Grantham Quinn President
received his bachelor's degree in political science from Guilford
College in North Carolina, where he admits to having spent more time reading books about
Cambodia than on his studies. He has backpacked and hitchhiked his way through Europe
and the Middle East, but has yet to travel to the homeland. Grant's memories of a brief
childhood in Cambodia are quite vivid however, and he longs for the day he may be
reacquainted with his birthplace and revisit his life as a "Neak Sre." Meanwhile,
Grant is employed as a Network Administrator (MCSE and CCNA) and, in preparation for
his return to Cambodia, continues to eat prahok and listen to Khmer pop music.
Puon Penn Secretary
received his bachelor's degree in economics from Reed College in Oregon
and his MBA from the University of Chicago Business School. Prior to business school,
Puon spent time trekking through the jungles of the Philippines and engaged in his own
form of diplomacy in Germany – introducing his Teutonic neighbors to the compatibility of
Khmer papaya salad and German beer. Mid-way through business school, Puon decided to
return to Cambodia to teach modern economic theories for two years as a lecturer at the
Faculty of Business in Phnom Penh. He currently works as vice president of risk
distribution at an international banking institution.
Soneath Hor Treasurer
is a Khmer national whose commitment to human rights and democratic principles has
been forged by thirteen years of precarious existence as a refugee along the
Thai-Cambodia border. In 1993, he had the privilege of working with the United Nation's
Transitional Authority in Cambodia to bring peace and democracy back to his homeland.
He continued to promote these ideals afterward working at various non-governmental
organizations. In 2001, Soneath received his bachelor's degree in economics and
business administration from Berea College in Kentucky. After spending four years
getting use to the customs and accent of his Southerner classmates, Soneath then
faced the challenge of comprehending the culture and language of his Bronx
neighbors while working toward his master's degree in international development at Fordham University
in New York City.
Peousotan Kim is a well-known reporter in Cambodia who currently works for
Washington D.C.-based Radio Free Asia. Peou's knowledge and experience is as diverse
as the people she interviews. At the Royal University of Phnom Penh, she studied
sociology and anthropology and received a bachelor's degree in French linguistics and
literature and a certificate in journalism. And although she is a local reporter, Peou has
traveled extensively, having trained at the Supreme School for Journalists in Lille,
France, participated in seminars as far as Kalmar, Sweden, produced a television piece for
Royal Air Cambodge's inaugural flight ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
and of course trained and worked at RFA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Visna Sann received his bachelor's degree in biology from UCLA a mere eight years
after entering the United States as a refugee. While in college, Visna's interest in
drawing led him to actually flirt with the idea of majoring in art. However, being only
several years removed from a childhood in Cambodia and a youth spent in refugee camps, he
admits to having been intimidated by the avant-garde atmosphere of the art program and the
unconventionally-clad students who comprised it. And so after a brief foray into the
art department, Visna returned to the more "conservative" and comfortable field
of biology. Although not a hippie in the
inconoclast-artist sense, Visna does adhere to the principles of peace, love and
understanding, and currently works as a counselor to Cambodian American youth at a
community service agency located in Southern California.
