Phyllis Tang 鄧明惠
Leading Richmond Forward — join us in building a safer, stronger, and more united city. 前進列治文,創造新未來——邀請您一起守護安全、繁榮與團結的家園。
Phyllis Tang 鄧明惠
Born and raised in Vancouver, Phyllis pursued graduate studies in Ethnomusicology at UBC and Toronto, and Upper-Level Non-Profit Financial Management, Accounting, & International Finance courses in Richmond. Aside from being a piano & music theory instructor for over 24 years and a Community Outreach & Public Relations Specialist, she has worked on over 18 political campaigns, was a 2018 Vancouver City Council Candidate, the winner of the 2015 & 2016 Golden Key International Honour Society’s Advisor Professional Development Scholarship, and the recipient of the York University Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence. As a Richmond resident, Phyllis is proud to be the Treasurer of the Rotaract Club of Richmond, a Director of the Advance Richmond Community Association, and the Treasurer of the Marpole Neighbourhood House. Formerly, Phyllis worked for the board of the Sunset Community Centre Association, was the Administrative Officer of the Sun-Yat Sen Garden Society of Vancouver, the former Director of Outreach for Vancouver South, and the 2024 Campaign Director for Richmond-Queensborough in the recent provincial election, a role which allowed her to glean a comprehensive understanding of what our community really needs.
In the past, Phyllis also served as a Constituency Assistant for a Richmond-Queensborough MLA, an Exam Invigilator for UBC Access & Diversity and the UBC Sauder School of Business, and hopes to leverage her community relations to further engage Richmond parents, students, and the entire community in additional capacities, including through music education, financial literacy applications, physical activity, mental health and substance use awareness initiatives, green space sustainability projects, anti-bullying campaigns, and more. She is fluent in spoken and written English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese.
鄧明惠出生並成長於溫哥華,自年輕時便投入音樂與社區服務領域。她先後於卑詩大學(UBC)與多倫多的大學攻讀民族音樂學研究所課程,並在列治文完成非營利組織的高階財務管理、會計與國際金融課程。作為一名擁有超過 24 年經驗的鋼琴及樂理教師,她同時在公共關係與社區外展領域累積了豐富實務經驗。
除了教育與專業領域的深耕,鄧明惠在公共事務方面亦十分活躍,曾參與超過 18 場政治競選活動,並在 2018 年角逐溫哥華市議員。她曾兩度獲得 Golden Key International Honour Society 的顧問專業發展獎學金,也取得約克大學研究所卓越成就獎學金,充分展現其在學術與專業上的優異表現。
作為列治文居民,她積極參與當地社區組織,現任列治文扶青社(Rotaract Club of Richmond)財務長、Advance Richmond 理事,以及 Marpole Neighbourhood House 財務長。她過去亦曾於 Sunset Community Centre Association 董事會任職,擔任溫哥華中山公園協會行政主任、Vancouver South 外展總監,以及 Richmond–Queensborough 選區 2024 年省選競選總監,並曾擔任省議員選區助理及 UBC 的監考人員(Access & Diversity / Sauder School of Business)。這些經歷讓她能夠深入理解列治文家庭與社區的真實需求。
憑藉多年累積的教育背景、社區經驗與公共服務熱誠,鄧明惠希望能進一步推動家長、學生與居民的更深層參與,包括音樂教育、金融素養、健康與運動推廣、心理健康與防毒認知、綠化與永續環境建設、以及反霸凌倡議。她精通英語、普通話與粵語,能在多元文化的列治文社區中建立有效溝通與凝聚力量。