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Susan LewPresident and Board ChairSusan Lew, MS, is a public health professional, health and science writer, musician, community activist, and advocate. Her writing has appeared in Brown Medicine Magazine, the Journal of Risk Research, and the publications of for-profit and non-profit healthcare organizations. Susan has a BA from Brown University and a MS from Harvard School of Public Health, where she specialized in social determinants of health, behavior change, and health communication. In addition to her work in public health, Susan has served on the board of Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles and has been a proud member/singer of Pacific Chorale since 2010. Susan currently serves as Board Co-Chair of National Asian American Community Foundation, Board Member of the Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties Community Action Fund, Co-chair of the WAVE Gun Safety Working Action Group, and member of the WAVE Communications Committee. She participated on the planning committees and served as a volunteer lead for the Orange County Women’s March in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
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Naz HamidTreasurerFrom the time she was a child, the pursuit of education has been the cornerstone of her life. Naz Hamid is a second generation American who came to the United States in the early 90s to pursue a college degree. The desire for liberty and the pursuit of happiness influenced her decision to settle in Los Angeles and begin her career. Her background includes over twenty years in management consulting, working with the largest FORUNE 100 companies. She holds a director-level position in a prestigious, global consulting firm, in their intelligent automation division. When she is not working, Naz is heavily committed to her local community. Her passions include activism for social justice issues, and working towards equal access to quality education for all. This inspired her to run for a board position on the IUSD board of education in 2016. She serves as a board appointee on the IUSD health advisory committee, helping to roll out curriculum in compliance with the California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA). She also leads the Assisteens of Irvine, the teenage auxiliary of the Assistance League of Irvine- a national non-profit. She is a girl scouts troop leader and active for more than a decade. Nothing brings her more joy than the work she does with helping kids advance and pursue their passions.
Naz also serves as the membership chair for the Democrats of Greater Irvine (DGI)- a local, political club that is chartered under the DPOC. She serves as the treasurer for the Orange County Equality Coalition (OCEC) and leads its school compliance task force, and is a former board member for the National women’s political caucus, orange county (NWPC-OC). Currently, Naz lives with her partner and two children in Irvine, California- a community she has called home for nearly seventeen years. She is very proud of her Asian heritage and spends time exploring the music, literature and arts from that region. |
Nathaniel Epstein
SecretaryNathaniel Epstein is a health care attorney practicing in the area of managed care litigation. He is also currently the sitting Board President of the Los Alamitos Youth Center, which has served over 100,000 local families in Orange County and transforms children’s lives by providing various educational and recreational programs.
Nathaniel is also the current Treasurer and Board Member of the Filipino American Lawyers of Orange County and previously the Community Outreach Chair for the Orange County Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division. Nathaniel also serves as the First Executive Vice Chair of the Filipino American Democratic Caucus of the California Democratic Party. |
Arnel Dino
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