Members of the Board of the Representatives, New term 2021 – 2024. Atlanta November 2021
Short Biography of the Members of the Boards of the Vietnamese American Community of the USA (VAC-USA).
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Board of Directors
1.- Mr. Michael Do (aka Do Van Phuc): 71 years old, former ARVN officer, former political prisoner in Vietnamese Communist concentration camp A-20.
Graduated from Van Hanh University (Saigon) with BA degree in Political Science, The University of Texas at Austin with BS in Electrical Engineering, The National Technological University (Colorado) with MS in Engineering Management.
Before retiring in 2014, he had worked for Lockheed Austin Division, Advanced Micro Devices, National Instruments, and Motorola, also, taught Math and Science at Pflugerville ISD’s high schools.
Authored 11 books on Vietnamese and American political and social issues. Presented papers at major international conferences and symposia in the USA. Published hundreds of commentaries on newspapers and magazines in the US, Europe and Australia. Currently in charge of the Weekly News on the Vietnamese Public Radio (headquarters in Oklahoma). Very active in community services since 1992, was Chairman of the Board of Executives and currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the VAC-USA.
2.- Mr. Kevin Dang (aka Dang The Khuong), 39 years old.
Graduated from University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy with a Ph.D. in Pharmacy; He also earned an MBA in Health Care. He is the Director of Pharmacy Services at the Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital and Dignity Health Free Standing Emergency Rooms. Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University teaching Pharmacology & Biological Sciences
In early 2011, Kevin and five other young individuals established Vietnamese Coalition of Arizona (VACAZ) with an effort to preserve, enrich, and promote the Vietnamese culture, history, and language. In 2013, Kevin was elected as the President of the Vietnamese Community, serving the term 2013-2016, and was re-elected to serve his second term 2016-2019. Besides serving as the President of the Vietnamese Community of Arizona, Kevin was recently appointed by Arizona Republican Chairman, Jonathan Lines as the Chairman of the Asian-American Republican Coalition. Living in the land of freedom and full of opportunities, Kevin’s goal and passion are to strengthen the economic, social, cultural, and political aspects of the Vietnamese community in Arizona. The achievement of these important aspects will provide our Vietnamese community in Arizona the momentum to deliver both freedom and prosperity to 90 million Vietnamese who are currently residing in Vietnam.
Mr. Dang has been President of the Vietnamese American Community of Arizona from 2013.
3.- Ms. Lệ Đàm Đoàn
Graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a BS degree in Psychology in 1980. She also earned an MBA from Trinity Washington University in 2000.
Currently working for Georgia’s Department of Labor.
She has held many tittles in Asian Community such as: Chair for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Gala from 2010 to 2017, President of the Asian/Pacific American Council of Georgia (APAC-GA) 2013 to 2014.
Board Member of the Atlanta Regional Workforce Board (ARWB) Youth Council, Member of Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (Gwinnett Place CID), Board of Director of Asian/Pacific American Council of Georgia (APAC-GA), Board member of Asian-American Advancing Justice-Atlanta Organization (AAAJA), Chair/Team Captain of the Asian Cultural Experience in Georgia (ACE), Member of the Atlanta Asian Film Festival (AAFF), Member of the International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP), Board Member of Who’s Who in Asian American Communities (WWAAC) Alliance Foundation, Inc., Board Member of United State Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce-South East (USPAACC-SE); Member of Asian Pacific American Historical Society-Georgia (APAHS).
She was elected to the Board of Directors of the VAC-USA in the term of 2017-2020
4.- Ms. Trà My Nguyen
Was active member of the Students Association at Georgia State University. She earned a BS degree in Business Administration at Clayton State University.
She has been the CEO of WTAUTOMAX since 2004, and WT Reality Investment & WTT Investment.
In 2016, she won the award as one of 25 Most Influential Asian American of Georgia 2016 by Georgia Asian Times.
She has been member of the Board of Director of Asian Pacific American Council of Georgia, and Community Advisory Board of Who’s Who in Asian American Communities Alliance Foundation.
She is currently the President of the Vietnamese American Community of Georgia (2016-2020), and President of the Vietnamese American Community of the USA (2017-2020)
5.- Ms. Catherine Ngô (Mỹ Hạnh), Graduated from Rowan University with a BS degree in Accounting.
From 1999: working as Tax Accountant.
She has been very active in Community services as treasurer of the Vietnamese Community in Pennsylvania and the Vietnamese American Community of the USA.
6.- Mr. Trong Quang Phan, 57 years old, resettled in the USA from 1979.
He earned a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, MBA and an MS in Engineering Management from St. Mary University (San Antonio), an MS in IS from Texas State University, MA in Information Administration from Webster University (Saint Louis, MO) and a Ph. D. in Applied Management from Walden University (Minneapolis, MN) ̣
He has been Lead Engineer serving the US Air Force at Randolph AFB from 1986 and had worked for Medical Center of US Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, and many other companies such as Motorola, Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ̣
Mr. Phan has served the Vietnamese Community since 2002, was President of Vietnamese Community in San Antonio (2006-2016), Vice-President of the Board of Executives of the VAC-USA (2014-2017), and recently elected to the Board of Directors (2017-2020).
He was Editor of the US Viet News and also works with the Vietnamese television SBTN- Texas.
7.- Mr. Vũ Hồng
Former ARVN officer, former political prisoner in Communist Vietnam concentration camp. Editor of Dieu Hau Magazine (Florida)
Mr. Vu was President of the Vietnamese
Veterans Association of Central Florida.
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Board of Executives
1.- Ms. TraMy Nguyễn: Chairwoman.
2.- Ms Amy Thu Huong Nguyen. VP Internal Affairs
President of the Vietnamese Community of CharlotteVille, North Carolina.
3.- Mr. Thanh Chuong Châu, VP External Affairs.
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) graduate.
Working as engineering for Cenveo Publisher Services.
4.- Mr. Trong Phan, Secretary General
5.- Mr. Peter Ngô (Thế Bảo), Treasurer.
B.S. EET at NJIT
1965-1972: Attended College of Architecture of Saigon University.
1972-1975: S-3 (Operation) officer of the 8th Group, RVN Army Corps of Engineers.
Had worked for AT&T, Lucent/Texas Instrument/Agere/LSI before retiring.
From 2006-2010: member of the Board of Supervisors, the Vice President of the Vietnamese American Community of Pennsylvania.
From 2014-2017: Member of the Board of Directors of the Vietnamese American Community of USA
2017: Treasurer of the VAC-USA.
6.- Mr. Hieu Trong Đoàn
Former Ranger officer in ARVN
Chief Information Officer of the Vietnamese American Community of USA since 2014. Webmaster of the official website of the VAC-USA.
Other board members will be posted as soon as appointed.
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Board of Supervisors:
1.- Mr. Tan Van Nguyễn, 75 years old.
– Former Navy officer, RVNAF.
– Has served the Vietnamese community since 2006 as Chairman of the Board of Executives, Board of Directors and currently Chair of the Board of Supervisors.
– He is also the President of the Federation of the ARVN Veterans Associations in Washington DC.
2.- Mr. Tien Ngoc Nguyễn
Graduated from the RVN National Military Academy (23rd Class)
Currently President of the Vietnamese American Community of North California.
3.- Mr. Han Sy Ngô
Ex-Pilot in RVN Air Force, 118th Squadron.
Has served the Community for decades.
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I am trying to find out the military assignments of Mr Truong Nhu Phung from the Committee for Defense of National Just Cause.organization. He passed away in May 2021. I am an officer with Counterparts/Thu o ng Hu u Dong Nam A, a national veterans organization of Military Advisors in Vietnam and their Vietnamese Counterparts. James F Alkek, 1LT USA, Dien Khanh District, MACV Team 46m Khanh Hoa Province.
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Colonel Trương Như Phùng
– Born: January, 1934 at Thua Thien Province.
– Joined the Army Oct 13, 1953. Class 6 Vietnamese National Military Academy.
– Served at 813nd Light Infantry Battalion at Phan Ri (1953) Binh Thuận Province
– Promoted Captain, Student Regiment Commander, NCO School.
– 1963, Major. Chief of Police at Nha Trang.
– Lt. Colonel. served at the Government Representative Office of Central of Vietnam under General Hoang Xuan Lam.
– Chief of J-1 and Administration Section of the 1st Army Corps.
– Acting Inspector General at I Corps.
– Superintendence of Hoa Cam Regional Training Center
– Colonel, Hoa Cam Military Training Center until April 1975.
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