Edward Ma, is a NY/NJ certified Psychotherapist, Member of Manhattan Community Board 2, and former New York City Human Rights Commissioner. Mr. Ma received his diploma in Psychotherapy from New York Medical College, and MSW from the University of Connecticut. He serves on the board of the Chinese American Planning Council (CPC), and provides consultation for the Chinese Community Social Result Services and Health Council, which is organized by 40 agency members, including Bellevue, Downtown, and Gouverneur Hospitals.
In the promotion of community advocacy, with the support of friends, Mr. Ma founded Asian American Community Consultation Association in 1995, functioning in an enabling facilitating role to assist Asian American community and their leaders in building access to mainstream resources for empowerment, justice and democracy. Workshops, lecture, and interview by television and newspaper are regularly given as public education on mental health, parent-child relationships, prevention of family violence, child/elderly abuse, etc. Testimonies have also been made in public hearings, letter writings and lobbying for legislation.
Mr. Ma also assisted in founding the Committee of Bridging the Gap No answer Between ACS and Asian American Community in the prevention of children remove from family tragedy due to alleged abuse.
Mr. Ma has made presentations at conferences by the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama in San Francisco in 2006, and New York City in 2007. His topic, Diversity and Group Coalition for Peace and Democracy, is about how Chinatown in the process of rebuilding through sharing, participating, volunteering and hearing for prosperity, justice, democracy, and mainstream.
Recently, Mr. Ma received special training in advocacy (by Coalition of Asian American for Children and Families), and How to Run Public Office in New York City (by The League of Women Voters). His philosophy is learning, growing, sharing and healing.
