• Managed Vietnamese-language early childhood education campaign by directing curriculum design, implementation, outreach, evaluation, and resource development of 6 projects, ranging from parent workshops to weekly radio programs.• Produced annual program work plan and goals from facilitating program assessment sessions with staff, volunteers and consultants.• Managed, trained, and mentored 7 staff members through orientations, retreats, meetings, and performance reviews.• Supervised consultants to ensure the timely implementation of projects.• Originated tracking system and evaluation database to track client demographics and program evaluation data.• Researched, wrote, and managed the timely submission of grant proposals.• Produced and managed work plan for bilingual advocacy campaign and delegated tasks for campaign.• Developed policy proposals for organizational changes by request of Executive Director and Board of Directors.• Facilitated weekly staff meetings, and monthly program planning meetings with partner organizations.• Conducted primary and secondary research for organization’s 3-5 year strategic plan including administering participant interviews, organizing focus groups, and writing literature reviews.• Facilitated annual staff and volunteer retreat.

• Designed immigrant integration project using popular theater to bridge Vietnamese, Latino, and mainstream communities.• Collaborated with Executive Directors and Associate Directors of four non-profit-organizations to design immigrant integration project.• Researched, wrote, and managed the timely submission of successful grant proposal that funded immigrant integration project.

• Researched and wrote essays on Vietnamese American enclaves, popular culture, and trans-nationalism for publication on the Smithsonian Institution’s Vietnamese-American Heritage Project website.• Essay on popular culture was selected to be developed into a wall exhibit at the Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon Smithsonian Exhibit.

• Edited briefings to new Deputy Secretary of the Department, and annual Department-wide report to employees • Researched public policies, and drafted memos on policy recommendations• Created and maintained contact databases for Department-wide coordination

• Developed appeal to UC Berkeley admissions of high school student with the compilation of a new evidence file, complete with letter of appeal from the appellant and letter of support on behalf of recruitment center• Garnered support for appeal from 200 UCB students in petition

• Implemented outreach plans by researching community based organizations and media sources in the Bay Area• Broadened client outreach by securing interview segments and public announcements in Vietnamese media sources• Conducted information transfers on health workshops via faxes, phone calls and distribution of marketing materials

• Presented information to high school students about university requirements, financial aid, and application process. • Assisted in coordinating and implementing annual three-day recruitment event for a group of 80 high school seniors.• Identified partnership opportunities with local community colleges and distributed program information to career counselors.

• Assisted a group of eight, Vietnamese, fourth graders with limited-English-proficiency by translating homework material • Assisted staff members in organizing and implementing extracurricular activities for a group of 20 1st to 5th graders

• Mobilized Vietnamese voters by phone banking on initiatives and propositions for the November 2002 election