In observance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month in May, WLC is presently a panel discussion - Stand Up…Speak Up.. and Unite with the Asian American Community

The panelists :

Nanxi Liu

Nanxi Liu is CEO and Co-Founder of Enplug, a leading digital signage software company. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in Japan, Brazil, Poland, Australia, and the UK.

Nanxi also co-founded Nanoly Bioscience, a venture-backed biotech company that develops polymers to eliminate refrigeration for vaccines and therapeutics. 

Passionate about community service, Nanxi serves on the Board of Directors for the National Foster Youth Institute and After-School All-Stars Los Angeles. She also serves on the Board of Advisors for Covington Capital, which manages $3 billion. She is a Board Member of CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS);  Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ: KIN) and New Motor Vehicle Board, California DMV. 

Nanxi is an Emmy-winning television producer and graduated from UC Berkeley.  In 2018, Nanxi received UC Berkeley’s Sather Gate Young Volunteer of the Year Award for her work in fundraising for the university. 

Debra Suh

Debra Suh, Esq. has been the Executive Director of the Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) since 1999. CPAF is a nonprofit organization specializing in supporting immigrant, limited English speaking Asian and Pacific Islander survivors of gender violence. Under her two decades of leadership, CPAF’s budget quintupled, significantly expanding innovative and culturally-grounded services and adding robust prevention and community engagement programs that work to end domestic and sexual violence in Asian/PI communities. Widely respected as an expert in the field, she provides training and technical assistance to agencies throughout California, and serves on various state and local boards and councils.

Debra is the recipient of 2015 LA County Commission for Women’s “Women of the Year,” 2014 Los Angeles City Council’s “Spirit of Los Angeles,” 29th Congressional District’s 2012 Woman of the Year, 2008 KCET/Union Bank Local Hero, and 2007 Durfee Sabbatical awards.

Before joining CPAF, Debra worked as an attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles where she established the Asian/PI Legal Unit to increase low-income immigrant community access to legal services and representation. Ms. Suh speaks Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Grace Kangdani

Grace Kangdani is Market Manager of the LA Metro Business Banking team, leading a team of Relationship Managers who work with clients to proactively provide strategic advice and integrated financial solutions.

Grace earned a bachelor degree in Finance from California State University, Fullerton and MBA from Pepperdine University. She is also a mentor for teammates across the company, through Business Banking – Diversity & Inclusion Council, Business Banking – Leadership Council, the Asian Leadership Network, and LEAD for Women.  She also serves as mentor externally through the Global Ambassador program  and Cherie Blair Foundation. 

In January 2019, Grace was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the Top Women in Banking.  In December 2020, she was named in 2020 Thriving in Their 40’s, a list of Top Professionals in Los Angeles, as recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal.  She currently attends Pacific Banking School at University of Washington. 

Active in the community, Grace currently serves on the Board of Trustees for P.S. Arts, a non-profit organization that provides high-quality arts education programs in underserved public schools and communities.

$20 event ticket, with 100% of the event ticket proceeds donated to CPAF and Yes2jobs.org