Juliana Yee Carlucci  Prior to becoming a full-time mother of two girls, Julie held marketing positions for major consumer package goods companies after graduating from the Kellogg Gracudate School of Management at Northwestern University. While working overseas in Taipei, Taiwan with S.C. Johnson, Julie took advantage of the full immersion environment and formally studied the language honing in on her reading and writing skills. Prior to starting a family, Juliana led the Chinese division of EthnicGrocer.com, serving as General Manager and Vice President of Marketing. Both of Julie's daughters are enthusiastic students of ChinaFriends and enjoy sharing their joy of the language and culture with others in hopes to further bridge the relationship between the two cultures. 

Jeannette Levitt grew up and attended school on the east coast.  She holds a BA degree from Smith College and an MBA from Northeastern University.  For 10 years prior to moving to the midwest, Jeannette worked in the Human Resources field for several large companies including Nabisco and Warner-Lambert.  In 1997, after her husband Steve’s work brought them to Chicago, Jeannette started a consulting business providing HR services to small organizations.  Once she and her husband started a family, however, the joys of motherhood eclipsed the world of “work” and she closed up shop.  Today Jeannette and Steve have four children, including two daughters adopted from China.  Jeannette was thrilled to find ChinaKids shortly after it opened and she and her children have been attending classes ever since.  Jeannette feels very fortunate to have found a place to not only help her family learn Mandarin, but also a place to feel connected to the richness and beauty of China and its culture.

Ginny Moffat spent her career in college textbook publishing, retiring as a vice-president with McGraw-Hill Higher Education in 2006.  Her professional experience includes sales, marketing, management, strategic planning, and custom publishing.  She has been a volunteer with Executive Service Corps of Chicago (retired executives who do business planning with non-profits) since 2007, as well as volunteering with Lincoln Elementary School and the Lincoln Park Zoo.  Ginny has also been an active volunteer with Holt International Children’s Services since 1992 and has traveled to see Holt’s child welfare and adoption programs in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Romania and Guatemala.  In 2006, Ginny and her family adopted a 2-year-old girl from China through Holt International.  Her daughter has taken Mandarin lessons ever since.  Her family was delighted to find ChinaKids, because of their dual emphasis on language and Chinese culture, as well as the structured approach to teaching.

Tina Sullins Owner of Blue Sky Realty and mother of an adopted daughter from China, Tina and her family have been students at China Kids since it’s inception in 2005.  Joining the board in 2010, she now lends her small business skills and entrepreneurial spirit to helping ChinaFriends thrive and grow.