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Chairman of the Board & Artistic Director of GAPA Men’s Chorus

Randy (he/him) has led GAPA Men’s Chorus since 1991 and is a San Francisco resident for over 40 years. He is a retired UCSF analyst and has served in various nonprofit boards for decades, including Golden Gate Men’s Chorus (GGMC) where he was a founding member in 1982. He currently sings for GGMC and their elite ensemble Counterpoint and serves as their CFO. Randy holds an AB in German Literature from Harvard and MA in Linguistics from UC Berkeley. He is fluent in German.

Oliver Cácananta

Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary

Oliver (he/him) joined GAPA Men’s Chorus in 2015. He served as treasurer for the chorus and then for the board of GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) from 2016 to 2022. He became one of GAPA Fund’s founding directors in 2019. Oliver is a veteran of the biotech industry and is a senior regulatory affairs professional. He has a BS in Biological Science from Cal State East Bay and MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix. He is fluent in Ilocano.

Michael DoCao

Board Director

Michael (he/him) joined GAPA Men’s Chorus in 2018. He is a mechanical engineer and project manager working in the hi-tech industry. Michael received his MS in Engineering from the ENSTA in Paris where he grew up. He is fluent in French and is conversant in Vietnamese.

Alder Duan Hurley

Board Director

Alder (they/them) first joined GAPA Fund as an artist in GAPA Theatre’s Hearts & Minds program. They are a poet and community organizer based in the SF Bay Area. They received a BA in Computer Science from Dartmouth and are now pursuing their MFA in Poetry at SF State.

Christopher Juan

Board Director

Chris (he/him) is an artist with GAPA Theatre and has performed in theatrical productions throughout the San Francisco Bay Area over the years. He is a founding member of the Rice Rockettes, San Francisco’s premier Asian American and Pacific Islander drag troupe. He currently works as a quality manager in the life sciences industry. He holds a BS in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley.

Danny Wan

Board Director

Danny (he/him) joined GAPA Men’s Chorus in 1994 and after a long hiatus returned in 2012. Danny was elected previously as the first openly gay city council member in Oakland. He is currently the Executive Director for the Port of Oakland. Danny received a BA in Rhetoric and Master of Education from UC Berkeley and JD from UCLA. He speaks Mandarin.

DINO DUAZO

Board Director & Manager of GAPA Men’s Chorus

Dino (he/him) is a founding member of GAPA in 1988 and of GAPA Men’s Chorus in 1989. He serves as a link to our institutional history and continues to participate as a chorus member and manager, as a theater storyteller, and as an advisor. Dino has supported numerous community-based arts and cultural organizations as a grant writer. Dino holds a BA in English from UC Berkeley and a JD from the New College of California.

Justin Sha

Board Director, Ex Officio & Chairman of the Board of GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA)

Justin (he/him) is an IT executive and a board member of Asian American Millennials for American Advancement, the Ohlone College Foundation, the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley, and the South Alameda County Young Democrats. He became chair of GAPA in 2024. Justin holds a BA, History from Dartmouth and a JD from UC Hastings College of the Law.

CESAR CADABES

Artistic Director of GAPA Theatre

César (he/him) is a writer, actor, and solo performance artist and the current Artistic Director of GAPA Theatre. He has presented his work in various forums, including Not My First Pandemic, which received Best One Man Show and All About Solo Critics Award at United Solo Festival in New York City in 2021. Cesar was a fellow for the Interdisciplinary Writers Lab and was an artist-in-residence at the Queer Cultural Center. Cesar also works in development for the University of California.

DESMOND TAN

Accompanist of GAPA Men’s Chorus

Desmond (he/him) joined GAPA Men’s Chorus in 1993. Desmond received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Piano from the Sherwood Conservatory of Music of the Columbia College Chicago, and the Music and Arts Institute of San Francisco, respectively, and his licentiate from the London College of Music of the University of West London. Desmond speaks Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

GAPA Fund Co-Founders and Former Board Directors

Dr. Thai Lee, Co-founder, Chair, 2019-2022
John Nguyen, Co-founder, General Counsel, 2019-2021
Oliver Truong, Co-founder, Treasurer, 2019-2021