Cecilia Chu

Executive Director

Cecilia has a Bachelors in Environmental Sciences and Art from UC Berkeley, and a Masters of Social Work from Columbia University. She’s been in social services since 2009, has taught English in Japan and worked at the International Rescue Committee Headquarters. She grew up in Millbrae and has been with Friends for Youth since 2016.

Cecilia has a B.S. in Environmental Sciences, a B.A. in Art Practice from UC Berkeley and an MSW from Columbia University. She’s been in social services since 2009, starting off as an assistant teacher in Marin County, moving to Japan to teach English for a year and back to the Bay Area to begin her journey at Friends for Youth, running the 1-to-1 Mentoring Program for two years before her Masters. Cecilia worked in development for P2L and the International Rescue Committee in New York and has also worked in Corporate Social Responsibility before the pandemic hit. She has always hoped to run nonprofit programs that serve kids who reminded me so much of her and her younger brother. She hopes for a world where all kids can grow up happy and healthy and is very grateful to have the chance to work towards that in her job now.

Cecilia loves animals, especially dogs. She really loves activities and sports (was on the ultimate frisbee team at Cal), biking, spin and the outdoors. As of late, she is snowboarding, golfing, playing tennis and napping with her lazy rescue, Wally the Chow.