Neo Praseuth – President
president@lasga.org

The Board of Directors and Members named Neo Praseuth the seventh President of Laotian American Society. He is responsible for operation and management.

The Laotian American Society is a 501c3 non profit that provides extraordinary opportunities and resources for Laotians in Georgia.

Neo Praseuth was born in Vientiane, Laos, who previously held the position of Vice President of Laotian American Society and is the first Executive Director to implement a focus college grant program.

As he enters a new phase of his career with LAS, Neo is looking forward to helping write the next chapter of LAS along with the LAS Executive team members.

Neo attended Arizona State University and the University of Mississippi and earned his bachelor in finance with a concentration on Southeast Asian studies as well as a life long fan of great writers from Mississippi. Neo is excited and inspired by members of the LAS Executive team.  Currently Neo is taking time off his graduate program and business venture in Laos to focus solely on LAS activities.

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Noy Bozarth – Vice President
vp@lasga.org

Noy has been involved with LAS since 2003, first as a volunteer and then served as Treasurer in 2008.  Currently Noy is seeking her under-graduate degree in Business & Management and is working for United Parcel Service (UPS).  This year marks her 15th year with UPS!  Noy has held various positions at UPS and is currently a Project Manager.  She has also been involved in company programs such as establishing the Women’s Leadership Development (WLD) program in 2008, which helps to develop female employees, and participating in the Diversity Leadership Development (DLD) Pilot in 2010.  In her spare time, Noy enjoys working with the elderly and has previously volunteered for Meals on Wheels (2004 – 2006) in Clayton County, Georgia, which provides assistance for the elderly living alone in their homes.  She continues to be involved with the community through UPS, the United Way and LAS.  Noy is proud to be Lao and works toward encouraging younger generations to reach high for their goals.  Noy lives in Alpharetta, GA with her husband, John, and three children, Greg, Emily and Lance.

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Noel Kenemanisoth – Secretary
secretary@lasga.org

Serichanhto Noel Kenemanisoth currently serves as Secretary for the LAS board.  She graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. Noel currently teaches in Cobb County and she has been active in the Adopted Teens Empowerment and Mentoring Organization mentoring  adopted teens ages 12-19 for several years.

She is excited to be a part of the Laotian American Society, volunteering and helping out in her community, networking, and learning more about her culture and its history. She looks forward to helping LAS with its mission and hopes to be a role model for the next generation. GO TEAM!!!

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Ladda Inhdara – Treasurer
treasurer@lasga.org

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Dao Malaythong – VP of Public Relations
dao@lasga.org

Dao Malaythong was born in Laos and came to the United States in 1976 with her family of 12 siblings. She has lived in Atlanta for over 20 years, she has two daughters, Indy and Tila. She is a community activist and is involved with four Wat Lao temples in the metro Atlanta area.  Her recent work for the 2010 US Census Bureau as a Partnership Specialist Assistant has helped spread awareness of the importance of being counted in the hard to count community. Dao is also the Chair of Laotian Complete Count Committee for Census 2010. Besides being active in the community, Dao is an Associate Broker for VICI Real Estate and Georgia Center for Foreign Investment Development (GCFID).  She also works as a Lao interpreter for Culture Connect, JF&CS, and various clients. She served on the steering committee of Georgia Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition (GAAPIC),  a member of NAAAP Atlanta, Board Director of Asian Real Estate Association of America and Public Relations for Laotian American Society (LAS). She is passionate about promoting the Lao Culture and Heritage, especially educating others in the struggles of having come from the refugee camps and humble beginnings.

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Kim Ting Pathammavong – VP of Culture
cultural@lasga.org

Kim recently served the 2nd half of the year as Secretary for the LAS 2007 board.  She has also enjoyed teaching the LAS dance team traditional Laotian Folk dances.  This year alone the LAS dance team has performed in more than 10 events for over 12,000 people.

Kim graduated from the University of Milwaukee in Wisconsin with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Allied.  She relocated to Georgia in 2002 with her husband Keck Pathammavong and two beautiful daughters Arianna age 10 and Mollie who is 7 years old.  Teaching and coaching the dance team has brought Kim a lot of joy and she hopes to continue her efforts with LAS for many more years to come.

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Mino Sundara – VP of Marketing
marketing@lasga.org

Mino Sundara was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1983 within the refugee camps. He spent his youth between the years of 1984 and 1994 in Florida after his family emigrated to the United States from Laos. Mino spent most of his teen years in Atlanta, Georgia where he pursued his college education in Information Technology Systems with a focus on Multimedia and Graphic Design. Mino is currently pursuing his second degree at Gainesville State College in Communications. As an entrepreneur, Mino owns his own business as a full time freelance designer working with titan Fortune 500 and Inc 500 companies on a daily basis.

As a young and aspiring professional, Mino is actively involved within the Asian community, artist community and the non-profit sector. He is also associated with NAAAP – Atlanta (National Association of Asian American Professionals) where he is part of the Marketing and Communication Board of Directors.  During his spare time, Mino enjoys volunteering in the community, mentoring children and young adults, traveling, golfing, running competitions, and enjoying time with great friends.

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Meiling Arounnarath – Director of Education
education@lasga.org

Meiling Arounnarath, Director of Education for LAS, is currently a full-time 2012 MBA Candidate at Georgia State University. From 2008-2010, she provided tech support and client services at MEDITECH, a home health care software company. She was a reporter and staff writer from 2005-2008 for the metro daily newspaper “The News & Observer” in Raleigh, N.C., where she covered local schools, local government, community, youth culture and diverse groups within the communities. Meiling was a volunteer writer and editor for the national “Lao Roots Magazine” from 2007-2009. She was co-vice president of print for the North Carolina chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) in 2008 and is the current treasurer for the Atlanta chapter of AAJA. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Print Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Georgia, where she also minored in Comparative Literature.

Meiling was born and raised in Atlanta, Ga., and she enjoys cooking, traveling, volunteering and dancing. She looks forward to inspiring Laotian youth to pursue higher education, and she is excited to help the Laotian community gain more exposure as well as help the community strengthen and build more solidarity from within.

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Ann Rithmyxay – LAS National Rep
ann@lasga.org

Ann was born in Laos and immigrated to America as a refugee in 1981 with her parents when she was 13.  She works for the Fortune 500 companies that provide leading logistic transportation services worldwide as a Customer Support/Inside Sales Representative.  She received her Associate of Arts degree from Clayton State University in 1988. She is attending DeVry University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and anticipates graduating in 2010.

She is passionate about community work and is grateful for her parent’s influence to embrace Laotian roots.  She believes a future without knowledge of one’s origin is like a person lost without direction.  She is motivated to make a difference in society.  She served as a co-chair on the 2010 U. S. Census Asian Complete Count Committee of Georgia.  She was the Annual Chair person of fund raising for education in 2005, and 2006 for the underserved Laotian community.

Ann served a two year term as board officer with LANA (Lao-American National Alliance). She took actions to collaborate with other national leaders to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina and promote Hepatitis B awareness as well as other shared causes.  Ann was an active member of NAAAP-Atlanta and OCA Georgia Chapter.  She is known as one of the co-founders of LAS (Laotian American Society) nonprofit 501c3 organization and served as president in 2004/2005.  Ann is an honored citizen in the Asian community for her leadership roles and continues to promote culture and education no matter where she goes.

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Board of Advisers:

Cookie Morey
Sean Sakprasit
Boon Vong

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LAS Past Presidents

2007-2009 Cookie Morey
2006-2007 Amy Yang
2005-2006 Sean Sakprasit
2004-2005 Ann Rithmyxay
2003-2004 Malay Surivong Wu
2002-2003 Kasy Khaikham