian Americans Advancing Justice for Atlanta and The Center for Pan Asian Community Services. If you have ideas or want to join in planning our pro bono or community service events, please contact us!
2023 Co-Chairs: Ruth McMullin | Gwinnett County Clerk of Court Ziwen Zhu | Locke Lord Email: CommServ@gapaba.org |
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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!
2023 Co-Chairs: Jacque Tio (Treasurer) | Fish & Richardson Shawn Chang | Finnegan Email: Finance@gapaba.org Are you requesting REIMBURSEMENT OR VENDOR CHECK? PLEASE FILL OUT THE GOOGLE FORM. This is to be submitted by GAPABA Officers, Board Members or Committee Members ONLY: Email scanned receipts to treasurer@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!
2023 Co-Chairs: Raj Nichani (Board Member) | The RMN Agency David Hsu | UnitedHealth Group Email: NLS@gapaba.org |
The Nominations Committee (newly formed in 2020) 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.
2023 Co-Chairs: Prathyusha Chenji | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Sarah Lee | Alston & Bird Email: nominations@gapaba.org To submit a NOMINATION request to the Committee Please fill out this FORM | 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.
2023 Co-Chairs: Noelle Abastillas (Board Member) | McKinsey & Co. Steven Wong (Board Member) | The Home Depot Email: professional@gapaba.org |
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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!
2023 Co-Chairs: Bonnie Youn (Boardmember) | The RMN Agency Vivian Chew Keller | Fish & Richardson Email: Programming@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!
2023 Co-Chairs: Sara Hamilton (Boardmember) | UPS Shalamar Parham | GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group Email: PubServ@gapaba.org
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Amy Cheng | Nelson Mullins Claudia Chafloque-Siu | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Tiffany Li Qu | Alston & Bird Email: women@gapaba.org | The Wellness Committee, newly formed in 2023, 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.   2023 Co-Chairs: Alina Lee | Your Ad Attorney Chinny Law | Ramos & Law Email: wellness@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. 
