Why We Serve

New Trustees: Why We Serve

Cui Fengming

Director of China Programs Harvard Law School Project on Disability, Cambridge, MA “The mission of Yale-China speaks deeply into my heart and strongly echoes the spirit of my life pursuit. I want to mingle my expertise, values and first-hand experience together with those of others in the community in caring and supportive ways to contribute to the fulfillment of its mission. I’m excited to bring big-picture thinking and strategic insight to this organization.”

Minh Ngan Tran

CUHK ‘11-13 and Community Service Exchange Intern ‘08 Vice President of Operations & Academic Affairs Good Notes, Hong Kong “I’m deeply grateful to have the opportunity to serve on the Board because Yale-China has changed my life (and the lives of many others) in the best ways. I am of the full conviction that the world needs Yale-China more than ever! The on-theground, people-to-people relationships that Yale-China fosters between current and future leaders of these two world powers will go a long way to promoting peace and mutually beneficial collaborations. Currently as Vice President of Operations at GoodNotes, a beloved edtech company, I’m interested in exploring how digital innovation can support Yale-China’s work.”

Cindy Xue

Guizishan Fellow ‘17-18 and YUNA ‘15 Blakemore Freeman Fellow, Taipei, Taiwan “To serve on the Yale-China board is to simultaneously steward a rich legacy of bilateral engagement through people-to-people exchanges and steer the organization forward against challenging socio-political currents. The fact that we have been able to send Yale teaching Fellows to mainland China after 2020, a feat few other nonprofits have achieved, speaks volumes to the depth of relationships Yale-China has cultivated over the decades, as well as the immense value of what we offer partner institutions. I'm excited to apply my background in strategy consulting to an organization whose mission and vision I care deeply about.”