Annette Kam Mui Pun, Director of Leadership and Development

Kam Mui Pun, who goes by the name of Annette, was an educator for 18 years before relocating to Ottawa. She has a Bachelor of Art and a Postgraduate Diploma of Education from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as a Master of Education from the University of Hong Kong. She has rich experience in discovering, developing and stretching young leaders’ potential, having been in charge of different mentorship and leadership programs in her previous career.

While teaching full-time, Annette also worked briefly as a part-time research assistant at the University of Hong Kong and a writer for Marshall Cavendish Education. She was also seconded to the Education Bureau of Hong Kong for a year, during which she worked with her colleagues to refine the English curricula of different schools, conduct centralized professional development workshops, and produce the department’s quarterly newsletter.

Annette is currently a second-year public relations student at Algonquin College. She aspires to put her leadership, organization and multilingual communication skills to good use in a new career in communications and public relations.

Annette is a chocoholic and huge dog lover. Her new-found passions after moving to Canada include ice hockey and hiking.