Our Team – Redress

Meet the 2025 Semi-finalists

The Redress team

Leadership Team

Dr. Christina Dean

Founder & Board Chair

Christina has been a sustainable fashion advocate for 18+ years. Since founding Redress in 2007, she has steered the organisation’s course from a small and brave startup to its global position today. Now as Board Chair, Christina delivers Redress’ message through talks, seminars, and thought-leadership pieces.

Nissa Cornish

Executive Director

With 18+ years leadership experience in the environmental nonprofit sector, Nissa leads the Redress team in Hong Kong, driving our vision and mission, overseeing strategy and planning, and managing daily operations. Prior to this role, she headed up production for our flagship programme, the Redress Design Award, as Events Director.

Hannah Lane

Development Director

Hannah develops Redress’ programme strategy, and leads our partnership initiatives. Additionally, she heads the development of the Redress Design Award Alumni Network. Hannah has 15+ years experience in the sustainability field, including experience at OgilvyEarth China and serving on the advisory board for Eco-Design Fair China.

Aurianne Ricquier

Circular Fashion Programme Director

Aurianne leads our Circular Fashion Programme team, which works to reduce post-consumer textile waste by increasing the reuse, resale, and recycling of clothing locally. With extensive experience in fashion supply chain operations in Europe and Asia, and having previously led a Hong Kong-based NGO focused on youth education, Aurianne believes in the power of education to drive positive change.

Consumer Outreach

Vannesa Yeung

Circular Fashion Programme Manager (Development)

Vannesa drives Hong Kong’s largest circular fashion campaign, Get Redressed Month, which brings together organisations, schools, and communities. She orchestrates the end-to-end strategy and execution of various activities.

Sabina Ip

Sabina oversees the operations of our curated secondhand clothing shop, The Redress Closet. She also takes care of the shop’s merchandising, maintaining quality customer service, and communicating with customers about Redress’ work.

Leanne Fung

Project Manager

Carol Cheung

Circular Fashion Programme Assistant

Lawrence Wong

Education

Ekta Chopra

Ekta leads educational initiatives that empower emerging designers to integrate circular design into their creative processes. She holds a Master’s in Design (Textiles) from NIFT Delhi and has over a decade of experience in textile design, product development, sourcing, and supply chain management, having worked with leading international brands across the US, UK, and European markets.

Rachel Lau

Circular Fashion Programme Senior Officer

Rachel supports the primary and secondary school education programmes. With a genuine interest in environmental topics, Rachel hopes to bring environmental awareness to the wider community in Hong Kong through education, which she deeply believes is a powerful way to induce long-term behaviour changes for sustainable consumption.

Communications

Shirley Aun

Communications Lead

Shirley leads our dynamic communications team in driving the core messages behind Redress. With over a decade of experience in hospitality, primarily focused on marketing, business development, and corporate partnerships, Shirley is experienced in strategising corporate sustainability programs.

Yolanda Chow

Redress Design Award Communications Manager

Yolanda supports the communications efforts of the Redress Design Award, driving awareness and inspiring action for sustainable practices in fashion. She is passionate about sustainability and encouraging mindsets and habits of care towards people and the planet.

Samantha Ng

Digital and Creative Communications Assistant

Serene Yu

Sustainability Writer

Production

Matthieu Amelin

Events & Creative Lead

Matthieu oversees the production and creative aspects across all Redress events. With a solid background in diverse sectors (television, art, luxury, and corporate) in both France and Hong Kong, he has built a strong knowledge of event organisation and production, always putting creativity at the centre of his work.

Katt Bidegain

Competition Coordinator

Katt coordinates the Redress Design Award competition, emphasising sustainable fashion and empowering young designers to understand their environmental impact. She provides guidance on embracing their passion while fostering a collaborative network of peers.

Admin

Kitty Too

Office & Accounts Manager

Kitty is the ‘mum’ of the Redress office, taking care of a wide range of organisational needs. Her responsibilities include accounting, auditing, administration, taxation, office management, and establishing workflows. Kitty loves helping people and is passionate about Redress’ mission.

Janny Au

Office Administrator

Janny supports the Redress team in keeping the office running smoothly. She brings 10+ years of experience in administrative and human resources management, plus 15+ years of experience in secretarial support to a board of directors, senior management, and corporate governance.

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