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For Immediate Release | December 9, 2016

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Kyle Sklerov
Rubenstein Communications, Inc.
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CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL, INC. NAMES
WAYNE HO AS PRESIDENT AND CEO

December 9, 2016 | Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc., and its affiliates and associated entities*

[New York, NY] December 9, 2016 - The Boards of Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (“CPC”), and its affiliates and associated entities*, are pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Ho as President and Chief Executive Officer. He will assume his new role on January 17, 2017. 

“After a comprehensive national search, we are excited to welcome Wayne Ho as our chief executive, leading us through our growth as the premier Asian American social services agency in the U.S. and evolution as the Model Service and Leadership Development Organization.  Janice Won, Interim President and CEO, has infused leadership capacity and strengthened our infrastructure in many ways.  She will ensure a seamless transition to Wayne who will lead at the helm in collaboration with highly committed and dedicated boards of directors and staff,” said Jenny Low, CPC Board Chair. 

”I am excited and humbled to be joining a distinguished organization like the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. For 51 years, CPC has been on the forefront of serving New York City’s Asian American and immigrant communities.  Working with the supportive board and dynamic staff, I look forward to building on CPC’s history and accomplishments in order to achieve the vision of being a Model Service and Leadership Development Organization.” said Wayne Ho, incoming President and CEO.

Most recently, Wayne served as Chief Strategy and Program Officer for The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (“FPWA”), an association of 200 community and faith-based member agencies aiming to promote the social and economic well-being of underserved New Yorkers. He was responsible for expanding policy advocacy, capacity building and faith-rooted organizing initiatives to achieve FPWA’s strategic plan. During his tenure, FPWA has advocated successfully for a funded $15 per hour minimum wage for City contracted social services nonprofit workers, grew the number of trainings and grants to member agencies, and increased its budget by 45%. From 2004-2013, Wayne was the Executive Director for the pan-Asian children’s advocacy organization, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families which collaborated with other organizations to successfully pass policies to improve language access, reduce bias-based harassment in schools, baseline funding for community-based child abuse prevention programs, and increased discretionary funding for the Asian Pacific American community. Additionally, Wayne has taught leadership and management courses at New York University and University of California at Berkeley. He was recognized by the City and State as a 40 Under 40 New York City Rising Star in 2014 and was one of 10 leaders invited to meet with President Obama during the White House’s Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration in 2011. He serves on numerous boards, including the board of Coro New York Leadership Center, and is appointed to several New York City and State advisory boards. Wayne received his Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley and his Master in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 3:00pm, CPC will hold a Press Conference regarding Mr. Ho’s appointment. It will be held at CPC’s Central Office located at 150 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012.

Note*: CPC’s affiliates and associated entities are Chinese-American Planning Council Home Attendant Program, Inc., Chinatown Planning Council Housing Development Fund Corporation (senior housing), CPC Tribeca Center, Inc., Nan Shan Local Development Corporation (new flagship center in Flushing) and 16 Dutch HDFC (affordable housing).

About Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.  Founded in 1965, CPC’s mission is to serve Chinese American, immigrant and low-income communities in New York City by providing services, skills and resources towards economic self-sufficiency.  Our vision is to be the Model Service and Leadership Development Organization. CPC serves over 8, 000 people daily through 50+ programs in 30+ locations citywide. It administers community services, early childhood services, school-age child care, youth services, workforce development and senior services.

新聞稿

發稿日期：2016年12月9日
發稿單位：華人策劃協會及其附屬機構
聯繫人：劉林劍虹，華人策劃協會董事長
聯絡電郵：Jennylow.cpc@gmail.com

華人策劃協會聘請何永康為總裁及首席執行官

2016年12月9日  華人策劃協會及其附屬機構

[紐約市] 2016年12月9日 - 華人策劃協會("華策會")董事會及旗下的付屬機構董事會* 非常高興地宣布聘任何永康為總裁及首席執行官。他將在2017年1月17日上任。

華策會董事長劉林劍虹說: "經過一個全國性的詳盡物色，我們非常興奮地歡迎何永康榮任為華策會的首席領導人，帶領華策會發展為美國最優秀的亞裔社會服務機構並提升為服務社區及培養領導人才的模範機構。暫代總裁溫李苑珍在多方面地注入了領導能力和加強了我們機構的基 礎。她將會確保在這職位移交過渡時期與何永康密切合作，使他能與本會盡職盡責及忠誠的董事會和職員共同領導華策會。"

即將上任的總裁及首席執行官何永康說: "能夠加入像華人策劃協會這樣傑出的機構使我感到非常興奮及榮幸。過去51年來，華策會處於服務紐約市亞裔和移民社區的第一線。我期待著在董事會的鼎力支持下，與積極充滿活力的員工們並肩努力，在華人策劃協會的豐富歷史及成就的基礎上，更上一 層樓，將組織提升為服務社區及培養領導人才的模範機構。"

何永康的最近職位是在新教福利機構聯盟 ("FPWA") 擔任首席策略和方案幹事。該機構是一個有200間為提升紐約市民社會和經濟福利的社區和宗教組織的成員機構。他負責擴展政策倡導，增強機構能力和基於信仰的組織舉措，以實現FPWA的戰略計劃。在何永康任期內，FPWA 成功地為非謀利機構的市政府合約員工贏得$l5元的最低時薪，增加了对成员机构的培训和资助，并将预算增加了45％。

自2004年至2013年何永康是亞裔兒童及家庭聯盟 ("CACF") 的行政總監。該聯盟是為汎亞裔兒童倡導的組織。CACF 與其他組織合作，成功地通過改善語言服務的策略，減少學校裏的歧視騷擾，設立了社區為防止虐待兒童而配備經費的最低基準，和曾加了亞太裔社區的自由支配經費。此外，何永康曾經在紐約大學及加州伯克利大學任教領導和管理課程。在2014年，他是獲得 紐約市和紐約州(City and State)頒發的40位40歲以下紐約新星獎的其中之一。在2011年的亞太裔傳統月，他是被邀請到白宮與奧巴馬總統會面的10位領導人中的一位。他服務過衆多董事會，包括 Coro New York 領導中心，並獲委任為州及市政府諮詢委員會成員。何永康在加州伯克利大學畢業。他在哈佛甘迺迪政府學院得到公共政策碩士學位。

華策會將在2016年12月12日下午三點，在本會總部，紐約市曼哈頓區伊利莎伯街150號 (150 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012) ，舉行關於聘請何永康的記者招待會。歡迎媒體界的朋友到時參加。

注*：華策會的附屬機構包括華人策劃協會家庭護理服務公司，華埠策劃協會房屋發展公司(老人公寓)，南山發展公司(法拉盛社區服務大樓)，華人策劃協會翠貝卡中心及16 Dutch房屋發展公司 (可負擔房屋)。

華人策劃協會簡介

創辦於1965年，華人策劃協會的服務宗旨是幫助在美華人，新移民及低收入社區， 提供服務及資源使其達到經濟自給自足。我們的目標是成為服務社區及培養領導人才的模範機構。華策會的三十多個辦事處透過五十多個服務計劃，每天向大約八千多人提供服務。本會的服務項目包括多元文化社區服務，學前幼兒教育，課後輔導，青少年 服務，職業陪訓，及耆老服務。華策會的網站: https://www.cpc-nyc.org