ABOUT US

Reshma Shamasunder is the Executive Director of Asian American Futures. She has worked as an independent consultant and held senior positions at national civil rights and immigrant rights organizations. Reshma served as Executive Director of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) for more than a decade. Under Reshma's leadership, CIPC helped to spearhead groundbreaking campaigns at the state level, including placing limits on cooperation between local law enforcement and immigration authorities and winning driver's licenses for all Californians regardless of status.

Reshma currently serves on the board of the Campaign for College Opportunity and was an inaugural fellow with the Rockwood Fellowship for a New California. Reshma is a recipient of the Families USA Health Equity Advocate of the Year Award and the National Immigration Law Center Courageous Luminaries Award. Reshma holds dual Bachelor's Degrees from UCLA and a Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Anne Lee is the Director of Administration & Finance for Asian American Futures. Anne joined AAF in 2022, after more than 15 years of building nonprofit operations that support people and culture for maximum impact. Most recently, she worked as part of a statewide network that helped to democratize access to California's $2.7 billion ratepayer-funded portfolio while modernizing operational infrastructure during a tenfold revenue increase.

Prior to working in energy, Anne held leadership positions in both philanthropic and community-based startups that more than doubled in size during her tenure. She currently serves as an Advisor to Cool OC, previously served on the boards of the Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA), Khmer Girls In Action and Build It Green, was a national fellow of the Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Anne holds a Masters in Management from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Pomona College.

Gabby Agustin is the Communications and Development Manager at Asian American Futures. She brings expertise in digital strategy, content creation, and communications for social impact and policy-focused nonprofits. Most recently, she led influencer and creator outreach, client management, and campaign strategy at Social Currant, including work on the Harris-Walz presidential campaign. Her portfolio also includes Stories of Immigrants, Healing Justice Project, Arizona AANHPI for Equity Coalition, and JustFund. Earlier in her career, she became the first social media hire at Prism Reports, an award-winning, POC-led independent newsroom, where she strengthened and expanded their digital strategy.

Gabby holds a BA in Communications and Anthropology from UCLA and an MA in Media Studies from the University of Amsterdam. Guided by a passion for storytelling, she is committed to amplifying diverse voices and advancing social change through the power of digital media.

Suman brings deep experience and a longitudinal perspective to her strategy work spanning the immigrant rights, racial justice, civic and electoral engagement, and civil rights movements. She is a seasoned leader and strategist with fluency in policy advocacy, legislative targeting and organizing, political engagement, program design, strategic communications, membership and network development, and visionary partnerships. Suman has engaged in mission-oriented, community-driven policy, advocacy, and mobilization efforts toward justice at the grassroots, state and national levels for 25 years.

Suman has been deeply engaged in many of the most significant immigrant justice campaigns in recent decades, including responding to the events of September 11th; the Immigrant Worker Freedom Rides; the aftermath of Arizona's SB 1070; the DREAM Act and DACA; legalization fights; and the attacks on immigrants, Muslim and communities of color during the first Trump term.

The former Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and an experienced tactician at the national, state and local levels, Suman has extensive relationships in the immigrant rights, racial justice, civic engagement, and civil rights movements. Honed through roles at SAALT, the ACLU, Progressive States Network, the New York Immigration Coalition, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, and her consulting practice, Suman's network informs her understanding of numerous movement ecosystems and the coalitions that can drive change.