Founding Director
Rathmeny Laura Som
Biochemist (BS), holistic healer, former refugee & survivor of the Khmer Rouge massacre
Recognition:
2023 Women of Distinction for Senator District 33
2018 Long Beach Mayor’s Business Award
2016 Women of Distinction for State Assembly District 70
2015 Amazing Women for Health & Wellness by Press-Telegram
MAYE Center Director, Laura Som
Advisory Board
Congressman Alan Lowenthal
Former Congress member for the 47th congressional district of the state of California
Dr. Song TAN, M.D.
President of CHPAA (www.chpaa.org), survivor of the Khmer Rouge massacre
Dr. Visal Nga, D.O.
Board member of CHPAA (www.chpaa.org), survivor of the Khmer Rouge massacre, doctor of Internal medicine
Board Members
Andre Donado
Community Organizer, Executive Director of Long Beach Residents Empowered (LiBRE)
Richard Chum
Community Organizer, Software Engineer
Taylor Thomas
Community Organizer, Executive Director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Rathmeny Som
Community Organizer, BS Biochemistry, Women of Distinction 2023, Former refugee the Khmer Rouge massacre
Ms. Evelyn Knight
Civil Rights Activist, Community Organizer
Ms. Vy Sron
Community Organizer, Rosa Park of Cambodia Town
Kim Hem
Program Board, survivor of the Khmer Rouge massacre
Captain Charles Moore- Advisory Board
Founder of Long Beach Organic and Algalita (www.algalita.org), Researcher, Author of Plastic Ocean
Dr. Alex J. Norman, PhD-Advisory Board
Former Professor at UCLA for 20 years, community organizer
Marc Coleman-Advisory Board
Civil Rights Attorney and Community Organizer
Kim Tan
program Board, survivor of the Khmer Rouge massacre
Yong Srep
Program Board, survivor of the Khmer Rouge massacre