NAPABA congratulates the newly-elected officers, regional governors, and at-large members of the 2019-20 NAPABA Board of Governors. They will be sworn into office during the 2019 NAPABA Convention in Austin, TX.
Officers:
- President I Bonnie Lee Wolf, Nationwide
 - President-Elect I A.B. Cruz III, U.S. Navy, Retired
 - Vice President for Finance and Development I Bruce Ishimatsu, Ishimatsu Law Group
 - Vice President for Membership I Bridgette Ahn, Law Office of Bridgette Ahn
 - Vice President for Programs and Operations I Charles Jung, Nassiri & Jung LLP
 - Vice President for Communications I Avanti Bakane, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
 - Treasurer I Gary Zhao, SmithAmundsen
 - Secretary I Jeffrey Javinar, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
 - Immediate Past President I Daniel Sakaguchi, Alto Litigation
 
Regional Governors:
- NE Regional Governor I Brendan Wong, Bordner Ladner Gervais LLP
 - NE Regional Governor I David Sohn, Kings County District Attorney’s Office
 - Central Regional Governor I Gregory Schwartz, Billion Armitage
 - SE Regional Governor I Christine Han, U.S. Department of Labor
 - SW Regional Governor I Lance Ream, Xcel Energy
 - NW Regional Governor I Craig I. Nakanishi, Cades Schutte LLP
 - Central California Regional Governor I Christopher Sukhaphadhana, Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
 - Southern California Regional Governor I Thy Bui, Constangy Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
 - Eastern California/Nevada Regional Governor I Gino Barrica, Barrica Law LLP
 - Northern California Regional Governor I Hogene Choi, Baker Botts LLP
 
At-Large Board Members:
- Kristy Gonowon, Allstate
 - Kristin Haugen, KC Haugen Law LLC
 - Peter Sabido, Chernoff Vilhauer LLP
 - Jen Won, Larson O’Brien LLP
 
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