CCAGP Board Election

CCAGP will be holding a membership meeting and an election for the board of directors. The election will be to vote for two board positions: President and Secretary. Our long-time president of CCAGP, Dr. Harrison Chao, retired at the end of last academic year, and the Secretary position has been vacant for some time. We felt this was an opportune time to revive the pattern of annual membership meetings and board elections, as specified in the CCAGP bylaws. Going forward, we aim for the work of the board to be a more transparent part of the MingDe and DingHao community, and we encourage everyone to vote in the election.

If you are interested in serving as one of these positions on the board of directors, or have any questions about the election or the CCAGP board, please email board@ccagp.org. Please indicate which role you are interested in, and the nomination committee will be in touch. Please provide a brief bio or statement to share with the community. We particularly encourage parents who are already active volunteers with their respective schools to consider joining the board. Current teachers of either school are not eligible to be on the board while also serving as a teacher. Please let us know by Saturday, October 4th if you are interested.

Here is a brief description of the roles up for election:

  • President - Serve as executive director of CCAGP, officiate board meetings, and have general management responsibilities for CCAGP
  • Secretary - Take minutes at the board meetings and support communications with the CCAGP members

We will send out ballots and voting will begin on Friday, October 11th. Ballots will be via Google Form, sent out via each school’s regular communication channels. If you don’t receive the Google Form link, you can ask any of the current board members. Votes are due midnight on Saturday, October 25th, and the results will be announced Sunday, October 26th.

What is CCAPG?

Chinese Cultural Association of Greater Philadelphia (CCAGP) is a non-profit organization serving the community in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. Founded in 1984, the association is dedicated to promote Chinese culture and heritage, provide bilingual education programs, and sustain and maintain The Main Line Chinese Schools (MLCS).

CCAGP is a member organization with all the parents of students enrolled in either MingDe or DingHao automatically being members of the organization.

What is the role of the CCAGP Board of Directors?

The CCAGP board of directors is the governing body of CCAGP and the MingDe and DingHao Chinese schools. It is composed of 9 individuals, 7 elected, volunteer members, plus the two principals of the schools, who are automatically on the board. The board helps ensure the smooth functioning and long term prosperity of the Chinese schools, and makes certain operational decisions. The board meets at least four times per year.

The current board of directors and their roles are:

  • President (vacant)
  • Vice President - Steve Swindler
  • Secretary (vacant)
  • Treasure - Peiyen Chung
  • Cultural Director - Sophie Lin
  • Radnor Liaison - Jeffrey Liu
  • Webmaster - Kevin Bullaughey
  • MingDe Principal - FangPing Chen
  • DingHao Principal - Connie Lai