Core Team News

This month we welcome 2 new members to the Vox Core Team! Click on their names below to learn more about them!

• Kelly Nguyen - Finance Team Leader
• Markus Cobb - Communication Team Leader

Thank you Vox Mentors!

With the kick-off of the Vox Culture Mentorship Program with Lee High School, Vox would like to thank the following volunteers for giving their time towards mentoring the students, and being wonderful examples of a caring community:

• Ravi Ganga
• John Lin
• Oday Naseri
• Sobeyda Gomez
• Caleb Liao
• Phoebe Wong
• Linton Wong
• Esther Lu
• Auri Largent
• Peyun K
• Heidi Zhang
• Cindy Chen
• Daisy Wang

Introducing Vox Culture's Communication Team Leader, Markus Cobb

Markus is in charge of providing leadership in the marketing team.

Markus knows first hand of what it takes to bring people together, born in raised in Baltimore Maryland, he spent most of his career in the culinary arts. in 2013 he relocated to Houston to pursue lifelong dream which was starting a company and serving others. He is happy to be part of the Vox Team and wants to make a difference in the Houston community.

What attracted you to Vox Culture?

What attracted me to vox was the ability to address the homelessness in the Houston community and to lead others in a organization. 

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

My favorite ice cream is strawberry.

If you can be any famous person for a day, who would it be and why?

if i could be a famous person for a day it would be definitely be Jay-z because i respect what he does. He never tries to be fake and open up about his past. love what he does in the business world.

Introducing Vox Culture's Finance Team Leader Kelly Nguyen!

Please welcome our Finance Team Leader Kelly Nguyen! Kelly's role is to provide leadership and direction for the finance team.

My name is Hang Nguyen and my nick name is Kelly. I’m originally from Viet Nam. I came to America when I was 15 as an international student. I’m a new grad who was doing double major in Entrepreneurship and Finance at Baylor University. My mainly purpose while living in America is to express my creative, unique, and structure lifestyle to achieve positive results in education and career. My dream and passion is to become a successful and wealthy entrepreneur who owns a business globally, especially in United States after graduating and earning working experiences. I’m seeking, creating, and practicing leadership opportunities to assist each business in achieving high standards. My desire is to have a business providing jobs for family members, my hometown, and Houston community. 

What attracted you to Vox?

Vox attracted me by its core value and mission as it is a network to connect the community to social causes. Also, the staff/employees (especially director) are really passion about their work at Vox and they are willing to listen, share, and encourage people. In my opinion this is a unique organization where individual can practice their skills and create their mission and vission in the right path.

What is your favorite ice cream? 

Chocolate

If you were stuck on an island and you can only bring 3 things with you, what would it be and why?

 3 things I want to bring are some food, water, and my father. The reason is that with food and water my father and I can survive for period of time while we can figure out way to go back. My father is my role model and also an experienced tecnician who can help me in many situation in life. 

Core Team News

The Vox Core Team continues to grow at a fast pace! Check out the NINE new additions to the Vox Core Team and learn more about them! We would like to welcome the following individuals onto the Core Team:

• Oday Naseri - Cultural Ambassador
• Nadine Chen - Advocacy Ambassador
• Doubra Goulden - Research Coordinator
• Yvonne Garza - Legal Coordinator
• Humeira Akbar - Volunteer Coordinator
• Albert Wong - Finance Coordinator
• Andrea Smith - Finance Coordinator
• Jessica Luong - Fundraising Coordinator
• Thomas Wright - Videographer
• Mark Bergeron - Audio-Visual Coordinator
• Julia Nguyen - Photographer
• Laluu Hu - Photogpraher