Management Team

Our Co-Founders:

From left: Dr. Winnie Wong, Dr. Jason Lau

• Jason Lau, Ph.D.
  Co-Founder
   
• Winnie Wong, Ed.D
  Co-Founder
   

Our Team Members and Interns:

Summer Interns 2011
From left: Dr. Jason Lau, Siyan Hou, Dr. Winnie Wong, Scotti Schon, Emi Okasa

• Siyan Hou, B.A., M.A.
  Program Manager (since June, 2011)
  Siyan is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA.  She received a master's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from the University of Northern Iowa and a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from the Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, China. She is fluent in both Chinese and English. Siyan also holds a Secondary English Teacher's Certificate issued by the PR China's Ministry of Education.
  
  Siyan was recoginized as one of top ten students in major when she was a student at Sichuan Normal University.  She has served as a co-teacher in the University of Northern Iowa's Culture and Intensive English Program.
   
• Scotti Schon
  Intern/Business Communications & PR (Summer 2011)
  Scotti is a Senior at the University of Northern Iowa majoring in Business Communications/Public Relations with a minor in Marketing and Communications/Journalism.
  
  Scotti, a distance runner on the UNI Track and Field team, who made history at the Iowa's annual Musco Twilight XII track meet (4/23/11), smashing the UNI four-year-old school record in the 3,000m steeplechase by a margin of more than 10 seconds. Congratulations, Scotti!
   
• Emi Okasa
  Intern/Instructor & Online Store Operations (Summer 2011)
  Emi is a Junior at the University of Northern Iowa majoring in Management (Supply Chain). She is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and English.
  
  
  
   

Our Former Members and Interns:
 

• Zhibin Wang, Ph.D., MBA Candidate
  Chinese Instructor (Spring 2011)
  Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in Economics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. He has served as a visiting professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He has also served as Director of Trade Department & Researcher of Research and Development Center, China Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and Zheongzhou Grain Wholesale Market.  
  
   
• Yaqiong (Joyce) Hu, MBA '2011, B.A.
  Intern (Spring 2011)
  Joyce graduated with a MBA from the University of Northern Iowa in May 2011. She is currently employed at an international firm in the Industrial Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
  
  
   

• Laura Spalding, B.A. '2011
  Intern (Spring 2011)
  Laura graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a major in Graphic Communications and a minor in Marketing in May 2011. She is currently employed as a graphic designer in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jason Lau, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Jason Lau earned his Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies (concentration: Higher Education Management) from the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at The University of Iowa.

Dr. Lau will be honored as the recipient of the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association's Heritage Honours Young Alumni Award in 2011. The award ceremony will take place in early November. The Young Alumni Award recognizes the major personal and professional accomplishments of graduates 40 years of age and younger.

Dr. Lau graduated, summa cum laude, from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in 1999, receiving a B.A. in Leisure, Youth, and Human Services (Programming). He was a UNI Purple and Old Gold Award recipient for Meritorious Scholarship in Leisure Services. Dr. Lau received his M.A. in Leisure, Youth and Human Services Administration (UNI) in 2002. Dr. Lau also holds a Diploma in Social Work from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Certificates in Tourism (UNI) and School-Age Care Leadership (UNI).

Dr. Lau has more than 10 years of professional experience in child and youth services and over 5 years of administrative experience in higher education. He has served as the Assistant Director of the Camp Adventure™ Child and Youth Services program in the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services at UNI. In this position Dr. Lau was responsible for assisting in the preparation and management of grants and contracts and engaging in marketing activities including the preparation of brochures, advertisement, corporate sponsorships, and other public relation functions. Dr. Lau was directly responsible for securing nearly $1.5 million federal contracts and international agreements with contract partners, including all 4 branches of the U.S. military, U.S. embassies, corporate clubs, international schools and universities in Asia.

During his tenure with Camp Adventure™, Dr. Lau has also served as the Project Coordinator in the United Kingdom (2000), the Japan Project Director (2001-2007), and the Regional Field Supervisor in Asia for 10 years. In 1999, Dr. Lau directed Camp Adventure™ Youth Services program operations in Taiwan, overseeing program operations at the Taipei American School.  Dr. Lau also directed a special winter holiday program operated in conjunction with The Resort, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Macau during the transfer of sovereignty ceremony in 1999. Prior to that Dr. Lau directed a newly initiated program operated in conjunction with the Macau Polytechnic Institute in Macau known as Campo Adventura (1998) and one operated in conjunction with the Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, The People’s Republic of China (1997).

Dr. Lau has been serving as a Play Consultant for Play Infinity (Hong Kong) since 2001. Play Infinity, an educational organization specialized in play, is dedicated to promoting play as a means of recreation, education and counseling. Play Infinity provides staff development training, parent-child activities, and play workshops for a wide range of clients, including Citibank, AXA, Swire, HKSAR Recreation and Leisure Department, the Hong Kong Chinese University, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

 

Winnie Wing-Sze Wong, Ed.D., M.A., B.S.W., D.S.W.
Co-Founder

Dr. Winnie Wing Sze Wong earned her doctoral degree in Leisure, Youth and Human Services at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). She received a master’s degree in Leisure, Youth and Human Services Administration from UNI. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr. Wong is the founder and Executive Director of Play Infinity and Play Infinity (Macao). Play Infinity is an organization dedicated to promoting play as a means of recreation, education and counseling. Encouraging the development of a play culture in Hong Kong, Play Infinity provides a number of custom-made programs for children, youth, adults and older person.

Dr. Wong’s recent publications include “Play Infinity-101 Creative Games”, “Play Infinity-60 Interactive Fun Games”, “Play Infinity-Family Games and Play”, and “Play Infinity-78 Parent Child Games”. She has taught at the School of Continuing Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She also has taught games and drama training at Harlow Church in England.

Dr. Wong has worked for TREATS (Hong Kong), an organization dedicated to integrating youth with and without disabilities through recreation and play. She is also the former Executive Director of the Trinity Theatre. She is an active participant in the forum theatre, playback theatre, theatre sport, movement therapy, and nature discovery.