Executive Team
Lexi Ding
Founder & Co-President, Cornell University
Lexi is a 3rd-year business student at Cornell University. As a second-generation Chinese Canadian, Lexi's worldview is shaped by her long and ongoing journey of identity searching. Realizing how traditional cultural values can impact personal growth, Lexi finds her calling in raising awareness of mental wellness in the Asian community and helping more Asian youth who share a similar background to overcome their stigma and get the help that they need.
Wendy Zhai
Co-President, Western University
Wendy is a 3rd year Medical Science student at Western University. Her hobbies include digital drawing, working out and cooking.
Wendy hopes to one day travel to all countries in Europe. As an advocate for mental health, she strives to encourage the Asian community to speak out and seek help about their mental illnesses.
Bing Wu
McGill University
Bing is a 3rd year Linguistics and Psychology student at McGill University. These days she enjoys reading novels, listening to music, and going on walks with her family. One of her goals is to become a speech-language pathologist in the future and aid individuals with communication and swallowing disorders.
As a first generation Chinese immigrant, Bing would like to help others in the Asian-Canadian community navigate their current and native cultures and overcome the unique challenges that arise from each.
Lydia An
Western University
Lydia is a 3rd year Medical Sciences student at Western University. Things she likes to do when she is not studying non-stop for exams includes watching the latest trending TV show, movie or anime on Netflix, exercising and listening to podcasts about true crime.
She hopes to get back into her past passions for arts such as playing the flute and piano as well as drawing and painting with different mediums.
With her dream of being a doctor someday, she hopes to make a difference and impact in all aspects of healthcare for all communities focusing on physical, mental and social wellness.
Jennifer Hoang
University of Toronto
Jennifer finished her undergrad degree at UofT last year. Currently, she’s interested in hiking, learning and yoga but this list is ever-changing and not exclusive. Her goal has always been to support people and support looks different to everyone. Right now, her goal is advocating for mental well-being through public awareness campaigns and being involved in (uncomfortable) discussions about mental well-being—in this case, discomfort is good, it’s where the (re/un)learning happens.
Oliver Xin
Western University
Oliver is a second year student majoring in finance. He has a lot of hobbies including playing the piano, cycling, mountain climbing, trying to workout and would love to try new and cool things. He is interested in entrepreneurship, education, and technology.His passion also includes Events planning, enriched experiences in organizing Business Case Competition and other business related activities with 7 positions for the upcoming year.
Other than that, he would love to dedicate to build a multicultural environment with equal rights and no discrimination. He is an environmentalist as well.
Yiting (Adel) Wang
Western University
Adel is a third-year Medical Science student at Western University. He always spends his time outside rather than home. He enjoys hiking, reading and cooking. Logic is his favourite subject.
Adel is willing to show his enthusiasm in caring about others. His dream is to be a doctor who owns a restaurant serving comfort food some day. Due to his multicultural background, he joins Project T.E.A and hopes to assist Asian community to adapt to new environments with joy and courage.
Helen Chan
University of Toronto
Helen is a fourth-year Psychology Specialist student at University of Toronto. Through her aspirations on becoming a psychotherapist, she has a natural drive in supporting others seek the help they need resiliently. Helen wants to empower individuals through informing them and raising awareness about available resources. By having more open discussions about stigma and how to overcome such barriers, Helen hopes that Project T.E.A. can normalize the topic of mental wellness throughout the Asian communities.
Chloe Liu
Queen’s University
Chloe just finished her first-year in the Commerce program at Queen’s University. In her free time, she enjoys working out, cooking and taking photos. She’s aiming to help small businesses with their financial decisions by obtaining her CPA. As a first-generation immigrant, she understands how minority groups struggle to perform professionally and personally. She hopes to raise awareness of racial stereotypes and encourage people to have more comfortable and sincere conversations around identity issues and mental health.