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Eric Chipman (麦田)
Executive Director
Eric Chipman serves as the Executive Director of the Helen Foster Snow Foundation and Gung Ho Programs. He began his career at the Utah State Board of Education supporting the launch of the state’s Chinese Dual Immersion Program and later served as an Executive Director in the University of Utah's Asia Center, where he led Chinese language curriculum development, teacher training, and international exchanges, while also recieving a Master of Arts degree in World Language Education.
He has taught in Chinese immersion programs both in the US and internationally. As a former Chief Content & Education Officer at Mandarin Matrix, Eric helped develop and expand Chinese language programs globally. He also created "Language in the Wild," a US Department of Defense-funded Chinese immersion outdoor adventure language program, and now leads Gung-Ho Exchange programs, which connect U.S. and Chinese students through project-based learning and cultural exchange. His current work focuses on building a national Chinese language curriculum and asynchronous online exchange platform to bring the transformative power of cross-cultural exchange programs into the everyday classroom.
Marty Chen
Director of Education and Outreach
Marty Chen has worked as a lead instructor with Gung Ho programs since 2021. She is a former Associate Instructor of Chinese at the University of Utah in the Department of World Languages & Cultures. With over two decades of experience in K–12 and university-level language education, Marty has taught across a wide range of grade levels, including leading roles in Utah’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs and concurrent enrollment courses.
She holds a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Weber State University.
Marty is a frequent presenter at national conferences such as ACTFL and STARTALK, and she has authored and contributed to several instructional resources, including Chinese readers published by Cengage and Mandarin Matrix. Her work focuses on student-centered instruction, culturally responsive teaching, and enhancing language learning through community engagement.
She actively contributes to professional organizations including ACTFL, UFLA, CLASS, and NADSFL, and serves as a mentor for new world language teachers nationwide.
Heather Wilford
Program Coordinator & Intern
Heather is is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Chinese with a minor in Asian Studies at Brigham Young University. Over the past few summers, she has worked as a camp counselor and coordinator for Gung Ho Programs. Passionate about learning, travel, and building meaningful cross-cultural connections, Heather first discovered Helen Foster Snow in 2022 after coming across a BYU exhibit on her life. Inspired, she dedicated a semester-long research project to exploring Helen’s story, her impact on China, and her personal archives housed at BYU. Heather is excited to now contribute to Helen’s legacy through her work with the Helen Foster Snow Foundation.