Meet our 2019-2020 Emerging Leaders Mentors! More bios coming soon!

Harry Budisidharta, Asian Pacific Development Center
Executive Director

Harry received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University of Los Angeles, and his Juris Doctor from University of Colorado Law School. As the Executive
Director of Asian Pacific Development Center, Harry works with government officials and community partners to address health disparities in the refugee and immigrant communities.

Due to his extensive experience in non-profit and government relations, Harry has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, The Aurora Sentinel, Westword, Law Week Colorado, The Colorado Statesman, and Asian Avenue Magazine.

Harry has received numerous awards, including the following:

• ​2019 Honorary Chair for Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
• 2019 Immigrant Liberty Award – Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network. Awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions of immigrants and exceptional advocates in our community.
  
• 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Award for his social responsibility in adhering to the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  

Wendell Chun, University of Denver
Faculty Director of Corporate Programs

 ​Wendell has 33 years of experience with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver, Colorado, where he performed a wide and diverse range of engineering disciplines from mechanical engineering to systems engineering and electrical engineering (i.e. Orion spacecraft software, SuperBot robot, Walking Beam rover, and multiple DARPA research programs). He is currently at the University of Denver teaching systems engineering, project management, and mechatronics. Wendell is a leading researcher in robotics and artificial intelligence and consults for the Department of Energy and NASA Headquarters on technology development, roadmaps, and establishing research directions. Wendell has 20 years of teaching experience, including at the Colorado School of Mines (robotics, design, entrepreneurship) and ata the University of Colorado Denver (design, controls lab, robotics, energy conversion lab).

​Suzy Zeng, Z-Choice International and FoodaFit, LLC
President & Co-Founder

Suzy is a global business strategist and connector. She previously served as the Vice President of Global Market Development at WhiteWave Foods and various Fortune 500 companies, including Kraft, PepsiCo, and General Mills. Suzy is currently an entrepreneur and business owner focusing on global business connections and holistic wellbeing.