Board of Directors

The Board of Directors at Art2Heart Foundation consists of past executive members who bring an abundance of experience from their professional lives after working with the foundation. They provide legal guidance, strategic planning, and aid in bringing the executive team’s visions to life.

 
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Founding Executive Director, President (2014 - 2017)
- Cecilia Pang

Cecilia is in her fourth year of Political Science at UBC, where she researches civic as a Wesbrook Scholar. With five years of non-profit and youth leadership experience, she also serves on the Board of CPAWS-BC and is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. Previously, she worked as an economic policy analyst and policy consultant with the federal government.

Coming from a background as an award-winning artist, writer, and pianist, she harnessed her love for story-telling, connection, and the arts by founding ajourney2success.com in 2012 and Art2Heart in 2014. From 2014-2017, Cecilia established and oversaw the implementation of Art2Heart's programming in the City of Surrey by developing strategic plans and establishing intra-city partnerships.

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Volunteer Coordinator (2017-2018), President (2018-2019)
- Irene Zhang

Irene is a second-year student majoring in commerce at the UBC Sauder School of Business. With a variety of experiences in project management, community engagement, and non-profit organizations, Irene hopes to bring a little creativity and fun wherever she goes through her passion for art and graphic design.

Apart from being crazy for lemons (courtesy of the song 'Lemon' by Kenshi Yonezu), Irene enjoys catching up on Netflix shows, creating digital art, and going for a run.

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Public Relations Coordinator
(2018-2019), President (2019-2020)

- Alishba Irfan

Embarking on her senior year at Fraser Heights, Alishba is honoured to serve on the Board of Directors at the Art2heart Foundation. Her involvement with the organization began in 2017 as a volunteer. Since then, she has served on the Art2heart executive team— a journey that allowed her to build a reservoir of skills, develop a newfound appreciation for the arts, and cultivate lifelong friendships. Whether it be learning about art therapy mediums or testing various shades of pink, Alishba finds that the past 4 years have been enriching and rewarding. Besides her work with the Art2heart Foundation, Alishba enjoys listening to True Crime podcasts, trying various flavours of coffee creamers, and spending too much time with her cats. She hopes that you join the Art2heart community with a fascination to use art as a medium to better the world around us.