
Commissioners

Karthick Ramakrishnan, Chair

Serena Kirk, Vice Chair
Ms. Kirk has more than fifteen years experience in public policy, statewide advocacy and grassroots mobilization, having played a key leadership role in the facilitation of numerous local and statewide coalitions. Read more about Commissioner Kirk.

Lance Toma, Secretary
Lance Toma is the Chief Executive Officer of San Francisco Community Health Center (formerly Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center), an LGBTQ and people of color community health center that believes everyone deserves access to the highest quality health care. Read more about Commissioner Toma.

Rajan Gill, Commissioner

Helen Lee, Commissioner

Kirin Macapugay, Commissioner

Jason Paguio, Commissioner

Simon Pang, Commissioner

Darshana Patel, Commissioner

Janani Ramachandran, Commissioner

Taunuu Ve'e, Commissioner
Taunuu Ve’e has over 25 years working l to promote and improved health outcomes on the national, state, and local level, established public and private partnerships across government and multi-sector organizations to provide capacity building to lift the voices of the underserved and unserved. Read more about Commissioner Ve’e.

Cirian Villavicencio, Commissioner

David Yee, Commissioner
Past Commissioners
Thank you to all past commissioners for your leadership and service since the Commission began operations in 2004.
Noel Alumit | Nitasha Sawhney | Diane Ujiye | Kim-Yen Huynh | Mimi Song | Andrew Wong | Tana Lepule | Blong Xiong | Akemi Arakaki | Luisa Blue | Tami Bui | Fritz Friedman | Francisco Hsieh | Norman Hui (Founding Chair) | David Kim | Ann Nguyen | Paul Osaki | Courtni Pugh | Albert Seto | Asm. Philip Ting | Alexis Wong | Bill Wong | Charles Woo | Dianne Yamashiro-Omi | Jeffrey S. Kim | Judi Ki | Phong La | Chiem-Seng Yaangh | Tomiko Wong | Steven Ma | MaiKa Yang | EukSook Lee | Christina Wu | Johng Ho Song | Rachel Buenviaje | Jihee Huh | Catherine ‘Ofa Mann | Christopher Punongbayan | Ray Buenaventura | Polly Low