“Parenting is the greatest journey; do the best you can!”
Qin Li is an immigrant mother with two young boys, and she has engaged with the organization since 2019 as a participant in the Power of Parenting program. Her roles have included Parent Ambassador, Project Assistant, Program Manager, and Senior Program Manager.
As a Senior Program Manager, Qin has overseen the Ripple Program, including the Parent Leadership Series and Community Impact Projects. She is now working closely with various organizations and agencies across the nation.
Before joining Families First, Qin was a lecturer at Wuhan University, focusing on women’s empowerment and children’s development. She is also a scholar-activist and filmmaker with a short film, “Campaign for a New American,” about immigrants’ political participation in Revere.
Qin received her Ph.D. in Management from Huazhong Normal University. She was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University in 2010 and a visiting assistant researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2018.