A professional polymath with a penchant for storytelling, Chris brings fifteen years’ experience in creative communications, visual design, and marketing strategy to Children of Vietnam. Hailing from the Savannah College of Art & Design (B.F.A. Advertising Design,) Chris began his career at advertising agencies in LA before breaking away to find deeper meaning in a wider world. His adventure travels have led him around the globe: paddling fjords of eastern Greenland in search of unclimbed alpine rock; summiting six-thousand meter peaks in Nepal; and riding motorcycles across Vietnam – all in a search for purpose. Little did he realize that what he was looking for lived inside all along. Author of Boldly Live, Chris now enjoys a more grounded life, spending weekends trail running around Boulder and camping with his dog, Apollo.

Chris Brinlee Jr
Strategic Communications Specialist
Meet The Team
United States Team

Phan Tran Kieu Trang
Program Coordinator
Vietnam Team

Vo Dinh Anh Tuan
Country Director

Nguyen Thi Men
Administrative and Finance Manager

Duong Thi Thu Lan
Program Coordinator

Nguyen Van Thuat
Program Officer

Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung
Program Officer

Truong Bich Chi
Admin & Finance Officer

Dao Bao Ngoc
Communication Officer

Huynh Ngoc Tuong
Program Assistant

Phung Thi Yen Vi
Program Assistant

Ho Thuy Trinh
Program Assistant

Le Viet Bao Han
Administrative and Finance Assistant
Board of Directors

Benjamin C. Wilson
Founder and President

Debbie Baker
Board Chair

Helena Berger 
Vice Chair

Elliott Wilson
Co-chair of the Governance Committee

Scott Willis
Co-chair of the Governance Committee

Kathy Orms
Chair of Development Committee

Benjamin C. Wilson Jr
Chair of Finance Committee

Maddi Niebanck
Co-chair of the Marketing Committee

John Merson
Co-chair of the Marketing Committee

Willie Tran
Board Secretary

Desta Raines
Board Member

Dabney Schmitt
Board Member

Bradley Thomason
Board Member

Andrew Lysaught
Board Member

Lyn Greer
Board Member

Nia Silgardo
Board Member

Ronald E. Berenbeim
Board Member

Lary Brown
Board Member
