Staff may be contacted through arts@norcaluvsa.org.

bảo.thiên.ngô, Arts Commissioner Chair | is Vietnamese American designer influenced by the Bauhaus school of design aiming towards functional aesthetics and accessibility. A professional jack-of-all-trades like his role model Nathan Myhrvold, Bao is a graphic and web designer, writer, web programmer, marketing specialist, film editor, event manager, researcher, and social entrepreneur. Currently he is the co-owner of Vietlicious, an online Vietnamese American store, along with his business partner Tam Phan. He is also currently the Executive Director of the Children Moon Festival of Northern California. He continues to volunteer as a founding member of UVSA Northern California, a coalition of Vietnamese Student Associations. He was the co-editor of the film Things I'll Never Say (2005) and co-producer of La Petite Salon (2009). Motivated by the need to free himself from the office cubicle, he enjoys studying leadership theory and organizational studies, lifestyle design, and web technology. He also takes interest in post-classical science, and Vietnamese history and philosophy.

Huong Nguyen, Commissioner of Fashion | You can find her sipping on coffee, reading fashion blogs, while wearing drop crotch pants at your local cafe. She loves to test the unfamiliar, and enjoys the unconventional things in clothes and art. Her inspirations are Mary kate and Ashley Olsen, Daul Kim, and Aygness Dynes. She is currently a fashion student at West Valley College.