Chak Au
Classification
Health Services (Vancouver Coastal Health), joined Rotary Club of Richmond March 25, 2015
Professional
- Professionally trained as a family therapist.
- Assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong before moving to Canada in 1988.
- Has been Program Leader of the Family and Children Counselling Team of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in Richmond for over 20 years.
Association & Community Involvement
As a strong advocate of multiculturalism and racial harmony, Chak assisted and co-founded a number of local organizations, including the Chinese Mental Wellness Association of Canada, Richmond GreenSpace Society, Interfaith for World Peace Society and the Canadian International Education Assistance Foundation.
He has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee, Richmond Child Care Advisory Committee, Richmond Sister City Committee, Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society, and Richmond Poverty Response Task Force.
He was elected a School Trustee from 1999 to 2011 and served twice as the Vice-Chairperson of the Richmond Board of Education.
He was elected as a Councillor in Richmond in November 2011. He believes in honest government, transparent decision making, open consultation and citizen engagement, and is committed to bring the community closer together by building consensus and ensuring that everyone’s view is heard even though this may take greater effort.
Awards & Recognition
In 2006, Chak was recognized by Vancouver Sun as one of The Hundred Most Influential Chinese-Canadian in BC and received the provincial award of Stand Up and Stand Out for Children and Youth in 2007.
Through his nominations, Richmond City received the Eco-safety Demonstrative City Award and Richmond School District received the Excellence in Environmental Education Award at the First World Eco-safety Assembly (WESA) in December 2010.
Chak was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 by the Governor General of Canada.