· Educator, cultural and community leader

· Former Principal of Bruce Public School and Vice Principal of Withrow Public School

· A teacher in Toronto schools for 30 years

· Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, and Bachelors of Education degree and a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto

· Served on the National Action Committee on Race Relations of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

· Director of the WoodGreen Community Centre

· Director of the Yee Hong Wellness Foundation

· Founding board member of the Chinese Cultural Centre

· Winner of three Volunteer Awards from the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture

· Recognized by the Metropolitan Toronto Police for work done with 51 Division in 1991

· Community involvement includes work with the Chi Ping Dancers, the Greater Toronto Volunteer Centre, the Canadian Hearing Society, the Mon Sheong Foundation, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, the Organization for Women in Leadership, and the Multicultural History Society of Ontario.