Rev. Alex Chang is Lead Pastor of Princeton Alliance Church, a multi-ethnic church with over eighty-five ethnicities represented. Although he grew up as a pastor’s kid in a Korean immigrant church, ministry was never part of his vocational plans originally. He earned a BA in Economics from Boston College and worked as a banker for several financial institutions in New York City before moving to Princeton to earn his MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) denomination and also serves as Vice-Chairman on the Metropolitan District Executive Committee of the C&MA. He is currently pursuing a DMin at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Tansy Kadoe, LAMFT was born and raised in Burma and immigrated to the United States in 1993, following the pro-democracy uprisings of 1988 that disrupted education and intensified civil conflict. She belongs to the Karen ethnic group, one of the largest minority communities in Burma, and remains deeply connected to her people through church, counseling, and storytelling ministries. She and her husband were part of the group that started the Arizona Karen Baptist Church, which now has more than 400 members. Beyond her local community, she has worked closely with the network of 133 Karen Baptist churches across the United States.

Professionally, Tansy initially trained in business, earning an undergraduate degree in finance and economics and an MBA in business leadership. At age forty, motivated by the suffering and needs of resettled Burmese refugees, she pursued a second career in counseling. She earned her Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2016 and has practiced as a licensed therapist in Phoenix since then. She is now pursuing a Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller, focusing on developing models of lay counseling and peer counseling within ethnic churches.

Eunhyey Lok is a licensed marriage and family therapist, ordained pastor and spiritual director. She has been privileged to work in both therapy and spiritual direction with couples and individuals, particularly leaders in Christian ministry as well as cross-cultural and international NGO workers for 15 years. She provides a space to heal, recover and breathe for those experiencing burnout as they care for others.

Eunhyey received her MS MFT from Fuller Seminary. Formerly, she served as Director of Outreach and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at the now closed Asian American Christian Counseling Service. Before that, she worked as the Mobilization Director for Reah International and worked closely with field workers based in North Korea and NE China.

Eunhyey is married and has one son. She recently moved back to Minnesota after almost 20 years in Los Angeles. She enjoys all the parks and lakes the Twin Cities has to offer, even in the winter. You can learn more about her work in therapy at eunhyeylok.com and about giving spiritual direction at direction.eunhyeylok.com.

Ciin is a Licensed Minister and LMFTA (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate) serving the southside community of Indianapolis. With a deep passion for supporting the Burmese diaspora facing mental health challenges, Ciin offers holistic care that integrates clinical expertise with faith-based counseling. Their work fosters emotional healing and spiritual growth through culturally sensitive support, practical teaching, and accessible resources. Rooted in compassion, clarity, and hope, Ciin equips individuals and communities to thrive in both faith and life.

Sandhya is a Ministry Leader, Trauma-Informed Certified Story Coach, and Spiritual Director. She has more than 17 years of combined experience in Campus and Church ministry. Sandhya currently walks closely with ministry staff in Athletes in Action, South Asian leaders, and Adult Adoptees. She holds multiple Certifications in Narrative Focused Trauma Care from the Allender Center, and her expertise is found at the intersection of Grief Care, Adoption, Identity, and Soul Care. She loves hosting retreats and creating experiences that invite healing and restoration. She has been featured by TEDX, Family Life Ministry, Yale University, and Denver Seminary. In her free time, she loves surfing, gathering around the table, and creating good cups of Chai.

Thomas H. Okamoto, M.D. is a Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist with a specialty in Adolescent Psychiatry. He has previously worked as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine as well as Medical Director of the Minirth-Meier Clinic West Adult and Adolescent inpatient and day treatment programs, working with John Townsend and Henry Cloud. He has lectured and written to many audiences, both scientific, church groups and the general public, on various topics in mental health. He has written chapters in Counseling and Mental Health in the Church as well as in the textbook Christianity and Psychiatry.

Dr. Okamoto is currently an Adjunct Professor of Talbot Seminary’s Spiritual Formation/MFT School and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. He is Former Chair of the Psychiatry Section of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations. He is a Distinguished Lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He currently practices psychiatry in Santa Ana, California.

He is married with 3 grown children.

Dr. Stan Sonu is an Associate Professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to providing medical care to patients of all ages, Dr. Sonu is the Medical Director for Child Advocacy at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; in this role, he oversees programming for Strong 4 Life, a prevention-based initiative focused on promoting child and family flourishing, and co-directs the Health-Law Partnership, an interprofessional medical-legal collaborative addressing health-harming legal issues affecting families. Dr. Sonu obtained his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia and did his residency in combined internal medicine/pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He then completed a fellowship at the Cook County Preventive Medicine and Public Health Program and obtained a Master’s in Public Health at Northwestern University. He is deeply committed to teaching professional and public audiences on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), relational health and resilience in primary care, trauma-informed care, medical-legal partnerships, and health equity.

Beyond any of these titles and activities that fill his bio, Dr. Sonu is a son, spouse, parent, friend, Asian American, and person of faith. He strives to live each day in the reality that his worth is found in his humanity, not his professional or educational accomplishments. In his free time, you can find him
drinking good coffee, reading a book, enjoying engaging conversations, and cherishing quality time with his family and friends.