Our Board

  • Helen’s professional career encompasses over 30 years of experience as a mathematics teacher, high school counselor, high school vice-principal, and hearings officer. She is currently serving in her second term on the Multnomah Education Service District Board and the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. In addition to her professional work, Helen has also been very active in the community. She is presently serving on a myriad of boards and in leadership positions involved in education, health care, civil rights and social justice issues. In addition to her service locally, she is also serving the National Vice President of Education on the C.A.C.A. National Board. Her vision is to connect the dots for a better world. She is living that out through her mission to engage and empower people to take action in improving their communities. Helen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Education and Counseling from Portland State University.

  • GG has always been interested in learning about her Chinese heritage, both the history and culture. She traveled to Taishan, China to retrace the steps of her mother’s childhood, marriage to her father who is a first generation U.S. born, and finally settling in Portland. Her 40-year professional career was in Information Technology working in the high tech industry implementing software applications as well as being a people manager. GG’s work gave her the opportunity to travel to China several times to work with her counterparts on projects. She previously volunteered with Lions Vision Gift to implement a biobanking software application. She is a volunteer operational manager for the Portland Tango Association to organize their annual 4-day dance festival. GG joined C.A.C.A. Portland in 2021 when registering to attend the Regional CAWWII CGM event. She volunteered for the National Lodge to implement a new membership management application, and is currently in the process getting all the local lodges onboard. She is also currently serving at the local level as the Portland Lodge Interim Secretary. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, dancing, traveling, and time with her growing family and 2 dogs.

Stephen Ying

  • Stephen Ying is a reputable activist. His dedication and involvement with the community has brought forth positive results for the Portland community. Stephen stands for change and progress. He invests and provides his time freely for the betterment of the community. The core of Stephen’s service and activism have focused on promoting and preserving Chinese heritage, sponsoring youth service and scholarships, engaging in charitable activities, advocating for small businesses, providing social service for the community, and most importantly, acting as a liaison for the Chinese community.

Meet Our Board

  • Formerly VP of Merchandising at SYSCO, Gloria left the corporate world to become the opening Executive Director of Lan Su Chinese Garden. Since 2014, Gloria has been the Executive Director of The Giving Tree NW, a non-profit serving low income populations in affordable housing with resident services, art, education and recreation. With retirement on the horizon, Gloria initiated the merger of The Giving Tree NW and The Hollywood Senior Center to become the Community for Positive Ageing. She looks forward to more gardening, cooking, traveling and reading and finding the perfect senior Golden Retriever! Gloria believes in giving back and has served on the boards of Cedar Mill Library, Travel Portland, Northwest China Council and Old Town/Chinatown Community Association. She currently leads the Civic Engagement program for C.A.C.A. Portland.

  • Anita is a 4th generation Chinese/Native Hawaiian born and raised in Portland Oregon and a member and supporter of C.A.C.A for many years. She has been involved with various community activities with the Chinese Asian/Pacific Islander Community for many years, including Treasurer and Board member of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, APANO and the Executive Chair for Jade District Steering Committee. Anita served in leadership positions on several civic boards and councils, including the Portland Charter Commission, Regional Arts and Culture Council, City Club of Portland, Arts Tax Oversight Committee, Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council and involved statewide with immigrant and refugee community organizing. She works full time as a consultant focusing on racial equity, community development, urban design, public policy, advocacy and community engagement.

  • Franklin Quan has been a long time a supporter for the Portland Lodge C.A.C.A.

    He has also served as a board member for many years. He joined as a member because he remember and recall the discriminations faced by his parents while growing up in Portland’s Chinatown. Having experienced the Chinese Exclusion Action and its impact on his family, he is focused on civil rights and overcoming discrimination from property ownership rights to citizenship as well as sharing the culture of Chinese and Chinese Americans. Franklin retired from Owens-Illinois Glass Container Manufacturing Inc. in 2012 after more than five decades of service in the Administrative Department.

  • Michael is interested in supporting the important work that Portland Lodge is doing in the Chinese community. He has connected with many community members through his work for Metro on the memorial at Lone Fir cemetery and would love to continue to deepen these connections. He is a professional landscape architect and environmental justice practitioner who has been working on public projects in Oregon since 2009. Michael is a second-generation Chinese immigrant and his experiences as an Asian American community member have led him to focus on environmental justice and the role of design in the creation of a more just and equitable future. In the last few years, Mike has led Knot Studio’s team in working with Metro, the Regional Habitat Connectivity Working Group, and the City of Hillsboro to envision more equitable solutions to complex challenges.