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Welcome! I am an international business professor and researcher on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with over 25 years of experience in education, international relations, trade and development.

My work includes:

• Chair of Canada-ASEAN Initiatives at the York Centre for Asian Research, York University, promoting Canada-ASEAN security and economic cooperation within the Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

• Co-founder and director at the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council, promoting trade and investment and supporting Canadian businesses.

• Director at the Canada Vietnam Society, and Professor of International Business at Centennial College, promoting community engagement and student support.

My role also includes:

• Member of the Advisory Council for the York Centre for Asian Research, the Asian Business Management Program, and the Centre for Global Enterprise, Schulich School of Business, York University;
• Member of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Alumni Leadership Committee in Toronto; and
• Board Member at the McCormick Arena, City of Toronto.

My previous work was:

• Political science lecturer at the University of Toronto;
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council post-doctoral fellow at the Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy;
• Board member at the Organization for Women in International Trade – Toronto (OWIT-Toronto)
• Research associate at the Centre for Southeast Asia Research at UBC; and
• United Nations Development Programme consultant in Vietnam.

My academic background includes:

• Honours BComm in Economics, Concordia University, 1995;
• MA in Economics, University of British Columbia (UBC), 1996; and
• PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies and Asian Research, UBC, 2004.