Timmy Lu has 13 years of experience in political organizing and grassroots activism. He is State Organizing Director at Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) and Field Director of APEN Action where he builds the political power of Asian American immigrant and refugee communities to win environmental and economic justice.
Timmy serves on the boards of Oakland Rising and Chinese Progressive Association Action Fund and is a frequent volunteer on campaigns for progressive local candidates. Raised in a family of ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam, Timmy is also a sci-fi nerd, dedicated Dungeons and Dragons player, and basketball fan.