Nancy Yap

Nancy Yap is the Executive Director of the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE), a nonprofit advancing the political and civic engagement of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) leaders. She brings over 20 years of experience working in API communities, with expertise in strategic planning, community partnerships, curriculum design, facilitation, and leadership development.



Nancy has run small businesses in telecommunications and artist management, representing spoken word and hip-hop artists, including performers from the Tony Award-winning Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. At Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), she served as Vice President of Development, where she facilitated corporate and nonprofit executive training.



Outside of CAUSE, she serves on the City of Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety and remains active in Little Tokyo as a former Neighborhood Council President and co-founder of two community programs.