Ascend Builds Holistic Pan-Asian Business Leaders & Empowers Them To Drive Workplace And Societal Impact
Who We Are
Ascend is the largest Pan-Asian business professional membership organization in North America. Our mission is to drive workplace and societal impact by developing and elevating all Asian and Pacific Islander (API) business leaders and empowering them to become catalysts for change.
What We Do
Ascend offers impactful career lifecycle and cross-industry leadership programs and networks that foster community and engagement for Pan-Asian business professionals and students, corporate partners, and the community at large.
Ascend serves members across various professions and industries and is designed to develop business leaders at all career stages.
Supporting Pan-Asian business professionals through all stages of the career lifecycle
Informing and educating the broader corporate community outside of Ascend
Providing tools for societal change through fact-based research
National Board
Advisory Board
Team
Larry Low
Chief Operating Officer
Tifanny Papish
National Director - Convention Operations, Client Relations
Robina Singh
National Director, Programs
Kathy Lee
National Director, Business Development
Rupa Sethu
Director, Chapters
Zi Chau
Business Development Associate
Kate Fritz
Head of Human Resources
Peyen Fong
National Programs & Marketing Advisor
Allie Graham
Head of Marketing
Mike Jee
Relationship Manager
Winnie Li
Manager, Office Operations and Finance
Euna Kim
Digital Learning Designer
Sol Ip Pyo
Project Manager & Data Analyst
Molly Engen
Events Coordinator
Shamiha Zaman
Assistant Marketing Manager
Christy Bae
Program Associate
Emma Tan
Operations and Finance Associate
Marco Soto
Meeting & Event Technology Associate
James Cruz
Project & Program Associate
Arielle Alibudbud
Chapters Associate
Rachel Huey
Program Assistant
Contact Us
We'd love to hear from you. Please reach out to our respective team members for your specific inquiries.