Speakers

speakers19-10 Volunteering and Social Inclusion

Lynne Dalton (Australia)

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CEO
The Centre for Volunteering

Profile of the Presenter:

Lynne Dalton has been CEO of The Centre for Volunteering for the past 7 years and has had over 25 years’ experience in the community sector. Prior to her current role, Lynne worked on a partnership project with NSW of Family Services and Department of Community Services on capacity building in small to medium non-profit organizations. Previously Lynne was the Director of a Community Centre where she managed 65 staff delivering support services to eastern suburban residents. Lynne also spent three years at the Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care and five years with the National Parks & Wildlife Service in senior project positions. Lynne’s experience in the non-profit area includes child care, family support, volunteering, environment, youth, disability and multi-cultureless. Lynne is a qualified trainer and specializes in management and governance. She holds a degree in Social Science, a Diploma of Business and a Certificate in Marketing.

Elsie WAN Yuen Yee (Hong Kong)

Volunteer Trainer / Mentor
Agency for Volunteer Service / Hong Kong Quality Mentorship Network

Profile of the Presenter:

Elsie Wan is currently a Volunteer Trainer of the Agency for Volunteer Service, Hong Kong, and a Volunteer Mentor for the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Government’s Social Enterprises Partnership Program and the Hong Kong Quality Mentorship Network, as well as a Member of the Public Affairs Forum set up by the Hong Kong Government.

As a corporation executive before retirement, Elsie has long recognized that volunteering activities are the most effective learning and nurturing programs for anyone to build up civil spirit, broaden knowledge and contribute to a better community. She strongly believes that Volunteerism could be a living philosophy and would not miss any opportunity to advocate its spirit and blend it into our ways of living.

Elsie is also actively involved in coordination/organization of volunteering events and enhancement/development programs. She is a winner of the 2010 Hong Kong Community Volunteers Outstanding Volunteer Award.

Sahara Scaddan (Australia)

Volunteer Manager
Bethesda Hospital

Profile of the Presenter:

Sahara Scaddan completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia, with a double major in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations. Since graduating, Sahara has managed and trained staff in the government and education sectors. A job change as a Volunteer Manager at a non-profit hospital piqued an interest in health, and has motivated Sahara to enroll into a Master of Public Health which she is currently completing. Sahara’s main interests are social determinants of health, and social inclusion and the effectthis has on the health of communities and individuals. She recently completed a paper on the benefits of social support and strong community ties for new mothers. She has also recently been awarded a research scholarship from Volunteering Australia to speak at a research roundtable at the 15^th National Conference on Volunteering in Adelaide.

CHAN Toby Sai Kin (Hong Kong)

Engineer I - Communications
MTR Corporation Limited

Profile of the Presenter:

Dr. Toby Chan is a railwaytelecommunicationsengineerfor nearly twenty three years. From2004onwards, heactively participated in various voluntary works. He acted as a volunteerleader in MTR since 2007 and workedwith a number ofnon-profit government organizations such as Chinese YMCA, Suicide Prevention Service, Playright, Chinese University Hong Kong (Deaf Studies)to raise differentvolunteeractivities to serve, teenagers and children. In 2012, he recruited volunteers in the corporation to learn sign language and established a volunteer team, namely ”M-Voice” to help the hearing impaired people to be integrated into the community. The aim of M-Voice is to encourage volunteers to contact and interact with hearing impaired people directly, so that volunteers can effectively provide appropriate support and services for them.

AU LIU, Suk Ching Elaine, PhD
CHING, Constance, MSW (Hong Kong)

Au Liu, Suk Ching Elaine, PhD:

Assistant Head, Department of Applied Social Studies / Associate Professor
Project Convenor, City-Youth Empowerment Project

CHING, Constance, MSW:
Project Supervisor, City-Youth Empowerment Project

Profile of the Presenters:

Dr. AU LIU, Suk Ching Elaine

Elaine wears many hats at City University of Hong Kong – apart from being the Project Convener who founded this project and continues to provide direction and leadership; she is also the Assistant Head / Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Social Studies, as well as the Hall Master of the Student Residence Hall 1. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Hong Kong. Before her teaching career at CityU, Elaine has years of experience being a school social worker, who also took up the role of a youth counselor and then became a social work team supervisor. Elaine finds the opportunity to work with, meet, and even live with (through being a Residence Master) young people equally important and rewarding as teaching them. She cares deeply about the welfare of children in our world today especially with the fast-growing economy and technological advancement, which distract people’s attention from caring for our children and fundamental values.

Ms. CHING, Constance

Constance started her social work career working with New York City\'s homeless population who live with mental-illness and HIV/AIDS. She obtained her MSW at Hunter College, City University of New York. In the past 3 years, she has been the project supervisor of City-Youth Empowerment Project, a non-credit bearing service-learning project open to all City University of Hong Kong students. Currently also undertaking her PhD studies, she believes service-learning via the community volunteerism platform can be a very powerful pedagogic process, given that critical thinking of structural barriers and activism are part of the key elements.

Kiyoshi Ishida (Japan)

Chairperson of the Board and Executive Director
“Bois Sumire Welfare Corporation”

Profile of the Presenter:

In 1971, Kiyoshi Ishida started to set up the classroom for disable children since they were not accepted by public school at that time and no place to learn or grow socially. He has managed classroom and worked together with other parents. In 1984, Kiyoshi established the day care facility called “Hanano-ie” to enable the children with disabilities participate and take a role in the society as ‘doer’ not as ‘recipient’ only. From the beginning, Kiyoshi managed the “Hanano-ie” at director position as one volunteer and gradually developed the facility to accept disable adults. In 2010, merging other organizations, he was appointed to be the executive director of newly born “Bois Sumire Welfare Corporation”.

Kiyoshi was awarded for a longstanding volunteer service and contribution from Machida City Mayor in 1990, Tokyo Metropolitan Governor in 1993 and 2008, and Chairperson of the National Coucil of Social Welfare in 2010. Kiyoshi is a board member of IAVE Japan.

Volunteering and Civil Society

Meehei Choie (Korea)

Executive Secretary
BBB Korea

Profile of the Presenter:

Meehei has graduated from Ewha Womans University in 2000, and received a citation from Minister of Culture and Tourism in 2006. In the year of 2002-2013, Meehei worked from foundation of BBB Korea , she started working for the movement (including system settings), and took part in the whole process of incorporation, promotion and public relations campaign. 11 years later, volunteering has covered issues related to the overall business practices throughout the change, and Meehei was appointed as the Executive Secretary in 2011.

Hyeongmo Kwak (Korea)

Director
Volunteering Culture Korea

Profile of the Presenter:

Hyeongmo has experiences of 30 years on Civil Education and Civil Movement. He is a member of Planning Board of Korea Democracy Foundation, Co-Representative of NGO Education Forum of Korea, Member of Education Committee of Seoul Volunteer Center, Co- Representative of Korea Education Fare Forum, and also the Director of Volunteering Culture Korea.

Lee, Chang-ho (Korea)

Professor of Social Welfare
Namseoul University

Profile of the Presenter:

Lee, Chang-ho is currently working for the Korean Academy of Volunteerism as President, and for the Korean Forum of Volunteerism as Vice President. He is also working as a senior advisor for the Joongang-Ilbo(Daily News) Institute for Civil Society, and Senior Vice President of COPION (COperation and Participation In Overseas NGOs) which is one of the largest foreign aid organizations in Korea. For the past 20 years, Lee has devoted himself to the improvement of volunteerism of Korea, getting involved in and creating various volunteer organizations. The Korean Make A Difference Day event that was begun in 1994 is one of his inventions. Lee has also participated in various legislative works related to volunteerism such as the legislation of Basic Volunteering Act as well as working as advisor for governmental departments and/or Presidential Committee on Civil Society.

Hiroki Fukushima (Japan)

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President of United Youth

Profile of the Presenter:

Born in Tokyo in 1982, Hiroki has been involved in environmental activities and in empowerment of young activists for more than 10 years. He majored in environmental engineering and policy and earned a bachelor’s degree from Waseda University in 2004. Earned master’s degree at Florida State University in public administration in 2006. After working for an environmental consulting farm for two years, Hiroki became the first full time, paid staff and Secretariat General at Japan Youth Ecology League, Japan’s largest youth environmental network NGO. Because of his career in youth activity, Hiroki was chosen as an Advisor to Japanese Government for Rio+20 (UN Conference on Sustainable Development) in 2012 to reflect opinions of young activists on the negation text. He established a youth NPO called “United Youth” to make a platform to summarize young activist’s voices and opinions in 2011.

Mary-Ann Khoo (Singapore)

Manager, SG Cares, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre

Profile of the Presenter:

Mary-Ann Khoo is the manager of SG Cares, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre, a national body established to promote volunteerism and philanthropy in Singapore. In her current position, she works very closely with the civil society groups in Singapore to advocate sustainable and impactful volunteer engagement practices. Prior to getting involved in the non-profit sector, Mary-Ann has done mission work in East Timor, teaching as a volunteer English teacher, undertaking secretariat work and overseeing poverty-alleviation projects. She is also an avid volunteer and besides being a regular volunteer in her own country, she has volunteered overseas in Indonesia, Mongolia, India and China.

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov (Russia)

Chief Executive Officer
Moscow youth multifunctional centre

Profile of the Presenter:

Candidate in sociological science

“Honored worker in the sphere of youth policy”

“Manager of the year – 2011” award in the category of “Non-governmental organizations”

2006 up to 2012 – head of the Regional non-governmental organization of youth social support “ Student community”

2006 up to the present moment – member of the Council on promotion of student self-government in the educational institutions under the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation

2008 – member of the Moscow and federal organizing committee of “Volunteer Year”

2008-2012 – member of the presidium of the Youth Policy Collegium under the Ministry of sport and tourism of the Russian Federation

2009 – member of the organizing committee of the Moscow festival of youth and students, devoted to the 50th anniversary of the World festival of youth and students

2010-2011 – vice-president of the Comission on youth and public unions under The Moscow City Police Civic Council of the mass-media representatives and public unions

2011 up to the present moment – member of the Commission on international and confessional issues under the The Moscow City Police Civic Council

2012 up to the present moment – Head of the Moscow Youth Multifunctional Centre

2013 up to the present moment – Member of the Moscow City Civic Chamber

Volunteering and disaster

Mara Basanovic (Australia)

Chief Executive Officer

Volunteering Western Australia

Profile of presenters:

Mara Basanovic is the CEO of Volunteering Western Australia. A match that she says is a perfect fit at this point in her career. “To bring together through the vehicle of volunteering, the energy, capabilities and positivity of people who want to create a better world by giving something back is both inspiring and a privilege”.

Together with the talented Volunteering Western Australia team, Mara has developed and implemented many exciting innovations, initiatives and partnerships that have benefitted the Western Australian and wider Australian volunteering sector and community. These include development of the new GoVolunteer national volunteer referral and management system; the first corporate Volunteer Council in Australia; new models of service delivery including e and university campus volunteering hubs; introduction of Volunteer of the Year Awards; the annual award winning Homeless Connect Perth; an annual research scholarship and symposium; and new programs and resources to overcome barriers and promote inclusive volunteering.

Mara believes volunteering provides opportunities to strengthen community connectedness and participation in civil society. “It fosters a sense of belonging and purpose and enables citizens to give of their best and appreciate their own and others’ potential”. With a life-long tradition of volunteering she appreciates and promotes the reciprocal benefits volunteering can bring. Mara is Australia’s National Volunteering Centre Representative at IAVE.

Ms. Nuntinee Malanon(Thailand)

Coordinator

Volunteer Spirit Network

Profile of presenters:

Current Position : Coordinator, Volunteer Spirit Network

Volunteer Spirit Network (VSN) is a national network of NGOs, non-profit organizations, social enterprises and independent volunteer groups involving volunteers in Thailand. VSN was founded in 2004 after tragic tsunami disaster occurred in 2004. It aims to bring the cooperation and to enhance the work of any volunteering organizations and individuals in Thailand.

Work Experiences

2009 – Present : Lecturer, Citizenship and Social Responsibility Course, Thammasat University, THAILAND

2011 – Present : Board, National Committee of Volunteering and Giving Promotion

2008 – 2011 :Co-Founder and Director, Thammasat University Volunteer Center Thammasat University Volunteer Center is the first university volunteer center in Thailand. TUVC’s visions are developing and supporting students to engage in community services in order to advance university’s education of service learning.

2005 – 2007 : Project Manager, Youth Volunteering Promotion, supported by Thai Health Promotion Foundation IAVE Conferences

2009 : Awardee, Dream Maker Scholarship, IAVE Asia – Pacific Regional Conference in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2011 : Presenter (University Volunteering Track), Building Campus – Community partnership to create Civic Education, IAVE Asia – Pacific Regional Conference in Changwon, South Korea.

Juliet K. Bucoy, RSW. Ph.D(Philipine)

Director

Trinity University of Asia

Profile of presenters:

Dr. Bucoy is currently the Director of the Trinitian Center for Community Development, the University arm for Community Extension. She is also a Social Work Educator for the last 30 years. She has a Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. As Director of the Trinitian Center for Community Development she spearheads for the over-all direction of the University Extension. She formulates and develops an integrated and holistic self-empowerment and sustainable programs and services that are based on the realities, aspirations and experiences of the partner communities and addressing these issues and concerns based on the capacity and expertise of each College in the University using the interdisciplinary approach.

She was chosen as presenter and lecturer abroad on topics related to community development and organizing communities for the self-empowerment of people. These countries include Vietnam, Bangkok, Hongkong, Japan and the US. Locally she serves as either a consultant in psychosocial rehabilitation for the community development side of the project or act as trainor on organizing local communities for sustainable future.

Volunteering and parental education

HUNG CHAN WAI WAH VIVA(HK)

1)Volunteer Service Officer / 2) School Social Worker

Profile of presenters:

The writer is a school social worker in a secondary school in Hong Kong; and has had over 10 years experience in volunteer development. The writer is a “parent-child consultant” of China; she also got a diploma in Parent Education in Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Youth Volunteering and Service Learning

Emma Sharp and Rachel Rasmussen (Australia)

Emma Sharp - General Manager,
Rachel Rasmussen - Teacher
Volunteer West and Dinjerra Primary School

Profile of presenters:

Emma Sharp: General Manager of Volunteer West, a volunteer from the age of 14, Emma has significant experience in the volunteer sector; specifically working with young people aged 12-25 in the community media sector.

Rachel Rasmussen: Year 6 teacher at Dinjerra Primary school, Rachel is well-loved by students for her innovative teaching style and willingness to to connect students with the wider community.

ZHOU, Huiquan (HK)

Assistant Professor/ Dr.
Department of Social Work,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,

Profile of presenters:

Huiquan Zhou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Zhou received her PhD in social welfare from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. She holds an MSW-M.Ed. joint degree from Boston University, and also an MA in biology from Boston University. Dr. Zhou has completed several research projects on Chinese nonprofit organizations working in rural education, and has studied the experiences of short-term volunteer teachers in rural China. Now, she continues her research on the emerging nonprofit sector in China, focusing on the professionalization process of grassroots organizations. She is also expanding her interest in the volunteer teachers to volunteerism among young people in both mainland China and Hong Kong. In recognition of her work, Dr. Zhou received the Emerging Scholar Award in 2010, from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.

Prof. Yuriko SAITO, Coordinator: Kyoko Ichikawa (Japan)

Vice chairperson,
Lecturer & Coordinator
Volunteer Center, Meijigakuin University

Profile of presenters:

Prof. Yuriko Saito is Vice chairperson of Volunteer Center, Meijigakuin University since 2012. She has promoted Service-Learning way in volunteer activities. She is also trying to promote to build the bridge between Volunteer Center and Faculties. She is an associate professor of Faculty of International Studies, Department of Global Trans-cultural Studies, in charge of experiential learning as Internship, field Study and Life and Career Development.

Her speciality is development studies. She is interested in Service Learning and Experiential Learning, and Human resources development.

Kyoko Ichikawa is lecturer of Faculty of Law & Coordinator of Volunteer Center, Meijigakuin University since 2004. Her speciality is education.

She is interested in Service-Learning and community development.

Sukin Yoon (Ph.Dr.)(Korea)

Advisor

Seoul Caritas Volunteer Center

Profile of presenters:

Dr. Sukin Yoon was National Trainer of Girl Scouts Korea, for whole life.

Since 2005, Seoul Caritas Volunteer Center invited her as Director of Center.

after retirement from Yonsei University. Her priorities have been to give basic training courses to volunteers and to introduce leaders to modern systems of management for all levels (young-old).

She hopes to facilitate training for those at parish level. she also developed a new initiative, the Caritas Volunteer Training (Leadership)Certification Programme, which was conceived as the center is in need of many leaders and managers for local parish churches volunteers.

Maria Lourdes Turalde-Jarabe (Philipine)

Executive Director
Miriam College - Institutional Network for Social Action (INSA)

Profile of presenters:

Maria Lourdes Turalde-Jarabe is the executive director of the Institutional Network for Social Action (INSA), Miriam College’s Center for Volunteerism and Social Development. She is also a professor at the social work department of the College of International Humanitarian and Development Studies, Miriam College.

Maria Lourdes Turalde-Jarabe (Philipine)

Executive Director
Miriam College - Institutional Network for Social Action (INSA)

Profile of presenters:

She is a founding member and is currently the treasurer of the National Coalition for Volunteerism (Philippines). She is also a board member of the IAVE-Philippines.

Ma. Dolores T. Santiago (Philipine)

National Executive Director/ Vice
Girl Scouts of the Philippines/ IAVE, Philippines

Profile of presenters:

Ma. Dolores T. Santiago is the National Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, the largest organization for girls and young women in the Philippines, which is likewise an institutional member of the International Association for Volunteer Effort, Philippines. Currently, she is Vice President of IAVE, Philippines.

For both significant positions, Mrs. Santiago has travelled extensively in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the USA to participate in conferences, forums, and training courses. As an IAVE delegate, she has attended the IAVE Asia Pacific Conference in Hong Kong, the IAVE World Conference in Singapore, and the one recently held in London.

Being GSP’s NED, she is primarily responsible in the effective implementation of the Girl Scout Program across the six Regions and 96 Councils of the GSP all over the Philippines.

Mrs. Santiago is a Certified Public Accountant and had attended post graduate courses in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance.

She took girl scouting training under the Girl Scouts of USA at Edith Macy Conference Center in New York.

Debbie Huang （Taiwan）

Secretary General
IAVE Taiwan

Profile of presenters:

Ms. Debbie Huang currently serves as Secretary General to IAVE Taiwan which is the chapter and national representative office to IAVE in Taiwan.

Her professional background in Meeting Management and Cross-cultural Communication administrates the main volunteering taskforces for IAVE Taiwan to contribute in domestic as well as overseas. Creating unique volunteering opportunities and bridging youth volunteers to different international platform are the mandates that drive Debbie engage into IAVE Taiwan for the past 12 years. She has been represented Taiwan in IAVE network since 2004, and served in IAVE Board during 2006 to 2011. She has led over 5,000 volunteers in 2009 to be part of “the best ever world games”, afterward she was invited as a consultant and trainer for 2010 Taipei Flora Expo and 2013 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and other large scale events volunteer programs.

“Journey of Dream Project” is the key activities that IAVE Taiwan designs for young volunteers to explore diverse cultures and societies through service – learning model, which help activate Debbie’s role as National Representative to work with IAVE regional network and the groups in the same interests.

Irina Smirenko （Russia）

The head of the international department

Moscow youth multifunctional center

Profile of presenters:

Bachelor of pedagogical Science

Social coach

“Leader of the XXI century - 2005” in the nomination “youth social organization”

Collaborator of the Moscow social youth program “Advancement - 2006” (involving young people into the civic activities and forming ones civic obligations)

2006-2011 Leader of the State youth educational program “School of civic action”

2009-2012 member of the organizing committee of the Moscow annual festival of youth social art “Prologue”

2013 Coordinator of volunteer project “Kind-hearted Moscow”

Member of the Coordination unite of civic volunteer activists within the framework of the Volunteer year-2013

Work on forming civic youth activity by the means of leisure purpose-oriented program (2008)

Work on motivating young people on active civic actions by the means of art (2011)

Volunteering and corporate social responsibility

Vivian Fung （HK）

Director, Corporate Citizenship

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Profile of presenters:

As Director, Corporate Citizenship of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL), Vivian is responsible for developing community investment and engagement strategies and programs for the Resort. The programs she has developed and managed since joining HKDL include: Disney ImagiNations Hong Kong, the theme park design competition for students in the fields of design, engineering and architecture; Give a Day. Get a Disney Day., a Hong Kong-wide volunteer recognition program in partnership with Agency for Volunteer Service; Friends for Change Project Green Challenge, a youth empowerment conservation program in partnership with Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong; and Community Built Playground and It’s Playtime at Hospitals, two volunteer outreach programs done in partnership with Playright.

Vivian joined HKDL in 2009 with 17 years of public affairs and strategic communications experience in Asia where she has led various issues management, and stakeholder engagement and advocacy projects, as well as campaigns for both the public and private sectors. Immediately prior to joining Disney, Vivian was Asia Regional Director of public affairs consulting firm APCO Worldwide.

Vivian graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Pang Melissa Kaye （HK）

Partner
Messrs. Pang & Associates

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Profile of presenters:

Melissa K. Pang has been a Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong since 2005 and currently serves as the Chairman of its Standing Committee on External Affairs and also the founding and current Chairman of its Pro Bono Committee. She engages in various pro bono works and is volunteer legal advisor of over 18 organizations such as Hong Kong Senior Government Officers Association. With her devotion to public service, Ms. Pang was awarded the Medal of Honor and Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong.

Ms. Pang is qualified as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, and Hong Kong. She is also a Notary Public, Civil Celebrant, accredited mediator, associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, and a China Appointed Attesting Officer.

Ms. Pang has substantial experience in commercial and company litigation involving both local and international commercial disputes, shareholders’ disputes complex multi-jurisdictional commercial cases, corporate restructuring and company winding-up.

Ms Fion Kwok and Mr William Chiu （HK）

Ms Fion Kwok, Service Head 2 of Agency for Volunteer Service (AVS)
Mr William Chiu, Senior Corporate Sustainability Manager of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)

Profile of presenters:

Mr William Chiu is a member of the Corporate Sustainability global function at HSBC. Having joined the bank in 2004, he currently oversees its volunteering programmes in Asia Pacific and functionally manages the Sustainability teams in Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. William received a Business degree from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Business Administration degree from HKUST, and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Hong Kong. William worked for Citibank and JP Morgan in other capacities.

Dr Zora Singh（India）

Hara Punjab ,Khara Samaj(NGO)

Desh Bhagat University and Desh Bhagat Group of Institute

Profile of presenters:

PROFILE OF Dr Zora Singh

Beginning in 1996, established 21 Educational Institutions across Punjab / Chandigarh / Kenya under the brand name “Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes”. All the Institutions are running successfully.
Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes accorded the status of State Private University namely “DESH BHAGAT UNIVERSITY”, by the Government of Punjab, on 25th October, 2012.
Diversified in Software Development and other Information Technology Enabled Services by establishing “SHANDY COMPUTERS PVT. LTD.”, in 2003, along with other Directors.
SERVED AS PRESIDENT, INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (IMA), CHANDIGARH STATE, BRANCH, FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11).
AWARDED “THE PRESIDENT’S APPRECIATION AWARD FOR BEST ADJUDGED PRESIDENT OF A STATE BRANCH” FOR THE YEAR 2007-08 AND AGAIN FOR THE YEAR 2009-10, BY THE IMA NATIONAL PRESIDENT. IT IS A RECORD OF ITS OWN KIND TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD TWICE.
CONFERRED “THE BEST CME / TECHNICAL SESSION OF A STATE BRANCH AWARD 2010” ON 27th DECEMBER, 2010 DURING IMACON-2010 AT JAIPUR.
CONFERRED “THE BEST IMA NEWS BULLETIN OF A STATE BRANCH AWARD 2010” ON 27th DECEMBER, 2010 DURING IMACON-2010 AT JAIPUR.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PUNJAB UNAIDED TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ASSOCIATION
SECRETARY GENERAL, PUNJAB SELF FINANCED MEDICAL / DENTAL / AYURVEDIC COLLEGES ASSOCIATION.
GENERAL SECRETARY, PUNJAB SELF FINANCED DENTAL COLLEGES ASSOCIATION.
PRESIDENT, PUNJAB SELF FINANCED AYURVEDIC COLLEGES ASSOCIATION.
PATRON, PUNJAB SELF FINANCED COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
HAS REMAINED A MEMBER OF FEE FIXATION COMMITTEE OF Dr. HARVANSH SINGH JUDGE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH.
HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF FEE FIXATION COMMITTEE OF PUNJAB PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGES ASSOCIATION, MADE BY GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB IN THE YEAR 2007.
HAD BEEN HONORARY SECRETARY OF IMA MUKTSAR BRANCH FOR TWO YEARS.
PRACTISED AS A CHILD SPECIALIST, FOR 15 YEARS, AT MUKTSAR, AS PROPRIETOR OF Dr. ZORA SINGH CHILDREN & GENERAL HOSPITAL, MUKTSAR (PUNJAB).
Had been Member of Chandigarh State Aids Control Society in his capacity as President, Chandigarh State branch of IMA.
Member, Rotary Club, Chandigarh Chapter.
Member, Telephone Advisory Committee for Chandigarh Telecom District.
Member, Think Tank for Master Plan of LPA, Sri Muktsar Sahib.
Member, Chandigarh Press Club.
Member, Swami Vivekanand 150th Birth Anniversary celebration Committee, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Had been Member of Governing Body of NRHM, Chandigarh Administration in his capacity as President, Chandigarh State branch of IMA.
Conferred “Rashtriya Rattan Award” by “Citizens Integration Peace Society”, New Delhi, on 23rd May 2009, at New Delhi.
Conferred “Shiksha Bharti Puraskar”, by “All India Achievers Foundation”, on 22nd August, 2009, at New Delhi.
Conferred “Ambassador for Peace Award”, by Universal Peace Foundation” on 7th October, 2009, at New Delhi
CONFERRED “BHARAT VIBHUSHAN RATAN AWARD – 2010”, BY THE ECONOMIC AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, NEW DELHI, ON 16th MAY, 2011, AT NEW DELHI.
Conferred “Bharat Ke Mahan Saput” Award by Mahatma Gandhi Sidhant Kendra, Ludhiana, on 2nd October, 2011.
Conferred “Punjab Gaurav Shiksha Rattan Award” by “All India Technical & Management Association” on 26th April, 2012, at Chandigarh. The Award was given by His Excellency, Shri Shivraj V. Patil, Governor of Punjab & Administrator, Union Territory Chandigarh.
Conferred “Award of Honour”, by Dr. G.C. Mishra Memorial Education & Charitable Trust. The Award was presented by renowned Actress Kirron Kher at Chandigarh, on 14th May, 2012.
Presented with “Award of Appreciation”, by District Governor, Rotary International District 3080 at Chandigarh for helping to serve Rotary and embracing humanity in July, 2012.
Presided over Mohd. Rafi Excellence Awards-2012 Function organized by Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society (Regd.) on 11th August, 2012 at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh.
Presided over “Ek Shaam Amar Shahidon Ke Naam” function organized by ‘Amar Ujala’ Hindi Daily Newspaper on 30th September, 2012, at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, as Chief Guest.
Presented with “Certificate of Appreciation” by Rotary & Blood Bank Society Resource Centre, Chandigarh, for living a life with compassion and sensitivity towards the need of others, on October 5, 2012, at Chandigarh.
Conferred “Asia Pacific International Award” by “Global Achievers Foundation” on 4th January, 2013 at Bangkok, Thailand.
Presided over “Miss World Punjaban” function organized by “Sabhyacharak Sathh Punjab (Regd.)” as Chief Guest, at Mandi Gobindgarh, on 11th January, 2013.
Presided over 116th birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose organized by National Martyrs Memorial Committee at Jalandhar, on 23rd January, 2013, as Chief Guest.
Presided over staging of Comedy Play “Gaj Foot Inch” by “Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts”, as Chief Guest at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on 18th February, 2013.
Presided over 2nd All India Hockey Tournament organized by NRI Sports Club, Amloh, as Chief Guest, on 27th January, 2013.
Conferred “ET Now Achievers of The North Award” by “Times of India Group” on 27th April, 2013 in Chandigarh.
Presided over staging of Comedy Play “Wohti & Wife Returns” by “Mannjhi Arts Theatre Group Chandigarh”, as Chief Guest at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on 04th May, 2013.
Conferred "TOP HOTEL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF INDIA" AWARD-2013 by Competition Success Review in CSR Awards Night held at New Delhi
Conferred “Award of Honour” in National Seminar on “Role of Ayurveda in Rheumatoid Arthritis & Cancer” on 20th April 2013 at Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Participated in Panel Discussion for ‘Urban Health Mission Act’ on Day & Night news Channel on 08th May, 2013
Conferred “‘Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award’ and a ’Certificate of Education Excellence’ ” by “Indian Solidarity Council” on 28th May, 2013 in New Delhi.
Presided over “Blood Donation Camp” organized by “Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association, Chandigarh” as Chief Guest, at PGIME Chandigarh, on 08th June, 2013.
Conferred ‘Award of Excellence in Innovation, Research, Entrepreneurship & Placements’’ by “All India Technical & Management Council (AITMC)” on 15th June, 2013 in New Delhi.
Conferred “ Education leadership Award” by ‘ABP News’ in National B-School Award 2013 Function on 29 June, 2013

Volunteering and active aging

Ir Dr. Yu Leuk CHOI（HK）

Vice President
Hong Kong Former Senior Servant Association

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蔡宇略博士是香港工程科學院院士，專業是土木工程及水力學。
蔡博士在香港特區政府長期負責建設工作，退休前任職屋宇署署長。他專長理論與實務的創新結合：青馬大橋的橋面通風抗震設計是他的工程創新實例之一；優化城市佈局的數學模型和據此制定的香港第一份長遠發展策略是他在工程管理的代表性創作；蔡院士退休後在香港大學教授城市建設管理的課程；現任香港前高級公務員協會副會長。

Yoonae Park（Korea）

CEO

Seoul Volunteer Center

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Yoonae Park, CEO of Seoul Volunteer Center, has 15years of experience as a speaker, a consultant and a researcher on volunteer management, Youth Volunteering, Employee volunteering and other related area. She has been giving lectures & presentations and running workshops on volunteer management, employee volunteering, youth volunteering and volunteer leadership etc. She has served as Secretary General of Volunteer21 and Executive Director of Volunteer Leadership Center at Volunteer21, a leading NGO on volunteerism in Korea until Feb., 2012. She has been the chief and one of the co-researchers of “Volunteering & Giving in Korea” since 1999. She is also a vice chairperson of the distribute sub-committee of the Community Chest of Korea.

As Korean National Representative of IAVE during 2009~2012, she served as the vice chairperson of the Executive committee & Program Committee of the 13^thIAVE Asian Pacific Regional Conference in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea in 2011.

Win Mektripop（Thailand）

Committee

Volunteer Spirit Network

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(Phra) Win Mektripop is the committee of Volunteer Spirit Network. He was First Founding Coordinator of this network since Tsunami 2004 to 2008 and currently active working Committee.

Volunteer Spirit Network (VSN) is Thailand volunteer network that promote, mobilize and support volunteer spirit for Thais people and volunteers worldwide. VSN is a network of volunteer and voluntary organization initiate to coordinate Volunteer and Giving in Thailand tsunami disaster and aim to empower volunteer spirit of volunteerism after Tsunami, Volunteer Spirit for Life time.

He received a Bachelor of Economics (International Program), Thammasat University, Bangkok Thailand and Master degree – M.Sc. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (International Program), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand. Currently, He is PhD candidate for Buddhist Studies in International Program at Mahachulalongkorn University.

He currently becomes Thai monk with concern on socially engage Buddhism and become secretariat of Sekhiyadhamma group, Thailand's progressive monks, nun and Sangha engaged in social reform and environmental conservation movements. He also works with international network of engaged Buddhist (INEB).

Volunteering and environment protection

XU, Ying (許英) （HK）

Assistant Professor/ Dr.
Department of Social Work,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,

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Dr. Ying XUis an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at the Chinese of Hong Kong. By now, her publications include twelve international or national refereed journal articles, a book review, fifteen conference papers, a background research brief, one single-author textbook and four book chapters. Most of the publicans are relevant to the volunteerism and civil society. Moreover, she was honored as one of three “Young Scholars in Asia” at the 80th Annual Conference of Japanese Sociological Society on 18 November 2007. In addition, she was the Associate Editor (IBYR website) of the International Sociology Association (ISA) RC34 (Sociology of Youth) in 2007.

Ir Dr F.C. Chan（HK）

Past President
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

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Ir Dr. F.C. Chan was a graduate with first class Honours from the University of Hong Kong in Electrical Engineering. He carried out research in power systems protection and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from Imperial College, University of London. Subsequently, he obtained Master of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Arts in English for the Professions from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Master of Laws, University of London. Ir Dr. F.C. Chan is an Engineer and has extensive experiences in power systems specialising in power system protection, distribution automation, lighting applications and energy services. He is a Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineer. He is a member of the Hong Kong Council of Volunteering, a Member of the Hong Kong, China Committee on United Nations Volunteers and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Volunteers.

Tajinder Kaur（India）

CEO
Desh Bhagat Groug of Institute

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Mrs Tajinder Kaur is the Pro-Chancellor of Desh Bhagat University, which imparts professional education in the faculties of Dental Sciences, Computer Science, Social Science, Applied Science, Para-Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Life Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture, Education, Medicine (Ayurveda, Allopathy & Homoeopathy), Nursing, Information Technology, Management, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Hospitality & Hotel Administration, Art & Craft, Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality, Fashion Technology, Media & Film Technology, Multi-Media and Animation.

As Chief Executive Officer of NGO “Hara Punjab Khara Samaj”, a subsidiary of Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes, Mrs Tajinder Kaur has made tremendous contribution in spreading awareness about environmental protection and eradication of social evils among the people of Chandigarh and Punjab with a special focus on schoolchildren and rural people of Punjab.

The motto of her campaign ‘IK GHAR, IK RUKH’ (One Tree for Each Family) is to create awareness about preservation and protection of the environment. Other issues taken up by the Organization include discouraging the use of polythene bags and other non-biodegradable plastic goods. Mrs Tajinder Kaur personally issued directions to all the Heads of Institutions of Desh Bhagat Group to ensure complete ban on the use of polythene bags in their institutions so that pollution may be prevented.

Among the innovative initiatives undertaken by the NGO are celebration of festivals with the motive of spreading the green mantra. Hara Punjab Khara Samaj celebrated “Green Christmas”, “Green New Year” and “Green Diwali”. So far, the NGO has distributed 55,000 saplings of medicinal trees in various districts of Punjab and Chandigarh and it is fast progressing on the path to distribute at least 1,00,000 saplings.

Mrs Tajinder Kaur has also lobbied with the managements of various 4/5 star hotels across India to prevent the wastage of water in their respective establishments and advised them to plant trees that are suitable for their establishments through articles she wrote and got published in the Quarterly Newsletter of Hotel and Restaurant Association of Northern India. Other activities of “Hara Punjab Khara Samaj” include organizing seminars and workshops on various relevant subjects like “Global Warming”, “Climate Change”, “Women Empowerment”. As CEO of this NGO, she also distributes sweaters in winter each year.

The NGO has also launched a crusade against social evils like female foeticide, intoxicants, drug abuse, dowry, domestic violence against women, child marriage and child labour. As Vice Chairperson of “Desh Bhagat Community Radio – Aap Ki Awaz”, she has involved the community members, especially women (through “Shakti-the Power of A Woman” Programme) in the broadcast of socially useful Radio Programmes. She is also Rotarian in Chandigarh and has been taking part in various social activities as part of her responsibilities of a Rotarian.