Dao Do
Senior adviser
Dao was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam and moved to Saigon with her family since 1960. Now she is living in Saigon with her small family.
She teaches Vietnamese language for foreigners and doctor Donn Colby (Tam Nguyen’s friend) told her about VNSF . Right after that she met Tam Nguyen and decided to become a volunteer in Vietnam in 2002.
Knowing that education is very important, especially with underprivileged children, she thinks VNSF is a very good organization for her to work with.
Year after year, she continues her work with joy and hope that VNSF will help more and more student in Vietnam.
Thao Trang
Part-time staff member
Thao Trang is a Senior Human Resources Business Partner for a vital part of a Fortune 500 company and one of America’s leading retailers. Thao has been working for the Retail Corporation since 2007. She also leads the office volunteer committee and always hit the volunteer hour’s goal by engaging team members to accelerate positive impact for people across the globe.
She enjoys doing volunteer for domestic organizations as well as international organizations.
2019 Apr 23 – Apr 30: NICE International Workcamp - Develop the organic, community farm and its biotope in Bunamori Nature School, Kuromatsunai-town in Hokkaido-prefecture, Japan
2018 Dec 03 – Dec 12: SEEDS Iceland - Advent & Aurora hunting Photomarathon in Reykjavík, Iceland
2016 Jun 16-Aug16: Volunteer For Peace, Burlington, Vermont, US - Greening the Park in Montpelier, US
2015 Jul 24 – Aug 2: Con Dao National Park and International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources - Sea Turtle Conservation Program in ConDao National Park
2014 - 2019: Amcham Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - Being a Blood Donor or a volunteer interviewer for Amcham Scholarship Program.
Back in 2013, it was first time she worked for VNSF as a volunteer. Since September 2016, she has joined VNSF in VN as a Program Assistant. In 2106, 2017 & 2019, she organized 11 interview trips for volunteers to meet over 300 unprivileged students in 6 locations: An Giang, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Ho Chi Minh City. Two library rooms were established and provided new books, new shelves and new materials in October 2017.
To have full of energy to work for her life and VNSF’s program, she practiced and completed her first full marathon at Khmer Empire Marathon 2019 on 03 Aug 2019.
Her achievement for VNSF program counts by the increase in the number of students receiving VNSF scholarships and the number of dropping out students decreased to zero.
Paul Tamura
My grandfather immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s with little more than the clothes on his back and little education. He found odd jobs and eventually went into farming. He knew the importance of education, so all of his children went to college and had solid careers. I am the beneficiary of his belief. I want every child to have that benefit.
I joined the Board in 2002 and stayed for 10 years in various roles. Since then I have been volunteering on the Program Committee, helping to plan and oversee VNSF’s programs. It has been the most fulfilling job of my life.
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!
2020 Interview Trip!
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!
Trying to save fund for VNSF, our volunteers packed into this small cart ready to go to interview the students.
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!
Students from Garfield High School Seattle and their TSC team installing computers in An Giang.
Can Vo
IT administrator
can.vo@vnsf.foundation