Executive Board
The Executive Board manages UVSA’s day-to-day internal and external affairs by approving the organization’s annual planning schedules and operating budgets and serving as official representatives of the organization in the community. Each officer oversees different aspects of the organization including administration, public relations, internal development, and all program and projects. Officers are elected by the General Staff and the Inter-Collegiate Council Representatives. Officers, like all other positions in UVSA, are non-paid volunteers. For a description of each position and duties, please refer to the UVSA Bylaws.
Officers

Eric Ngo
Internal Vice President
[email protected]

Dillon Cassell
Secretary
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Lam Nguyen
Treasurer
[email protected]
Intercollegiate Council
The Inter-Collegiate Council, or ICC, consists of representatives from each member school of UVSA who are responsible for the planning of inter-collegiate activities and providing their respective member schools the opportunity to network with students at other campuses. Member schools consist of officially recognized Vietnamese student organizations from colleges across Southern California who are admitted or removed by simple majority vote of the council. The ICC select a Chair and Vice Chair who will be responsible for the council’s coordination for the year. For a description of each position and duties, please refer to the UVSA Bylaws.
Representatives

Maily Tran
ICC Chair
UC Santa Barbara

Long Truong
ICC Vice Chair
UC San Diego

King Nguyen
Chapman University

Priscilla Bae
Chapman University

Kevin Fang
Cal Poly Pomona

Nhina Phan
CSU Long Beach

Dexter Ta
CSU Northridge

Nicholas Manaquil
CSU Northridge

Jacob Lee
CSU San Marcos

Sandy Mach
CSU San Diego

Sonny Tran
CSU San Diego

Ethan Dinh
UC Irvine

Haley Tran
UC Irvine

Sarokar Shrestha
UC Riverside

Tyler Vu
UC Santa Barbara

Amy Tran
UC San Diego

James La
USC
Project LEAD
Project LEAD (Leadership, Education, And Development) hosts two camps annually, one aimed at high school students and another for college students. This year marks the 20th annual UVSA Camp and 17th annual High School Camp and we are proud to continue bringing together students from throughout Southern California to build an alliance of young leaders with a common vision of strengthening the Vietnamese community.
2023 Directors

Katie Bui
Chair

Alvin Pham
Vice Chair
Family

Long Truong
Vice Chair
Marketing & Media

Eric Ngo
Family

Khue Doan
Family

Tommy Trang
Family

Teresa Do
Hospitality

JoAnn Do-On
Marketing & Media

Helen Phan
Programming & Logistics

Khang Vu
Programming & Logistics

Jayleen Nguyen
Registration

David Nguyen
Sponsorship
Tet Festival
Making up the largest portion of the General Staff, the Tet Festival event coordinators bring together over 200 volunteer staff and 500 weekend-of volunteers to celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. For more information about the event, please visit our Tet Festival website.
2023 Directors

Emmerick Doan
Chair

Christy Dang
Vice Chair

Michelle Tran Bui
Vice Chair

Johniema Hababag
Vice Chair

Lam Nguyen
Admissions

Patrick Pajarillaga
Admissions

Alvin Pham
Contest

Quincy Mendez
Contest

Annie Tram
Decorations

Linda Tram
Decorations

Mindy Phan
Entertainment

Albert Evans
Hospitality

Emily Doan
LVN

Long Huynh
LVN

Ann Ninh
Marketing

Tra My Co Tan
Marketing

Alan Tran
Media

Long Truong
Media

Carolyn Hua
MVSC

Dillon Cassell
Operations

Lily Pham
Vendors

Vannie Tran
Volunteers
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors provides governance to the organization and is responsible for ensuring that short-term goal align with UVSA’s mission, strategic planning for the organization’s long term growth and stability, and providing fiduciary responsibility for finances and accounting. The Board of Directors was established in 2016 following ratification of UVSA’s Bylaws to ensure that the three offices of UVSA were being evenly represented: The Executive Board, the Inter-Collegiate Council, and the General Staff. Additionally, elected directors were established to provide support from working professionals. Please take a look at UVSA’s Bylaws for more information about the Board of Directors. For requests for official records including meeting minutes, IRS records, or tax filings, please email us at [email protected].
Structure of the Board
The Board of Directors consists of 9 members which includes 6 ex-officio directors and 3 elected directors.