Nou Yang, Chair

Nou is the Chair of Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together. Currently, Nou is the Program Manager of the Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI). As Program Manager she provides technical support to youth mentors and manages the YLI program, serving 60 multicultural youth from the Saint Paul, East Metropolitan area. Nou has ten years of experience working with diverse youth and families in various capacities. She has delivered and managed leadership programs for girls, engaged in community cultivation, mentored and co-facilitated social support groups to Southeast Asian girls, provided technical support to youth serving organizations, and delivered crisis intervention services to families and vulnerable adults. Nou has a Bachelor's of Science and Master's of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, with an emphasis on the adolescent development of racial ethnic youth, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin.

Mai Vang, Chair of Investment Committee

Mai Vang is a property manager for a local commercial property firm, Wellington Management, Inc. (WMI). WMI manages over 4 million square feet of office buildings, shopping centers and industrial buildings in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs. Mai manages office and retail space in St. Paul and Roseville. Her duties include ensuring the properties are in great condition, balancing individual building budgets and developing relationships with her tenants and vendors. Mai graduated from Bethel University in 2008 with a bachelor of arts degree in communication studies. Mai lives in St. Paul with her husband and daughter. In her spare time Mai likes to garden, read and spend time with her family.

ILean Her, J.D., Treasurer

Ilean is the Treasurer of Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together. Ilean is the Executive Director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Ilean joined Hnub Tshiab in 2005, during the Dialogues Project which started the formal strategic planning process and incorporation process for Hnub Tshiab. Illean is committed to working on and influencing the things that will make this world a better place.

Linda V. Kim, Secretary

Linda is a graduate of Hnub Tshiab's 2008 Hmong Women's Leadership Institute and recently joined the board in March 2010. She currently works at the Wallin Education Partners, a non-profit scholarship organization, as a scholar advisor where she supports scholarship recipients. Prior to that, she worked for three years in the University of Minnesota's Equity and Diversity office. While there, she also co-facilitated the Hmong Women's Group, a support program for Hmong undergraduate women. Linda graduated in 2001 with a Bachelors Degree in American Studies from Carleton College. Linda also serves on the Board of Directors for YouthCARE, Youth for Cultural Appreciation and Racial Equality, a premier non-profit youth development agency in Minneapolis.