Management Team

Founded and operated by twelve French volunteers from the French Junior Economic Chamber (JCEF) in Shanghai in 2008, the Shanghai Young Bakers has grown over the years to become a multicultural team of passionate volunteers and full-time staff. As the project matured and garnered greater public acclaim over its first two years, the founders recognised the need for diversity to better serve SYB’s beneficiaries, sponsors, and supporters. the team has since become more stable by recruiting drawing expertise and resources from a wide range of professional staff, interns and volunteers.
SYB is a fully sponsored French baking training for marginalized youth in China

  • Wang Jinyi

    Pastry Trainer

    Wang Jinyi

    Pastry Trainer
    Wang Jinyi graduated from the 6th batch of students. She did the internship at the JW Marriott during the study in SYB. After graduation, she decided to accept a full-time position at JW Marriott and worked there as a baker. She went to France in 2017 for the EFBPA pastry training. Starting from June 2018, From June 2018 to June 2021, Wang Jinyi took a role as pastry teacher in SYB. From 2021, she is supervising the training organization of SYB.

  • Cécile Cavoizy

    program advisor

    Cécile Cavoizy

    program advisor
    After graduating from Sciences Po Paris, Cecile came to Shanghai in 2002 to study sociology and journalism at Fudan University, and later worked 5 years as HR Manager for a French industrial group. She has co-run SYB since June 2009; her role now is to provide leadership and an efficient administrative base for the program as it evolves towards a social enterprise model. She is driven by the desire to set up a professional, meaningful programme, and inspired by the students’ thirst and energy.

  • Xiao Jinjin

    Technical Director, Former Pastry Trainer

    Xiao Jinjin

    Technical Director, Former Pastry Trainer

    Xiao Jinjin is from Anhui province. She received her high school diploma before enrolling in our pilot programme. She interned at the Hyatt on the Bund and the Crowne Plaza as part of her training at SYB. Xiao Jinjin specialises in French pastry and taught SYB students for four years before taking over as the technical director of SYB’s social enterprise. She manages, develops and improves SYB’s commercial activities whose profits are used to fund the students’ training. Besides making pastry, she is passionate about everything that can improve the SYB programme and help people in need, who, just like her, want to make a positive change in their lives.