Comprised of past APABA Silicon Valley presidents and long serving Board Members, the Strategic Advisory Committee (SAC) focuses its efforts on advising the Board in key strategic initiatives, including the following four general areas:
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Strategic Planning: planning for the future of APABA Silicon Valley and as well as key fundraising efforts for APABA Silicon Valley.
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Nominations and Elections.
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Leadership Development: SAC partners with the board and local affiliates in developing the future leaders of APABA Silicon Valley.
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Outreach: serve as ambassadors for APABA Silicon Valley in the local communities and other minority bar associations.
CO -CHAIRS
Deanna Kwong
Deanna Kwong is Director, Office of Operations, Legal, & Administrative Affairs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE). In her spare time, Deanna enjoys serving on the Board of Directors for Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach and on the HPE Executive I&D Council, exploring farmers’ markets, and training for ultramarathons.
Christine Wang
President
Christine is Managing Director of Trustpoint.One’s (formerly Black Letter Discovery) Oakland office. She is responsible for managing and developing new and existing client relationships, negotiating contracts related to client services and eDiscovery management, as well as identifying strategic initiatives and growth opportunities. Prior to joining Trustpoint.One, she was IP counsel at a start-up software company where she managed the company’s patent portfolio and worked on implementing various intellectual property strategies. Christine received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law where she served as Technical Editor for the Santa Clara Computer & Technology Law Journal, and her B.S. in both Biochemistry and Cell & Molecular Biology from the University of Washington. Christine is a member of the California State Bar and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.