Board of Directors

1. Ms. Ji-li Jiang (e-mail: info@jilijiang.com)

A children's book author and speaker, Ji-li Jiang was born and raised in Shanghai , China , and was a teacher before coming to the United States in 1984. After graduating from the University of Hawaii , she worked as a corporate operations analyst and budgeting director for different American companies for several years. In 1992, she co-founded East West Exchange, Inc, to promote and facilitate cultural and business exchanges between China and Western countries.

In 1997, she published her first book, the autobiography Red Scarf Girl. The book has won many prestigious awards and been used in many middle/high schools in United States . She published several chapter books and picture books and won many awards. Ms. Jiang travels around the country to speak to students, teachers and the general public.

2. Mr. Owen Guo (owensguo@gmail.com)

Before his arrival to US in 1986, Guo was an assistant professor at China's Central Academy of Drama. He co-founded China 's Culture News in Beijing which has a circulation of over two million. He has published short stories, poems, two novels and six plays, three of which have been produced in China and two in America.

Since he has been in America, Guo has taught at several colleges including UC Davis and Virginia Tech for decade until his retirement. He served as the President of Chinese Affairs at Emerson International Real Estate Corp., an advisor on Chinese business development for the Utah Pacific Rim Business Council and has been the Executive Vice-President of the Asian Cultural Foundation, which produced a two-hour documentary that was broadcast six times on national television in China.

3. Ms. Cathy Wang (cathy.wang@asipartner.com)

A native born and raised in Anhui, China （安徽歙县）, Ms. Wang received her college education from Beijing Second Language Institute.  She worked for China Travel Service Head Office for 4 years before she came to United State in 1992.  After receiving her Master degree at University of Hawaii in 1995, Ms. Wang started her career in IT industry, working for manufacturers, ecommerce and distribution.  

Ms. Wang is currently serving as Vice President of Product Management for ASI Corp.  In the past decade, Ms. Wang has been instrumental in bringing well-known and leading edge Chinese tech brands to North America markets, including but not limited to Huawei, Hikvision, DJI, TP Link, Insta360. 

Ms. Wang is a savvy reader, a diehard volleyball, and a passionate participator in helping disadvantaged kids to have equal access to education, regardless whether they are in Africa or China.

4. Ms. Vivian Zhang (e-mail: vivianzhang48@gmail.com)

Ms. Zhang was the co-founder of East West Exchange, Inc, which promote d and facilitate d cultural and business exchanges between China and the West. She was the controller at Dragon Tours & Travel, Inc in Hawaii until her retirement. 

Before coming to the United States, she was Manager of the Index Publication Department at the Shanghai Library.

5. Mr. Ronald Saunders (e-mail: RONSAUNDERS@COMCAST.NET)

Mr. Saunders was the Vice President, Operations at Fairchild Imaging, Inc. a high-tech company that specializes in cameras for medical, dental and science markets before his retirement. He has served as President, Vice President of Engineering, Vice President of Operations, COO, Director and General Manager during the course of his career.  Mr. Saunders holds a Master’s of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mechanical engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.