Wellness Global Foundation Welcomes New Staff Members
August 2011
WGF is welcoming two new staff members to our team. AJ Sakaguchi joins as an associate director specializing in project management and Dr. Dong Xuan Kisne Do Thi joins as our new agricultural expert. The two joined as part of WGF's efforts to expand involvement in the agriculture, rural development, and poverty alleviation sectors. The two bring new life and enthusiasm to helping the people of Vietnam and their contributions will make the project goals of the upcoming year achievable. Many warm welcomes from the whole WGF team and board! Read more about WGF's new staff below.
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| AJ Sakaguchi
Associate Director - Project Manager
Aya Jennifer Sakaguchi is a recent graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a double major in French and Government and Legal Studies with a minor in Africana Studies. AJ is originally from Mountain View, California where she was an intern for Assemblywoman Sally Lieber for three years. She has experience working with several non-profits, including the Center for International Policy, a think-tank for international security and policy and the Exploratorium, the museum of science, art, and human perception. At Bowdoin, AJ loved to share her love of world music. She has played in the Brazilian Music Ensemble, the Zimbabwe Music Ensemble, and the Middle Eastern Ensemble. She is native in Japanese and fluent in French. AJ is looking forward to continue learning ways to learn to connect people through culture and through foreign policy in Vietnam.
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| Dr. Dong Xuan Kisne Do Thi
Expert in Agriculture
Dr Do Thi has a MSc degree in Agricultural Sciences , and she also has a PhD in Animal Breeding Sciences. She currently works as a Senior Research Fellow and International Coordinator for the Institute for Small Animal Research and Coordination Centre for Gene Conservation (KATKI- Hungary) where she specializes in the breeding of waterfowl especially geese. In the past she has worked in Vietnam studying the sustainability and effects of the introduction of Hungarian Turkey to aid Vietnam's rural development. She also has a specialty in farming management, the implementation of integrated farming systems, and poverty alleviation through animal breeding (Guinea-Fowl and Family Poultry) and rural development. Dr. Do Thi lends her expertise to the WGF team in order to expand our capabilities and mission within the agricultural sector to develop Vietnam's rural regions. See her CV here.
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