This POSC 395 professional development event is on Monday, November 17 at 1:00 pm at the CPF office in SOS B15. The event is open to all students. Students enrolled in POSC 395 must attend at least two professional development events throughout the semester. 

Join us for a coffee talk with Tony Hoang, Executive Director of Equality California and Silver State Equality and a veteran of the LGBTQ+ equality movement.

Raised in Houston, Texas, Tony moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California. During college, he interned with the Pacific Council on International Policy and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor before joining Equality California as a field intern in 2009, beginning his long career with the organization.

Tony went on to serve as Equality California's Database and Volunteer Manager, Director of Operations, Chief of Staff and Managing Director prior to his selection as Executive Director-designate in 2021. During that time, Tony played a pivotal role in the passage of groundbreaking civil rights legislation in California, Nevada and Washington, DC, implementation of statewide public education campaigns and the election of hundreds of openly LGBTQ+ and pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot.

Tony serves the City of Los Angeles as a Commissioner on the Innovation and Performance Commission. He also sits on the boards of Equality Federation, the national movement builder and strategic partner to state-based organizations advocating for LGBTQ people, and DTLA Proud.

Tony received a BA in International Relations at the University of Southern California with minors in Political Science and Natural Sciences. 

Students or community members interested in attending should contact [email protected] for more information and the signup link.