Ann’s family immigrated to the United States when she was 11 years old. Her family came because her father was forced into a reeducation camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and Ann and her brother were banned from attending college because of their family background.

Arriving in Erie, Pennsylvania with no English, Ann had to learn English along with other academic courses as well as learn the American way of life.  Ann successfully adjusted to life in the United States and went on to obtain an engineering undergraduate degree from Penn State University and an engineering Masters and MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Ann is an engineer and entrepreneur who is fluent in both English and Chinese. She founded and ran 3 companies for a total of 18 years. She then became a full-time caregiver for 4 years, caring for her parents in their 80’s with failing health, her husband who was stricken with Parkinson’s, and her twin teenage boys.  Ann’s children all attended SFUSD elementary, middle and high schools.

• 3 years ago, Ann was 

• President of the Galileo High School PTSA

• Chair of SFUSD’s Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee

• A Leader of the successful Recall School Board campaign

• 2 years ago, she was a School Board Commissioner

• 1 year ago, she founded a non-profit American and Chinese bicultural school for immigrant and working class families on the east side of San Francisco

• This year, she is running for the San Francisco School Board, again

Ann is an experienced school board member with a deep understanding of the school district and strong fiscal management skills. She also has first hand experience teaching students and has found innovative and effective ways to help students catch-up and excel academically. 

Ann is not seeking office for political advancement. She is running for office because SFUSD is in crisis and needs experienced and tenacious board commissioners to start addressing the fiscal and operational challenges it faces on Day One in office.