Our staff is made up of Chinese-American teenagers from the metro Atlanta area between the ages of 13-18. All the big sisters and brothers are very passionate about sharing their Chinese culture with others and working with children. Our staff’s interests and backgrounds vary, so learn more about everyone here at Hand in Hand! >>Meet our Big Sisters and Brothers
Directors 2022-2024
Helen Hong
The Westminster Schools
Alexandria Ding
Alpharetta High school
Amelia Wong
Chattahoochee High School
Directors 2021-2022
Fei Hao
Northwest University
Helen Hong
The Westminster Schools
Past Directors 2020-2021
Autumn Starbird
Anika Xia
Past Directors 2019-2020
Cindy Qiu
Georgia Institute of Technology
Maya Spaulding
New York University, Shanghai
Past Directors 2018-2019
Shirley Ge
University of California, Berkeley
Jayme Morton
Western New England University
Past Directors 2017-2018
Annie Chen
Brown University
Sherry Liang
University of Georgia
Past Directors 2013-2017
Caroline Li
University of Virginia
Sally Pan
Brown University
Annie Su
University of Pennsylvania
Jenny Zhang (张婷溪 Zhang Ting Xi)
University of Georgia
Julia Lan (兰天虹 Lan Tian Hong)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Past Directors 2011-2013
Lily Zhang (张立华, Zhang Li Hua)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kathy Lin (林之涵, Lin Zhi Han)
New York University
Past Directors 2010-2011
Donna Guo (郭丹娜, Guo Dan Na)
University of Chicago
Jenny Su (苏玉静, Su Yu Jing)
Duke University
Founder
Karen Xiao
Harvard University
Karen lives in Johns Creek, GA with her parents, grandparents, and younger brother, Willy. A graduate of the Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy, and a dancer at Atlanta Professional Dance Academy, Karen is a dedicated artist, musician and student. She loves playing violin and was one of ten violinists selected to participate in the Governor’s Honors Program as a string major in 2008.
Karen first started teaching Chinese language and dance to children adopted from China in 2006. She has taught at the Kennesaw Chinese Academy, the Kid Chinese summer culture camps and volunteered at events of Families with Children from China all over the metro Atlanta area.
Because she enjoyed working with adopted Chinese children so much, Karen started Hand in Hand. She hopes that both adopted Chinese children and Chinese-American teens can gain something from being a part of the program.