Nancy Yap is the Executive Director of the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE), a nonprofit organization that is committed to advancing the political and civic engagement of leaders in the Asian and Pacific Islander community.

Previously, she was the VP of Development at Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, where she was responsible for fundraising, strategic partnerships, program development, curriculum design, and training. She also owned her own artist management business for over ten years, representing spoken word and hip-hop artists.
In addition to her work at CAUSE, she is the President of the Arts District Little Tokyo Neighborhood Council and is the Co-Founder of Community Feeding Community which fed over 10,000 people and invested $200,000 in small businesses and Haunted Little Tokyo which brought thousands of people to Little Tokyo.