Our Founders:

Kossadary Phimmasone - Founder

Founder A founder and a Ph.D. candidate; a postgraduate of the French "Institut International de Recherche et de Formation En vue de Développement Harmonise (IRFED)," and "Institut de Commerce International (ICI)" MBA Eq.; a graduate of "Académie Commerciale de l’École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC);" he received his French "Baccalaureat Technique-Économique de l'Université de Paris," France.

Mr. Kossadary Phimmasone serves as the Board’s chair.  He is the former Cabinet Minister of Lao Provisional Government of National Union, former Director-General and Director of Foreign Trade of the Royal Lao Government National Economy Ministry.  He helped to organize the Agency’s first Board of Directors, procured liability insurance and rented an office/facility owned by Fresno City Parks and Recreation  Department.

Houmphanh Jack Boungnasiri - Co-Founder

Co-Founder Former Major of the Royal Lao Army, a former green beret who had training in the Kennedy Special Warfare school in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and an Electronic Engineer.  The Agency’s Executive Director, Mr. Houmphanh (Jack) Boungnasiri holds three academic degrees: MBA, BS, and AS.

Jack also earns a State of California Life Agent License. He has served on the Agency’s Board for over one year and is involved with many organizations serving Laotians in California. “Jack” reads, writes, and speaks Lao, Thai, English and French languages.

 

Honorary Board of Advisor:
    Mr. Kossadary Phimmasone                   

Board of Directors:
    Mr. Prasert Duangmala                           Chairman
    Mr. Kham Ouane Baccam                      Vice Chair
    Mr. Soukan  Darathep                             Treasurer
    Mr. Bob Bounthapanya                            Secretary
    Mr. Sovat Sovat                                        Member

Staffs:
    Mr. Jack H. Boungnasiri                          Executive Director
    Mr. Joseph Cavan                                    Associate Executive Director /Program Manager
    Mr. Prasert Vongnarith                            Program Manager in San Jose
    Mr. Phosy Phylavong                               Project Coordinator
    Mr. Pheng Thiengmany                           Computer Trainer

 

The National Lao-American Community and Economic Development is a nonprofit public benefit tax deductible 501 c (3) organization that was founded on January 1st, 2003 in Fresno County, California, USA.

We are exempt from state franchise or income tax, read document...
And from federal income tax, read document...

Mission Statement:

Our Mission is to provide services and leadership to advocate for the rights and well being of Lao-American citizens and to encourage small business development to accommodate the community’s interests.