Philanthropy and Education.

One of my most rewarding experiences was leading the Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) Chinese Language program and launching an English training center in China. As a student in Dalian, I spent a semester immersed in an intensive language program at Dalian Foreign Language University. After graduating, I returned to manage the BCA program for a year, giving other students the same incredible opportunity to experience and learn in China.

While in China, I also started an English language training school in Bayuquan, filling a major gap in the community where native English-speaking teachers were scarce. Partnering with a local businessman and the local government, I helped build the school from the ground up—developing the curriculum, securing teacher visas, and getting everything in place. After a year of preparation, we opened with overwhelming demand, enrolling 1,500 students in the first week alone.