 13th Youth Leadership Development Camp
WALK THE TALK
"Purpose, Passion, Performance" 
Location: Huntsville, Texas, USA Date: May 28 -31, 2010 Camp Master: Boon Trần, Texas, Logo Contest Winner: Annie Nguyen Essay Contest Winner: Long Do Quang Nguyen Scholarship Winners: Trung Vo Du Le (CSL Properties Scholarship) Michelle Tran (Dr. Rick Ngo Scholarship) Marilyn Tran (Greatland Investment Scholarship) Stephanie Nguyen (Le Hoang Nguyen Scholarship) Thanh Nguyen (Le Hoang Nguyen Scholarship) Tuan Nguyen (Nicolas LePham Scholarship Jenny Le (Vera Tran Scholarship) Tuyen Pham (Vera Tran Scholarship) Vera Tran Award:
Keynote Speaker
Donna Fujimoto Cole President and CEO, Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc. (Houston, TX)
She has served on many boards and received quality and business recognition by her customers and the community over the last 30 years and some include Board of Trustee of the Amos Tuck School of Business and the Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute, Board member for: Houston Chemical Association, Association of Chemical Industry of Texas, Asia Society of Texas, Asian Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance, National Minority Supplier Development Council, Japan American Society, Girl Scouts, Advisory Board Member of the Holocaust Museum. President and Co-Chair of the Amos Tuck School of Business Minority Executive Business Alumni.
She currently serves on the Houston Parks Board, Center For Asian Pacific American Women, Advisory board of the Women’s Home and the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council.
She also served on President George bush President's Export Council in 1991. Ms. Cole attended Pan American University and The Amos Tuck School of Business Minority Business Executive Program and graduated from Manpower Business Training Institute of Technology.
Community service includes: Building a Pipeline for the Sciences, The All Earth Ecobot Challenge, Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline, and Building a Leadership Pipeline for Asian Women professionals. Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute Fellow in 1996, Center for Houston’s Future class of 2005, Japanese American Leadership Delegate in 2006, Asian Leadership Delegation to Israel in 2007, American Leadership Forum Class of XXV.
Ms. Cole tries to find time for family, golf, growing herbs and leisure travel. Guest of Honor "Joseph" Cao Quang Anh Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Representative
Cao first arrived in New Orleans in 1992. He left to earn a Master's degree in philosophy from New York's Fordham University, returning to Loyola University to teach philosophy and ethics. As he prepared for priesthood, his faith was strong. However, his confidence in government's ability to care for those in need weakened by the day. Before long, Cao ended his quest for priesthood in a personal crusade for social justice. In Washington, DC, he became an advocate for refugees, future Americans who embody a "can-do" spirit and strong work ethic. In pursuit of justice for all, he attained a law degree from Loyola Law School. He became the in-house legal counsel for Boat People S.O.S, Inc., an organization helping poor Vietnamese and other minorities. In 2002, he was chosen by Archbishop Alfred Hughes to become a member of the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, addressing women's rights in the Catholic Church, social justice, child abuse, and the Catholic response to Hurricane Katrina. Cao lost both his home and law office to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With his wife and two daughters, he moved temporarily to Westwego and began rebuilding. Like so many others, Cao battled insurance companies and government bureaucracy to restore his home and business. He helped residents of New Orleans East stop plans for a landfill that would have devastated their community and co-led the fight to get electricity and telecommunications restored for returning residents. In 2007, Governor Jindal appointed Cao to help ensure fair voting as a member of the Board of Elections for Orleans Parish. He was also elected to lead the Louisiana Republican Party both on the parish and state levels. Cao was elected as a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, MN. On December 6, 2008, Cao was elected as Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Representative making him the first Vietnamese-American elected to United States Congress where he serves on the Committees on Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform. He currently resides in New Orleans, LA with his wife, Kate, and 2 daughters, Sophia and Betsy. Committees and Subcommittees Homeland Security, Deputy Ranking Member Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and District of Columbia. |