2002 Asian American 

Leadership Institute 

Saturday - October 5, 2002

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

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Distinguished Speakers

Linda Akutagawa is the Director of External Relations for Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP).  She started her work with LEAP over 10 years ago first as a volunteer then joining the organization as a full-time staff person.   Her responsibilities range from developing and maintaining relationships with new and existing constituents such as corporations, community organizations and employee network groups, to marketing, selling and delivering LEAP's products and services.  She is also responsible for the recruitment and relationship management of volunteers. She received her B.S. in International Business with a minor in Economics from California State University at Los Angeles.

Rob Allyn is President of Allyn and Company.  In 1983, he founded Allyn & Company, Inc., a full-service public relations, advertising, public affairs and political media/direct mail firm serving major corporations, trade associations, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and political causes in the U.S. and Mexico. The firm’s clients range from President Vicente Fox of Mexico, American Airlines, Sprint PCS, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Deloitte & Touche and 7-Eleven Stores to U.S. Senators, Governors and Mayors (including Dallas Mayor Laura Miller), the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes, and the Dallas 2012 Olympic Bid Committee.   He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Government from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he also attended Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts Degree from Southern Methodist University and has lectured at several universities.

Ken Anderson is Director of Governmental Appointments for Governor Rick Perry. A graduate of Georgetown University and Southern Methodist University School of Law, Mr. Anderson practiced law in Dallas, Texas before joining the Governor’s staff.  He practiced in the areas of business and corporate finance law and election law, political law and campaign finance law, representing a numerous federal and state candidates and officeholders.  He was General Counsel of the Republican Party of Texas from 1990 until 1994 and served as Chief Deputy Director of Governmental Appointments during Governor Bill Clement’s second term.  From 1990 to 1994, he served as a member of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.  In 1999, then Governor Bush appointed Mr. Anderson to serve as a member of the Texas State Securities Board.

Molly Bogen has been the Executive Director of Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas for 25 years.  She has chief staff responsibility for management of the organization with its 50 member staff, $3 million annual budget, and a service delivery system with 9 programs.  She works under an active, 50+ member Board of Directors.In addition, Molly has a special faculty appointment at the University of North Texas, Department of Applied Gerontology, where she teaches a graduate course in administration. As a licensed Master Social Worker, she is certified by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners.  She received her Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University. She is a past President of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Society on Aging and  past chair of the Dallas Association of United Way Agency Executives.

George Brody, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Board, Globe Ranger Corporation. He George Brody is responsible for the overall strategy, growth and advancement of innovative solutions for the company. Brody was Chief Executive Officer and President of GlobeRanger from its inception until he assumed his current position in January 2002. Prior to co-founding GlobeRanger in 1999, Brody served as vice president and general manager of Nortel Networks’ Wireless Networks division where he managed a series of entrepreneurial start-ups including Satellite Network Solutions, Wireless Intelligent Networks and Wireless New Business Ventures, a business incubator.  Brody holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science.  He also earned master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Brunswick, Canada.  Texas –based Telecom Corridor Technology Business Council.  Brody is also a mentor for program companies at STARTech, a high-tech business accelerator based in Dallas. 

Eddy L. Herrera is Executive Director of United Cerebral Palsy of Dallas. He  has extensive management and operational experience in a broad range of organizations.  Prior to employment with UCP Dallas, he worked as a Senior Vice President for Community Investment with the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc.  He has also served as executive director of the Tarrant County Chapter of the American Red Cross and of the Community Action Agency of Greater Tarrant County.   Other experience includes Director of Health Planning for Texas Area 5 Health System Agency, community organizer for Dallas Area Interfaith, A ssistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington (Sociology Department), and  Adjunct Professor at UTA’s Graduate School of Social Work.

J.D. Hokoyama is the President and CEO of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), Inc. He is a lead trainer, speaking around the country on leadership, diversity, and Asian Pacific American issues. In nearly two decades of commitment to advancing the leadership potential of Asian Pacific Americans, LEAP has conducted over 1,000 workshops, reaching more than 100,000 people nationwide. In recent years, LEAP has developed collaborative partnerships with several corporations, offering customized leadership and cultural diversity training for such leading companies as IBM, Raytheon, Procter & Gamble, and Merrill Lynch.

Harry  Joe   directs the Jenkins and Gilcrist  Immigration Law Practice Group. His primary practice includes securing nonimmigrant visas, immigrant visas, alien employment certifications, permits to reenter the United States, naturalization, and other related immigration and nationality legal matters for alien individuals and for alien professionals and managers and executives of domestic and international companies and counseling and representing employers in IREA compliance proceedings.  He practices before the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and at U.S. Consuls around the world, and the United States Department of Labor, Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals. He is a certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law. He was formerly a City Councilman in  Irving. 

Glenn Kawafuchi is Vice President of Leadership Programs and Services for Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), Inc., a non-profit leadership training, public policy and community empowerment organization. LEAP offers a range of innovative courses, programs, and services designed to foster the development and full participation of Asian Pacific American leaders in all sectors of society. Mr. Kawafuchi is responsible for overseeing the design, development, implementation and evaluation of all LEAP training and development programs, workshops and consulting services.  Prior to coming to LEAP, Mr. Kawafuchi was the Director of Organization and Leadership Development for The Aerospace Corporation where he managed the improvement of leadership, management, professional and organizational performance through the planned application of appropriate programs, services and interventions. He consulted with executive/senior management concerning organization and leadership/management issues; provided appropriate organizational development interventions; and supported strategic planning, cross-functional corporate initiatives, and training and development efforts.  Previously, Mr. Kawafuchi was the Career Development Specialist for Hughes Aircraft Company, Space and Communications Group, for which he oversaw all career and educational programs and services. Other professional experiences include serving as a counselor and instructor at the community college and California State University levels for eight years where he provided students with counseling, skills training, and job placement assistance.

D Matteson Pascal recently retired after 18 years with the Meadows Foundation in Dallas Texas where she evaluated grant proposals from nonprofit organizations in the fields of health, education, arts, social services and civic and cultural affairs that resulted in over $140 million in grants benefiting the people of Texas.  Throughout this period and her earlier career in private industry, she has acted as advisor and consultant to numerous nonprofits in strategic planning, organizational development, financial management and human resources.  Has served on many nonprofit boards, commissions and task forces, currently serving on a state commission to redesign the delivery of mental health services and a city task force to rewrite the city's cultural and arts policy.

Rhonda Pherigo, M.A., is Director of Consulting at the Center for Nonprofit Management, Dallas, Texas.  In 1999, she developed a new collaboration program at the Center that assists nonprofit organizations and their partners in planning collaborations, strategic alliances, and mergers.  She holds a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Texas at Arlington; and has received special training in facilitation, mediation, partner coaching and nonprofit merger negotiations.  Prior to joining the Center for Nonprofit Management in 1999, Ms. Pherigo served as Health Planner with the Tarrant County Public Health Department, where she developed community partnerships and funding in response to public health concerns. 

Lynn Vogt, CFRE, a native Dallasite, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and has been active in the nonprofit sector for over 25 years.  She has served in executive staff position for the following nonprofits: 

Highland Park ISD Education Foundation – Executive Director (1994-2000)

The Center for Nonprofit Management – Development Director (1989-1994)

Dallas Easter Seal Society – VP for Development/Marketing (1984-1989)

Currently, Ms. Vogt is a senior fund raising consultant for the firm Skystone Ryan.  Additionally, She writes grants and provides development counsel to several local nonprofits:  Trinity Works, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, and Dallas CASA.  Her expertise is in major donor and annual campaigns, foundation and corporate giving, strategic planning and events.  Ms. Vogt is past President and past Treasurer of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (formerly National Society of Fund Raising Executives – Dallas Chapter).  She is also past chair of AFP’s Philanthropy Day and the Southwest Fund Raising Symposium, an educational program designed for professionals new to the development field.

Anne Marie Weiss-Armush is the Founder and Chairman, Board of Directors, Dallas International.  She has been Lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution and other foundations and universities,  the creator, of the International Communities Cultural Calendar website www.dallasinternational.com, and Co-founder, Immigrant Resource Council for Conflict Resolution (with UNT, Journalist reporting on Islamic traditions and community development (Aramco World, The Washington Report on the Middle East, and other magazines, Monthly columnist on Global Communities, Philanthropy in Texas magazine, 'Leader', University of Missouri College of Arts and Sciences; Board member, School of Community Service, University of North Texas; and Instructor, St. Mark's School of Texas, Spanish and Latin American History. Author of How to Resettle a Refugee Family,1997,  and Arabian Delights:  Mediterranean Cuisines from Marrakesh to Mecca, l994.     A former Fulbright scholar to Mexico, Ms. Weiss-Armush is fluent in Arabic and Spanish.  While living in Saudi Arabia for 11 years, she produced the first of her four books as well as several programs on Arab traditions for Saudi Arabian television. She has served as a commentator on immigrant culture for local and national media, including Good Morning America, KERA, Univision, Telemundo and others.   Her fourteen years of work on behalf of North Texas refugees and immigrant communities have earned her numerous awards.