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Past Scholarship Selection Committee

The Scholarship Selection Committee is made up of at least six members. All members of the committee bring to the selection panel the unique benefits of their life and career experience, their diverse outlooks, and their commitment to improving our society. All committee members work together to select the final award winners. 

 

The Scholarship Selection Committee understands and upholds the qualities of fairness, objectivity, and nondiscrimination within the scholarship selection process. All members appointed to the committee agree to confidentiality in adherence to the organization's privacy policy given the sensitive information the committee handles.

2025 Judges

  • Dr. Lin Chan: Dentist, Oral Health Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  • Dr. Loretta Ng: Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and an Associate Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry

  • Dr. Di Chung: Family Medicine Physician, Asian Pacific Health Care Venture

  • Ms. Julia Davidson: Certificated teacher at Torrance Unified School District & former director with the Asian American Tutorial Project

  • Daniel Fong, Esq. : Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization​

  • Ms. Caroline Kao: Administrative Intern, Human Resources Personnel Department, City of Los Angeles

2024 Judges

  • Mr. Thomas Fox : Director of Outreach & Strategic Partnerships, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific/College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences

  • Ms. Julie Shadpa : Associate Director of Development, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation

  • Dr. Loretta Ng : Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and an Associate Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry

  • Dr. Di Chung : Family Medicine Physician, Asian Pacific Health Care Venture

  • Ms. Julia Davidson : Certificated teacher at Torrance Unified School District & former director with the Asian American Tutorial Project

  • Mr. Daniel Fong, Esq. : Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

2023 Judges

  • Dr. Beth Carter : MD, Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

  • Ms. Victoria Pacheco : Registered Dietician at USC Arcadia Hospital

  • Ms. Abby Cheng : Internet and Sales Director at China Art & Jewelry in DTLA

  • Ms. Allison Walker : Global Health Security Technical Advisor at USAID

  • Dr. Felix Yip : MD, Board Certified Urologist

  • Ms. Julie Shadpa : Associate Director of Development, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation

2022 Judges

  • Dr. Tom Yeh : MD, Internal Medicine & Cardiovascular Disease

  • Dr. Elsie Lin : MD, Internal Medicine & Family Medicine

  • Dr. Karissa Le : Staff Pharmacist at Walmart

  • Dr. Monica Hwang : Research Scientist at California Institute of Technology

  • Ms. Julie Shadpa : Associate Director of Development, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation

  • Mr. Norman Chen : Senior Engineering Specialist at the Aerospace Corporation

2021 Judges

  • Ms. Abby Loomis, Esq. : Attorney-at-Law

  • Mr. Chong Le : Senior Engineer at the US Department of Defense

  • Ms. Polly Low : Mayor of the City of Rosemead

  • Mr. Tony Ng : VP New Build Performance Manager at HSBC Bank USA

  • Dr. Abrey Daniel : Dentist, Oral Health Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  • Dr. Monica Hwang : Former Research Scientist at SigmaGraft Inc.

2020 Judges

  • Ms. Abby Loomis, Esq. : Attorney-at-Law

  • Mr. Chong Le : Senior Engineer at the US Department of Defense

  • Dr. Patrick Mak : Former Principal Director of the DoD Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

  • Ms. Polly Low : Councilmember of the City of Rosemead

  • Mr. Erik Hoeffs : Divisional Franchise Director at GNC

  • Mr. Tony Ng : VP New Build Performance Manager at HSBC Bank USA

  • Ms. Carolyn Corrie : Vocational ESL Professor at PCC

  • Mr. David Lee : VP & Financial Center Manager of Bank of America Rosemead

2019 Judges

  • Ms. Abby Loomis, Esq. : Attorney-at-Law

  • Mr. Chong Le : Senior Engineer at the US Department of Defense

  • Ms. Sandy Wang, FNP-BC : Director of Medical Operations at the Pill Club

  • Dr. Patrick Mak : Former Principal Director of the DoD Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

  • Ms. Polly Low : Councilmember of the City of Rosemead

  • Ms. Wendy Zimmerman : SVP Area Manager at HSBC Bank USA

  • Mr. Erik Hoeffs : Divisional Franchise Director at GNC

2018 Judges

  • Ms. Abby Loomis, Esq. : Attorney-at-Law

  • Dr. Indra Mukhopadhyay : USC Professor

  • Dr. Nimfa Bemis : USC Professor

  • Mr. Agustin Cervantes : Cal State LA OSS Director

  • Mr. Chong Le : Senior Engineer at the US Department of Defense

  • Ms. Sandy Wang, FNP-BC : Director of Medical Operations at The Pill Club

  • Mr. Stephen Dempsey : Senior Research Analyst at Kantar Milward Brown

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