Ms. Hang Nina Nguyen, Co-President

Ms. Nina Nguyen is a solo practitioner with an office in Fields Corner. Prior to opening her own practice, Ms. Nguyen worked for a small law firm in Allston, practicing in the area of real estate, family law, landlord tenant, and business organization. Ms. Nguyen graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School May 2003. While attending law school in the evening, she worked as a legal assistant in the finance department at Bingham McCutchen LLP. Prior to working at Bingham McCutchen, Ms. Nguyen worked as a public relations coordinator at the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants. Since 1997, Ms. Nguyen had volunteered for Viet-AID. She also interned at Boat People SOS, Phillip Brooks House Association and Greater Boston Legal Services-Asian Outreach Program.
Tenure: 2002 - present

Ms. Quynh Dang, Co-President

Ms. Quynh Dang has been an advocate for immigrant education, economic and health access. She has been a health educator and curriculum developer, and is experienced in running culturally and linguistically accessible domestic violence intervention and outreach programs, conducting program evaluation, and training. Ms. Dang currently is the Director of the RISE Program (Refugee and Immigrant Safety and Empowerment) at the Department of Public Health, where she provides training and technical assistance to 15 immigrant domestic violence programs in Massachusetts. She is a founding board member of the Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project and of the Vietnamese American Initiative for Development.
Tenure: 1994 - present

Ms. Hong Vuong, Treasurer

Ms. Hong Vuong is the Commerical Lending Officer and Portfolio Manager of Helathcare and Nonprofit Lending Group at Citizens Bank. She formerly worked for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in the Community Health Networks Initiative. She earned her M.B.A. and certification in Public and Nonprofit Management at Boston University in 2001 and a Bachelor’s in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College

Members:

Mr. Henry Nguyen

Mr. Henry Nguyen is a teacher at Rogers school in Hyde Park. A long-time community activist, he served as officers of the Vietnamese Student Association at UMass Boston and the Intercollegiate Vietnamese Student Association of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1991. From 1987-1989, he worked as youth coordinator at VACA and a legal intern at the Asian Outreach Program at Greater Boston Legal Services. Mr. Nguyen has a BA in Engineering from North Eastern University and a MA in Education from the University of Massachusetts of Boston.
Tenure: 1995 - present

Mr. Nam Pham

Mr. Nam Pham is currently Vice President at The Property and Casualty Initiative, LLC, a community development loan fund. He is responsible for making small business loans in Massachusetts. He was formerly the Vice President for Commercial Lending at Citizens Bank, focusing on Boston community businesses. Prior to that, he served as Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries' Vice President of Program and Services from 1999 to 2000 and as Commissioner of Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Pham also is a member of several Boards and Associations, including United Way's Special Fund Committee, Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital's Board of Overseers, and Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses. Nam earned his BS degree with a concentration in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota 's Carlson School of Management. Mr. Pham received his MPA in Political Economy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
Tenure: 2001-present

Ms. Trinh Nguyen

Ms. Trinh Nguyen is currently the Director of Development and Public Relations for the Boston Women’s Fund. She holds a Master of Science in Human Services and Master of Arts in Telecommunications and Development Studies. Trinh was formerly the Resource Development Manager for the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians and the Director for CAPAY. She brings much experience in program planning and development, fundraising, community activism and advocacy, events planning, and research skills.