Board Members
TAP-ATX is a 100% volunteer driven program of Taiwanese American Citizens League led by a team of passionate individuals of diverse professional backgrounds dedicated to building a strong Taiwanese American community.
Melody Chang, President
Melody is a professional classical singer and also a passionate community builder.
Her favorite KTV Song is anything by Adele or Dou Jiang You Tiao【豆漿油條】by 林俊傑 JJ Lin Taiwanese Snack is Ren Bing (aka 潤餅, Taiwanese Spring Roll)
Sam Ni
I am a 1.5 gen Taiwanese American that has lived in Austin for more than 20 years, and I'm currently a laboratory software analyst at Merck. I became involved in the Taiwanese expat community during college; while at the University of Texas, I founded Taiwanese International Student Association (TiSA) with friends of similar backgrounds. Post-college I became involved with TAP, helped establish the Austin Chapter, and was a board member for 3 years. In the past few years, I have been active in connecting with young professional Taiwanese expats in the central Texas region, attempting to create a community and a network of resources. I’m back as a committee member for TAP-ATX because I love the community-building aspect of TAP, and look forward to helping with future events!
Jason Lii, Social Chair
Leader of the Negi Beaver Community
Nina Kao, Co-Cultural Chair
Nina is a clinical audiologist who enjoys hiking, cooking and calligraphy. She was born and raised in Taichung and came to Texas for elementary and graduate school. She first joined TAP as a cultural committee member wanting to promote Taiwan's cultural charm!
Her favorite Taiwanese snack is shui jian bao (水煎包).
Hanna Huang, Vice President
Hanna’s a 1.5 gen Taiwanese American who grew up along the Texas-Mexico far away from the comforts of bubble tea shops. Hanna serves as Executive Director of the Austin Asian American Film Festival, Mayoral appointee to the City’s Austin Asian American Quality of Life Commission, and longtime AAPI cultural arts and educational programs professional as well as a skilled Shiba Inu tamer.
Her favorite Taiwanese Snack is Bawan (aka 肉圆, Taiwanese Meat Ball)
Hannah Tsai, Co-Cultural Chair
Hannah Tsai is a hardware engineer who enjoys art, videogames, and constantly pointing out how hot and/or cold it is outside (neither is good). As our new TAP-ATX Cultural Chair, she wants to showcase the more unique parts of Taiwan!
Laurence Tseng, Professional Chair
I’m passionate about identifying patterns underneath issues, which led me to become a data analytics leader and a leadership & career coach. Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, yoga, traveling, and cooking. I decided to join TAP Professional Committee because it’s a great place to build my sense of belonging as a 1st-gen immigrant and to give back to the community.
Justin Chang, Treasurer
Justin joined TAP to get more connect to his roots, through TAP-ATX he was able to expand his knowledge of Taiwan as well as social circle.
His Favorite Taiwanese Breakfast is the Fan Tuan (aka 飯糰, Rice Burrito)