{"id":5768,"date":"2026-05-05T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:24:15","slug":"caccc-co-executive-directors-appointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/en_us\/caccc-co-executive-directors-appointed\/","title":{"rendered":"CACCC Co-Executive Directors Appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dear CACCC volunteers, sponsors and supporters,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-a32f945-48298.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Tsao\" class=\"wp-image-1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-a32f945-48298.jpg 512w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-a32f945-48298-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-a32f945-48298-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-a32f945-48298-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-a32f945-48298-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stacks-image-ef321ac-48525.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthia X. Pan\" class=\"wp-image-5258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stacks-image-ef321ac-48525.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stacks-image-ef321ac-48525-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stacks-image-ef321ac-48525-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stacks-image-ef321ac-48525-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stacks-image-ef321ac-48525-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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\u2019s 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&nbsp;Exit Strategies: Living Lessons from Dying People.&nbsp;Dr. Pan is&nbsp;a CACCC board member. She brings expertise in palliative medicine content, grants and development, and operational implementation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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\u2019s 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\u2019s Association\u2019s 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please join us to welcome Cynthia and Alex again.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Warm regards,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaUhYR2Qxjs0M7erU-T_QNDw2cN3nx8ZZ2qYITtUBCg4nEmeTNvfY05XkJCNrgeDWRk0K32Lsfvr0QOYoGBH5iP6zI0EByZtNYGAj3dUbRx6tEfwpZNXbErMb4gdGQJiuK2aI16NDlRGSSayRtVz0nqTbZLx6ZIrtQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/4fe3cebe5b80b7008e31a040c\/images\/6894f9a0-d720-e8dc-968f-18edba8e0150.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sandy Chen Stokes, RN, MSN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Founder and Senior Advisor<\/strong><strong>, Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear CACCC volunteers, sponsors and supporters,&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF: Dr. Pan is Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"nf_dc_page":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65,1],"tags":[90,92],"class_list":["post-5768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recaps","category-uncategorized","tag-alex-tsao-phd","tag-cynthia-x-pan-md-facp-agsf"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"CACCC Admin","author_link":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/en_us\/author\/caccc\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Dear CACCC volunteers, sponsors and supporters,&nbsp; It is my pleasure to reintroduce Alex Tsao, PhD and Cynthia X. 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