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About Us
The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society ("FACL BC") is a diverse coalition working to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community.
Founded in 2011, FACL BC is the first of its kind in British Columbia and is a provincial association with independent status within the FACL national association. We hope you will get involved!
OUR MISSION
We are a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals.
We promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the community.
We foster advocacy, community involvement, legal scholarship, and professional development.
2018-2019 Executives President Chris Yan (Lawson Lundell LLP) Vice President - External Samson Chan (Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP)
Vice President - Internal Jessica Lo (Lindsay Kenney LLP) Secretary Abigail Cheung (McCarthy Tétrault LLP) Treasurer Oliver Leung (BC Lottery Corporation)
Advisory Director Maria Kim-Bautista (Population Data BC, UBC)
Our Committees Mentoring Program Committee Fundraising Committee Communications & Membership Committee Professional Development & Advocacy Committee Social & Networking Committee Gala Committee | Directors-at-Large Hasan Alam (BC Government & Service Employees' Union) Sena Byun (TELUS Corporation) Alex Chang (Lesperance Mendes) Jeff Hernaez (Fasken Martineau DuMoulin) Julian Ho (Clarius Mobile Health) Khalil Jessa (Dentons) Louisa Winn (BC Prosecution Service, Ministry of Attorney General) Victoria Wu (Miller Thompson LLP)
Jayde Wood (Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP) Student Directors Rasmeet Mohar (Allard School of Law at UBC) Michelle Wong (University of Victoria, Faculty of Law) Taiyo Hasegawa (Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law) Executive Coordinator Geena Lee (Allard School of Law at UBC) Legacy Members (FACL BC Founding Members and Past Board Members)
Jim Alam Kristian Arciaga (2016-2018) May Au Enoch Chang Candace Cho Vania Choi (2016-2018) Serene Chow (2011-2016; President, 2011-2015) Stephen Hsia (2016-2018) Agnes Huang Philip Huynh Janis Ko Lori Lam Mark Leung Jennifer Lau (2011-2017; President, 2015-2016) Julia Lin Roland Luo (2016-2018) Karla Mukai (2011-2018) Kevin Nakanishi David Namkung (2011-2018; President, 2016-2017) Jeetesh Rup Mary Salaysay Will Tao Pablo Tseng Linda Yang |
