Ariagna Cantoran (She/Her)
Executive Administrator

Ariagna joined the AAPI Fund as the Executive Administrator in late 2023. She is a dedicated and multi-faceted bilingual professional skilled in the nonprofit sector. Her expertise spans the realms of executive support, administration, operations, and project management. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a remarkable ability to streamline executive office operations, manage project timelines, and ensure seamless administrative services. With a proven track record, Ariagna has supported high-level executives, efficiently handled contract deliverables, audits, and orchestrated board and leadership meetings, and events. Her ability to act as a liaison to public officials has been instrumental in establishing strong external relationships. Most recently, she was the Special Assistant to the Executive Director at the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation. Prior to that, Ariagna served as an Operations Manager and Executive Assistant for Reach Out, a nonprofit based in Upland, California. 

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Ariagna enjoys staying active, attending her boys’ basketball games, and cherishing moments with her family. 

Robin David (She/Her & They/Them)
Resource Mobilization Associate

Prarthana Gurung (She/Her)
Program Director

Prarthana joined the AAPI Fund as the Program Director in 2024, bringing over ten years of experience in communications strategy and policy campaigns. She was most recently the Director of Campaigns & Communications at Adhikaar, a worker center (and longtime grantee of the AAPI Fund) that organizes low-wage Nepali-speaking immigrant communities. At Adhikaar, Prarthana led several successful campaigns, including the introduction of the Dream and Promise Act (HR6) in Congress, the federal lawsuit Ramos/Bhattarai v Nielsen to stop Trump-era terminations of TPS status, and landmark workers rights legislation in New York State including the elimination of the subminimum tipped wage for nail salon workers and introduction of sectoral bargaining legislation for the nail salon industry. Before that, Prarthana was a Strategist at Netcentric Campaigns where she supported progressive groups in building and scaling up their communications infrastructure. Prarthana has also served on the NYC Community Funding Committee of the North Star Fund and is currently an advisor for Technology for Equity and Justice (TEJ). A first-generation daughter of Nepali immigrants, Prarthana currently resides in Jackson Heights, Queens, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Labor Studies from CUNY.

Priscilla Hung (She/Her)
Resource Mobilization Director

Priscilla joined the AAPI Fund in 2023 with 25 years of experience in mobilizing resources for social justice through fundraising, capacity-building, and grantmaking. Most recently, Priscilla served as Co-Director of Move to End Violence, a program of the NoVo Foundation operated by The Raben Group. Prior to that, she was a program director at Community Partners and executive director of the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. She has served on the boards and advisory boards of the Hate Is A Virus Community Action Fund, Los Angeles Asian American & Pacific Islander Giving Circle, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum. She has a B.A. from UC Berkeley with a double major in Women’s Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies as well as a Master of Public Administration from USC. Priscilla is the daughter of immigrants from China and the Philippines, and she lives in Los Angeles on Tongva land.

Lori Kodama (She/Her)
Senior Grants and Operations Director

Lori became AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Grants and Operations Director in 2022. She has forty years of experience in nonprofit finance and administration in Asian American community organizations. Most recently, she was Chief Operating Officer at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP). Prior to that, Lori worked at Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and Asian Law Caucus (ALC). Lori recently served as Treasurer of the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence (APIGBV).

Lori enjoys travel, nature, books, and puzzles.

EunSook Lee (She/Her)
Executive Director

EunSook Lee is the founding Executive Director of the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund. Previously, she was the Senior Deputy for former U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and executive director of local and national organizations serving and advocating for Korean American and immigrant communities particularly in the areas of immigration reform, gender-based violence, and expanding democratic participation. She formerly served on the Board of Neighborhood Commission for Los Angeles City Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs. 

EunSook was born in South Korea and immigrated to Canada at a young age. She began her career in public radio broadcasting as the News Director and later Station Manager of CKLN radio. EunSook came to the United States from Canada in 1993 and became active in the movement for democracy, reunification, and peace in Korea. Writings of her experiences in grassroots organizing have been published in books such as “The Political Awakening of Korean Americans” in Koreans in a Windy City (2005), “Women Immigrants” in the Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today (2010), and a chapter co-written with Hahrie Han titled “Engaging Korean Americans in Civic Activism” in A Companion to Korean American Studies (2019), as well op-eds in outlets such as the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, and the Hill. 

Jenny Lee (She/Her)
Operations Manager

Jenny joins the AAPI Fund with experience in fostering and strengthening communities. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia, where she cultivated research and program management skills working with children and young people in Central Virginia. She continued this passion at the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education, where she advocated for the arts and educational equity throughout public schools across Chicago. Jenny’s commitment to supporting AAPI communities brought her to the AAPI Fund, where most recently she has been working to support organizational operations. She currently resides in North Carolina and is an avid potter, runner, and mom of two cats.

Joty Sohi (She/Her)
Grants Manager

Joty is a first generation Indian American, who was born and raised in New York City. Recognizing social injustices from a very early age, Joty is driven to advance social and economic rights. Joty is joining AAPI Fund with over 10 years of experience in grassroots mobilization and international development. Most recently Joty worked at the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, organizing with immigrant and refugees for a healthy environment and thriving economy for all communities. Prior to that, Joty was at the Open Society Foundation, supporting efforts to strengthen women’s rights organizations and movements, advancing reproductive rights and justice, and promoting economic rights. Joty also had the opportunity to work as a Peace Fellow in Nepal. Where she worked with a local community organization; she was involved in the development and implementation of a major sustainable child educational project. Joty holds a BA in Sociology and Political Science, and an MA in International Politics and Human Rights.