National Asian/Pacific Islander Council,The National Asian Pacific Islander Council (NAPIC) was established in 2007 to provide a national body for Asian/Pacific Islander constituents of community colleges to have the opportunity to affiliate and identify in the interest of more effective education.
As an affiliate organization of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), NAPIC is a non-profit, charitable, and educational organization. It is organized to operate for educational purposes, including access to quality education for Asian/Pacific Islanders, the enhancement of our pluralistic society, advocacy and policy, and the development of the nation’s total human resources.
NAPIC directs its efforts toward matters that include curriculum, data collection, dissemination and research, communication with its members and with the AACC, development of recommendations to the AACC, and development of collaborative efforts with other segments of the Asian/Pacific Islander Community and others contributing to the same interest and cause.
NAPIC is committed to promoting professional development of Asian/Pacific Islander Leadership within colleges in the United States, support services for Asian/Pacific Islander students, and implementing and expanding meaningful action programs.
***See Members Section for Advocacy
Zarina Blankenbaker, President
Tarrant Community College Northwest Campus, TX
Dan Dao, Professor
Richland College, TX
Pam Y. Eddinger, President
Bunker Hill Community College, MA
Wyman Fong, Vice Chancellor
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Stephanie Fujii (NAPIC President-Elect)
President Araphahoe Community College, CO
Kathi Hiyane-Brown, President
Whatcom Community College, WA
Johnny Hu, Vice President Instruction
Bates Technical College, WA
Lee Lambert (NAPIC Past President)
Chancellor Pima Community
College District, AZ
Jee Hang Lee, President/CEO
Association of Community College Trustees, Washington DC
Gerald F. Napoles, President
Lone Star College-North Harris Campus, TX
Christine Nguyen (NAPIC Treasurer)
Vice President, Administrative Services
Coastline Community College, CA
Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap (NAPIC Secretary)
Interim Chancellor, Seattle Colleges, WA
Rachel Solemsaas,
Chancellor
Hawaii Community College, HI
Rowena Tomaneng (NAPIC President)
President
San Jose City College, CA
Henry C.V. Yong, Chancellor
Yosemite Community College District, CA
Lin Zhou, President
Bates Technical College, WA
Naomi O. Story, Executive Director-Consultant
APIA Scholars
Arapahoe Community College
Bates Technical College
Bunker Hill Community College
Coast Community College District
Coastline College
Cuyamaca College
Fullerton College
Golden West College
Guam Community College
Hawaii Community College
Joliet Junior College
Kauai Community College
Leeward Community College
Maricopa Community Colleges
Middlesex Community College
Mission College
Northwest Campus, Tarrant County CC District
Ohlone College
Pima County Community College District
San Diego City College
San Jose City College
Seattle Colleges‐District
Truckee Meadow Community College
UH Maui Community College
Valencia College
Loretta Adrian, Coastline College, CA
Manny Cabral, Leeward CC, HI
Sunil Chand, College of DuPage, IL
Ding-Jo Currie, Coast CC District, CA
Shirley Metcalf, Central Oregon CC, OR
Mark Mitsui, Portland CC, OR
Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Mt. San Antonio College, CA
Jan Yoshiwara, Washington State Board of
Community and Technical Colleges, WA