Hayley Doan
President
Hayley Doan was born in Hastings, Nebraska and has since moved to various states before attending college. She has graduated with a bachelor's in Psychology at the University of South Alabama, and is now currently pursuing a master’s degree in computer science.
Hayley’s journey with VSA began her freshman year of college in 2018. When she first attended the University of South Alabama, her mission was to reinstate USA VSA on her campus. Along her journey, she was able to meet a couple others who shared her passion for VSA. Thus, with a couple helping hands, USA VSA was officially re-established. She served as USA VSA’s president from 2018 to 2022. Now, Hayley currently serves as the president of UVSA GC. She hopes to continue growing the community while spreading the Vietnamese culture.
Outside of VSA and school, Hayley enjoys playing tennis and playing piano. She also enjoys traveling, watching anime, and eating.
Madonna Trinh
INternal Vice President
Madonna Trinh was born in Belle Chase, Louisiana. She is currently finishing up her Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology with a concentration of Pre-Physician Assistant along with her minors in Biology and Psychology at the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, LA. She plans to pursue her career in Physician Associate work and open her own clinic in a speciality of either Dermatology or Pediatrics.
First stepping into college, Madonna was quite timid but eager to make new friends as she was ready to be an extroverted social butterfly compared to her high school days. She briefly attended VSA-LSU’s First General Meeting and slowly immersed herself in Date Auction affairs as a dancer in 2019, then an auctionee and choreographer in 2020, followed by her External Vice Presidential duties in 2021-2022. As an ambitious freshman, Madonna ran for the position of Public Relations Officer 2020-2021 at her local VSA. Discouraged, Madonna still continued to be involved in the organization as the community offered acceptance and love as well as chances to grow in leadership, teamwork, and discipline. Madonna further involved herself outside of her VSA by attending GC events like Summit II, Date Auction 24-26, and Camp Delta XIII. She had applied for Summit and Camp Delta XIV Staff and served in the roles of Family Programming, Entertainment, and Counselor. Around the same time, Madonna prepared for the UVSAGC election and is now the current Internal Vice President. Madonna plans to bring the VSA’s of the region closer and aid in their growth of being the future leaders of the region and their communities.
Outside of VSA and academic obligations, Madonna spends her free time working out at LSU’s Recreational Center, cooking new recipes, eating out, binge watching Disney+ and Netflix shows, shopping, traveling, making TIkToks, and spending time with her loved ones.
Nicholas Tran
External Vice President
Nicholas Tran was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is currently enrolled at Louisiana State University completing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Aside from VSA, he’s been involved with cultural organizations such as LSU’s garba-raas dance team.
Nicholas got involved with VSA after his junior year while taking a year off from school to work a Co-Op at Bercen. The summer before returning to classes he attended two VSA camps, Camp Delta ran by Gulf Coast as well as Camp Legacy held by the South region. Those experiences drove him to become active at his school’s VSA and even lead to visiting other schools’ events both within the Gulf Coast region and outside of the region. As GC’s EVP he aspires to build up the region, raise awareness of our community, and help expand the connections and experiences of its members.
Outside of VSA he enjoys cooking at home, reading manga/WEBTOONS, watching professional League of Legends gameplay, and traveling to visit family and friends.
Vina Pham
Treasurer
Vina Pham was born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana. She is currently enrolled at Louisiana State University pursuing a bachelors in Civil Engineering. Aside from VSA, she’s involved in other organizations on campus such as the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers.
Vina started her VSA journey as a freshman in college with VSA-LSU. Though she never had a chance to serve in their executive board, she continued to be an active member of the community. Attending Camp Delta XIII her third year pushed Vina towards becoming active in the regional community as well. She soon later joined the Community Outreach Cabinet for the 2021-2022 year and was later accepted as a counselor for Camp Delta XIV. Now as Treasurer of the Gulf Coast, Vina looks forward to continuing the legacy of VSA by curating future leaders and growing the community.
Outside of VSA and school, Vina enjoys eating dessert, building her Star Wars Lego collection, and doing random things to distract herself as she doesn’t do well with too much free time. She also likes talking about personality types (ISTJ-A, Type A, & North :D).
Kameron Southichark
Secretary
Kameron Southichark, also known as Kayu, was born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana. He attended the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) for the latter two years of his highschool years. Now, he is currently a senior, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Louisiana State University.
Kameron’s VSA journey began during his freshman year with VSA-LSU’s first general meeting. As time went on in college, his presence in VSA-LSU became more prominent; from playing intramurals for VSA-LSU, becoming a top ten member for multiple semesters, and then becoming the Secretary for the 2021-2022 Executive Board. Kameron attended Camp Delta XIII, which led to his involvement on cabinet for both Marketing and Design and Culinary. As for Camp Delta XIV staff, he has been accepted into the Cuisine team. As for his goals towards UVSAGC, Kameron aims to create a community of strong leaders and great representatives, whilst also spreading Vietnamese culture.
Aside from those, Kameron enjoys playing volleyball, both indoor and sand, creating miniature metal sculptures, playing party games, and sleeping.