Charles Rangel
U.S. Congressmember, NY-13
Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who is serving his 23rd term in the House of Representatives, is a war hero, history-making congressman, master lawmaker.


He served in the Korean War where he earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service in the U.S. Army during the Battle of Kunu-ri, where he led a group of soldiers out of a deadly Chinese Army encirclement after being almost left for dead on November 30, 1950. The title of his autobiography, "And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since" refers to this day.

He is a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and made history as the first African American member of Congress to lead the powerful Ways and Means Committee. He was the primary sponsor of President Obama's historic healthcare reform law and is a leading advocate for equal rights and opportunity, including immigration reform. Following Saint Matthew's teaching, he has been a stalwart champion for the "least among us," dedicated to improving the lives of working families.

Congressman Rangel currently represents New York's 13th Congressional District, which includes Upper Manhattan and parts of The Bronx. As a native and longtime Congressman of New York City, he has been a longtime friend of the Korean community. He spearheaded the passage of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (aka KORUS FTA) in 2007 and has championed numerous legislation important to the community, such as resolutions Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula and Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families. He is the Honorary Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and a proud member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressmember, CA-33
In 2014, Ted W. Lieu was elected to an open seat for the 33rd Congressional District, succeeding retiring 40 year incumbent Henry Waxman.  He was elected president of the Freshman class of Democrats by his colleagues and serves on the House Budget Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform.  Ted is a former active duty officer who currently serves as a reservist in the United States Air Force.  


In February of 2011, Ted was elected to the State Senate in a special election. In the State Senate, Ted was Chair of the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, Chair of the Select Committee on Air Quality, and Chair of the Joint Committee on Arts. Ted's legislative accomplishments include co-sponsoring landmark legislation regulating the subprime mortgage industry, state tax reform that saved small businesses from billions in retroactive taxes, increasing planning for climate change, increasing tax incentives for film/TV production and banning the state from investing in or doing business with companies doing business with Iran.

Ted was elected to the Torrance City Council in 2002.  In 2005, Ted was elected to the State Assembly, where he served until 2011. Ted chaired the Assembly Rules Committee, the Banking and Finance Committee, and sat on the Governmental Organization Committee, Judiciary Committee, Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee, and Veterans Affairs Committee. Ted was also Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace.

Ted's wife, Betty, is a former California Deputy Attorney General.  They have two sons, Brennan and Austin.
Dilip Joseph
Morning Star Development
Dr. Dilip Joseph, MPH, M.D., serves as the medical Director for Morning Star Development (MSDEV) and oversees the public health, preventive health, and clinical projects that MSDEV operates through its rural medical clinics in Afghanistan.  In particular he is responsible for training the medical staff, evaluating and improving our medical services, and expanding our medical efforts through networking and fundraising so that we can cater to many more Afghans who do not have access to health care. 

Dr. Joseph is the author of “Kidnapped by the Taliban - A Story of Terror, Hope, and Rescue by SEAL Team Six” published by Thomas Nelson, Oct. 2014. Dr. Joseph completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Azusa Pacific University, his graduate degree in International Public Health from Loma Linda University, and his medical degree from England.  His medical work spans both the developing and developed countries with internships and work experiences in both public health and clinical medicine.  His interest lies in incorporating his medical experiences for the betterment of rural communities in the developing world. 

Dr. Joseph has a passion to develop communities that would invest into a ‘wholistic’ perspective on health – physical wholeness as a result of a healthy interaction between an individual’s body, soul, and spirit!  It is his desire to see a shift in the conventional paradigm of physical wellness into one that is a natural result of a healthy physical, social, mental, and spiritual interaction.
WK Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer, Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.


The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Michigan, and works throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with sovereign tribes. Special emphasis is paid to priority places where there are high concentrations of poverty and where children face significant barriers to success. WKKF priority places in the U.S. are in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans; and internationally, are in Mexico and Haiti. 
Steven Park
Little Lights Urban Ministries
Steven Park immigrated from South Korean with his two sisters and parents to Houston, Texas in 1978 at the age of 7.   After a life-changing spiritual conversion to Christianity after college, Steven founded Little Lights Urban Ministries in 1995 after meeting underserved children and youth near his parents’ business in NW, DC.  Starting with no funds or  experience in the non-profit sector, he has grown the organization to 10 full-time, 40 part-time staff, and over 700 volunteers per year giving more than 10,000 volunteer hours annually. 

Little Lights currently serves families at two public housing complexes where the annual family income is approximately $9,000 per year.  He has made a life-long commitment to underserved DC residents and in 2002 moved into the historic African-American neighborhood in DC called Anacostia.   

He has two children, Dylan and Kayla, ages 9 and 11.  He has been married for 13 years to Mary Park who also works full-time at the organization.