Francis Asprec (he/him) joined CACF as the Grants and Membership Coordinator in March 2022. He is primarily responsible for coordinating CACF’s grant making and subcontracting programs as well as supporting, stewarding and cultivating CACF membership. Francis is excited about working with CACF’s various stakeholders where he can galvanize and cultivate them further into becoming long-term engaged allies, strategic collaborators and consultants. He is also ecstatic about working with CACF staff where he can continue being mentored, coached and inspired on how to be a more effective advocate and ally for the AAPI youth and families in New York and beyond.

Prior to CACF, Francis has 10+ years of professional experience working within education, public sector and nonprofits. His professional journey started as a spoken English language instructor to both undergrad and grad students in Chengdu, China from 2010-2012.

From 2013-2014, Francis served as an NYC Civic Corps/AmeriCorps member. Through this opportunity, he worked with NYC Parks as a Volunteer Coordinator. He was responsible for bolstering and expanding Shape Up NYC’s presence in both Queens and Lower Manhattan while also educating people about the importance of active living and community building. It was at NYC Parks where Francis gained strong professional interest within community outreach and engagement, volunteer management and strategic partnerships.

From 2014 onwards, Francis worked for a variety of respectable nonprofits in NYC whose issues ranged from health advocacy to homelessness prevention. He honed his competencies further within fundraising, grant writing, grant application management, donor software database management, volunteer management and event planning. Francis also served as an independent consultant to youth-based advocacy organizations in both NJ and NY where he focused on case management, program evaluation, and coaching and mentoring. With each valuable stepping stone, Francis remains committed to working within Advocacy, Philanthropy and Social Justice.

In his spare time, Francis loves giving back to his communities within NJ and NYC. He enjoys volunteering at his favorite organization in the Lower East Side, mentoring high school youth, coaching little league baseball and lectoring at his local Catholic parish. Francis and his wife currently reside in New Jersey.