City & State’s The 2025 Responsible 100 list features leaders in NYC with a shared commitment to making the world a better place, individuals who exemplify what it means to be socially responsible – through community engagement and volunteerism, ethics and transparency, philanthropy and charity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion., including AHRC NYC’s own Chief Human Resources Officer, Sharon Fong.
Defining social responsibility: As an immigrant of Asian descent, the principles of civic engagement, reciprocity, compassion and ethical conduct – rooted in the traditions of Confucianism – were deeply embedded into my upbringing and are integral to how I have always defined social responsibility. At AHRC New York City, it is a privilege to be in a role that actively develops and implements initiatives contributing to, one, the agency’s mission of driving solutions to resolve societal inequities impacting people with disabilities and, two, the agency’s commitment to upholding a workplace environment that is respectful, caring, generous and principled.
