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What do you want to do after graduation?
What should you major in?
What do you want to do with your life?
If you have ever found yourself asking these questions, you are not alone.
On Saturday July 22nd, The Vietnamese Martyrs Parish is hosting the 1st annual Vietnamese Youth Empowerment Day. Our goal is to empower, educate and inspire the youth community.
On this empowering day, you will have the opportunity to interact with amazing speakers, make new friends, and enjoy free food!
SPEAKERS:
Jeff Lilley – Seattle Union Gospel Mission, President
Jeff Lilley is the president of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission and has led the organization for the last seven years. He and the team at UGM work tirelessly to serve, rescue and transform those in greatest need throughout Seattle and King County. Jeff is a visionary, and is relentless in his creativity, surrounding himself with passionate and talented individuals who work with some of our communities most hurting people. The Mission has a budget of approximately $25 million, and over 50 different sites and locations spread throughout King County. Before coming to the Mission, Jeff was the executive director of Hume Lake Christian Camps, a large youth camp in California. Jeff and his wife Eugenie have 5 adult children and live in West Seattle with a fat cat named Fay.
Long Phan – Seattle Department of Education
Long Phan grew up in White Center, a neighborhood in South Seattle. He attended Highline Public Schools and graduated from Evergreen High School. Long was the first in his family to go to college and attended the University of Washington, where he studied finance. After college, Long worked in corporate finance and investment management, before realizing that his true passion was in education and helping students from communities like his own. Long left his career in finance and pursued a master’s degree in education policy at Harvard. After grad school, he interned at The White House for President Barack Obama before returning home to work at the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning. In his current role, Long manages a multi-million dollar portfolio of education grants that supports the most struggling students in Seattle.
Nguyet Anh Duong – United States Department of Homeland Security
Mrs. Anh Duong came to the United States at the age of 15, as a refugee of war from Vietnam. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science and her Master’s degree from American University in Public Administration, all with Honors.
She began her career with the Department of Navy and became a recognized expert in the field of High Explosives. In the 90s, she directed all Navy explosives research and development and successfully led the creation of 11 explosives for 18 U.S. weapons. She is most well-known for leading a team that created the thermobaric bomb in only 67 days, to defeat tunnels used as terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan. In 2002, she became Director for Science and Technology at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Maryland, directing all research efforts in future weaponry. In 2005, she was appointed a Science Advisor in the Pentagon, focusing on transforming science into anti-terrorism capabilities for the Navy. One example of her accomplishments is the creation of expeditionary forensics capabilities in Iraq and Afghanistan to help identify terrorists.
In 2008, she was sworn into the U.S. Government Senior Executive Service and appointed Director of the Borders and Maritime Security Division in the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), overseeing the development of technologies to help keep illicit people and goods from entering the U.S. Since June 2016, Mrs. Duong has been directing a new DHS Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), focusing on technologies for a new era of unmanned traffic in the national airspace while protecting our homeland from nefarious UAS.
Richie Le – Youtuber
Richie Le is a Vietnamese-American YouTuber with a self-titled channel who has been featured on the Fung Bros Comedy channel as well. On his own channel, where he has earned more than 650,000 subscribers, he presents a social commentary on culture and fashion within the urban/hip hop scene. Come meet Richie and listen to his journey on how he made it on YouTube!
Hoan Do – American Ninja Warrior & Motivational Speaker
Hoan Do is a student success coach, author of Succeeding in the Real World, and competitor in NBC’s hit show, American Ninja Warrior.
From an early age, Hoan was conscious of the sacrifices his parents had made in their escape to the United States during the Vietnam War- in pursuit of the American Dream. Feeling indebted to his parents for their courageous pursuit of a better life, Hoan vowed to ensure that one day, he would be able to take care of his parents. Hoan’s hard work took him to Malibu, California, where he attended Pepperdine University, fully engaging in the academic rigor and array of opportunities that the school offered.
With the tremendous pressure Hoan placed on himself, in addition to the stresses of demanding classes, extracurricular responsibilities, and important life decisions, Hoan found himself overwhelmed. His self-esteem reached an all- time low. He even contemplated suicide. Refusing to settle and give up on life, Hoan used this experience as a turning point to learn the practical skills that was necessary to succeed in school and in life. After graduating from Pepperdine University, Hoan beat out candidates who were considerably older and vastly more experienced than him to work with the #1 personal development company in the world. As a national speaker and corporate trainer, Hoan conducted training sessions for distinguished audiences that included: 21, Bank of America, Honda, Toyota, UBS Financial, Chambers of Commerce, and the U.S. Army.
CONTACT US
Email: VYED2017@gmail.com
Phone: 425-236-5342[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]