Executive Committee

With my extensive networks and board experience, I look forward to supporting the SPCA as it grows its talent pool, expands fundraising connections, and strengthens board engagement.

I have been in the recruitment industry since 1997 and in Hong Kong since 2001 where I run ConnectedGroup – a 50+ employee recruitment and search business. We have developed a social impact strategy to support charities with reduced fee recruitment and launched www.recruit4good.com as a free job advertising platform for the not-for-profit community.

I am an animal welfare advocate and love animals having spent time growing up on my grandparent’s farm. My family includes four rescued dogs and six rescued cats.

I grew up in Hong Kong and Australia and trained as a finance lawyer in Hong Kong, London and Beijing.

For the past 15 years, I have served as a partner in a global law firm where I have taken on some management responsibilities. Although this is my first experience as an active part in the governance of an NGO, I have recently completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma and I am keen on supporting SPCA’s growth and contributing to the welfare of animals in Hong Kong.

We are a pet-loving family that enjoys spending time with our family dog called Winston (aka Wizzy) and one of my three kids dreams of becoming a vet one day.

I am a law professor teaching Hong Kong’s only Animal Law course. I am also a barrister advising the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Department of Justice on animal related matters, including welfare. My research and knowledge exchange in animal-related laws have resulted in legislative and policy changes for Hong Kong including the legislation which outlawed puppy mills and the new animal welfare law to be introduced by AFCD soon.

I am married to a conservation ecologist and have two rescued dogs from the SPCA.

I am the BOCHK Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC), Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences of City University of Hong Kong – Hong Kong’s first and only veterinary school. I am also a specialist in feline medicine and worked for many years in Australia at the University of Sydney’s Valentine Charlton Cat Centre.

I love all animals, big and small, and I am a passionate advocate for educating pet-owners about preventive health. I look forward to sharing my veterinary expertise to advance the health and welfare of animals in Hong Kong through the excellent initiatives of the SPCA.

I have two adopted cats: Joey, a Siamese from Australia, and Ginger Roger, adopted in Hong Kong from the SPCA’s Wanchai Centre.

Having both volunteered with, and donated to, urban wildlife centres and animal sanctuaries in Canada as well as the United Kingdom for many years, I am delighted to further my love of animals and now serve on the Executive Committee of SPCA (Hong Kong).

Currently, I work in the higher education sector as Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Relations at a leading university. Prior to this, I have worked across both the corporate and nonprofit sectors since moving to Hong Kong and have had roles as the Director of Sustainability for a local hotel group, Programme Manager at an international NGO, and Communications Manager at a global education prize. I am looking forward to contributing my experience and knowledge in the areas of philanthropy cultivation, donor engagement, and digital fundraising to support the SPCA.”

Back in my hometown of Toronto, I used to have a beloved pet budgie and I fully expect that, working with the SPCA, my wife and I will quickly fall in love with our next adopted pet very soon.

I grew up in Sai Kung, where my grandmom had a farm with livestock, dogs, and cats. I later received my education from the USA before returning to Hong Kong in 2006.

For the past 15+ years, I have been in the technology industry, playing various roles in the region, from Leader of Strategic Accounts and Partnerships to Head of New Business and Business Development, and most recently Head of Strategy. I am also a mental health advocate and certified Yoga and Meditation teacher.

I am a mom to four rescue Hungarian Vizslas: Momo, Lulu, Dada, and Yuyu. I often teach meditative hikes with one of my Vizslas, who also serves as a fur therapist for students.

I have more than 12 years’ experience in corporate HR roles where I have led organisational and cultural transformations, directed HR strategies to support business goals and driven employee engagement.

I hope to apply these skills to the SPCA, bringing positive changes to help inspire and motivate the wonderful staff who work tirelessly on behalf of animals in need.

I grew up with animals in Canada and after relocating to Hong Kong in 2013, fostered many animals and adopted three dogs rescued from puppy mills.

I first learnt that animals are friends when I was 3 years old, thanks to “Xiao Bao”, a white Mongrel with whom I grew up.

I have been a life member of SPCA since 2012, and my love for equestrian sports makes me even more concerned about the well-being of animals. It has long been my wish to join projects dedicated to advancing the cause of animal rights and benefits.

As a Chartered Certified Accountant, I’ve had leadership roles in global companies. Now, running a small start-up, I get more latitude to contribute to the good work already done by SPCA and to help solidify SPCA’s leader position as one of the most impactful animal advocates in Asia.

Currently I am blessed with the company of “Biffa”, a lovable poodle adopted from SPCA. She makes my day, every day.

I am delighted to support the SPCA in its financial development and oversight. In my role as Honorary Treasurer, I also sit on the Board of Trustees for the Society and bring to both roles decades’ worth of experience as an audit partner at KPMG.

I came to live in Hong Kong in 1990 and have seen first-hand the role the SPCA plays. I am a huge advocate of the Society, and I am delighted to play my part in its continued development.

I have two rescue dogs, one of which came from the SPCA and the other we rescued as a puppy from the street.

I have extensive experience across corporate strategy, business planning and investor relations, having worked for various multi-national investment banks, local corporates and Chinese SOEs. Now, I am leveraging on the skills I acquired in my corporate and banking days to help push forward the strategic and corporate priorities of one of the largest NGOs in Hong Kong.

As a child, I spent many weekends at SPCA. SPCA has always been close to my heart and I am delighted to be a part of its growth journey.

Hong Kong has been my home since 1991, and I have worked with the SPCA in various capacities since the mid-1990s. The SPCA is the leading animal welfare organisation in Hong Kong and I hope to contribute to its continued growth and success.

I studied law at the University of Hong Kong and was a solicitor specialising in employment cases for 25 years. I recently retired and look forward being able to devote more time to the SPCA in whatever way I can contribute.

I have lived with animals all my life, including dogs, cats, horses, turtles and fish. I currently share my home with two dogs adopted from the SPCA.