Our Officers
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Executive Board
Consists of the President, Internal and External Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. They have a greater authority in decision making, overseeing the organization, and serve as a head of each committee.
Catherine Doan
President
Major: Computer Science with a minor in Human-Computer Interaction
Year: Senior
The role of the President is to act as a representative and spokesperson of the Vietnamese Student Association as a whole, authorize and approve things for the best interest of the organization, delegate tasks and responsibilities for all officers, oversee all organizational activity and maintain a relationship with AASU and MAUVSA.
Matthew Lam
Internal Vice President
Major: Civil Engineering
Year: Junior
In charge of the Director of Operations Committee, the Internal Vice President of the Vietnamese Student Association implements and is in charge of the Big / Little program along with the Family program. The IVP also oversees service opportunities, connects with other communities both domestically and internally, and provides additional support for the other officer position.
Coby Nguonly
External Vice President
Major: Computational Modeling & Data Analytics
Year: Senior
In charge of the External Relations & Outreach Committee, the External Vice President is the representative of Virginia Tech at monthly MAUVSA meetings with the VSA organizations from the Mid-Atlantic schools and maintain good relations with the other schools. The EVP attends other school’s VSA events and is in charge of arranging housing / transportation between schools.
Vivian Truong
Treasurer
Major: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
Year: Senior
In charge of the Financial Audit Committee, the Treasurer keeps track of cash and debit accounts, maintains a relationship with budget board in order to request funding for all of VTVSA’s cultural events, keeps an ongoing list of all paid VSA members and reimburses officers for any extraneous VSA-related purchases.
Tam-Anh Duong
Secretary
Major: Human Development and Public Relations
Year: Senior
In charge of the Media Production Committee, the Secretary is in charge of taking attendance for officers and members during meetings, events, and other programs held by VTVSA. She also sends out monthly newsletters about upcoming events and club information, takes meeting minutes during officer meetings, and updates the master calendar for the officers and general members.
Officer Board
Introducing our officer board of 2024 -2025!
Senior Advisors
Director of Operations Committee
The Advisors helps the officer board with any tasks that need an extra hand. They are also in charge of creating and running professional workshops for both officers and members. They have a hand in decision-making and are there as a resource for new officers adjusting to being on the board.
Mia Vu
Senior Advisor
Major: BIT-Cyber
Year: Senior
Mina Kim
Senior Advisor
Major: Animal & Poultry Science
Year: Senior
Events Coordinators
Director of Operations Committee
The Events Coordinators plan events and promote bonding experiences in VSA, book and coordinate with venues around the community, create necessary Facebook events and spreadsheets to organize rides, and purchase supplies needed for events with the Treasurer.
Audrey Vu
Events Coordinator
Major: Human Nutrition & Exercise Science
Year: Sophomore
Caitlyn Le
Events Coordinator
Major: Graphic Design
Year: Sophomore
Culture Show Directors
External Relations & Outreach Committee
The Culture Show Chairs organize the annual culture show, appoint committees deemed necessary (i.e. costume, stage design, backstage crew, etc.), meet up with event planning to set up technical aspects for the show, set up room reservations for practices, work with treasurer to budget show funds and organize a performance for the AASU Fall Culture Show and VTVSA Spring Culture Show.
Richard Nguyen
Culture Show Director
Major: Computer Science
Year: Sophomore
Jennifer Nguyen
Culture Show Director
Major: Civil Engineering
Year: Junior
Sports Coordinators
External Relations & Outreach Committee
The Sports Coordinators engage members through the organization of sporting events in and outside of our own community including flag football, basketball, volleyball, etc.
Ben Ha
Sports Coordinator
Major: Computer Science
Year: Junior
Katelyn Cao
Sports Coordinator
Major: Computer Engineering
Year: Junior
Fundraising Chairs
Financial Audit Committee
The Fundraising Chairs raise money for the organization and philanthropy and obtain sponsorships and fundraising locations.
Newton Ma
Fundraising Chair
Major: Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Nam Duong
Fundraising Chair
Major: BIT
Year: Sophomore
Service Chairs
Financial Audit Committee
The Service Chairs plan and execute VSA’s community service events and take part in Blacksburg service events like Relay for Life and The BIG Event. They also raise money and awareness for UNAVSA’s Collective Philanthropy project.
Yennhi Tran
Service Chair
Major: Neuroscience
Year: Sophomore
Jasmine Nguyen
Service Chair
Major: Industrial & Systems Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Public Relations Chairs
Media Production Committee
The Public Relation Chairs have the responsibilities of creating Facebook events, designing VTVSA promotional media, running all of VTVSA’s social media, and designing Culture Show promotions (i.e. backdrops, posters, flyers, merchandise, etc.).
Tara Tran
Public Relations Chair
Major: Psychology
Year: Sophomore
Kayla Dao
Public Relations Chair
Major: Health Economics
Year: Sophomore
Historians
Media Production Committee
The Historians make short, hype videos (i.e. for meetings and events), promotional videos (i.e. to advertise VSA events and get the word out), update the VSA page on Facebook and Instagram with photos, videos and updates on VSA events.
Liem Duong
Historian
Majors: BIT-Cyber
Year: Senior
Vivian Nguyen
Historian
Major: Computer Science
Year: Sophomore
Freshmen Representatives
Director of Operations Committee
The Freshmen Representatives represent the interests of the the Freshmen Class. They help foster relationships and bonds within their grade through events and class activities.
Talan Flynn
Freshman Representative
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: Freshman
Hannah Do
Freshman Representative
Major: Computer Science
Year: Freshman
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