Our Team
The Youth Voices on China contest was founded in San Francisco in 2014 by Joan Chen, Tonia Hsieh and Monica Lee. Advisors include San Francisco Bay Area educators and Hollywood arts & entertainment folks. Our contest is funded by private individuals, corporate foundations and U.S. non-profits.
Our Contest Team members below can be reached here.
Youth Voices on China Co-Producers
- Monica Lee
1990 Institute Executive Director (2014-2017)
. - Karen Xu
Program Associate
Advisors
- Tonia Hsieh
1990 Institute Board Member | Filmmaker | Roses In Concrete Community School Co-Founder - Sandra Pan
1990 Institute Board Member | Chair - Janie Yu
1990 Institute Board Member | Fung Capital
Education Channels & Programs
- Paul Cheng
1990 Institute Board Member | former Lowell High School Principal - Pat Donahue
SFSU Professor | Youth Voices on China Educator Community Advisor (YVOC-EC)
Marketing, PR, and Judging
- Joan Chen
1990 Institute Board Member | Jury Chair, Youth Voices on China - Stephanie Yang
PR & Communications Strategist
Website Development & Technologies
- James Bao | Pixel-SF, CAAM Board Member
- Resa Lee | E-commerce manager, Hewlett-Packard