Millie Yan

Board Member

Millie Yan brings a unique blend of legal, policy, and community leadership experience to the One Drop Global board. She currently serves as a Legislative Coordinator with the California Department of Finance, where she focuses on legislative analysis and advocacy. In addition to her government work, she is a law partner at Lighthouse Estate Planning LLP.

Millie’s career has been rooted in public service and social impact. She has held roles as a paralegal with the ACLU’s LGBT and AIDS Projects, a program and development associate with ACLU Maryland, and a public interest attorney with Legal Services of Northern California. Her work spans civil rights, legal advocacy, and public policy, giving her a strong foundation in advancing equitable access to resources and opportunities.

She joined the One Drop Global board in 2025 after years of connection with the organization through shared community initiatives. As a co-founder and board member of the Asian American Pacific Islander Association of Placer County, Millie frequently collaborated with One Drop Global at local outreach events. Her longstanding relationship with the team and alignment with its mission made joining the board a natural next step.

Millie is deeply motivated by a belief that while the world may never be perfect, meaningful progress is possible when communities are equipped with the resources they need to thrive. She is particularly passionate about water access as a fundamental human right and sees it as a critical foundation for health, dignity, and long-term development.

Her perspective is also shaped by her role as a parent. Inspired by reading The Water Princess with her children, Millie is committed to raising awareness of global water inequities and translating that awareness into action. In addition to her professional work, she is actively involved in her local community as a volunteer and parent advisor within school and district committees.

Outside of her work, Millie enjoys spending time with her spouse and two children and has traveled extensively across Central and Latin America and Southeast Asia.