1. CDC CELEBRATES
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Agency forToxic Substances
and Disease Registry
WalkTogether,
EmbraceDifferences,
BuildLegacies
May16,2016
1:00–4:00p.m.
ChambleeCampus
Building107/Room1A/B
KeynoteSpeaker
Mr.AlbertShen,
NationalDeputyDirector,
MinorityBusiness
DevelopmentAgency,
U.S.Department
ofCommerce
PanelPresentation
CareerZen:
MentoringandCareerDevelopment
CS265165
Sponsored by the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO)
in collaboration with the Association of Asian Pacific Islander
Employees of CDC/ATSDR (AAPIECA)

2. Celebration of the 2016 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Theme: Walk Together, Embrace Differences, Build Legacies
Monday, May 16, 2016
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Building 107, Room 1A/B, Chamblee Campus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Moderator: Zhuo (Adam) Chen, PhD, MS, MMgt Economist, CDC, and
President, Association of Asian Pacific Islander Employees of CDC/ATSDR (AAPIECA)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Robin Ikeda, MD, MPH (RADM, USPHS)
Deputy Director for Noncommunicable Disease, Injury and
Environment Health, CDC
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
1:15 pm – 1:20 pm
Zhuo (Adam) Chen, PhD, MS, MMgt
Economist, CDC
Keynote Speaker
1:20 pm – 1:55 pm
Albert K. Shen
National Deputy Director, Minority Business Development
Agency, US Department of Commerce;
Member, Interagency Working Group, White House
Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders
Harmonium Performance
1:55 pm – 2:05 pm
Farah M Chowdhury, MD, MPH
Health Scientist, Office of the Associate Director for Science
(Detail), Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention, CDC
Break
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm
Introduction of Panelists
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Moises (Chris) Langub, PhD
Scientific Review Officer, National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control, CDC
Panel Discussion
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Career Zen: Mentoring and Career Development
Panelists:
Robin Ikeda, MD, MPH (RADM, USPHS)
Deputy Director for Noncommunicable Disease, Injury and
Environment Health, CDC
Albert Shen
National Deputy Director, Minority Business Development
Agency, US Department of Commerce;
Member, Interagency Working Group, White House
Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders
Denise Koo, MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS)
Advisor to the Associate Director for Policy, CDC
Kalwant (Kevin) Smagh, MS
Deputy Director for Management and Global Operators,
Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health,
CDC
Kakoli Roy, PhD, MS
Chief Economist, Policy Research, Analysis, and
Development Office, Office of the Associate Director for
Policy, CDC
Moderator:
Moises (Chris) Langub, PhD
Scientific Review Officer, National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control, CDC

3. Presentation of Certificates
3:30 pm – 3:40 pm
Marguaree D. Pyros, CGMP
Special Emphasis Program Coordinator,
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, CDC
Closing Remarks
3:40 pm – 3:45 pm
Reginald R. Mebane, MS
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity,
CDC
Light Refreshments
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
In Room 1A/B, Chamblee 107
The Association of Asian/Pacific Islander Employees of CDC/ATSDR (AAPIECA)
The mission of AAPIECA is to serve as a network for Asian/Pacific Islander (API)
employees and as a resource to CDC/ATSDR. AAPIECA specific purposes are:
• To address public health issues relevant to the needs of API Americans;
• To enhance recruitment, improve career development, provide professional support,
and mentoring and retention of API employees;
• To serve as a communication liaison between API employees and the CDC/ATSDR
management;
• To advocate equal employment opportunities and other work-related issues for API
employees;
• To promote a better understanding of and appreciation for the diverse API cultures
among CDC/ATSDR employees.
http://intranet.cdc.gov/groups/aapieca/
AAPIECA 2014–2016 Officers
President: Zhuo (Adam) Chen, PhD, MS, MMgt
Vice Presidents: Angie Willard; Priya Jakhmola, MBA, MS
Treasurer: Prabha Dwivedi, PhD
Secretary: Yinan Peng, PhD, MPH
AAPIECA 2016 May Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Committee
Garrett Asay, PhD, CDC/OD/OADP
Zhuo (Adam) Chen, PhD, MS, MMgt, CDC/OPHSS/CSELS
Pyone Cho, MBBS, MPH, MA, CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP
Angie Willard, CDC/OCOO/PGO
Prabha Dwivedi, PhD, CDC/ONDIEH/NCEH
Priya Jakhmola, MBA, MS, CDC/OID/NCHHSTP
M. Chris Langub, PhD, CDC/ONDIEH/NCIPC
Zheng Li, PhD, ATSDR/DTHHS/EEB
Lilia P Manangan, RN, MPH, CDC/OID/NCHHSTP
Yinan Peng, PhD, MPH; CDC/OPHSS/CSELS
Hai Lien Phung (LCDR, USPHS), PharmD, CDC/OPHPR/DSNS
Kalwant (Kevin) Smagh, MS, CDC/CGH/DGHT
Amy Yang, PhD, CDC/OID/NCHHSTP
Volunteers:
Farah M Chowdhury, MD, MPH, CDC/OADS (Detail); CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP
Mingjing Xia, CDC/OID/NCHHSTP
Yi Mu, PhD, CDC/OID/NCEZID