Vathany Say Board Member comes from a family of talented performing artists, yet her particular gift happens
to be in the field of entertaining rather than entertainment per se: Vathany is
an adept hostess who excels in communication as well as the culinary arts.
After spending 1999 traveling abroad, Vathany ended up in Cambodia where she
worked and welcomed in the year 2000. Vathany has since returned to America
and, in between her studies, she volunteers her time at Wat Maryland.
Rita Pin Ahrens Editor
was born in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime and
arrived in the United States in 1981. She earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology
from Yale University and a master's degree in Education from the University of New
Haven. She currently resides and works in Connecticut as an educator.
In her spare time, Rita devotes her energy to creative writing, a
fledgling Khmer herbal garden, two guinea pigs, and her husband - though
not necessarily in that order.
Also special thanks to Phanna Kloth for volunteering his time to assist us with
various aspects of our website programming and construction.
Contact us at:
staff@khmerinstitute.org
