UNAVSA is a 100% volunteer-based organization. All of our staff across North America dedicate their time and efforts throughout the year to educate and create initiatives for our constituents to learn from and engage in.
Executive Board
The Executive Board is the driving force of UNAVSA with task planning, organizing, and approving operations. E-Board manages the operations in accordance to the organization’s missions and values, as well as reviews short and long-term plans to sustain the structure of UNAVSA.
The Executive Board consists of five (5) positions: President, Internal Vice President, External Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Each term normally lasts for two consecutive years.
The Executive Board Applications for 2024-2026 are now closed.
Matthew Nguyen
he/him/his
President
David Tran
he/him/his
Internal Vice President
Katie Bui
she/they
External Vice President
Natalie Phan
she/her/hers
Secretary
Anthony Tran
he/him/his
Treasurer
Cabinet
These individuals are part of our year-round cabinet committees, including Alumni Relations, Civic Engagement, Community Safety, CPP, IT, MPR, Sponsorship & Development, and VSAcademy. They are responsible for the general operations of UNAVSA as well as generating engaging initiatives and disseminating important resources to our constituents throughout the year.
Alumni Relations
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The Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) works diligently on connecting Alumni with undergraduates and providing spaces to foster further learning opportunities. By working with the UNAVSA External Vice President and the rest of the Executive Board, the committee is also tasked with planning and executing various forms of year round alumni engagement. Projects that have been executed by ARC in the past are: Alumni Directory, Alumni Mentorship Program, ARC Project of The Month, UNAVSA Conference Alumni Programming, and Alumni After Work Series.
Aysia Nguyen
she/her/hers
Director
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The Civic Engagement Committee (CEC) will lead both educational and mobilization efforts of the general UNAVSA membership to promote civic knowledge and action. The committee will be in charge of researching and keeping constituents up to date on historical and current events that influence the Greater Vietnamese community, as well as on social movements in Canada, the United States, and worldwide. Lastly, the committee will collect and distribute resources to aid members in best practices of civic engagement. Civic Engagement is split into two focused sub-committees: Core and Policy.
The Core team focuses on developing resources and projects introducing constituents to various topics related to civic engagement.The Policy team researches and creates resources regarding pressing political issues facing the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora in North America. To read more about UNAVSA’s policy focuses, follow this link.
JAN NIÑO NGUYEN
HE/HIM/HIS
Director
Collective Philanthropy Project
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The Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP) Committee is responsible for four primary objectives: Audit, Campaign, Engagement, and Selection.
Audit responsibilities include working closely with the previous year’s beneficiary to oversee that funds are ethically being appropriated according to the project proposal as presented at the UNAVSA conference, managing the project timeline and ensuring the beneficiary will adhere to the project timeline proposed.
Campaign committee members serve as the main point of contact when the Beneficiary has been chosen by the constituents at the Annual UNAVSA Leadership Conference. They are essential in raising funds to meet the goal of the proposed project set forth by the Beneficiary and to educate our constituents on the goals of said project.
Engagement tasks focus on maintaining the relationship between UNAVSA and past CPP applicants & beneficiaries. The team works closely with each beneficiary to showcase the results of past CPP projects by providing reports of the progress, results, and impact of UNAVSA’s efforts. The team is responsible for engaging with current and past CPP prospects to build partnerships with each organization to provide direct opportunities for constituents to engage with these nonprofits outside of just fundraising.
Selection obligates the team to serve as a main point of contact for all potential beneficiaries and applicants. The committee is in charge of enacting a fair and just system when screening applications and candidates.
LEANN MAI
SHE/HER/HERS
Co-Director
NHI TRAN
SHE/HER/HERS
Co-Director
Marketing & Public Relations
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The Marketing & Public Relations (MPR) Cabinet is a year-round operating committee. MPR oversees all official publications, announcements, and releases from UNAVSA while creating our branding and marketing strategies. MPR provides support across all of UNAVSA’s various projects, including cabinet, CPP, and our annual leadership conference. Committee projects include: Spearheading monthly newsletter series/regular announcement system, Annual Sponsorship Packet, and, depending on the year, the Conference Programming Booklet.
SOPHIA TRANG
SHE/HER/HERS
Director
Information Technology
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The Web Development/Management committee manages all information systems, communications, and databases for UNAVSA year-round (including conference IT needs). Committee projects include maintaining and/or redesigning UNAVSA websites, developing internal tools for staff, and developing external tools for public use.
ALEX GOBERT
HE/HIM/HIS
Director
VSAcademy
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VSAcademy Cabinet (VSA) exists to create and promote year-round online programming and learning resources that supplement programming from the annual Leadership Conference and One Day Seminars. VSAcademy’s main mission is to educate constituents with original content in the form of articles, videos, podcasts, etc., forming a centralized resource hub. Many topics are best taught in collaborative workshop environments that allow members to discuss and apply learnings. Other topics, where are more valuable when presented in expository and authoritative approaches.
VSAcademy will take lead in topics exclusive to the committee as well as cross collaboration topics with other committees that span across cultural, personal, professional, organizational development and civic engagement.
At VSAcademy, we are all about the love of knowledge and delivering a beautiful learning experience. VSAcademy offers curated and created content targeted to the Vietnamese American & Canadian experience. We encourage our constituents to experience the world of knowledge through – videos, podcasts, playlists, articles, etc. Every production is about reinvention and pushing boundaries.
Nathalie Trinh
SHE/HER/HERS
Director
Board of Directors
The UNAVSA Board of Directors (BoD) is an advisory board that provides necessary direction, support, and resources for the UNAVSA Executive Board to ensure the organization’s success. We are currently looking for eligible candidates to serve on BoD. Please refer to UNAVSA’s constitution for the specific qualifications and responsibilities of BoD.
Thuc Nguyen
he/him/his
Midwest
[email protected]
UNAVSA-2 Conference Director
2004-2007 Midwest Representative
Tiffany Tran
she/her/hers
New England
[email protected]
Treasurer, 2020-2022
Sponsorship Director, 2018-2020
CPP Selection Director, 2017-2018
Nghia Le
he/him/his
Southern California
[email protected]
Internal Vice President, 2012-2014
CPP Selection Director, 2011-2012
Council of Regional Representatives
The Council of Region Representatives (CoRR) consists of members from the various continental regions to assist in UNAVSA’s year-round programs and initiatives. While UNAVSA remains a non-political, non-partisan organization, the organization recognizes the importance for the education and awareness of Vietnamese youths’ voices. Our CoRR serve as a mouthpiece to transmit important issues/matters and also serve as a voting body for many items within UNAVSA such as the selection of our CPP beneficiary, winners for our VSA Awards, changes to our Constitutional Amendments, etc.
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Eastern Canada
Kylie Nguyen
she/her/hers
Gulf Coast
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Nicholas Tran
he/him/his
Gulf Coast
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Tyler Samay
he/him/his
Mid-Atlantic
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Brandon Nguyen
he/him/his
Mid-Atlantic
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Evan Lin
he/him/his
Midwest
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Matthew Tan
he/him/his
Midwest
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Anthony Tran
he/him/his
New England
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LeAnn Mai
she/her/hers
Northeast
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Hoang Tran
he/him/his
Northern California
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Crystallyn Lee
she/her/hers
Northern California
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Alvin Pham
he/him/his
Southern California
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Long Truong
he/him/his
Southern California
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An Ho
he/him/his
Northwest
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Jeanne Le
she/her/hers
South
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An Pham
he/him/his
Southeast
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Kathy Le
she/her/hers
Southwest
[email protected]
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Western Canada
Conference
These individuals are responsible for the planning of UNAVSA’s Annual Leadership Conference held during the summer months. They work tirelessly spanning across 9 months of planning to put together the workshops, keynotes, culture show, gala, and family programming for our attendees each year.
Executive Team
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The Executive Team is made up of either:
- Two (2) Executive Co-Directors, or
- One (1) Executive Director and one-to-two (1-2) Associate Director(s)
The Executive Team oversees the entire operations of coordinating and managing the tasks and execution by all conference staff with guidance from the Executive Board.p They provide guidance, direction, support, and assistance to all conference committees in carrying out their projects and responsibilities.
MATTHEW NGUYEN
HE/HIM/HIS
Executive Director
AYSIA NGUYEN
SHE/HER/HERS
Associate Director
DAVID PHAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Associate Director
EMMERICK DOAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Associate Director
Entertainment
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Entertainment committee encompasses all visual and vocal performances at conference. It also manages the production of our evening events: Vietnamese Culture Night and Gala.
JASON TRAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Co-Director
NATHALIE TRINH
SHE/HER/HERS
Co-Director
CRYSTALLYN LEE
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
KATIE BUI
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
KHANG PHAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
LEANN MAI
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
TRINITY NGUYEN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
Family Programming
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Family Programming committee is responsible for organizing a family system that will allow attendees to engage with one another and build relationships throughout the weekend. The committee will also coordinate icebreakers and team activities.
ANDREW PHUNG
HE/HIM/HIS
Director
ANDREW VO
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
HOANG TRAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
JENNIFER AU
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
JOHN LOERA
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
VICTORIA TRAN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
Hospitality
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Hospitality committee oversees the general needs and well-being of conference attendees and serves as the primary contact for all attendees.
MIRA CURTI
SHE/HER/HERS
Director
CARMEN LO
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
ELLIE LEYCO
SHE/THEY/THEM
Committee
KEVIN LE
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
KIMLYN VO
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
MIA HAU
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
THU NGUYEN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
Logistics
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Logistics committee is the backbone of the conference and ensures all on-site programming runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently.
ANTHONY TRAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Director
ANTHONY PHAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
EDWIN MA
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
JUSTIN OCEAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
KAIDEN LAW
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
NATALIE PHAN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
Media Technology
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Media Technology committee manages production and distribution of all audio, visual, print media.
LONG TRUONG
HE/HIM/HIS
Director
BRI NGUYEN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
GABRIELLE PHAM
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
H.A. LE
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
JUSTIN VO
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
LEON HUYNH
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
STEVEN BUI
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
Programming
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Programming committee coordinates educational workshops, discussions, keynotes, panels, and ceremonies.
DAVID TRAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Director
AMY LUONG
SHE/THEY/THEM
Committee
DAVID NGUYEN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
JEANNE LE
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
TAMMY TRAN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
VIVIAN DUONG
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
Registration
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Registration committee is responsible for ensuring a simple and easy-to-understand process by which attendees register for the conference, sign-up for workshops, book room nights, and pay. The committee also manages attendee check-in at conference.
TERESA DO
SHE/HER/HERS
Director
DEREK NGUYEN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
DYLAN TRAN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
SERENA SRUN
SHE/HER/HERS
Committee
STEVEN NGUYEN
HE/HIM/HIS
Committee
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