Born in Guangzhou, China and immigrated with her parents to N.Y. in 1995. She is a licensed Mental Health Counselor who has extensive work with children, youths, and families in the Chinese communities in NYC through various parts of her career. While working as a counselor in Brooklyn, Chih Ling saw an increasing number of youths who are facing challenging needs due to family situations, immigration adjustment, social isolation, lack of resources, and low self-esteem. She realized that there were limited services to meet these needs. She and a group of like-minded Asian young professionals based in Brooklyn founded the organization with the goal to utilize their professional network to encourage the next generation of youths.