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
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Dillon Cassell
Secretary
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Lam Nguyen
Treasurer
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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
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.