Our Members

Melissa is from the USA and has been living in Hong Kong since 2008. She has three daughters - the youngest two live with Type 1 diabetes. After benefitting from the support offered at her first daughter's diagnosis, Melissa joined the YDA Fundraising Committee and Co-Chaired Spring Fling as well as other events to benefit YDA's members. In 2016, she became a Council Member.
She works as an Account Director for a Home & Lifestyle brand and spends her time discovering Asia with her family.

Queenie Kwok is an associate member of both The Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators and The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. She has over 18 years of experience in company secretarial field. Queenie’s nephew is type 1 diabetes, diagnosed when he was 4-year old which made her learn about the disease and inspired her to endeavour to support those children and families with diabetes.

Mara is from Hong Kong and joined the YDA Council in 2001. Her late brother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes more than 20 years ago. He passed away from complications related to diabetes.
Mara has a BA (History of Art) from Georgetown University and has previously worked for Sotheby’s and Van Cleef & Arpels. She currently lives in the UK and is very involved in charity work, serving as a fundraising committee member for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in London. She also supports her husband in his role with the Stephen Hawking Foundation. Mara is the owner and founder of her company Mara Hotung Jewels which designs, sources gem and values jewellery of which a percentage of the proceeds go towards charity.

Andy Maynard has been Head of Global Sales Trading and Execution Services for Equities Business (Managing Director) at China Renaissance since August 2018. He holds a BA Hons from London University and is originally from London, UK.
He has four children, including one with type 1 diabetes.