BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the Foundation. It oversees legal and fiduciary compliance, ensures responsible and prudent financial stewardship and advocates for the ACF and its work in the community.
Our Directors are passionate about charity and volunteer their time to help make the American Club Foundation a success.
OUR COMMITTEES.
Our committees comprise of committed and energetic volunteers who offer their time, skills, and resources to extend the work and impact of ACF.
APPLY TO BE ON AN ACF COMMITTEE
Are you interested in volunteering on one of the ACF's committees? We would welcome your support. Please email us at info@acfhk.org
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
The Communication Committee promotes all the activities, events, and programs of the Foundation. It plans and creates all content for advertising, social media, e-newsletters, press releases, and the website. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Annie Gao, Deepti Pelletier, J'nee Easter, Karyn Mclean, and Liz Kingston.
GRANTS+ COMMITTEE
The Grant Giving Committee works with the ACF team to manage the application process for ACF grantee organizations. The committee reviews and vets all applications for funding and makes recommendations to the Foundation Board for approval. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Amy Gunia, Anjalee Martin, Carol DeMaio, Cherry Chan, Claudia Anticona, J'nee Easter, Janet Wang, Jill Samelson, Rebecca Terner Lentchner, Sandy Chu, Sarina Chau, Stephanie Johnson, Shirley Ho and Tonya Mason.
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
The Programs Committee works with the ACF team to shape all our volunteering activities and events as well as our Your Voice speaker series for the year. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Jeau Kozel, Laura Warren, Samantha Seward, Shirley Ho, Renata Mulhern and Tonya Mason.
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
The Governance Committee serves as the ACF’s primary resource on governance issues. It reviews the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the ACF to ensure that the Board, staff and the ACF comply with them at all times. The Governance Committee also has oversight over the Foundation’s compliance and risk management matters and evaluates and manages conflicts of interest that may arise at all levels of the ACF. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Peter Mercer
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Together with the ACF CEO and team, the Finance Committee develops the ACF’s long-range financial plan and yearly operational budgets. It also monitors the implementation of the budget and reports periodically to the Board on the ACF’s financial status. Furthermore, it provides oversight over the Foundation’s financial reporting and works closely with our auditors, KPMG, in the financial audit process. We are grateful to KPMG for their pro bono services. We would also like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Shirley Ho, Vanessa Chien.
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD COMMITTEE
The People Choice Committee works with the ACF team on all aspects of the People’s Choice Campaign, also known as the ACF Young Change Makers Award.
The committee reviews all applications and chooses the finalists from among service-oriented students from across Hong Kong. Committee members provide professional training to finalists on their pitch to the American Club members, as well as ongoing mentorship throughout the execution of their project. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Alicia Wieser, Kate Carango, Yen Mak
FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS COMMITTEES
ANNUAL DINNER - This committee helps the ACF plan and execute one of our main fundraising events, the flagship Annual Dinner. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Melissa Brewster, Samantha Seward, Sam Growdon, Tonya Mason, Laura Warren, Erin Dillard, Sammi Cho, June Kim, Jacqueline Ho, Shirley Kwan, Mandy Anderson, Milly Bond, Kate Carango, Michelle Erb, Shirley Ho
Jennifer Kozel.
ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT - This committee helps the ACF plan and execute our annual Charity Golf Tournament. We would like to thank the following committee members for volunteering their skills and time: Mike Elko and Tom DeMaio.