Lily supports the Director of Development for the California office. She is primarily focused on individual giving, development operations, events, and donor relations in the West Coast.
Lily has worked in various health-related roles before joining Ceres in February 2020. She served as a Health Extension Officer in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Prior to that, she was a case manager with Genentech and Lash Group. She was an advocate for patients all over the country and served as a resource to those who needed help navigating the insurance maze.
Lily also has experience in blogging and content management through interning at The World of Chinese, where she covered everything from the practical to the outlandish, and at The Wang Post, where she shared thoughtful pieces getting to the heart of the Asian-American experience.
Lily holds a Bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies from Mount Holyoke College.