Our Team
Leadership Team
Village Bridges was co-founded by three young An Bằng women and our leadership team is comprised of students and professionals from various career paths & stages of life. As each of us steps into the next stage of life, we are committed to reaching back to uplift the next person.
Van Truong
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Van is currently pursuing her PhD in Genomics & Computational Biology from Penn Medicine and dual-degree MA in Statistics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; she strives to be the 1st village woman with a PhD
Served as Sponsorship Chair of Women Bio - Capital Region Chapter and is the Liaison between the Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective and Penn Interdisciplinary Network for Scientists Promoting Inclusion, Retention, and Equity
M.S. Biotechnology with dual-concentrations in Bioinformatics and Molecular Targets & Drug Discovery Technologies from the Johns Hopkins University generously funded by a National Cancer Institute Training Fellowship
Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Fellowship at Virginia Tech
B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Florida
Christina Nguyen
Director of Operations & Co-Founder
Christina is a Junior at Flagler Palm Coast High School and dual-enrolled at Daytona State College
She is also in the inaugural class for FPC high school's Medical Flagship Program, which offers students the opportunity to earn multiple industry certifications: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant, Phlebotomy, EKG tech, and even a Certified Nursing Assistant certification
In college, Christina hopes to explore several career paths within the medical field
Brandy Truong
Director of Marketing & Co-Founder
Brandy is a Marketing Coordinator at Digital Shadows, a London-based cyber risk protection company
B.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications with a Minor in Business and Emphasis in Public Relations from the University of Mississippi
Served as President of the Ole Miss Vietnamese-American Student Association during the 2020-2021 academic year and is currently active as an Alum for the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Gulf Coast
Worked in the fashion merchandising and music festival industries during her undergraduate career
Advisory Board
We are grateful to our advisors for their advice and wisdom. Many of our advisors are examples of self-made success from An Bang Village, while others have separate origins and have offered their mentorship and support.
Dr. Amanda Van Garrett, DMD
General Dentist
Le Truc
Founder & Editor-In-Chief of Anbangnews.com
Dr. Dustin Huynh, MD
Founder & President of An Bang Professionals Group
Dr. Long Le, PhD
President of An Bang Association Abroad