OUR TEAM
2023 OfficersPresident: Stacia Kato-Takayesu
Secretary: Barney Cheng Treasurer: Janet Uradomo |
Officer ResponsibilitiesThe chapter officers are group of volunteers elected to conduct the business of the organization including, but not limited to its financial affairs, planning and implementation of actions on behalf of PFLAG- SGV API Chapter, and oversight on all projects.
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Stacia Kato-Takayesu
2023 Chapter President
Stacia Kato-Takayesu is the proud mama bear of a transgender daughter. Had it not been for SGV API PFLAG and all the families who tread this journey before, she isn’t sure where she and her daughter would be now. She is happy to serve as a board member and visible community advocate. She also serves as board chair of A Window Between Worlds, a national nonprofit that uses art to heal trauma. Professionally, she is a Senior Business Analyst with the Capital Group.
2023 Chapter President
Stacia Kato-Takayesu is the proud mama bear of a transgender daughter. Had it not been for SGV API PFLAG and all the families who tread this journey before, she isn’t sure where she and her daughter would be now. She is happy to serve as a board member and visible community advocate. She also serves as board chair of A Window Between Worlds, a national nonprofit that uses art to heal trauma. Professionally, she is a Senior Business Analyst with the Capital Group.
Barney Cheng
2023 Chapter Secretary
Barney Cheng is a Taiwanese-American writer-director-producer-actor and an advocate for LGBTQ and Asian-American visibility and representation. His landed on the Hollywood map as an actor with his acclaimed performance in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending. The New York Times described Barney's comedic timing as "surgically precise." The Orange County Register raved that Barney "steals every scene he's in."
Barney collaborated with Oscar-winning Producer Li-Kong Hsu (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman) and directed his feature film Baby Steps. A US-Taiwan-China co-production, Baby Steps received the 2014 Tribeca Film Institute’s All Access award. The San Francisco Chronicle calls Baby Steps an “engaging” and “touching” film. “Inarguably, here’s an LGBT film created by and starring Asian-Americans that is definitely worth applauding,” raves Huffington Post. “Baby Steps is becoming more and more relevant by the second.”
2023 Chapter Secretary
Barney Cheng is a Taiwanese-American writer-director-producer-actor and an advocate for LGBTQ and Asian-American visibility and representation. His landed on the Hollywood map as an actor with his acclaimed performance in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending. The New York Times described Barney's comedic timing as "surgically precise." The Orange County Register raved that Barney "steals every scene he's in."
Barney collaborated with Oscar-winning Producer Li-Kong Hsu (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman) and directed his feature film Baby Steps. A US-Taiwan-China co-production, Baby Steps received the 2014 Tribeca Film Institute’s All Access award. The San Francisco Chronicle calls Baby Steps an “engaging” and “touching” film. “Inarguably, here’s an LGBT film created by and starring Asian-Americans that is definitely worth applauding,” raves Huffington Post. “Baby Steps is becoming more and more relevant by the second.”
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Janet Uradomo
2023 Chapter Treasurer Janet is a proud Japanese-Irish-American mom of a 16 year old transgender daughter. She is married to David and they live in Torrance, California. Janet spent 19 years with Toyota Motor Sales and chose to leave the company when they made the decision to move to Texas. She has been with North Torrance High School in the Principals' Office for the past year. She has been an advocate for her beautiful daughter and involved with PFLAG SGV API Chapter for the past eight years. |
Executive Board
It is the Board's responsibility for the overall policy and direction of the Chapter. Each member may or may not have a role in the Chapter's ongoing activities. Board members are also an all-volunteer group.
(listed in alphabetical order of last name)
It is the Board's responsibility for the overall policy and direction of the Chapter. Each member may or may not have a role in the Chapter's ongoing activities. Board members are also an all-volunteer group.
(listed in alphabetical order of last name)
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Marsha Aizumi
Alan Chan |
Danny Cortez
Sung Tse Wai Tse |
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Marsha Aizumi
Board Member Marsha is an author, speaker, educator and advocate for the LGBT community. She serves on the PFLAG National Board of Directors and co-chairs PFLAG’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Marsha is author of Two Spirits, One Heart, a memoir that chronicles her journey from fear, shame and sadness to unconditional love and acceptance as she navigated the transition of her son from female to male. In 2018, Marsha was appointed to former Vice President Biden’s Foundation as a member of his LGBTQ Advisory Council. 
Alan Chan
Board Member Born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, Alan is second generation Chinese-American. He is proud to have grown in the first and only Asian-American majority assembly district in California. Alan's parents are both from Hong Kong. With a fervor for civic engagement, Alan volunteers also with API Equality LA and many other LGBT activist organizations. Alan is a California State Polytechnic University, Pomona alumni with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems. He understands conversational Cantonese. "My parents are originally from Hong Kong, making me a first generation American and a second generation immigrant. Although I don't plan on being a politician, I think it's important for all Americans to be actively involved in their communities." |
Danny Cortez
Board Member Danny Cortez was the founding pastor of New Heart, a former Southern Baptist church that became an inclusive space for LGBTQ+ people. In 2018, he stepped down from pastoring the local church and founded Estuary Space (estuaryspace.org), a non-profit that helps people and churches navigate through the complexities of faith and sexuality. He serves as a board member of Q Christian Fellowship and recently authored the organization’s Relational Guide for Clergy. He also serves on the board of PFLAG SGV. He co-founded My Refuge House, a non-profit that restores survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and abuse. He serves regularly as a hospice chaplain. He earned his M.Div. at Talbot Theological Seminary, La Mirada, CA and is a graduate of Arrow Leadership, BC, Canada. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife Abby and their 4 Filipino children. 
Sung Tse
Board Member Sung was born in South Korea and immigrated to the US when she was 7 years old. Although she was sheltered in her conservative Christian bubble for 30+ years, when her younger child came out as transgender, she knew God had a purpose for her and her family. Rather than her faith in God being shaken, her journey of initial confusion evolved and she has become a vocal and visible advocate and ally, affirming and loving LGBTQ people, especially those of Korean descent. Her journey has made her more compassionate to the amazing people who drew her out of her comfort zone. 
Wai Tse
Board Member Wai was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the US when he was 2 years old. He is the spouse of Sung Tse and has come to realize how important and uncommon it is for fathers be vocal and visible in support of their LGBTQ kids. He is becoming more active and visible as an example to other supportive fathers as well as to affirm and support LGBTQ people. |
Emeritus Board Members
Lori Song John Brady Weng-Ki Ching Minsook Brady Ellen Kameya Harold Kameya Andre Ting
Lori Song John Brady Weng-Ki Ching Minsook Brady Ellen Kameya Harold Kameya Andre Ting