Ms. Chin, who never meets a stranger (just ask the people who wait for her to finish hugging and speaking to every human being she meets) was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and lived in San Diego 14 years before moving to Brawley in July 2015. In addition to positions at Michigan Bell Telephone, American Red Cross, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and owner of her own business, Chinupbiz, she is also a past recipient of the 2009 San Diego Business Journal “Women Who Mean Business” award, past president of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and founding board member of the Women’s Business Center of California (WBCC). Locally Ms. Chin has been a board member of the Brawley Kiwanis, Ambassador for the Brawley Chamber of Commerce and an active member of Christ Community Church.