Board of Directors

VACA's board of directors is made up of a variety of community members bringing
to our organization their diversity in knowledge and expertise. They are all Vietnamese refugees and immigrants and as such, are keenly aware of issues that are of concern to our constituency.

Board of Directors 2005-2007

Executive Board

Mr. Quoc Tran, Esq. President – Executive Director of Cambridge Human Rights Commission, City of Cambridge.

Ms. Nga Thanh Nguyen, Vice-President –Former Youth Coordinator, Summer Youth Program of the Vietnamese-American Civic Association.

Ms. Tram Tran, Secretary – Vietnamese Community Liaison for the Boston Police Department, Area C-11. Member of the Safe Neighborhood Initiative, Dorchester Board of Trade, Dorchester Advisory Council, and Vietnamese Women's League.

Mr. Binh Thanh Nguyen, Acting Treasurer – Senior Social Worker for the Department of Transitional Assistance. Co-founder of VACA. Former General Secretary and Vice-President of the Vietnamese Immigration Community of Massachusetts. Board member of Dorchester House. Former advisor for the Vietnamese Boy & Girl Scouts/Bach Dang Troop of Boston.

Members

Mr. An Le, Past President – Owner, Codman Square Redemption Center. Member of the Vietnamese Small Business Association. Co-founder and member of the Vietnamese Veterans Association of Boston.

Mr. Hanh Vinh Tran, Past President -- Senior Service Advocate for the Office of Multicultural Affairs/Department of Mental Health. Co-founder and Vice President of the Vietnamese Veterans Association of Boston. Former board member of Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and Massachusetts Association for Mental Health.

Ms. Minh-Xuan Thi Nguyen – Agent, New York Life Insurance Company. Executive Board Member of the International Institute of Boston’s Vietnamese Mutual Support Group. Volunteer for the Vietnamese Boy & Girl Scouts/Bach Dang Troop of Boston.

Mr. Hung Nhu Tran – Former Chairman of the Charity Support Group of the Political Detainees.

Mr. Cang Van Tran – Advisory member of the Charity Support Group of the Political Detainees.

Mr. Duong B. Nguyen – Agent, New York Life Insurance Company. Former Executive Director of the Vietnamese-American Civic Association (1987 – 1989). Volunteer and Advisor for the Vietnamese Boy & Girl Scouts/Bach Dang Troop of Boston.

Mr. Xuong T. Mao – Owner of China Golden Restaurant in Raynham. Former Job Developer of the Vietnamese-American Civic Association.