Our Team
Cam H. Mahon
Cam has worked in healthcare for the past 20 years in the coaching, talent management and organizational development space. As an ICF certified coach with over 400 hours of coaching, Cam brings her signature strengths of deep listening, mindfulness and calm demeanor to create a safe space for individuals to feel empowered to affect change. She looks forward to cultivating relationships so that we can deepen the collective impact we all make in our community. Her favorite AAPI treat? Che, a traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage, dessert soup, or pudding.
President
Bernadette Diehl
Bernadette has had careers in human resources management and elementary education. She is currently a stay at home mom of three boys. Her family and passion for social justice, especially for the BIPOC community, is what drives her work for AAPI Placer County. Her favorite AAPI treat to eat is lumpia!
Board Chair
Christianna Heihn
Secretary
Christianna is a first generation AAPI adopted from a Korean orphanage with extensive experience working and volunteering throughout Asia. She holds a Master's degree from UC San Diego in Pacific and International Affairs and two teaching credentials. She is a Political Science Professor at Sierra College and works for the Government Relations Division at the California Faculty Association. Her favorite AAPI treats are mochi ice cream and mango sticky rice!
Millie Yan
At-Large Legal
Millie hails from hardy Chinese immigrant small business owner stock from the East Coast and, in rebellion of her parents’ desire for her to pursue medicine or engineering, studied American Studies and Women’s Studies (Double B.A., 2001) at the University of Maryland, College Park, outside of Washington, D.C., before floating to the West Coast for law school at UC College of the Law, San Francisco (J.D., 2010), and public policy and administration school at California State University, Sacramento (M.P.P.A., 2019). In between her educational endeavors, Millie’s peripatetic life has taken her to New York, New York; Baltimore, Maryland; Montpellier, France; Bangkok, Thailand; and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, before she settled down in Placer County, where she raises two cheeky children with her partner and works as a state government professional.
Millie enjoys the range of cultural and edible offerings in the Placer County area, including patronizing local artists in the Placer Artists Tours and imbibing mandarin milkshakes at the Mountain Mandarin Festival, as well as in the greater Sacramento area, from symphonies at the Mondavi Center to hard rock/heavy metal sets at the Aftershock Festival, and aims to increase the incorporation and appreciation of the cultural treasures representing the breadth of the AAPI community in Placer County. Her favorite AAPI treat is anything eggy and custardy — bolo baos and Hong Kong egg tarts!
Social Media
Jann is currently in school exploring different careers within the medical field, with the overall goal of getting her BSN. Outside of school, she loves learning more about the AAPI community and culture. She started a branch of AYLA (Asian Youth Leadership Association) at Roseville High School during her sophomore year, which started her overall interest in exploring the AAPI culture. Jann also enjoys researching about different aspects of the AAPI culture and sharing this information through informative graphics to share on social media platforms. Her favorite AAPI treat is mangga with bagoong!
Vanessa Wildie
At-Large Board Director
Vanessa grew up in Sacramento and is of Japanese American ancestry. Vanessa and her husband had a wonderful experience making friends and teaching English in Komaki, Japan for two years. She earned her bachelor's in Strategic Management and Marketing at California State University, Sacramento and her master's in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of the Pacific. She works as a speech-language pathogist in the Rocklin Unified School District serving students in special education. She has two adult daughters and a precious grandson. She currently lives in Roseville. Her favorite AAPI treat? Japanese manju and matcha flavored treats!
Jane Lê Skaife, Ph.D.
Sierra College Liaison
Dr. Jane Lê Skaife is a professor of ethnic studies and sociology at Sierra College, who continues to research, write, and organize events focusing on the Asian American experience. She is the co-founder of the Women Soaring Project, a Stanford EPIC Fellow, and a recipient of the statewide Hayward Award for Excellence in Education. As a former ESL student, Dr. Skaife is very passionate about equitable instruction and has been helping train other educators on how to incorporate equitable practices in their own courses. Her favorite AAPI treat is chè xôi nước (Vietnamese glutinous rice balls)
Donna Vivar
Donna Vivar (she/her/hers) is a dedicated higher education administrator who leads from an equity, inclusion, and belonging lens. She loves spending time with her family, eating good food, listening to podcasts, Saturday morning runs, and has recently discovered the joy of camping. Her favorite AAPI treat is boba!
At-Large Board Director
Jann Felice Rigos
Taylor Oide
Marketing & Communications
Taylor Oide is a marketing and communications specialist and graphic designer who is passionate about using creativity and intentional design to create community. After working in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, she has found her passion in working with non-profits to help amplify voices that are directly impacting the community. Her favorite AAPI treat is a milk tea with boba, but she will never say no to sushi!
