Board of directors
Linda Tran
Board Chair
Linda is the Associate Director of the Gender Equality & Girls’ Education at Room to Read, where she provides strategic guidance to program countries across Asia and Africa.
Diep N. Vuong
Co-Founder & Board President
Diep is a seasoned senior executive with multi-sector experience in grantmaking, strategic partnerships, evaluation, financial analysis and organizational development.
Quynh T. Tran
Co-Founder & Board Secretary
Quỳnh is a partner at Bay Wealth Legal Group and counsels clients on all aspects of sophisticated estate and wealth transfer planning.
Dang Phan
Board Treasurer
Dang is an experienced real estate principal with 30+ years in investment banking, capital markets, and private equity.
Anh Kim Tran
Co-Founder & Board Member
Ánh is a child development expert and is the co-founder of Mầm Non Lá Xanh (Greenleaf Learning Center).
Dana Doan
Board Member
Dana has 20+ years of experience in community-led change, impact measurement, urban innovation, public policy, and international relations.
MinhChau Nguyen
Board Member
MinhChau is an international development, economics and finance expert, specializing in leadership, program management and fundraising.
Frank Nguyen
Board Member
Frank is a seasoned Silicon Valley executive with 35+ years of engineering and legal experience, he was the first General Counsel and head of Intellectual Property (IP) and Licensing at Intuitive Surgical, a leader in robotics surgery.
Jocelyn Tran
Board Member
Jocelyn is an independent Supply Chain Management Consultant with 35+ years of experience in direct private label sourcing for major U.S. retailers.
Board of advisors
Andrew Lam
Andrew is an award-winning writer and lecturer whose work focuses on the cultural landscape between East and West, issues of identity, and the Vietnamese diaspora.
Neal Newfield, PhD
Neal is an Emeritus Professor of Social Work at West Virginia University and social documentary photographer.
Susan Newfield, PhD
Susan is an Associate Professor at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and is a family therapist with extensive experience in AIDS prevention work.
Nicole Nguyen
Nicole is the Honors Program Director and an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the USF School of Management with experience in start-ups in Asia and Silicon Valley.
Thinh Nguyen
Thinh is an entrepreneur based in Saigon, Vietnam with 30+ years of experience in the software development industry across the US and Asia.
Richard C. Schmitt
Richard provides counsel to both for profit and nonprofit boards and organizations on corporate governance, strategic planning, talent inventory and acquisition, and fundraising.
Team
Diep Vuong
President
Diep is a seasoned senior executive with multi-sector experience in grantmaking, strategic partnerships, evaluation, financial analysis and organizational development.
Loan Luong
Director, Counter-Trafficking
Loan conducts training for responders worldwide and develops curricula on life skills, child sexual abuse prevention, advocacy, and case management. Loan has 20+ years of experience in social work, project management, and business management.
Tung Hoang
Director, SEEDS
Tung has 20+ years of experience in education development programs and co-leads program activities, staff, finances, and humanitarian projects for the SEEDS program.
Diane Truong
Director, Communications & Operations
Diane advocates for women's empowerment and the investment in youth through her growing role at Pacific Links Foundation, where she is presently in charge of grant writing, reporting, and donor communications.
Hong Nguyen
SEEDS Deputy Director
Hong has 15+ years of experience in education development. She co-leads the SEEDS program with the Director and manages Pacific Links Foundation’s online learning resources and platform.
My Loan Nguyen
Administrator
My Loan manages Pacific Links Foundation’s Vietnam office operations and finances.
Bich Ngoc Nguyen
GEMS Program Assistant
Ngoc is determined to keep girls in school and prevent human trafficking. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, reading news about the global economy, and looking at tattoo art.
Duyen Le
Program manager
Duyen has 4+ years of experience working with vulnerable children and their families. She enjoys each moment of working with beneficiaries and strives to empower disadvantaged youth.
Hang Le
SEEDS Program Coordinator
Hang manages program activities and manages relationships with partners and local schools in her role.
Hau Le
IT Admin
Hau has nearly 20 years of experience working in the networking and system field, specializing in installing, implementing and integrating IT infrastructure.
Kim Thu Nguyen
SEEDS Program Manager
Kim Thu has 6+ years in community development programs and is driven to help economically disadvantaged Vietnamese children succeed.
Kim Nho Nguyen
GEMS Program Manager
Kim Nho is a former recipient of the Girls Empowerment Mekong Scholarship (GEMS), and has 5+ years of experience in youth development.
Kieu My Le
SEEDS Program Assistant
Kieu My has 4+ years of experience in social work. She is motivated to help youth thrive.
Nhan Le
SEEDS Program Coordinator
Nhan firmly believes in the potential of Vietnam’s future generations and the empowerment of women to become powerful agents of social change.
Thanh Pham
Reintegration Program Coordinator
Thanh manages Pacific Links Foundation’s Compassion House, where she supports trafficked women and girls to reintegrate into their communities.
Tram Huynh
SEEDS Program Assistant
Tram strives to empower disadvantaged women and youth towards a brighter and safe future.
Trang Nguyen
Administrator, U.S.
Trang keeps track of our financial data and assists with administrative work.
Uyen Nhi Le
SEEDS Program Assistant
Uyen Nhi is passionate about finding and investing in talented, disadvantaged Vietnamese youth to help them succeed in life.
Current collaborators
Em Huynh
Hue Nguyen
Huong Le
Kim Tran
Le Khuu
Minh Chau Nguyen
Quinny Vu
Tra Nguyen
Trinh Le
Past collaborators
Be Nguyen
Be Ba Phan
Cat Thu Le
Christina Bui
Dieu Hien Huynh
Dinh Kien Nguyen
Hong Cuc Nguyen
Hong Van Pham
Huu Nam Dang
Khanh Linh Truong
Khanh Ly Le
Kieu Nhi Le
Kim Tiet Tieu
Le Tran
Lilian Forsyth
Mai Hanh Nguyen
Mimi Vu
Minh Giang Nguyen
Minh Hai Tran
Minh Loan Nguyen
My Linh Dang
My Linh Ho
My Ngan Huynh
Nga Dinh
Ngoc Anh Nguyen
Ngoc Tuyen Le
Nguyen Nhi Bui
Nhu An Huynh
Nhu Hoa Phan
Nhu Vu
Phuong Thao Nguyen
Thanh Khiet Do
Thanh Xuan Le
Thao Pham
Thien Khiem Nguyen
Thu Thao Bui
Thu Trang Tran
Thuc Uyen Huynh
Tien Nguyen
Tram Ho
Tram Nguyen
Truc Quynh Ho
Tuyet Nga Tran
Tuyet Van Huynh
Tuyet Vo
Van Hien Truong
Xuan Thuy Huynh
