Jenny (Lingjuan) Wang

 

Executive Director, Chinese New Settlers Services Trust

Came to NZ with her family from in November 1994. Her career in China includes a number of years as a high school teacher, university lecturer and government officer.

Jenny founded the Chinese New Settlers Services Trust (CNSST) in 1998 in her home garage and has been its Executive Director for 18 years. In this period, the organization has grown from zero to a medium sized NGO/ social enterprise. CNSST provides social services, education and social housing to local Asian communities including Chinese, Korean & Japanese etc, as well as generic population.

Jenny also actively engaged with diverse sectors as a representative for the Ethnic community, eg. a member of Commissioner’s Ethnic Focus Forum  for NZ Police Commissioner,  a member of the Asian Advisory Board for NZ Police Akl district.

Jenny received the Queen’s Service Medal(QSM)in 2008 and the Kiwi Bank local hero awards 2016 for recognizing the great contribution made to local migrant community in NZ.