TOFA Ambassadors
Our Mission
The purpose of TOFA Ambassadors is to activate awareness, within the members of the Asian Pacific Islander Youth and their personal and civic duty to create change within the community.
Meets January - May Annually
Join us, January 4th from 6-8 p.m. first meeting of 2024
Sam Pannell Community Center
For more information
Contact Luisa Lavulo (916) 256-5684 luisalavulo@icloud.com
"I'm brave and I want to experience new things and continue to help my peers to do the rights things and be a leader!"
-Emani, 10 years old
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"I am a TOFA Amabassador, of course I am not afraid to speak publicly"
-Meletonga, 13 years old
Ambassadors at the Pasifika STEM Fair
TOFA Ambassadors attended the Pacific Islanders Encouraging Fun, Engineering, Science, & Technology Event (PIEFEST) on Saturday, 11th March in Redwood City, CA. This event showcased Pacific Islander American professionals in the STEM industry. Our Ambassadors participated in hands on learning and came away with another avenue of possibilities for their paths in life. See more pictures in the photo gallery and videos on the tofainc instagram page.
Ambassadors visit MOSAC
TOFA Ambassadors visited the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC) in Sacramento where they learned about science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) in a fun and engaging hands-on environment. See more pictures in the photo gallery.
Our Ambassadors met at CrossFit Kaiwai for team building and networking exercises. Coach Liz, started off the night separating Ambassadors into teams. each team came up with a team name, logo and chant. She ended with teams directing a blindfolded team member to create a perfect square with a string of rope.
Our President ’Ofa Mann talked about networking. She had some of the Ambassadors represent city officials and practiced formal introductions and networking basics.
Elizabeth Mann is a Senior Recruiter for Pacific Staffing. Catherine ‘Ofa Mann has been a community leader for over 20 years, and served two full terms as an Asian and Pacific Islander Commissioner to the Governor of California.
1/17/2020
Our Voice Matters; APAPA’s Annual Voter’s Forum
On September 28th, 2019, TOFA President, ‘Ofa Mann, organized our TOFA Ambassador volunteers at the “Our Voice Matters; 18th Annual CA Voters & Candidates Forum”, hosted by APAPA. TOFA Ambassadors were security, time keepers, crowd control, greeters and audience participants.
APAPA’s founder CC Yin opened the event while keynote speaker, actor, Tzi Ma spoke to the importance of having our voices heard. Ma shared, that “entertainment is relevant, meaningful, and a powerful tool for us to have our voices heard.” A host of elected officials addressed the audience and answered questions from the public. We look forward to being part of this important event next year.