Current:

Accomplishments

  • Arlene made history as the first Asian American to be elected to the Tempe City Council in 2022

  • Council Liaison to the Tempe Industrial Development Authority

  • Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

  • Budget, Finance and Economic Development Policy Committee, League of Arizona Cities & Towns

  • Downtown Tempe Authority Board of Directors

  • Tempe Sister Cities Country Co-Director for Zhenjiang, China

  • Energy, Environment & Natural Resources (EENR) Federal Advocacy Committee, National League of Cities

  • Vice Chair of University Communities Council, National League of Cities

  • Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials (APAMO), National League of Cities

  • Defined Contribution (DC) Committee, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System

  • Arizona Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Democratic Caucus

Past Memberships:

  • Tempe Public Safety Task Force

  • President of the Tempe Community Council Board of Directors

  • Chair of the Tempe Human Relations Commission

  • Graduate of Tempe Leadership Class XXII

  • Tempe Leadership Board of Directors

  • Tempe All City Association Board of Directors

  • Tempe Neighborhood Advisory Commission

  • Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)-Human Services Committee

  • Community Outreach and Advocacy for Refugees-Board of Directors