ILF-APAPA MOU Ceremony & Press event announcing 2015 ILF Civic Fellowship. December 20, 2014 Waitex Group Headquarters in New York

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1 ILF-APAPA MOU Ceremony & Press event announcing 2015 ILF Civic Fellowship December 20, 2014 Waitex Group Headquarters in New York

2 Mr. Howard Li, ILF Board of Directors & Chair, ILF New York Advisory Board Founder, Chairman & CEO, Waitex Group 25 Notable Chinese American Businessmen in the U.S. (by Forbes Asia) Commissioner of the President s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (President George W. Bush) Co-Chair, Coalition of Asian American Business Organizations The First Asian American Chair of U.S. Department of Commerce National Minority Enterprises Development Week Conference

3 Mr. David Hinson Former National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), U.S. Department of Commerce (Political Appointee by President Obama) President and CEO of Wealth Management Network, Inc. Director of Advisory Services and Managing Director of Business Development for Envestnet Asset Management MBA in finance from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School

4 Ms. Chiling Tong, Founder/CEO Policy Committee Chair & Board of Directors, Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship Secretary's Advisory Council of Minority Business Enterprises, US Department of Commerce Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center

5 International Leadership Foundation Founded in 2000, the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) has promoted the civic awareness, public service, and economic prosperity of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community as a non-profit organization. Our mission is to develop young leaders in the United States, Asia, and Pacific Rim countries in the fields of public affairs, entrepreneurship and international relations through a network of business and community leaders.

6 ILF New York Advisory Board

7 ILF Civic Fellowship Program 1,200 select Asian Pacific American (APA) college students from across the nation over the past decade benefited Leadership & Education: Training programs and seminars by partner organizations Networking with APA business, community, and political leaders and ILF fellow alumni (young professionals) Public Service & Civic Awareness: Federal Agency internship, understand the public policy-making process, discuss critical APA issues $2000 stipend provided

8 ILF Civic Fellowship Program is accepting 2015 Applications

9 ILF Fellow Testimonial Esther Lee Harvard 2013 Fellow Interned at U.S. Department of Agriculture

10 ILF Fellow Testimonial Justin Lee Cornell 2014 Fellow Interned at Export-Import Bank of the United States

11 ILF Fellow Testimonial Leona Lam Fordham University 2014 Fellow Interned at Minority Business Development Agency at U.S. Department of Commerce

12 Mr. Justin Yu, Chairman, APAPA New York Chapter Current Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Current President of Confucius Plaza Housing Commissioner of New York City Districting Commission Board member of MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Board Board member of The Asian American Accountable Care - Organization Founder of the Healthy Living Senior Program at Confucius Plaza Past President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce

13 APAPA s Capital Summer Internship Program APAPA's Capitol Summer Internship Program is designed to prepare college students to become future leaders in the State of California. This program provides an opportunity for students to develop their leadership skills, gain public policy experience and become civically engaged.

14 Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association Mr. C.C.Yin, Founder/Chairman APAPA s mission is to promote the advancement of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Americans through active participation and leadership in civic and public affairs. The organization educates the public about public policy and provides opportunities for our youth to gain firsthand knowledge and experience in governmental and public affairs.

15 APAPA New York Chapter

16 APAPA Fellow Testimonial Angell Chee Stony Brook University 2014 Fellow Interned at Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez Manhattan Office

17 Memorandum of Understanding Between the New York Chapters of ILF and APAPA Together, the Parties enter into this Memorandum of Understanding to mutually promote public affairs and service, civic participation, leadership education of the young generation, and community development of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.