Chiling Tong

Chiling Tong (Chinese: 董繼玲; pinyin: Dǒngjìlíng) is an Asian Pacific American activist and a public official.

Tong's husband is Joel Szabat, a government official at the United States Department of Transportation and co-founder of the International Leadership Foundation.

[6] In 2000, Tong and her husband co-founded the International Leadership Foundation (ILF), a non-profit organization promoting civic awareness for Asian Pacific American college students and the community.

She was also a member of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders under both President Bush and Trump.

[10] Under Maryland governor Larry Hogan, Tong joined the Asian Hate Crimes Workforce to counter the rise of anti-Asian activity.