Cameron Green
Board Chair

  • Cameron is a non-profit arts and culture leader, a first generation Cambodian American, and an adoptee who grew up in Cheyenne, WY. He strives to lead with courage and curiosity, speaks from experience, brings humor, and conspires to co-create spaces of belonging.He has nearly a decade of experience in non-profit arts and culture. He is the Regional Engagement Manager for Creative West (formerly the Western States Arts Federation) where he leads and co-develops innovative programs to support capacity building at state arts agencies in the region and manages the organization’s consulting services. He serves on the boards of Art of the Rural and Colorado Dragon Boat. Prior to joining Creative West he was the Art Show Coordinator for the Cheyenne Frontier Days(™) Old West Museum and the statewide Wyoming History Day Coordinator at the American Heritage Center.Cameron has an BA/MA in History from the University of Wyoming. His thesis, Fantasy of the Last Khmer: French Representation of Cambodia in Colonial Institutions, 1863-1931, explores how architects of French colonialism used contact zones such as silent films, travel writing, the world's fairs, and cultural tourism to construct a uniquely French ideal of the Khmer. His graduate research was funded by the Sen. Malcolm Wallace Fund for Conversations on Democracy and the Dick and Lynne Cheney Study Abroad Grant. He received the UW Dean's Award for Outstanding Graduate Research (2017). He is an alumnus of Colorado Business Committees for the Arts Leadership Arts (2023-2024) and the WESTAF Emerging Leaders of Color (2021).Cameron and his partner reside in Aurora with their four cats.

Kynnie Martin
Board Vice Chair

  • Kynnie Martin (she/hers) is an account manager with Xcel Energy, supporting large commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. She has been with the company for nine years, having created a successful and award-winning veteran hiring program, and has led the company’s corporate philanthropic interests on behalf of the Xcel Energy Foundation. She is the chair for the company’s veteran employee business resource group.

    Kynnie was commissioned via ROTC at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and is a U.S. Army veteran, having served five years on active duty as a Military Intelligence Officer. She deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005-06 as a platoon leader with the 3rd Infantry Division’s first Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Company and as the Battalion Intelligence Officer for the 703d Forward Support Battalion. She was honorably discharged as a Captain in 2007, and is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Kynnie’s military service is featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary, “Women Warriors: A Vision of Valor” which is housed in the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project.

    Kynnie earned her Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University and serves on the boards of directors for Colorado Dragon Boat, Colorado Nonprofit Association, Aurora Chamber of Commerce Leadership Aurora, and the Center for American Values.

    She has been recognized by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce with the Community Leader Award (2020), Denver Business Journal Top Women in Energy (2019), 40 Under 40 (2015), CivilianJobs.com Top 40 Under 40 for Military (2014) and was Call of Duty Endowment as an Outstanding Female Veteran (2012). She is a proud lifetime member of VFW Post 1.

    She resides in Wash Park with her husband have two daughters. goes here

Sandy Tsai
Board Treasurer

  • Sandy was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States at an early age of 8. She has lived in 4 different states since then, finally settling in beautiful Denver, Colorado in 2017. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, minoring in Business Administration, at University of California, Berkeley. After working a couple of years at a local bank, she then returned back to school to earn her master’s degree in Business Administration, with a focus in Accounting, at California State University, East Bay. Sandy has been a certified public accountant for almost a decade. She is a tax accountant that specializes in corporate tax with a focus in Manufacturing and Distribution as well as Cannabis industries.

    Sandy has great passion for traveling, all forms of art, and the great outdoors. She’s an avid runner and hiker, always up for an adventure. She’s very excited to become a board member of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. She hopes to contribute to the foundation through her financial ability and help to spread awareness and knowledge of the AAPI community in Colorado.

Chris Chin
Board Secretary

  • Chris has over 11 years of experience building brands and the marketing teams to shout about them. His marketing experience spans a wide range of industries including telecom, travel-tech, fashion, and healthcare. Currently, he manages marketing for Frndly TV, a family-friendly subscription digital TV service. Previously, he led corporate marketing for The Apparel Group, a vertically integrated apparel manufacturing conglomerate, and launched their in-house label menswear brand. Chris also leads the volunteer keg-management operations program for the Great American Beer Festival.

    Chris earned his BA from the University of Virginia and his MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Evan Hung
Board Member

  • Evan is a serial-entrepreneur with extensive experience in strategic leadership, business operations, and building impactful teams. Before joining Uplight, he was the Co-Founder and COO of Nikola Power, a venture-backed energy tech startup — and was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Zipskee, a travel tech startup. Evan has led various verticals for multiple startups as well as Fortune 500 companies, including teams that generated over $180M in annual revenue. He is deeply involved with Conscious Leadership and is a mentor at Techstars, EforAll Longmont, and Greenhouse Scholars in Boulder.

    Evan received his BA/MS from Wake Forest University and his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Janet Shih Hajek
Board Member

Freddie Tsao
Board Member

Jeff Dang
Board Member

Jeff Calhoon
Board Member

  • Jeff grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Colorado in 2001 with his family. He is a certified public account and received a master of accountancy degree from the University of West Florida. Jeff provides audit and consulting services to organizations throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Over the past several years, Jeff has lived and worked in Australia for Crowe Horwath International and worked on numerous international projects in South America, Asia, Japan and Canada. He and his family live in Denver, love the outdoors and try at any opportunity to travel to a new country.

  • Janet is an in-house trademark and copyright attorney with Agilent Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining CDB, Janet served on the board of directors for the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) in Washington, D.C. as well as the boards of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC, where she was president from 2005 – 2006). Janet has a law degree from The George Washington University Law School and an undergraduate degree from The American University in Washington, D.C.

  • Freddie has been an IT Professional for over 30 years and has been working at AT&T in emerging technologies for over 17 years. Freddie served as the Vice President of Operations at Colorado Dragon

    Boat Alliance (CODA) for four years and worked extensively with CDBF during his term with CODA.

    Freddie is also the coach/captain for the Agua Libre dragon boat team which is made up of parents, faculty, students, and friends of Denver Language School.

    Freddie is an alumni of Texas A&M University – Whoop! He also holds several IT related certifications.

    In his free time, Freddie helps with training other dragon boat teams in the Colorado area. Freddie is very passionate about dragon boating and has attended several dragon boat camps and also participates in several festivals nationally and internationally. Freddie also volunteers his time with Scouting BSA and training youth karate students at his home dojo, Colorado Budokan.

  • Jeff Dang is a dynamic leader, driven by his unwavering commitment to community and personal development. Serving as the former President of the Colorado Dragon Boat Alliance (CODA), Jeff was instrumental in spearheading the organization's inception in 2017. Drawing from his extensive background as both a paddler and a coach for the last 13 years, Jeff cultivated an environment within CODA that not only thrived on the water but also nurtured individual growth and camaraderie.

    Currently, Jeff serves as the Coach of Team RPT (Relentless Positive Thinking), embodying the ethos of optimism and resilience both on and off the dragon boat. Alongside his role as a Partner Enablement Lead at Oracle, Jeff continues to inspire and empower others, fostering a culture of collaboration and boundless potential.

Will Bober
Board Member

  • Will Bober is a technology professional working in broadband, video and WiFi for service providers for more than 20 years. Formerly a high school teacher, Will moved into the service provider industry in 2000 and has filled a variety of technical roles. Will is currently a Senior Sales Engineer with Calix working with broadband service providers in Colorado. Will grew up in rural Canada but over the years has travelled to more than 60 countries and lived abroad in Japan, Philippines, Germany as well as Canada and the USA. Will’s experiences abroad have allowed him to experience a variety of culture, languages and food.

    In 2019 Will relocated back to Denver, CO and joined Colorado Dragon Boat Festival through Japan American Society of Colorado’s dragon boat team, Nich Bei GO. Will paddled with Nichi Bei GO for 5 years coaching the team in 2023, acted as CDB equipment manager and joined the Colorado Dragon Boat board. Paddling quickly become a passion and Will is an active member in the paddling community focusing on dragon boating and outrigger canoe. Will’s other hobbies include music, rock climbing, snowboarding, camping, mountain biking, motorcycles and travel. In 2024 Will relocated to Toronto, ON, Canada to be with his partner and joined the Evolution Paddling Club national team with Canada Senior Dragon Boat. Will continues to serve on the Colorado Dragon Boat board as a remote board member.

    Will earned his Bachelor of Science from Augustana University in Camrose, AB, Canada and a Bachelor of Education from University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Will’s immediate family are in western Canada with his two adult children living in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Ludilyn “Ludi” Cayas
Board Member

  • Ludi is the daughter of Filipino immigrants. Her father is a USAF veteran, which gave her the opportunity to live in California, Texas, South Carolina, Okinawa, Alaska, and Germany.

    Ludi's work experience is in Quality and Operations in the semiconductor and brewing industries. Ludi is currently the Director of FSQA for Cappello's, a local start-up gluten-free pasta, pizza, and cookie dough company.

    Ludi has a BS in Chemistry from St. Mary’s College of CA, professional certifications in brewing and malting from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in the UK, and is earning her MBA in Executive Leadership from the University of Denver’s Daniels School of Business.

    Ludi has a passion for learning about cultures through their food and performing arts. She is excited to be a part of the Colorado Dragon Boat board to help get others passionate about learning about the diverse AAPI cultures. Outside of her professional life, Ludi is an avid gardener and runner (with her proudest moment being completing two Dopey Challenges at Walt Disneyworld two years in a row).

Christina Vu-Pham
Board Member

  • With over 7 years of experience in nonprofit and arts & culture, Christina helps organizations grow and deepen engagement through strategy, creative campaigns, and hands-on execution. She also spent time in the tech space, applying these skills to digital platforms and customer-focused initiatives before returning to mission-driven work, where she continues to connect strategy with measurable impact.

    In her current role at Denver Film, she manages corporate partnerships end-to-end, from discovery and solicitations to contract negotiation and fulfillment. She also leads multi-channel campaigns across email, social, content, and partnerships.

    In her free time, Christina enjoys crocheting, ice skating, and spending time in the community. Whether personally crafting or professionally problem-solving, she brings creativity, curiosity, and resourcefulness to everything she does.