Lee Po Cha, MBA, became the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization's (IRCO) Executive Director in April 2015. He has served IRCO since 1981 in a multitude of leadership roles, most recently as Associate Director and Director of IRCO's Pacific Islander & Asian Family Center, which he helped found in 1994. A tireless advocate, Lee provides a voice for Oregon's increasingly diverse communities through his service on numerous commissions and boards, including A Home for Everyone Board, past president of the All Hands Raised Board, past president of the Hmong American Community of Oregon, council member of Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN), co-founder of the Coalition of Communities of Color, as well as serving on its Board of Directors.

A former refugee from Laos, Lee came to Oregon in 1978 and received his MBA from Marylhurst University. As a Hmong American, he embodies the vision of IRCO as an organization committed to helping each immigrant and refugee family achieve their full potential in their new home.