Dr. Ben C Choi finished his undergraduate and doctoral study in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Having a lengthy career in the education and social policy sector serving as an academic and social researcher in tertiary institutes and government offices, Ben also served as NGO Board member in Vancouver, Hong Kong and Macau. Before COVID-19, Ben was the vice-president of the Thompson Community Association and member in the Children’s Committee, Finance Committee, and Human Resource Committee of a community centre in Richmond, BC. He was also a delegate to the Richmond Community Centres Meeting. Ben had volunteered in the archive section of the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Soong Ching Ling Children Foundation of Canada and the Association of Children Education International. He was the founder of the Vancouver Sowers Society of Education. Ben is now retired in Vancouver and continues passionately committed to community services and connections.