Cambridge-trained historian, organizational development leader, and writer with a superior track record in driving results in fast-paced, demanding environments and in influencing diverse stakeholders.

National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys' Cornerstone Lifetime Achievement Award (2023), Female Founders Alliance Champions Award (2019) in Advocate category, Harvard Business School's Young American Leaders Program (2018), German Marshall Memorial Fellow (2015), Gates Cambridge Scholar (2001), a Puget Sound Business Journal ’40 under 40’ honoree (2011), a Women's Center-University of Washington Woman of Courage honoree (2012) and winner of the Tatsua Nakada Youth Award (2012).