Subject to the provisions of the
Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation, and the Bylaws,
the business and affairs of the National Congress of Vietnamese
Americans (NCVA) shall be managed, and all corporate powers shall be
exercised by or under the direction of the National Board of
Directors. In carrying out its mission and programs, NCVA
works with subject matter experts to ensure the highest quality
of performance.
Raul Catangui
Mr.
Raul G. Catangui has over 16 years of professional experience in the
legislative, public policy, regulatory, campaign and legal environments,
both at the state and federal levels. His experience in these specialized
areas, which he acquired while working in the U.S. Congress, state
legislature and the governor’s office, trade associations, Fortune 100
corporations, law firms and several political campaigns, allow him to see
the “big picture” and clearly understand the confluence of issues from all
perspectives – federal, state and international.
Mr. Catangui was recently the Vice President for Smartel, a technology
company, and formerly the Legislative & Regulatory Counsel to the
Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA), which is the Federal
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Department of Transportation on ITS. He also
served as Counsel to the ITSA Trade Association, which represented ITS
corporations, and the ITSA TEA-21 Reauthorization Task Force and the
Transportation Export Council (TEC). He was previously the Director of
Public Policy & Trade for IPC, which is the trade association for the U.S.
circuit board industry. Mr. Catangui was also appointed as Special Assistant
to and directed Governor Benjamin Cayetano’s (Hawaii) Washington, DC office,
and worked closely with the National Governors’ Association (NGA) and
intergovernmental organizations to advance the State of Hawaii’s interest in
Washington. D.C. Prior to this position, he was a Legislative
Assistant/Counsel to U.S. Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink, and he worked in the
Hawaii State legislature for 2 sessions as a Legislative Aide to Senator
Clayton H.W. Hee, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In
addition, Mr. Catangui worked for nearly 3 years at Corning, Inc.’s
government affairs office in Washington, D.C., and also for the
international trade law firm Graham & James, LLP, Catangui & Catangui, P.C.
and other prominent firms in Washington, D.C. and Hawaii. He interned at the
Embassy of the Philippines, U.S. Attorney’s Office, D.C. Superior Court and
the State of Hawaii Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Catangui was also the
President of Rainbow Couriers & Excel Research, Inc., a company he co-owned
and managed for over 3 years (which is still operating after over 20 years).
He has federal & state campaign management and grassroots experience
accumulated during two presidential campaigns, and previously was a
Co-Campaign Manager of a state legislative re-election race.
Mr. Catangui has a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the
University of Hawaii and University of California at Irvine, graduating With
High Distinction, and a Juris Doctor from the American University (AU),
Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Moreover, he completed the
Masters program at AU’s School of International Studies (SIS). Mr. Catangui
published and made numerous presentations on ITS, technology and
transportation legislation and public policy, regulation, privacy and
international trade to industry, corporations and public groups. He was
recently invited to speak on location-based privacy at the ITS World
Congress in Sydney, Australia, and presented at the California Alliance for
Advanced Transportation Systems (CAATS) Conference in San Diego, CA. He was
responsible for and initiated the creation of the ITS Congressional Caucus,
which seeks to educate members of U.S. Congress & their staff and the public
on ITS, transportation, telecommunications, and to promote the development
and deployment of ITS. Mr. Catangui is also very active with the ITS state
chapters. Mr. Catangui is a registered lobbyist with the U.S. Congress and
several states. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of several
private, non-profits, professional associations, and volunteers for several
interest groups.
Contact info:
Raul@SynergyAlliances.com
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Patricia Hughes
Pat
Hughes, formerly Pat Swain, has been working with Southeast Asian refugees
and their community organizations for thirty years. As a volunteer in 1975,
she recruited and guided churches in the Washington, D.C. area through
sponsorship of refugee families. In 1976 she helped organize and was the
interim coordinator of the Indochinese Community Center during its first two
years.
Pat was asked by SEARR-San Francisco to lead their Marin County office,
where she raised over $200,000 for employment training programs. Since that
time Pat has initiated, acquired funding for, and managed numerous refugee
programs that include: women’s mental health; ESL for elderly; home-based
micro-enterprises for women; and honoring ceremonies for Vietnamese
imprisoned men united with their families in the U.S.
Pat is currently providing capacity building and resource development
training and mentoring for Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations (MAAs)
in the San Francisco Bay and greater Washington D.C. areas.
Contact info:
PatCede@aol.com
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Christine Hyland
Christine
Hyland began her nonprofit career in 1980 and earned her Certified Fund
Raising Executive (CFRE) certification in 1992. She has raised millions for
social service programs, faith-based organizations, educational
institutions, and arts groups.
A member of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (now
Association of Fund Raising Professionals)
and Catholic Charities USA since 1980, Chris began her career as a grant
writer for Catholic Charities, Long Beach, CA. In 1985, Cardinal Mahony
appointed her the first Director of Resource Development for Catholic
Charities, Los Angeles. Chris established the grant writing and direct mail
components of the department. She obtained over $2 million for programs
throughout the five regions of the archdiocese. She also served as Board
Secretary of the Cardinal McIntyre Fund for Charity which disperses over
$500,000 annually.
In 1988, she and her family returned to Virginia where she had lived as a
child. She consulted at Catholic Charities USA on various projects and in
1992 became Director of Development and Public Relations for the Benedictine
Sisters of Virginia. In four and one half years, she established the
development and PR department, planned the sisters’ centennial celebration,
and secured $1.7 million to build a transitional shelter for homeless women
and their children.
In November 1996, Chris established her consulting business. She assists a
variety of clients in achieving their fundraising goals. She has presented
numerous workshops at national convenings on major gifts; grant writing,
fundraising, establishing a development office, major gift campaigns, and
effective public relations.
In 2001, at the request of Catholic Relief Services, she and a CRS colleague
presented a workshop for NGO executive directors in El Salvador on
philanthropy. She has worked with the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops on a variety of projects: Migration and Refugee Services, The Border
Initiative, The Catholic Communication Campaign, and implementation of the
Unity in Diversity pastoral.
Prior to beginning her career in the nonprofit world, Chris worked for CBS
TV, Boston, and Wells, Rich, Greene Advertising in Beverly Hills, CA.
She holds an undergraduate degree in English from Emmanuel College, Boston,
as well as a master’s degree in Communications Management, the Annenberg
School of Communications, University of Southern California.
She and her husband Carl and their four children live in Oakton, VA. Chris
and Carl serve on the Parents Council of James Madison University.
Contact info:
HylandCM@aol.com
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Vu H. Pham
Vu
H. Pham is the founder and head of
Spectrum
Knowledge, Inc., a research, consulting and training organization. He
currently serves as a Researcher in the Paul Merage School of Business at
the University of California, Irvine, as well as the Asian American Studies
Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Previously, he held a
Research Fellow position through the University of California Office of the
President. He has taught courses at major institutions, including: UCLA, UC
Irvine, UC Davis, the Claremont Colleges and Loyola Marymount University.
Having completed his doctoral degree from Cornell University, Dr. Pham’s
specialties include the areas of culture, organizational development and
leadership.
He combines data-driven research with his
background in these three fields to assist clients with identifying and
assessing organizational challenges, as well as providing effective
solutions. His experience includes having worked with companies as large as
those from the Fortune 500 to those in governmental and non-profit sectors.
Dr. Pham’s clients range in industries that include: Aerospace and Defense,
Technology, Advertising, Healthcare, Retail as well as Museums and Cultural
Organizations. He has also worked with individual clients to optimize their
career success. He has presented at numerous workshops, conferences and
retreats across the country and has published in both academic and
mainstream publications. Beyond his consulting, research and training work,
Dr. Pham has participated in generating over one-half a million dollars for
non-profit groups and donates countless hours to them.
His other honors include being selected as a
Role Model for KSCI Television’s “Our Role Models” series, as well as
being a Leadership Education
for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) Fellow, an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, a
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) award recipient, a Chancellor’s
Scholar at UC Irvine and an Honoree at UCLA’s “The Future of Asian
American History” Conference.
Spectrum Knowledge consists of diverse cultural,
organizational development and leadership experts who have backgrounds in
research, education and training related to these areas. We provide
solutions to clients that enhance and grow organizations, particularly
through the investment in human capital. These data-driven solutions
include: team-building, skill development, strategic planning, conflict
resolution, motivation, leadership and communication flow. The organization
provides both customized and ready-to-go services.
Contact info:
info@spectrumknowledge.com
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