Lisa Fu

Executive Director, She/Her

Since 2008, Lisa has supported the growth of the CA Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative into a statewide entity, including launching the Leadership Program to build power of the nail salon workforce. As Executive Director since 2017, she has overseen CHNSC’s organizational growth and expansion, including developing out our organizing and civic engagement strategy.

Prior to joining CHNSC, Lisa was the National Organizing Director for the National Asian-Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). Lisa has worked closely with organizations across the country, including Khmer Girls in Action, Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership, and Chinatown Community for Equitable Development. Lisa finds peace and energy in nature, raising her two children to live with and also fight for peace, love, and compassion for the earth and all oppressed peoples. She was born and raised on the traditional lands of the Tongva people (Los Angeles) and received her Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles.