Our Board and Senior Management team work together to set priorities and direction for the organization so that our work has impact and reaches underserved communities in Southeast Asia. See their profiles and areas of expertise.
Board of Directors
Senior Staff
Melinda Griffith
Chair
Melinda Griffith is VP, Strategic Alliance Management, and Chief Legal Counsel at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. She has... Read more
Matt Kursh
Treasurer
Matt Kursh is CEO and Founder of Oji Life Lab, a technology startup that is building a suite of mobile... Read more
Peter de Castro
Board Member
Peter de Castro is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at the Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management in... Read more
Khoa Do
Board Member
Khoa D. Do is a Senior Partner at DLA Piper LLP (US), a global law firm with lawyers located in... Read more
Carrie Eglinton Manner
Board Member
Carrie Eglinton Manner is Senior Vice President, Advanced Diagnostics at Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services.... Read more
Gil Kemp
Board Member
Gil Kemp is the founder of Home Decorators Collection, one of the leading direct sellers of home furnishings and accessories... Read more
Joan Morse
Board Member
Joan Morse has been an active community volunteer for over 20 years. She has served on the boards of several... Read more
Paul Rubens
Board Member
Paul Rubens, a native of San Francisco, spent some 20 years living throughout Asia, developing a career in investment management.... Read more
Peter A. Singer, M.D.
Board Chair Emeritus
Peter A. Singer, M.D., is Chief of Clinical Endocrinology Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California. He served as... Read more
Jin Zidell
Board Member
Jin Zidell founded Blue Planet Network in 2002 and served as its Chairman of the Board. As an entrepreneur, philanthropist... Read more
Lynn Foden
Chief Executive Officer, USA
Lynn works with East Meets West’s country teams to drive the strategic vision for Thrive Networks across its programs in...Read more
Thuy Ngo
Chief Financial Officer, USA
Thuy is responsible for the effective management of the organization’s finances, including all Thrive Networks’ grants and programs.
Dr. Lien Pham
Director of Research and Partnership, Australia
Lien is leveraging her knowledge and experience in research to strengthen our Monitoring & Evaluation strategies. Lien holds a PhD...Read more
Hanh Nguyen
Country Director, Vietnam
Hanh has been working at East Meets West for almost 10 years. Before serving as Vietnam Country Director, she served...Read more
Hiep Nguyen
Deputy Country Director, Vietnam
Hiep is one of the longest serving employees of East Meets West, and oversees administration, finance, human resources, and IT...Read more
Dr. Ha Tran
Building Healthy Cities Project Manager, Vietnam
Dr. Ha is responsible for managing the operations of the Building Healthy Cities project in Da Nang. She also provides...Read more
Kim Hor
Country Director, Cambodia
Under Kim Hor’s leadership, the East Meets West Cambodia team has pioneered the use of output-based smart subsidies to support...Read more
Khouankeo Ardphasouk
Country Director, Laos
As Country Director and WASH Program Manager in Laos, Khouankeo has overseen the expansion and adaptation of East Meets West’s...Read more