Dr. Hoa Pham

Dr. Pham is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Pham graduated from the Westfalische Wilhems University, Medicine School, Germany in 1988. In 1992, he started his specialty training in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and became the Chief Resident of the program. Since 1995, Dr. Pham is in private practice. Dr. Pham served as the Medical Lead on several HOPE dental and medical missions to Vietnam. With his insight and expertise, the HOPE team started expanding its medical ervice offerings and recruitment of more medical professionals into the HOPE volunteer team.

Dr. Tara Nga VanToai

Dr. Tara Nga VanToai is the President of VanToai LLC, a Health and Beauty product exporter/importer. Previously, Dr. VanToai was a supervisory scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and an Adjunct Professor at Ohio State University.  Dr. VanToai is the Program Director for the Hope MicroFinance Initiative (HOPE MiFi).  Through Dr. VanToai’s leadership, HOPE established a working relationship with the Association VietNam Entraide & Solidarité (AVNES) to provide micro-financing loans in Vietnam. Currently, the HOPE MiFi program has over 40 borrowers. In 2015, HOPE MiFi is expected to introduce at least 10 more borrowers to the program.

Dr. Kim Anh Le

Position: Hope Board Advisory member, Past HOPE President (2009-2010)

Profession: Urgent Care / Family physician, practice for +25 years in Urbana, Maryland

Specific hobbies: Traveling, some cooking, music, spending time with families and friends

Aspiration for joining HOPE: I have been volunteering with HOPE since Day 1, before it was formalized as a non-profit organization in 2005. HOPE members and volunteers have been working hard to provide help and care for under privilege population, both in Vietnam and here in our local communities. Everyone involves with HOPE including myself wish to give back some of our fortune to those have much less than us and HOPE has made it possible. It is a privilege for me to be a part of HOPE and working with everyone to make a significant difference in many lives each day.

Ms. Lieu Nguyen

Ms. Lieu Nguyen is the National Association of Realtors® Global Ambassador to Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam. She is the Vice-President of Business Development with Westgate Realty Group Inc. Lieu works with investors here in the U,S, and abroad who are looking to diversify and expanding into the U.S. market. She has helped many entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams in opening businesses and she worked with families in buying and selling their homes in the DC metropolitan area. Prior to working in real estate, Lieu grew professionally with Airborne Express, where she advanced through several international positions to the role of Country Manager for Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, which she held for eight years. Currently, she is active in the community and serves on multiple boards of local non-profits. Lieu was introduced to Hope For Tomorrow through family and friends. She has been instrumental in helping to orchestrate fundraising campaigns for different projects and International Missions.

Dr. Ngoc Quang Chu

Dr. Ngoc Quang Chu, DDS, FACD, FADI, FPFA, FICD is currently in private practice in Bethesda and Gaithersburg Maryland.

He is actively involved in teaching. Dr. Chu is a clinical assistant professor at the post-graduate prosthodontics program at the University of Maryland Dental School’s Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, where he obtained his Doctorate in 1988, and subsequently completed his Prosthodontics in 1990.

Dr. Chu has traveled extensively during the last thirty-two years to provide free dental care to the underserved populations in the United States and abroad. This work stemmed from his first mission to the Dominican Republic, as a dental student in 1987. From that day on, Dr. Chu continued to volunteer and provided probono dental care to the Navajo reservation, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Egypt through HOPE For Tomorrow, Operation Smile, World Health Ambassador, Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped, and Health Volunteer Overseas.

Dr. Chu’s memberships:

• The American Dental Association (ADA)
• The Maryland State Dental Association (MDSA)
• The American College of Prosthodontics
• The Academy of Osseointegration
• The American Association of Dental Boards
• Council of Dental Accreditation – assessing dental education in the United States

Dr. Chu’s activities:

• Is an examiner for the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments.
• Was an instructor for the Southern Maryland Dental Society.
• Is a member in various dental study clubs in the Washington-Baltimore area.
• Was Vice President for the Vietnamese Medical Society of Northeast America for 10 years.
• Was President of the Vietnamese Professional Society.
• Was served on the advisory board and past chair of the Vietnamese American Dental Association – a national dental organization.
• Is a founding member of HOPE For Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization to promote medical and dental care to the underserved locally and internationally.
• Is a founding member of VOICE non-governmental-organization that assist in the relocation of stateless Vietnamese in the Philippines and combat the human trafficking in Cambodia.
• Served on the advisory board for the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association.
• Served on the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Democrats.

Dr. Chu’s Accomplishments:

• Special recognition by the National Dental Professional Societies
• Elected as fellows of the American College of Dentists in 2003
• Special recognition by the Academy of Dentistry International for international works
• Inducted as a fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy – a dental honor society
• Inducted into the International College of Dentists – an organization dedicated to international humanitarian works
• Appointed as treasurer and Vice Chair of the Maryland State Democratic Party
• Appointed to serve on the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners by the Governor of the State of Maryland – served as President of this organization from 2012 to 2014
• Served as President emeritus of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry Alumni association – the first Asian American appointment to the position since 180-year inception

Dr. Anh Huu Pham

Dr. Anh Pham has been practicing Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Northern Virginia since 1989. He obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1983, Hospital General Practice Residency in 1984, and specialty in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in 1989 at Howard University, Washington D.C. Following his training, he taught Oral & Maxillofacial surgery to both the undergraduate students and graduate dentists from 1990 through 1997. Dr. Pham is an active member of the Northern Virginia Dental Society and presently chair of the CPR committee. He is member of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, the American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, International Congress of Oral Implantology, the National Dental Society of Anesthesiology, the American Dental Association, Vietnamese Medical Society of Northeast America and the National Dental Honor Society. While practicing full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Northern Virginia, Dr. Pham also maintains his part-time teaching position as visiting assistant professor at Howard University, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Pham has strong conviction for Humanitarian Medical-Dental Mission and Community Volunteer Services. He had joined various organizations to provide free humanitarian surgical missions to Philippines, Vietnam, and donates his surgical specialty to local communities and free dental clinics in Northern Virginia.

Mr. Ty T. Nguyen

Ty is the head of Business Development at Year Up, a national non-profit whose mission is to close the Opportunity Divide. His focus is on equipping young adults with the skills, experiences, and support necessary for success in both careers and higher education. In this capacity, Ty leads the organization’s efforts in forging new corporate partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, driving strategy and implementation.

Previously, Ty held the role of Senior Vice President of Development and Corporate Partnerships at the United Way of Massachusetts Bay. There, he played a pivotal role in crafting strategies and cultivating corporate alliances to promote economic prosperity across diverse communities.

Before his tenure at the United Way, Ty served as Managing Director at Catchafire, a public benefit corporation dedicated to enhancing the impact of nonprofits and funders through a technology platform connecting skilled volunteers with organizations in need.

With a career rooted in technology, Ty’s experience includes sales and leadership roles from groundbreaking Internet startups like America Online to telecommunications giants such as MCI-Worldcom. His extensive experience spanning over three decades reflects his adeptness in navigating various sectors while seamlessly balancing mission-driven initiatives with entrepreneurial vigor and astute business acumen.

A proud native of the Washington D.C. area, Ty earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic and State University in 1993, followed by a Master’s in Project Management from the George Washington University School of Science in 2003. He is deeply committed to fostering diverse, innovative, and productive work environments in the organizations he serves.

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