Dr. Ming-Der Chang, PH.D.

Ming-der Chang, PhD, has been the Community Executive Director of the American Cancer Society’s Chinese Unit in Queens, New York since 2001, where she serves as an ACS liaison in the Chinese community. She is responsible for recruiting and training volunteers, initiating and introducing cancer control programs to the community, customizing programs, services and income development opportunities based on community needs, initiating new endeavors that support organizational objectives, and encouraging a spirit of team cooperation among staff.

Dr. Chang is also the Founder and President of the Cultural Development Center/ Plainview Chinese School. The center provides Chinese language and cultural courses to children and adults, sponsors various cultural events in the community and organizes education exchange programs between public schools on Long Island and in China. Presently, the school has over 560 students, 300 families and 50 staff.

Dr. Chang earned her doctorate in Chemistry from Columbia University, and her B.A. in Agricultural Chemistry from National Taiwan University. For ten years prior to her work for the ACS, Dr. Chang was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at New York University Medical College, and Director of the Laboratory of Developmental Immunology at North Shore University Hospital in Long Island, directing all aspects of lab operation and funding.

In addition, Dr. Chang is a member of the Minority Women’s Health panel of Experts of the Department of Health and Human Service-Office on Women’s Health.