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| Affiliation | Nonpartisan |
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| Name | Lan Nguyen |
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San José, California , United States |
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Unknown
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| Contributor | RBH |
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| Info | Lan was elected to the Board of Trustees of the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) in November 2004 and re-elected November of 2008. He has lived and worked in the East Side community since 1984.
Lan’s goals in serving on the Board include:
* Balance the budget
* Ensure a safe school environment
* Improve academic achievement for all students
In addition to serving on the ESUHSD Board, Lan is a Quality Assurance Coordinator for the County of Santa Clara; he also spent seven years as a Management Analyst. Prior to his employment with the County, Lan spent 10 years working as a mental health clinician and administrator at various community based organizations providing counseling and social support services to Santa Clara County’s diverse communities and families.
In 2002, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors appointed Lan to the County Mental Health Board. In this capacity, Lan worked closely with the County mental health department's administrators to ensure that mental health patients receive the proper care and services that they need and deserve.
For over a decade, Lan has been active in the community. In 1992, he joined the Board of the Vietnamese American Forum. With other Board Members, he organized the annual dinner banquet to honor and celebrate distinguished community leaders who had made a significant impact to the local community. Through this organization, Lan became involved with the political process. He coordinated the first Political Candidate Forum for the Vietnamese community in 1992. The forum drew political candidates from many levels of government: California State Senate, State Assembly, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor, and San Jose City Council. Lan became the Chair of the Vietnamese-American Forum in 1992 and Committee Chair of other political candidate forums in 1994, 1996, and 1998.
Lan is a true believer of preserving one’s cultural heritage. Since 1987, he taught Vietnamese language and culture to children and youth at the Queen the Martyr of Vietnamese Mission in San Jose. From 1992 to 1999, Lan co-organized the annual Mid-Autumn Festival for the children and their families to learn and celebrate their cultural heritage.
Lan is a graduate of Andrew P. Hill High School. He earned a B.A. degree in Business Administration and Psychology from San Jose State University and an M.A. degree in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.
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