Board & Team
Garden of Hope has a dedicated team – our board, advisory committee, and staff come from various backgrounds of professional expertise, including criminal justice, law, social work, mental health counseling, business, human services, academia, philanthropy, and religion. The team shares similar immigrant experiences and Asian-American culture. The cultural specificity and the professional diversity render Garden of Hope capable and effective in responding to the risks and needs unique to the growing immigrant population in New York.
Board of Trustees
- Veronica Wong (Chair)
- Alison Fung (Secretary)
- Heather Chao (Treasurer)
- Hung-En Sung
- Ellen Lii
- Si-Hao Chen
- Li-Juan Chen
Executive Staff
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- Chi, Kristen, LCSW, MA / Executive Director
- Chen, Tuan, CPA / Finance Manager
- Cheng, Youning, MA / Development Manager
- Cai, Lynn, LMSW / Domestic Violence Program Manager
- Chen, Ruoxi, LMHC / Human Trafficking Intervention Program Manager
- Dai, Amy, LMHC / Counseling Center Program Manager
- White, Jane, MA / Senior Program Manager
- Yang, Vicky, MA / Community Program Manager
- Zeng, Reina, Helpline and Office Manager