Dear CACCC volunteers, sponsors and supporters,
It is my pleasure to reintroduce Alex Tsao, PhD and Cynthia X. Pan, MD, in a volunteer capacity as the new Co-Executive Directors of Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care effective January 1, 2026.
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF: Dr. Pan is Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine and Director of Graduate Medical Education at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens (NYPQ), and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell. She founded NYPQ’s Palliative Care Program and mentors fellows and interdisciplinary teams. A national and international speaker, she speaks English, Mandarin, and Spanish, and is the author of Exit Strategies: Living Lessons from Dying People. Dr. Pan is a CACCC board member. She brings expertise in palliative medicine content, grants and development, and operational implementation.
Alex Tsao, PhD: Alex has been a CACCC volunteer since 2007. He is a CACCC board member and past board chair. Alex leads the Speaker’s Bureau and Suicide Prevention program. He is an instructor for the Mindful Self-Care program and Poetic Medicine program. Alex has retired from the technology industry. For the past 20 years, he has been active in community volunteer work. He is currently a member of Alzheimer’s Association’s National Board of Directors. He is also an advisory board member for the Chinese Health Initiative at El Camino Health, a Tzu Chi Foundation He Xin Group (Leadership Board) member and the New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation advisory board member.
I am grateful for their commitment, with my deepest appreciation for CACCC and all the Chinese communities globally. I can step down from my ED position and focus on program and curriculum development and patient, volunteer and caregiver support.
Please join us to welcome Cynthia and Alex again.
Warm regards,
Sandy Chen Stokes, RN, MSN
Founder and Senior Advisor, Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care