Kerstin Lohse-Friedrich
President
Kerstin Lohse is the Shanghai correspondent for the ARD German Radio, a public network of 12 German broadcasting stations and Deutsche Welle. She covers economics as well as lifestyle, culture and society. Kerstin Lohse was born in Kiel, Germany and received a Masters at Heidelberg University. Before coming to Shanghai in August 2000 she worked for the Southwestgerman Broadcasting Station (SWR) in Stuttgart and Baden-Baden.
Lisa Movius
Vice President of Membership
Lisa Movius is a freelance journalist who covers Chinese arts, culture, and society for
publications including the Asian Wall Street Journal, Art in America and the New Republic. She also strings for fashion publications WWD and DNR, and has contributed to a number of guidebooks. She previously
worked as a correspondent for Interfax News and as Shanghai Editor of ChinaNow.com
Originally from San Diego, California, and a graduate of Brown University, Lisa has lived in Shanghai since October 1998.
Crystyl Mo
Vice President of Events
Crystyl Mo is a freelance journalist who has studied and worked in China on and off since 1995. She covers culture and lifestyle in Asia ranging from entrepreneurs to contemporary art, design, architecture, cuisine and travel. Formerly China correspondent for Time Warner magazine Asiaweek, Crystyl now writes for magazines in the US, Europe and China ranging from commercial glossy Conde Nast Traveler to indie-magazine Atomica, and she edits the local rag Shanghai Tatler.
Wm Patrick Cranley
Media Representative
Wm Patrick Cranley is Managing Director of AsiaMedia Group, the strategic communications and custom publishing company. AsiaMedia publishes AmChat, the monthly journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and HQ, an in-house magazine for Hewitt Associates. Patrick's articles and photographs have appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Shanghai Daily and Insight Guide Shanghai.
Annouk Ruffo Leduc
Associate Representative
Annouk Ruffo Leduc has worked as an account executive at Edelman's Shanghai office since June 2004, and previously was the Public Affairs Program Manager for the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai. She has worked in China since 1999.
In Canada, Annouk worked in television and marketing. A native of Montreal, Canada, Annouk has a Baccalaureat es art in Psychology and undertookn graduate studies in Communications.
She also studied Chinese at Fudan University under the Canada-China Scholars Exchange Scholarship. She speaks fluent French and English, and is proficient in Chinese.
2004 Board
Kerstin Lohse-Friedrich
President
Kerstin Lohse is the Shanghai correspondent for the ARD German Radio, a public network of 12 German broadcasting stations and Deutsche Welle. She covers economics as well as lifestyle, culture and society. Kerstin Lohse was born in Kiel, Germany and received a Masters at Heidelberg University. Before coming to Shanghai in August 2000 she worked for the Southwestgerman Broadcasting Station (SWR) in Stuttgart and Baden-Baden.
Lisa Movius
Vice President of Information
Lisa Movius is a freelance journalist who covers Chinese arts, culture, and society for
publications including Salon.com and the Asian Wall Street Journal. Originally from
San Diego, California, Lisa has lived in Shanghai since October 1998, and has
worked as a correspondent for Interfax News and as Shanghai Editor of ChinaNow.com.
Crystyl Mo
Vice President of Events
Crystyl Mo is a half New Yorker, half Shanghainese freelance journalist. She has covered topics including
Nanjing's modern artists, professional Chinese basketball and China's WTO entry. Formerly China
correspondent for Asiaweek, she now edits Shanghai Tatler and contributes to Time Asia, Harper's and several local magazines.
Olivia Edward
Membership Coordinator
Olivia Edward is a freelance journalist covering Chinese culture and society for local and British publications. She provides news for the web-based news service Ananova and has written features on subjects as diverse as gay volleyball, celebrity chefs, speed-dating and the rise of dog ownership in Shanghai. She was born in Sussex, England.
Paul French
Treasurer
Paul French is the Publishing Director for Access Asia, a business intelligence publisher based in Shanghai, and previously was a China analyst with a number of major research firms. He is also the co-author of "One Billion Shoppers: Accessing Asia's Consuming Passions" (1998) and the forthcoming "North Korea: Paranoid Peninsula". Paul was born in London and has a M.Phil from the University of Glasgow.
2003 Board
Alysha Webb
Acting President
Alysha Webb is the Shanghai stringer for BusinessWeek magazine, but she also writes for other publications including Automotive News, Accounting & Business and the China Economic Review. A Texas native, she has lived in Shanghai for over five years and previously lived in Nanjing in 1984 and Kunming in 1992-93.
Lisa Movius
Vice President, Web Master
Lisa Movius is a freelance journalist who covers Chinese arts, culture, and society for publications including Salon.com, AWSJ and The Guardian. Originally from San Diego, California, Lisa has lived in Shanghai since October 1998, and has worked as a correspondent for Interfax News and as Shanghai Editor of ChinaNow.com.
Sam Flemming
Membership Director/Treasurer
Sam Flemming is founder of ConnectITChina, an offshore software outsourcing company. Previously, Sam worked 5 years at one of the largest software companies in Shanghai, where he was responsible for coporate communications. Sam is a native of Birmingham, Alabama.
Crystyl Mo
Events Coordinator
Crystyl Mo is a half New Yorker, half Shanghainese freelance journalist. She has covered topics including Nanjing's modern artists, professional Chinese basketball and China's WTO entry. Formerly China correspondent for Asiaweek, she now edits Vision and Shanghai Tattler and contributes to Time Asia, Harper's and several local magazines.
Kerstin Lohse is the Shanghai correspondent for the ARD German Radio, a public network of 12 German broadcasting stations and Deutsche Welle. She covers economics as well as lifestyle, culture and society. Kerstin Lohse was born in Kiel, Germany and received a Masters at Heidelberg University. Before coming to Shanghai in August 2000 she worked for the Southwestgerman Broadcasting Station (SWR) in Stuttgart and Baden-Baden.
Lisa Movius is a freelance journalist who covers Chinese arts, culture, and society for
publications including the Asian Wall Street Journal, Art in America and the New Republic. She also strings for fashion publications WWD and DNR, and has contributed to a number of guidebooks. She previously
worked as a correspondent for Interfax News and as Shanghai Editor of ChinaNow.com
Originally from San Diego, California, and a graduate of Brown University, Lisa has lived in Shanghai since October 1998.
Crystyl Mo is a freelance journalist who has studied and worked in China on and off since 1995. She covers culture and lifestyle in Asia ranging from entrepreneurs to contemporary art, design, architecture, cuisine and travel. Formerly China correspondent for Time Warner magazine Asiaweek, Crystyl now writes for magazines in the US, Europe and China ranging from commercial glossy Conde Nast Traveler to indie-magazine Atomica, and she edits the local rag Shanghai Tatler.
Wm Patrick Cranley is Managing Director of AsiaMedia Group, the strategic communications and custom publishing company. AsiaMedia publishes AmChat, the monthly journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and HQ, an in-house magazine for Hewitt Associates. Patrick's articles and photographs have appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Shanghai Daily and Insight Guide Shanghai.
Annouk Ruffo Leduc has worked as an account executive at Edelman's Shanghai office since June 2004, and previously was the Public Affairs Program Manager for the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai. She has worked in China since 1999.
In Canada, Annouk worked in television and marketing. A native of Montreal, Canada, Annouk has a Baccalaureat es art in Psychology and undertookn graduate studies in Communications.
She also studied Chinese at Fudan University under the Canada-China Scholars Exchange Scholarship. She speaks fluent French and English, and is proficient in Chinese.
Kerstin Lohse is the Shanghai correspondent for the ARD German Radio, a public network of 12 German broadcasting stations and Deutsche Welle. She covers economics as well as lifestyle, culture and society. Kerstin Lohse was born in Kiel, Germany and received a Masters at Heidelberg University. Before coming to Shanghai in August 2000 she worked for the Southwestgerman Broadcasting Station (SWR) in Stuttgart and Baden-Baden.
Lisa Movius is a freelance journalist who covers Chinese arts, culture, and society for
publications including Salon.com and the Asian Wall Street Journal. Originally from
San Diego, California, Lisa has lived in Shanghai since October 1998, and has
worked as a correspondent for Interfax News and as Shanghai Editor of ChinaNow.com.
Crystyl Mo is a half New Yorker, half Shanghainese freelance journalist. She has covered topics including
Nanjing's modern artists, professional Chinese basketball and China's WTO entry. Formerly China
correspondent for Asiaweek, she now edits Shanghai Tatler and contributes to Time Asia, Harper's and several local magazines.
Olivia Edward is a freelance journalist covering Chinese culture and society for local and British publications. She provides news for the web-based news service Ananova and has written features on subjects as diverse as gay volleyball, celebrity chefs, speed-dating and the rise of dog ownership in Shanghai. She was born in Sussex, England.
Paul French is the Publishing Director for Access Asia, a business intelligence publisher based in Shanghai, and previously was a China analyst with a number of major research firms. He is also the co-author of "One Billion Shoppers: Accessing Asia's Consuming Passions" (1998) and the forthcoming "North Korea: Paranoid Peninsula". Paul was born in London and has a M.Phil from the University of Glasgow.
Alysha Webb is the Shanghai stringer for BusinessWeek magazine, but she also writes for other publications including Automotive News, Accounting & Business and the China Economic Review. A Texas native, she has lived in Shanghai for over five years and previously lived in Nanjing in 1984 and Kunming in 1992-93.
Sam Flemming is founder of ConnectITChina, an offshore software outsourcing company. Previously, Sam worked 5 years at one of the largest software companies in Shanghai, where he was responsible for coporate communications. Sam is a native of Birmingham, Alabama.
