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Congratulations to the inaugural FAPAC Challenge Teams that have been selected for the 2013-2014 cycle. We received over 120 applications from 40 different agencies from across the United States. We are thrilled with the enthusiasm for the program and looking forward to a productive 6-month period with outstanding results to help serve the professional development of our team members while working to solve challenging issues facing the federal government when addressing the needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. For those that were not selected, or unable to apply this time, we will welcome your applications next year. The Challenge Teams will convene in Washington on September 24 to begin their work. Challenge Team members will be receiving more information soon. For additional inquiries, please contact us at challenge@fapac.org.
Capacity Building
Gwendolyn Berry Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Houston, TX
Theresa Blaine Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Seattle, WA
Paul Chang US Department of Labor (DOL) Los Angeles, CA
Peggy Fong Department of Transportation (DOT) Washington, DC
Diana Yu Department of Education (ED) Washington, DC
Linda Li Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) San Francisco, CA
Data Disaggregation & Analysis
Megan Baburek Department of Treasury Washington, DC
Karen Chaves Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Rockville, MD
Fang He Government Accountability Office (GAO) Washington, DC
Myles Miyamasu Department of Defense - Army (DOD) Fort Belvoir, VA
Bonita Soley National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Washington, DC
Thomas Szymanek Department of of Veterans Affairs (VA) Los Angeles, CA
Language Access
Ranmali Fonseka Department of Transportation (DOT) Washington, DC
Shivani Mehta Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Rockville, MD
Sophia Qian National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Washington, DC
Lacy Vong Government Accountability Office (GAO) Seattle, WA
Workforce Diversity
Cedric Chan Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Washington, DC
Vanee Komolprasert Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) College Park, MD
Jennifer Prasarn Department of Defense - Naval Criminal Investigative Service (DOD) Quantico, VA
Anna Soliman Department of Commerce - Internal Revenue Service (DOC) Van Nuys, CA
Lina Woo Department of Agriculture (USDA) Washington, DC
Neelam Patel Department of Justice (DOJ) Washington, DC