2025 Mentors
Assistant Professor | University of Texas, Dallas
Dr. Alice Wang received her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2004. She has over 20 years of experience in designing semiconductors for Mobile Processors at Texas Instruments and MediaTek. Currently she is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Dallas in the Computer Science Department. In her free time she loves eating her mom's cooking, playing mahjong with her dad, volunteering with the prison ministry, going to trivia night with friends, and solving complex jigsaw puzzles on her tablet.
Principal UX Designer| Endor Labs
Karen brings over 20 years of experience leading user experience (UX) design for startups and tech companies. She is currently the Principal UX Designer at Endor Labs. Before transitioning into cybersecurity, Karen was at Roche, where she designed 0-to-1 products that empowered doctors to personalize cancer care. She holds an MA in Design Management and a BFA in Graphic Design.
Having benefited greatly from mentorship early in her career, Karen understands its transformative power during young adulthood and is excited to give back as a mentor.
Karen resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their two daughters. She is passionate about gastronomy, traveling, and fostering meaningful connections. Karen aspires to be involved in initiatives that bridge local and global communities, with a special interest in Japan.
Linh Ly
Realtor | Rainmaker Real Estate
Linh is a real estate agent in Silicon Valley. Her career journey covers diverse industries: including doing research in pharmaceutical labs, to assisting in real estate, to serving as church admin, to recruiting/training for marketplace ministry, and back to real estate as a Realtor. She is a people person and is best connecting with others, encouraging and building others up in her communities. Excited to be a Nexus Mentor, Linh loves to encourage young adults and come alongside them as they discover their purpose, passions, and giftings. She loves hearing people's stories and understanding them, as well as share her life journey and impart wisdom. Linh loves to travel and volunteer, happiest when exploring the globe, meeting new people, serving others and savoring ethic foods. Her journeys have taken her to Honduras, South Africa, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong and China. At home, she loves spending quality time with her family, especially her nieces and nephew, fully embracing her reputation as the "fun auntie". She dabbles in various arts and crafts and can be found tending to her succulent garden.
Product Owner | EOS Worldwide
Lucy is currently a Product Owner at EOS Worldwide. Prior to this role, Lucy spent 10+ years of her career at Deloitte within consulting and City National Bank in product management. At Nexus Mentoring, she is passionate about walking alongside others as they discover their identity and passions.
Lucy graduated from UCLA with a major in Economics and Chinese. She currently lives in Denver and loves to hike, ski, travel, and spend as much time as she can with her community!
Senior Product Designer | Netflix
Margaret is from Hong Kong and Queens NY, and as much as she loves cities, she can’t survive winter weather anymore! She now lives in Mountain View California with her husband and little girl. Margaret is a product designer who has worked across payments and commerce industries, notably at places like eBay, Visa, and now Netflix. She loves applying design thinking to life problems, and mentoring others to creatively find the best version of themselves. Margaret enjoys video games, singing at church, playing tabletop RPGs, and interior designing something (or at least YouTubing it!). Since becoming a mom, she has been occupied with chasing her baby around and trying to teach her Cantonese!
Michael Ong
Pastor | Asian American Baptist Church
After working various jobs in marketing, radio, and television in California, Michael realized his passion is helping other people find and develop their passions. Deciding to move out to Texas, Michael has realized his dream of helping others by working at his local church as the Pastor of Children and Adult Ministry for the last 15 years. Each day, Michael helps others find their passion through teaching, mentoring, and counseling.
Michael is married to his wife Stephanie and has four young children (two boys, two girls). With the little free time he has, Michael can be found cheering on his Bay Area sports teams, wishing he could still play basketball and baseball like his 20 year old self, and listening to his childhood music (grunge, punk, and 90's West Coast/East Coast rap being his favorites).
Sr. Technical Program Manager | Pure Storage
Ming has had the privilege of working in Silicon Valley for 40 years, taking on four different roles throughout his career: software engineer, quality engineer, technical program manager, and Agile coach. Over the years, he has contributed his skills to approximately 20 different companies, ranging from small startups with just six employees to multinational giants (250,000+ employees) like EMC, VMware, Arlo, SAP/SuccessFactor, WePay/JPMorgan Chase, and Fujitsu. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Iowa State University. Ming has actively participated in mentoring programs at various levels, including high school, college, corporate, and non-profit organizations. He finds joy in mentoring as it allows him to share his extensive experience and offer a unique perspective to others. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ming moved to the United States for college. He is married and has three adult children, two of whom are adopted. Outside of work, Ming enjoys reading, watching movies, playing sports such as table tennis and tennis, and traveling.
Randy Lee
Teacher | Berryessa Union School District
Randy is a long-time educator with 26+ years of teaching experience within the public school system. Along the way, he has received notable accolades including a 2010 Teacher of the Year Award, Top 100 National Teacher Recognition from Disney, and an Outstanding Young Educator nomination from the San Jose Jaycees. He co-founded the RuskinFIT health and fitness program at Ruskin Elementary School. In 2011, the program received the CA Governor’s Challenge Fitness Award and highlighted the importance of healthy eating and physical fitness for young children. His most valued accomplishments are the gains that his students make under his care. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Public Relations and Marketing from National University. His postgraduate teaching degree is from Prescott University with credentials in both Arizona and California. He has mentored teacher candidates from National University, Santa Clara University, and San Jose State University. When not in the classroom, Randy serves as a Stephen Ministry care giver, security consultant, and enjoys being outdoors with friends and family members who share the same enjoyment of being in the wild. He enjoys running, camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing. Randy has been married for over 20 years to a fellow school teacher and together, they have two adult daughters. One just graduated from college and the other just finished her first quarter in college.
Co-Founder and Strategic Development Director | Nexus Mentoring
Sabrina is the Co-Founder and Strategic Development Director at Nexus Mentoring. She holds an MBA and bachelor's degree from Purdue University and was previously a high school teacher of business, DECA, and entrepreneurship. Prior to teaching, Sabrina spent most of her 20+ years of corporate career at Hewlett-Packard as a Senior Director of Supply Chain for the North American Consumer PC division; anything supply chain and operations get her really excited! Sabrina loves to collaborate, to build up diverse teams, and drive excellence in execution. At Nexus Mentoring, she hopes to mentor young adults as they grow in finding their identity, passions, and grit. Her favorite pastimes include gardening, backpacking, politics, and traveling. Sabrina has two young adult sons who live in NY and TX and she loves to go visit them. And she is also up for coffee anytime!
VP of Corporate Operations | Diodes Incorporated
Sheana Chen is a senior legal and business executive with 25 years of experience in international commercial transactions, M&A, IP strategies, cross-border dispute resolution, ethics and compliance, and enterprise risk management.
Sheana currently serves as the General Counsel, Corporate Compliance Officer, and Vice President of Corporate Operations at Diodes Incorporated, a NASDAQ-listed global semiconductor company headquartered in Plano, Texas. Sheana has leadership responsibility over Legal & Compliance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Global Procurement Office, Sustainability/ESG and Business Process Re-engineering.
As a forward-thinking international legal and business executive, Sheana is passionate about the intersection between law and technology. Prior to Joining Diodes Incorporated, Sheana was the Vice President, Assistance General Counsel with Texas Instruments. Sheana has extensive experience in the semiconductor industry.
Sheana is a dual qualified English Solicitor and Barrister and a qualified New York State Attorney. Sheana was a Partner at Baker & McKenzie and has worked in Dallas, Taipei, Shanghai, Singapore and London.
Sheana holds a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law from the University of London and a LL. B Honors degree from the University of Manchester. She also has a Postgraduate Degree in Professional Legal Skills from the Inns of Court School of Law in the U.K.
Sheana has completed the Harvard Business School Executive Education program, and the INSEAD Women Leading Global Change Program in France and is a Fellow with the International Women’s Forum.
Executive Director | Nexus Mentoring
Sandy is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Nexus Mentoring which converges her passions, skills, education, and life experiences. Prior to this new initiative, she served as the Staff Director at Healing Grove Health Center and as the Founding Director of Gateway Preschool Academy. From decades of educating young minds and adults, she is excited to guide individuals in discovering their life design and empowering their leadership.
Outside of work, she actively engages with nonprofit organizations, strategically developing people and programs that benefit local and global communities. She enjoys white water rafting, camping, fishing, and hiking with her husband and four daughters. She also enjoys a good cup of coffee with friends, a new book, or puzzle.
Dentist | Shoreline Dental
Shyan has been practicing general dentistry for 25 years and counting. He has gained his experience largely from being an owner of 2 private family dental practices, spending countless hours with non-profit organizations providing care to the underserved and Veteran communities, answering the call of duty as a US Army dentist, and teaching and mentoring individuals pursuing a career in dentistry. He is passionate about helping others find equitable and creative solutions to their dental needs.
Outside of dentistry, he enjoys working out daily. Given the chance, a long hike or camping trip will be choice activities. He also invests in the next generation by serving as a volunteer with a youth cadet program. He enjoys forming supportive community bonds by spending time with family small groups at his local church.
Shyan is a proud alumnus of the University of the Pacific where he earned his Bachelor's of Arts in Applied Sciences, as well as a Doctor of Dental Surgery. He is married to Hannah, and they have 2 capable sons, Caleb and Gideon.
Registered Nurse | Kaiser Permanente
Stella has 20 years of extensive nursing expertise in oncology, ICU, ER, and perioperative service. Her commitment to delivering top-notch patient care is evident through her collaborative approach as a team member. Stella’s passion for mentoring comes to life as she guides and supports new nurses through the challenges of the profession. Stella holds the belief that everyone, irrespective of their journey or background, possesses opportunities for a promising future. Outside of her professional life, Stella is a devoted wife and mother to two high school sons. Her involvement in mentoring undergraduate students at SJSU highlights her dedication to empowering future healthcare professionals. In her leisure time, Stella cherishes family moments, time with friends, reading, and exploring the culinary arts.
Wilson Lee
Internship Program Manager | CityTeam
Wilson Lee is a graduate of UC Berkeley in electrical engineering and computer science and has worked in Silicon Valley as a product manager, software manager, hardware engineer, and manufacturing engineer. Wilson recently shifted to the Christian non-profit sector where he runs the internship program at CityTeam Ministries. Through his 30+ years of experience at IBM, Dell, Siemens, ROLM, and now, CityTeam, he’s learned a lot about business, technology, and life in general. Wilson is married to Magnolia and they are proud parents of two daughters, both of whom graduated from Valley Christian High School. Wilson mentors undergrad students at UC Berkeley and he also looks forward to furthering the mentoring at Nexus Mentoring.