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Connie Wei
Co-Founder & Board Chair
Connie Wei is the Co-Founder of Peer2Peer. She is currently the Managing Director of DHC Investments and a member of the Business Development Committee at Hong Kong Ballet. Connie has worked as a Management Consultant with A.T. Kearney in Asia and the US as well as a Senior Equity Analyst in the Greater China Retail and Consumer Sector with UBS. Connie holds an MBA degree from MIT Sloan School, Cambridge, US. Based on her vision to create a charity to enable young people to help each other, Connie, Douglas & Hank founded Peer2Peer in 2020 and are aiming to provide mentoring services in Academic, Athletic & Performing Arts "by students and for students" in need.
Douglas Yang
Co-Founder
Douglas co-founded Peer2Peer with his mom and brother. Currently, he is a junior at Harvard University studying Computer Science and an incoming Machine Learning Research intern at MIT, passionate about entrepreneurship, software engineering, and venture capital. Douglas served as executive manager for the first year of Peer2Peer's academic program, leading all recruiting efforts and establishing organizational structure. Along with Henry, they grew the program to over 300 mentees and 200 mentors within 6 months.
Hank Yang
Co-Founder & Board Chair
Henry co-founded Peer2Peer with his mother and brother during the start of the Covid pandemic. He is currently a sophomore at Harvard University studying Economics and Statistics. Henry served a leading role for the mentorships division of Peer2Peer in its initial stages and founded Peer2Peer Athletics. He led the Athletics division to over 30 mentors and 200 mentees across multiple schools, partnering with organizations such as The Sprouts Foundation and Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School. In his free time, Henry enjoys different sports and is passionate about finance and investing.
Michele Lai
Advisory Board Member
Michele Lai, is a seasoned marketing strategist, who had a corporate career both in Australia and Hong Kong. As a mother of two and passionate in children and youth development, she founded Kids4Kids, a Hong Kong based charity since 2010 based on her belief that "you're never too young to change the world". The Kids4Kids network has empowered thousands of students becoming community leaders, responsible and caring citizens, as well as nurturing young social entrepreneurs to action on their powers and purpose. Peer2Peer is one such organization that aligns very much with Michele's values and as a Board Advisor, hopes to help provide guidance to further grow its impact in the community.
Management Team
Caitlin Yang
Co-Director
Hi everyone! My name is Caitlin Yang. I'm 16 and I just transferred from SPCC to Hong Kong International School as a sophomore (Grade 10/ F4). I am a passionate book-reader, who loves singing and performing. My favorite subjects are English, Math and History. I am the co-executive director of Peer2Peer, and I'm so excited to have you all on board. Rest assured that P2P will provide you with the best mentorships that can help you with your academics and interests outside of school as well. I promise that you will have fun with your mentor, while learning the tips and tricks that will help you throughout your educational journey. Please feel free to leave any questions on our website or Instagram @peer.2.peer, and I will respond to them as fast as possible. Can't wait to meet everyone!
Jamie Ho
Co-Director
Hi! My name is Jamie Ho. I am 16 and attend Lawrenceville School in the United States. I am the co-director of the Peer2Peer organization. I am honored to be passed down this position and strive to help all our future mentees. I enjoy solving math problems and doing lab tests in science. Some of my current passions are running Track and Field and doing Cross country. I have also played tennis all my life and really enjoy the competitive lifestyle. My dream is to grow this organization so we can make a meaningful impact in Hong Kong while also helping the mentees assimilate into different cultures and studies by using the experience of our mentors.
Nick Wong
Head of Academics
Hi! I’m Nick Wong, a F5 IB student studying at St. Paul’s Co-educational College. I like to do math, read math and speak math. I also enjoy listening to classical music. I’m the Head of Academics here at P2P, so I’m in charge of managing the learning activities here. I hope you all have a great time!
Annabel Cheung
Head of Academics
I am Annabel, a 16-year-old student at ISF in Hong Kong. My favorite subjects are chemistry, biology, and literature. Additionally, outside of academics, I play netball and debate.
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