Dorothy Yiu OAM JP

Chairperson

BSSc (SW), GDipCouns (Grief & Loss), GDipLib, GDipExeSci

Founder of the Chinese Cancer and Chronic Illness Society of Victoria (CCCIS) in 1996, Dorothy has a background in social work and counselling. Having been working in the field for almost four decades, Dorothy has extensive experience in health and human services, such as aged care, domestic violence, disability and migrant services. She has also been a cancer health educator for over 25 years focusing on cancer prevention and support.

Wina Kung

Deputy Chairperson

MSW, M. SSci (Training & HRM),
B. Social Work

Wina has been involving with the Chinese Cancer and Chronic Illness Society of Victoria (CCCIS) since 2001 participating in organisation events and as an advisor for CCCIS for over three years. Wina is a retired General Manager in Community Aged Care, she specialises in strategic planning, service operations and management of community aged care and disability services. Special interests include care at home for older people and people with a disability, Dementia care, and multicultural communities. Multicultural/Diversity is one of Wina’s passions. She works with a range of people from various cultural backgrounds and builds relationships and partnerships with diverse groups.

Jacob Lee

Treasurer

CPA

With over 20 years of strategic leadership and direct management experience in not-for-profit (NFP) and social enterprises, Jacob is a certified practising accountant and a qualified social worker trained in gestalt therapy. He has been involved in settlement, housing, aged care and disability services, victims of crime counselling and has overseen finance, information and communication technology, human resource and quality assurance functions of NFP organisations.

Frieda Si

Secretary

MSWQ, GDipHlthHSMgt, BA,
DipGov FICDA

With a professional background in social work, education and health management, Frieda has been actively involved with the Society since 2015, starting as a volunteer and progressing to various staff roles over several years. Frieda then left the Society to pursue her passion for palliative care. She is currently a practising community palliative care social worker while completing her PhD at Flinders University, focusing on palliative care support services for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Frieda also has experience working with communities across different ages in community health, settlement, housing, disability support and student wellbeing.

Dr Frank Wang

Committee Member

MD

Dr Frank Wang graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2017. He is a medical doctor with a special interest in health promotion and chronic illness prevention especially among the local Chinese community. He has been a committee member of CCCIS since 2018 and has participated in several health promotion events with a wide range of topics including COVID, vaccination, osteoporosis, dementia, organ donation and my health record.

Mandy Lee

Committee Member

MEd, MA, BSSc, DipEd

As an education consultant, Mandy Lee started her career as a teacher, teacher educator and curriculum developer.  She had experience teaching in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions and was the editor of a series of General Studies textbooks for Primary 1 to 6 students in Hong Kong. Her work on designing the bilingual advanced care planner, ‘My Farewell Wishes’ booklet was well received by the Australian Chinese community. 

Rebecca Chan

Committee Member

BSW, DipSW, AASW member

Rebecca is a social worker with over 20 years of experience across various sectors, including foster care, disability, and residential and community aged care services. For the past 13 years, she has specialised in community aged care, honing her skills in psychosocial assessment, case management and advocacy. Rebecca has a strong interest in counselling and empowering clients, focusing on building supportive relationships and personalised strategies to foster resilience and achieve their goals.