Don’t miss Still We Rise, DVAN’s landmark event commemorating 50 years after the Vietnam War. Get your tickets now for an evening of reflections, poetry, and music.
team
Leadership
Isabelle Thuy Pelaud
Executive Director and DVAN Co-Founder
Viet Thanh Nguyen
DVAN Co-Founder
Kathy Nguyen
Chief Operating Officer
Yessenia Henriquez, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
DVAN Team
Binh Ngo
Communications Manager
Christopher Pham
Executive Assistant
Lori Denham
Bookkeeper
M.J. Bogatin
Outside Counsel
Wayne Vitale
Grant Writer
Yoshiko Ogino
Website Designer
Anne Nguyen
Volunteer, Branding & Design
Emma Nguyen
Volunteer, Marketing
Joseph Nguyen
Volunteer, Publishing
Pat Vinh Thomas
Volunteer, Social Impact and Evaluation
Programs
Annika Le
Public Events
ÁCCENTED Producer
Philip Nguyen
Public Events
ÁCCENTED Co-Host and Emcee
Melina Kritikopoulos
Public Events
ÁCCENTED Volunteer
Terri Le
Textures of Remembrance Exhibit
Coordinator
Eric Nguyen
Publications
Editor in Chief, diaCRITICS
Sydney Van To
Publications
Project Coordinator with TTUP and Kaya Press
Editorial Committee
Members of this committee select manuscripts to be published and books to be translated.
Karl Britto
French
Thuy Dinh
Vietnamese and English
Kien Nghi Ha
German
Quan Manh Ha
Vietnamese
Alisa Anh Kotmair
German
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Vietnamese and English
Lưu Bích Ngọc
German
Catherine Nguyen
French and English
Viet Thanh Nguyen
English
Isabelle Thuy Pelaud
French
Ben Tran
Vietnamese and English
Monique Truong
English
Quynh Vo
Vietnamese
Southeast Asian Solidarity Collective
This team assists DVAN with its commitment to stand in solidarity with non-Vietnamese diasporic Southeast Asian communities.
Advisors
Cathy Linh Che
Don Chen
Jon Funabiki
Phu Hoang
Susan Lieu
Wise Council
Our Wise Council is composed of a community of writers, artists, and people in the art world who work with our Staff and Board on a macro level by participating in our events, serving as ambassadors for DVAN, and assisting with fundraising.
Board Members
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Chair and DVAN Co-Founder
Vina Vo
Treasurer
Candice Nguyen
Board Member
Aimee Phan
Board Member
Bao Phi
Board Member
Quan Phung
Board Member
Ly Tran
Board Member