Esther Lin
President & Founder
SICCA's President and Founder brings experience across Taiwan, mainland China, and the United States in telecommunications, healthcare, and education. She focuses on seniors, immigrant families, youth, and cultural exchange.
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Originally from Taiwan and now an immigrant in the United States, she is also the mother of three children. She has lived and worked across Taiwan, mainland China, and the United States, with extensive professional experience in the telecommunications, healthcare, and education sectors. Her cross-regional and cross-cultural experience has given her a deep understanding of the challenges families may face in education, health, cultural adjustment, language access, and community integration.
Losing her mother at the age of seven taught her at an early age the importance of family, care, and emotional support. Her mother's spirit of generosity and compassion continues to inspire her commitment to public service. As a mother of three, she has developed an even stronger appreciation for the role that family support, education, healthy living, and community connection play in a child's development.
As an immigrant herself, she is especially committed to supporting seniors, newly arrived immigrant families, and the next generation. She hopes to ensure that older immigrants are respected and connected, that new families can more easily access information and resources, and that young people can remain proud of their cultural heritage while growing confidently in a diverse society.
She has been actively involved in developing youth sports, healthy-living initiatives, educational enrichment, and after-school programs. Through these efforts, she hopes to help young people build confidence, friendships, responsibility, and a stronger sense of belonging. She also believes that strong communities are built through strong families, and works to create opportunities for parents, children, and neighbors to connect and support one another.
Cultural understanding is another central part of her community work. She is committed to encouraging meaningful exchange between Eastern and Western cultures, promoting mutual respect, and creating opportunities for dialogue across ethnic and generational lines. She believes culture can be a bridge to understanding, respect, and friendship.
She believes the value of a nonprofit organization lies in turning care into action and bringing resources to people who need them. She connects government agencies, schools, community organizations, businesses, and residents to help families access education, health, cultural, and social services.
For her, community service means building lasting trust and connection. It means helping a family feel supported and working toward a more hopeful community for the next generation.
She hopes to help build a community where seniors have support, newly arrived immigrants can find help, young people can learn, families can connect, and different cultures respect one another, so that every resident has more opportunity and hope for the future.
