Leadership
Our Leaders
Susan Au Allen
National Headquarters, CEO & National President
Susan Au Allen came to the United States from Hong Kong on an invitation from the White House in recognition of her volunteer work for people with disabilities. She received her Juris Doctor from the Antioch School of Law and LL.M. in International Law from Georgetown University. During her 17 years with Paul Shearman Allen & Associates of Washington, DC and Hong Kong, she became nationally recognized for her work on immigration, international trade and investment.
Contact
1329 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-5221
Khoa Le
Northeast Region, President
Khoa is a results-driven entrepreneur and professional filmmaker with extensive experience in films, commercials, and corporate branding. He directed and co-executive produced the full-length feature film, “Walt Before Mickey,” distributed worldwide by Voltage Pictures (domestic) and Mission Pictures (foreign). The film can be seen on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, and Libraries across the world. He also directed the #1 Hit Bahamian TV Show, “BTC Starmaker Season 5,” and a TV Pilot for the NY Yankees entitled, “The Tryout.”
Contact
186 Griffith St
Jersey City,, NJ 07307
(800) 696-7818
Sheetal Desai
Southeast Region, President
Sheetal Desai is an accomplished attorney and partner at The Trusted Lawyers, a Desai Law Group, PC. Her areas of practice include commercial transactions, real estate, corporate law and commercial litigation.
Contact
3985 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Bldg C
Norcross, GA 30093
(404) 822-0582
Grace McDermott
Southwest Region, President
Grace McDermott is President of USPAACC Southwest Region, based in Dallas, Texas. Grace is an advocate, role model, and mentor for women and Asian Americans in Dallas business and the larger community. She has best served Asian American communities through various leadership roles and by giving them a voice and presence on mainstream boards and community associations.
Contact
711 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 103A
Arlington, TX 7601
(682) 323-5869
Sandhya Mukkamala
Western Region, Co-President
Sandhya Mukkamala is a Partner and Co-Founder at ASTUTE and an accomplished CPA in the State of California. She advises clients on R&D tax incentives, technical accounting, forensic audits, as well as works closely with clients’ CFOs/Controllers to develop stronger processes and controls within business. She has more than 15 years of experience in audit and review engagements, and complex Merger & Acquisition due diligence audits for private and public accounting sectors.
Contact
275 Fifth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(800) 696-7818
Deepti Dawar
USPAACC-WEST, Co-President
Deepti Dawar is the COO & Partner at Diya TV - America's largest South Asian Broadcast TV Network. She brings with her over a decade of experience in Design, Branding & Operations.
Contact
275 Fifth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(800) 696-7818
Krishna Bansal
Midwest Region, President
Krishna Bansal is an entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in business, finance and technology. He is the President and CEO of Q1 Technologies, Inc., a technology and services company that he founded in 2002. Headquartered in Aurora IL, his company has worked with educational institutions, governments and fortune 500 corporations with complex technology and improving global operations.
Contact
500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 273-5000