Voluntary/Administrative Staffs

Administrator
Nhu Hao Duong, MBA
Former Director of Customer Service at CalOptima, Orange County, California
Advisor to the American Cancer Society Multi-Cultural Committee
Ms. Duong graduated from l’Ecole Normale Superieure de l”Enseignment Technique at Cachan, France and taught Biology at Lycee Marie Curie, Saigon for 9 years. Upon coming to the US as a Vietnamese refugee in 1975, she went back to school and earned a BA degree in Social Ecology and an MBA from the University of California at Irvine. Ms. Duong had 20 year experience in developing service access and health education materials for different immigrant groups, especially those of the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities. She was a member of the initial Advisory Board and now serves as Administrator of the Foundation. Her responsibilities are to write all the report of Foundation and the grant applications, coordinate all the medical mission trips, administer all board functions, facilitate relationships with key partners, and oversee voluntary staff.

Accountant
Carl Mandelblatt, CPA
Santa Monica, California
Carl Mandelblatt is a Certified Public Accountant presently a Partner with the Public Accounting Firm of Klein Mandelblatt & Co., LLP. The firm was established in 1985 and has served the Los Angeles/ Beverly Hills community for 21 22 years. Mr. Mandelblatt earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Temple University and a Master of Business Administration from Drexel University in Philadelphia .He presently represents high profile individuals in industry and the Entertainment Industry. He is a member of the California Society of Public Accountants. He holds a California Community College Teaching credential in accounting and management. Mr Mandelblatt donates his time as a volunteer to updatekeep financial records, prepare financial statements and represent TranTien Foundation before federal and state tax agencies.
http://kmandco.net/

Treasurer
Hoi Tran, MS
Principal Engineer of Boeing in Flight Control
Hoi came to United States in 1975 as a Vietnamese refugee and earned  MS degree at UCSB in 1978. He is one of the founding members of TTF and continues to be in charge of all financial matters. He is very active in the Vietnamese community and is teaching Tai-Chi to the elderly.

Financial Planning and Analysis
Brent Hung Tran, MBA, CFA
Chief Risk Officer, Cantillon Capital Management
Brent holds a BS in Economics/Business from University of California at Los Angeles, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a CFA charterholder. Prior to his current role, he was a Portfolio Manager/Analyst at Lazard Asset Management. Other company affiliations include Goldman Sachs & Co, Lightyear Capital, Asset Strategy Consulting, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Brent came to United States as Vietnamese refugee in 1975.He is one of founding members and is now responsible for the Foundation financial planning.

Public Coordinator
Cheryl Matillo
Patient Coordinator, Sum Tran MD Surgery Center
Cheryl graduated from a trade school and held this current position for 15 years. She shares the Foundation passion for caring for the underprivileged  and will coordinate the Foundation communication with public, including donors, media and other charitable organizations.

Ordering department
Joyce Sagehorn, RN, AORN
Past peri-operative Supervisor, Sierra View District Hospital, Porterville, Ca
Head nurse, Sum Tran MD Surgery Center

Joyce holds a RN degree from College of Sequoia at Visalia, CA and has 20-year experience in operation and ordering with a specialty in plastic reconstructive surgery. She will ensure that trips to Vietnam are fully equipped with needed surgical supplies and inventory is always up-to date.  Joyce welcomes this opportunity to be part of the mission of improving the lives of others.

Webmaster
Thaiha Nguyen
Senior Application Developer, Pacific Life Insurance, Aliso Viejo CA
Thaiha holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and has more than 10-year experience in web application development. As one of initial Board member, Thaiha serves as a webmaster of the Foundation site.