Executive Advisory Council
Advancing Justice-LA formed the Executive Advisory Council (EAC) in 1985 as a formal support network for Advancing Justice-LA and members maintain ongoing relationship with Advancing Justice-LA and regularly support Advancing Justice-LA through fundraising and providing pro bono counsel. Members include leaders from the corporate, legal and nonprofit sectors as well as local Asian bar associations.
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Pro Bono Advisory Council
Advancing Justice-LA’s Pro Bono Advisory Council (PBAC) began in 2015. This Council is the first of its kind at Advancing Justice - LA, and is complementary to the existing Board of Directors and Executive Advisory Council. Advancing Justice-LA relies on the Pro Bono Advisory Council for guidance in the development of its pro bono programs, and members maintain ongoing relationships with the organization. Advancing Justice-LA turns to Council members first as a resource in assisting with pro bono matters and issues. The Pro Bono Advisory Council also helps raise vital funds and resources needed to support and expand Advancing Justice-LA’s pro bono programs. Members include attorneys from major national and international law firms, as well as in-house counsel at Fortune 100 companies.
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Orange County Advisory Council
The Orange County Community Advisory Council (OC CAC). Created in 2016, the OC CAC was created to help Advancing Justice build a more visible and powerful voice for AANHPIs in Orange County. The OC CAC includes key leaders from the local AANHPI and nonprofit sector, law schools and universities, and the judiciary.
OC AC Co-Chairs:
Mary Anne Foo, Executive Director of the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance
Dr. Linda Vo, Department of Asian American Studies, School of Humanities, University of California, Irvine
