Founder/Executive Director
Annie Lam

​Dr. Annie V. Lam, principal of the Lam Consulting Group, is a nationally recognized expert in public and nonprofit service. Annie has spent more than 15 years creating change and empowering others to do the same. 

Annie attributes her inner strength, grit, and resilience to her courageous parents who fled Vietnam as refugees during the Sino Chinese Vietnam war. Throughout her childhood and teenage years she picked fruits alongside her family in the agricultural fields throughout the Central Valley, Sacramento, and Vacaville. Her early life experiences molded her passion to drive change to create equal and equitable access to quality education, resources, and opportunities.

She has created numerous programs and curriculums to cultivate talents for careers in a broad range of fields in the public and private sectors. Among other extracurricular activities, she serves on the University of Southern California President’s and Provost’s Task Force on Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. She is most proud of her work with youth and founded APIs Mobilize to build community empowerment of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders through its statewide educational programs. 

She has been honored for her transformational leadership, including being recognized by the Sacramento Bee as a Top 25 Asian American Pacific Islander Change Maker in 2022, Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award, the Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation’s Woman Warrior Award, the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs inaugural Forward Award, the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment’s Partners in Public Service Award, and the Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association’s API Staff Champion Award.

Annie holds a doctoral degree in Organizational Change and Leadership and a master’s degree in Public Administration and certification in public policy from the University of Southern California, and a bachelor’s degree with honors in Asian American Studies from UC Davis.

Program Director
Clark Lee, Esq.

Clark Lee, Esq., Founding Partner of Thinking Cap Strategies LLC, is a public affairs professional with more than two decades of results-proven experience in nonprofit, public, political, and private sectors.

Growing up as a first generation American in an insular community inspired Clark to become civically engaged to help build bridges with our diverse communities and to amplify our collective voice, beginning with registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies as a student alongside his younger siblings.

Professionally, Clark has served as general counsel for a national voter engagement nonprofit; state director for a climate action organization; director and senior staff for major political party entities, including two presidential nominating conventions and helming statewide campaigns and community engagement programs; and held key roles in electing AAPI leaders, including Rep. Judy Chu, Asm. Mike Fong, Asm. Ed Chau, and Asm. Mike Eng.  Clark has organized programs to train elected officials, candidates, organizational leaders, professionals, students, and advocates.  He has appeared in domestic and international media on voter engagement and current affairs.

Clark has served on the California Secretary of State’s Ballot Translation Advisory Group, the Los Angeles County Information Systems Commission, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Voting Systems Assessment Project Advisory Committee and Ballot Redesign Working Group, and the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters Board of Directors.  He is a Truman National Security Project Partner and Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County Member.

Clark is a recipient of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) inaugural national 40 Under 40 Award and more than a dozen AAPC Gold, Silver, and Bronze Pollie Awards, hailed as the “Oscars in political advertising;” Campaigns & Elections Reed Awards and Rising Star; the New Leaders Council 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award; the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs inaugural 40 Under 40 recognition; and the Claremont McKenna College Philip Roland Prize for Excellence in Public Affairs.

Clark graduated from Claremont McKenna College with Honors in Government and holds a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School.  He is a member of the State Bar of California.

Program and Marketing Coordinator
Cat DeGuzman

Cat is a graduate of our inaugural Mobilize College Legislative​ Internship Program at the State Capitol. This opportunity gave her hands-on experience in the legislative process and allowed her to connect with and receive mentorship from policy staff. Cat served as a Student Intern and Ambassador for Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies, a grassroots organization producing, preserving, and disseminating knowledge about the Filipinx experience in the United States and the broader diaspora. Cat was also involved with the UC Davis Asian American Studies department as a Student Assistant and Peer Advisor. These roles and experiences influenced her passion for challenging the issues that Asian Americans and other marginalized groups face through Ethnic Studies, academic research, grassroots organizing, and political advocacy. Cat earned her bachelor’s degree with honors in Asian American Studies from UC Davis. ​​