Ka Yi Lau is an experienced program manager with a diverse background in youth and community engagement, currently serving as Program Manager at the Community Youth Center of San Francisco since August 2014. Previous roles at CYCSF include Program Supervisor, Senior Program Coordinator, Project Coordinator, and Youth & Family Counselor. In addition, Ka Yi Lau has contributed as Customer Service Supervisor for the Singapore Airline Account at Pacific Aviation since July 2013 and as a Lay Responder First Aid & CPR/AED Instructor with the American Red Cross Bay Area since November 2006. Experience also includes teaching English in rural Mainland China, working as a Teacher Assistant, and holding accounting positions at MishaSF and Fubao Health Inc. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Education from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC)
Since 1970, CYC has set the standard for awareness and activism in the Asian community. Originally founded to address the problems of juvenile delinquency and gang violence in Chinatown, CYC has grown to encompass behavioral health, community/school-based outreach, education, intervention, leadership development, and workforce development in all our programs. We offer services directed at responding to the complex set of issues the youth in our community face including acculturation, difficulties in school, economic hardship, substance abuse, and gang involvement. Our educational enrichment, leadership building, and job-readiness programs have earned CYC a unique reputation as a key agency for Asian youth services in San Francisco.