Mon Yuck has been involved with community organizations for many years and co-founded the Academy of Medical and Public Health Services (AMPHS), a non-profit health service organization that identifies barriers to health and wellness in underserved immigrant communities and provides community public health interventions to these communities with dignity and empathy. Mon Yuck has worked in leadership positions in service organizations and non-profits, such as the American Red Cross, and the Chinese-American Planning Council. As an impact-driven social entrepreneur, she has successfully increased the organization’s volunteer capacity and led a number of venture initiatives. Her experience extends into government, having served as an integral member of the Office of the New York State Assembly Assistant Speaker Felix W. Ortiz, and worked on planning and preparedness programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Mon Yuck has a background in Psychology and Anthropology from Dartmouth College and NYU. She also holds an instructor certification from the American Heart Association, as well as multiple certifications from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and specialty certifications in Crisis Preparedness & Prevention, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Hospitals Emergency Management, and Forensic Epidemiology from West Virginia University. In June 2010, Mon Yuck was honored as one of five Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s College Ambassadors for her commitment to help prevent and cure breast cancer.