New Board for Chinese Language School of CT

Each Spring the CLSC Board appoints a Nominations Committee to recruit, interview and recommend new Board members, who are then elected in May of each year. Board openings are typically created when a current member decides not to run again or steps down. Our Board consists of 7 members, with staggered two year terms.

Retiring Board Chairman: After having spent 4 years as a Board member, and an additional 2 years as its Chair, Board of Directors Chairman Raymond Dunn has decided to step down, in order to spend more time on business and family.

Ray has been a CLSC parent since CLSC’s first year, in 2002, and has been a Director since its second year, later taking over for Board Chairman and CLSC Founder, Hans Hsu, in 2007.

Ray has been a warm and gracious Board Chair, helping CLSC reach out to community members and professionals, and was active in guiding the school’s expansion to offer weekday programs.

We are extremely grateful for Ray’s leadership the last 2+ years, and look forward to working with him on future CLSC projects.

New Co-Chairmen: CLSC offers a warm welcome to new co-Chairmen, Cynthia Chang Scanlan and Joab Tjiungwanara.

Cynthia has been a CLSC parent, school supporter, and volunteer for several years and was elected to the CLSC Board in May 2008. Cynthia has held numerous CLSC events at her home (most recently holding last-minute classes for our 180+ students on the Sunday that we were locked out).

Cynthia headed CLSC’s Infrastructure Committee in 2007 which worked to secure our program offices at the Greenwich Family Y, and lives in Greenwich with her husband, Brian, and children, Kevin and Paula.

Joab has been a CLSC parent and supporter since the school’s first year. He has served on the Strategic Planning Committee and has provided guidance on several key CLSC programs. Joab is in Risk Manaagement at GE, and lives in Stamford with his wife, Christina, and children Katarina and Richard.

New Director: Taking over Ray Dunn’s board spot is new Director, Mei Nishiwaki. Mei has worked with CLSC as a volunteer for two years, recently working with CLSC to bring After School programs to Scarsdale, NY schools. Mei lives in Scarsdale with her husband, Mitsu, and children Abigail and Emily.

Welcome and thank you to Mei!