BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2019-2020
President
Born in Winnipeg’s historic Chinatown, Mr. Ben Lee has a broad and diverse record of community service that includes leading projects in the health sector, local community centres, and Chinese community. Ben Lee brings to local community work, immense national and international experience developed through his professional career as an accomplished Project Manager and Engineer (B.Sc, Industrial Engineering, University of Manitoba, 1988). Within the Chinese community, Ben Lee is known for his integrity, passion, and ability to get things done. Ben Lee has been integral to the current reinvigoration of Winnipeg’s downtown core area. For the past decade, Ben has served on numerous boards and committees.
Ben Lee is recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award (2012), City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (2010), Winakwa Community Centre Volunteer of the Year Award (2006), and the Raymond Simard Member of Parliament Volunteerism Award (2005).
Dr. Patrick C. Choy, OM, PhD, MD, FAHA, FIACS 蔡鎮潮教授
Past President
Professionally, Patrick is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He served as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Medicine for ten years prior to his retirement in 2010. He was President of the Canadian Biochemical Society, Vice-President of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, and Secretary/Treasurer of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI). He was invested into the Order of Manitoba in 2011.
Dr. Frank Guan
Vice President
Dr. Xiaofeng Guan D.M.D. Actively practicing dentist. Graduated from the College of Dentistry, University of Manitoba. Long term volunteer and sponsor of various groups in Chinese Community.
Ms. Malinda Lee
Vice President
Malinda Lee was born and raised in Winnipeg and currently works in public relations as a freelance consultant. In her free time, she volunteers for several not-for-profit organizations and national charities.
Though raised in the suburb of Westwood, Malinda “grew up” in Winnipeg’s Chinatown. A Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre member since 1983, Malinda has been an active community volunteer since childhood. She currently coordinates senior citizen and youth programming at the WCCCC and works with the centre’s communications and program committees on various community relations projects throughout the year. Fluent in English, French and Cantonese, Malinda and her two sisters proudly work as a team to advocate for various causes devoted multiculturalism, diversity and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Malinda graduated from the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree in 2003. She is currently studying in the public relations professional program at the University of Victoria.
Malinda has been awarded a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. She was also named a 2011 Eminent Young Overseas Chinese citizen by the PRC and invited to represent Manitoba at the EYOC International Conference in Beijing and Xi’an.
Hon. Philip Lee
Vice President (Special Projects)
Mr. Jack Zhou, CPA
Treasurer
Volunteered at WCCCC from 2014.
Ms. Debbie Guo
Secretary – Chinese
Debbie Guo, Bachelor of Economics from China, has been volunteered in various Chinese communities in Winnipeg since year 1997, and currently is a fulltime public servant.
We are proud to present Mr. Terry Prychitko as a recipient of the 2019 Golden Dragon Gala Award.
Dr. Tina Chen 陳庭梅教授
Tina Mai Chen is Department Head and Professor of History at the University of Manitoba. She holds a PhD and MA in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in History and Chinese Studies from the University of Toronto. Dr. Chen is a specialist in Modern Chinese History, with specific research interests in the social, political, and cultural norms that structure people’s engagement with society. She is the recipient of numerous international and national grants and awards, and has held visiting scholar positions at New York University, University of New South Wales, Sichuan University, and Beijing University.
Dr. Chen is also an engaged community volunteer. Since moving to Winnipeg in 1999, she has been active in the Winnipeg Chinese community, playing a central role in cultural programming, historical preservation projects, youth mentorship, and building ethno-cultural relations in Winnipeg and provincially.Dr. Chen’s community service further includes youth sport, primarily with Skate Winnipeg as a certified Skate Canada coach and volunteer.
Tina Chen is recipient of the YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award (2012), City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (2009), and numerous University of Manitoba awards for teaching, research, service, and community outreach.
Frank is the head of the Tax Department at Taylor McCaffrey LLP. Frank’s very active practice has been restricted exclusively to corporate and commercial, tax, tax dispute resolution, wills, estates and trust law from its inception. In addition, he has taught taxation law for the Law Society of Manitoba, the University of Manitoba Law School and elsewhere in various capacities since 1980. He is currently the Law School’s Course Head for its third-year Corporate Tax course. He was also a Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba.
Frank is recognized as a trusted adviser. He is well known and sought out for his proactive, innovative and creative tax, trust and will advice that is considered to be ahead of the curve. He is also a strong believer in Philanthropy and giving back to the community.
Frank is both Judicial and Peer Rated with the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards by Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Hsiang-Hsin Liu 劉湘新
體型魁武,心靈手巧,
專業運輸,喜好運動,
負責有禮,使命必達。
Mr. George Pao
Ms. Saina Fan
Dr. Victor Cui
Dr. Victor Cui is an Associate Professor in business strategy at the Asper School of Business of the University of Manitoba. He obtained his first PhD from the Faculty of Engineering of the City University of Hong Kong and second PhD from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He is an internationally renowned scholar in inter-firm collaboration and competition, technology innovation, and international intellectual property right protection. His research has been published in top-tier academic journals, won prestigious awards, and reached a wide audience via media outlets such as Fortune. He has given talks and served on boards of startup-, established-, and multinational-companies in North America and Asia, including Global Health, StandardAero, Merck & Co., Seven Oaks General Hospital, TsingTao Beer, and The Bank of Beijing.
Dwight MacAulay is the recently retired Chief of Protocol for the Government of Manitoba and has also served as the Chief of Protocol for the Government of South Australia from 2006-08.
A native of Killarney, Manitoba, he attended Brandon University (Science) followed by a career in radio and television news broadcasting before joining the Manitoba Government in 1980.
Since joining the Manitoba government, he has served as Director of Radio and Television Services and Director of Information Services which handled all government news releases, news conferences and radio and television services. In addition, he was also Director of the Citizens’ Inquiry Services, a federal-provincial public information easy-access service.
Mr. Jim Eng
A second generation Chinese Canadian who was born and raised in Reston, a small farm community in SW Manitoba. After high school graduation, Jim moved to Winnipeg to attend University of Manitoba. He holds a BSc. and a variety of professional designations, including CIM (Chartered Investment Manager) & FCSI (Fellow Canadian Securities Institute). Jim started his investment career in 1989 and is a Wealth Advisor at Scotia Wealth Management.
Starting from his days as a teenager, Jim has a diverse history of community service, serving both as a volunteer & board member with local & provincial organizations. He was honoured to be asked to join the WCCCC board.
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can” – George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Gord Dong
鄧梓良
Born in Hong Kong but immigrated to Canada as an infant.
Chef by trade.
Lived in the Centennial Neighbourhood which is adjacent to Winnipeg’s Chinatown for about 40 years.
Volunteered in the community and served on numerous boards and committees.
Honoured by the City of Winnipeg a park with his name.
Ms. Manna Zhang
ADVISORY BOARD 2017-2018
Mr. David Chin
Hon. Pearl McGonigal
Dr. Charles Lam
Mr. Herb Stephen
Dr. Hermann Lee
Mr. Harry Ong
Ms. Eva Luk
Justice W. Scott Wright
Ms. Shriley Mar
HONORARY SOLICITOR
Mr. David Cheop, LL.B.
OFFICE MANAGER
Ms. Amy Zhang
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre 2017 – 2018 COMMITTEES
Executive Policy and Management
Mr. Ben Lee | President |
Dr. Patrick Choy | Past President |
Dr. Frank Guan | Vice President |
Mr. Malinda Lee | Vice President |
Hon. Philip Lee | Vice President(Special Projects) |
Mr. Jack Zhou | Treasurer |
Ms. Debbie Guo | Secretary |
Jim Eng | Finance Chair |
Ms. Amy Zhang | Office Manager |
2017/2018 COMMITTEES
Finance Committee– Chair Jack Zhou
Nominations Committee Chair – Chair Ben Lee
Membership & Community Development Committee Chair – Saina Fan
Communications Committee Chair – Malinda Lee
Program Committee Chair – Tina Chen
Events Committee Chair – Chair Pat Choy
Chinese New Year 2018 – Anita Lee
Folkorama 2018 – Pat Choy
Street Festival 2018 – Surein Lee
Golden Dragon 2019 – Ben Lee
Other events – TBD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Tina Chen
Dr Patrick Choy
Victor Cui
Steven Howes
Hsiang-Hsin Lui
Frank Lavitt
Ben Lee
Hermann Lee
Malinda Lee
Philip S. Lee
George Pao
Terry Prychitco
Jack Zhou
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre Office 2018
Chen(Amy) Zhang | Office Manager |
Sixuan(Megan) Huang | Graphic Designer |
Manman(Wendy) Hui | Office Volunteer |
Danni | Painter |
Ye(Julia) Zhang | Office Volunteer |
Yixiao (Alysia) Li | Office Volunteer |
Siqi Fan | Office/Event Volunteer |
EVENT VOLUNTEERS 2018
Megan Huang | 黃思璇 | Julia Zhang | 張燁 |
Wendy Hui | 許雯雯 | Julia Zhu | 朱麗穎 |
Lin Ye | 葉琳 | Danni Danni | 丹妮 |
Meimei Ma | 馬玫玫 | Cole Xu | 許桓碩 |
Siqi Fan | 范偲琪 | Martin Hou | 侯濤 |
Tianliang Qiu | 邱天梁 | Rosa Hu | 胡毅蓉 |
Tianci Fei | 費天賜 | Lina | |
Meimei Ma | 馬玫玫 | Henry | |
Jie Liang | Liangyan Hu | ||
Shiying Li | Weimu Chen | ||
Yinyin Zhuang |