Dean Chin is currently the Founding Group Leader of Hanlin International Academy, a proposed Charter School in Quincy, MA. Previously, he has taught high school Physics and Earth Science at Quincy High school for the past three years. He is also an active Board Member of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, the largest nonprofit organization in Boston's Chinatown, serving over 4000 families.

He has been an active member and leader of NAAAP since 2005.