Cindy, born Xin, is the youngest daughter of a doctor and a teacher. She came to the U.S. in 1998 to pursue further studies, earning a PhD in textile engineering from the George Institute of Technology in 2002. Subsequently, she worked as Post-Doctoral researcher at North Carolina State University.
She is married to Sean Chang and they have two sons and a daughter. Busy as she is, she takes time for meditation, classical music and playing Chinese zither.
“I am passionate about community support and dedicated to bridging the Asian Pacific community with Mainstream America,” she said. “I want to foster economic development and promote Asian culture and values.”
The mission of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) is to encourage, facilitate and support the economic growth and sustainability of the greater Washington area community by building bridges and serving as a resource for the APA business community. AACC achieves this mission through business networking programs, summits, expos, business development workshops, seminars, and other special programs and events.