Meet Tanya
Tanya Kiatkulpiboone currently serves as Head of Legal at an apparel company, bringing over a decade of diverse corporate and legal experience across industries including software, wine, and toys. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine, and her J.D. from Pepperdine University.
Her faith deeply informs her work, instilling a strong commitment to integrity, transparency, and truth. She believes in servant leadership and strives to honor the inherent worth of all individuals through a collaborative leadership style. Her strengths in problem-solving and analytical curiosity have been instrumental throughout her career.
Tanya is also the co-founder of the Thai American Bar Association and remains actively engaged in pro bono legal service. She and her husband, Jonathan, live in Seal Beach with their beloved super senior labradoodle, Moxie. Tanya finds joy and spiritual renewal in running, rock climbing, and community life at Parkcrest Christian Church.
More about Tanya
What's your ideal day? My ideal day starts with a morning hike to clear my head, followed by a delicious meal shared with friends, and ends with getting lost in an uplifting book or being captivated by a movie that leaves me feeling hopeful.
Place you'd most like to visit? (again or for 1st time) Returning to Olympic National Park to hike its endless, scenic trails!
What makes you laugh? My niece and nephew. My husband. My brother. Trevor Noah. Jimmy O. Yang. Dustin Nickerson.
What brings you to tears? Homelessness and human trafficking.
Favorites: Foods: My dad's Kai Yat Sai (aka "Thai Burrito"), Lomo Saltado from El Pollo Inka (Hawthorne), Sashimi, Yakitori, Hot Pot, Dim Sum, Soon Dobu, Korean BBQ.
Podcasts: The Holy Post, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Morning Brew Daily, Imagined Life by Wondery, The Next Big Idea, HBR, The Economist, The Spy Who.
Authors: Amy Tan, Harper Lee, Louisa May Alcott, Tim Keller, Bob Goff, John Grisham.
What's your favorite word and why? Grace. It's a word that took me years to really understand and it's a gift so radical it continues to reshape how I see myself and others. In my most honest moments, I recognize this will be the work of a lifetime - receiving grace each day and learning to offer it just as freely.
What are you excited about in this season of life? I'm anchored in the hope that divine restoration works at depths we cannot fully comprehend - often beginning in the most unlikely places and through the most unexpected people. History repeatedly shows us that moments of greatest darkness have preceded extraordinary renewal. In these times, I'm drawn to this tension: clear-eyed about our present difficulties while simultaneously expectant for healing and transformation that transcends human limitation or prediction.
What's the most compelling reason you're serving on the Board? I am eager to participate in the collective wisdom that can teach me how to love our community with greater intention and impact.