Conference Program
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Registration (Athletic and Fitness Center)
10:00 -10:50 a.m. | Opening (Memorial Hall)
11:00-11:50 a.m. | Workshop Session 1 (Lindsay Center)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (Stovell Tennis Courts)
1:00 - 1:50 p.m. | Workshop Session 2 (Lindsay Center)
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. | Workshop Session 3 (Lindsay Center)
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Keynote Speaker and Closing Ceremony (Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul)
2023 Asian American Footsteps Conference Keynote Speaker
As president and CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and founder and principal of Arum Group, LLC, Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke brings nearly 25 years of experience working in political campaigns and specializes in political/nonprofit fundraising and political training.
She has spent much of her career working to bring diversity to the political process and nurturing candidates and staff as they move forward in bringing political change. The Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce awarded Ms. Mielke with its National Community Service award for her work in mentoring and promoting Vietnamese American civic participation.
Ms. Mielke is a proud graduate of Tulane University, Newcomb College. She serves as a mentor through a variety of collegiate mentoring programs including the Newcomb College Institute Women to Women Mentoring Program and Georgetown University’s Politics Mentorship Program.