Our staff
Currently there are 39 people including monks working at Life and Hope Association. Five teachers and the school principle are employed by the government of Cambodia for Angkor Thom Junior High School. There are also a number of foreign volunteers assisting LHA on a short- and long-term basis.

Ven. Chom Nal
Honourable President
Ven. Chom is the head monk of Wat Damnak temple.

Ven. Somnieng Hoeurn
Executive Director
Ven. Somnieng is the second head monk of Wat Damnak temple. He received his BA in Management from St. Ambrose University in the U.S. Prior to establishing Life and Hope Association, he worked as a Branch Director/Program Officer at Salvation Center Cambodia.

Ven. Choeurn Chhun
Deputy Director
Ven. Choeurn has BA and MA in Management.

Mao Chansolida
Chief of Accounting
Chansolida has BA in Accounting. Prior to LHA, she worked as an Accountant at Cambodia Angkor Real Estate.

Ven. Y. Nol
Learning and Development Officer
Ven. Nol has BA in English Literature.

Ven. Lorm Loeurm
Learning and Development Officer
Loeurm is a third year student of BA in Business Management.

Choy Sor
Coordinator of Angkor Thom Junior High School
Choy has BA in Business Management.

Path Soben
CDV Team Leader
Soben is a fourth year student of BA in English Literature.

Srey Serei Ratha
Coordinator of Program Advancing Girls' Education
Ratha is a second year student of BA in Accounting.

Samey Yon
Coordinator of Food for Education Project
Samey is a second year student of BA in Accounting.

Vanloek Luy
Coordinator of Hotel de la Paix/LHA Sewing School
Prior to LHA, Vanloek worked at a French NGO.

Run Alech
Assistant Coordinator of Hotel de la Paix/LHA Sewing School
Prior to LHA, Alech worked in the family-run tailor shop.
Deap Sokha
Driver & General Assistant
Sokha started working with LHA in mid 2011
Thorn Savai
Office Assistant
Savai is a second year student of Build Bright University.

Van Ratha
Coordinator - Sustainable Community Project-SCP
Ratha is a second year student of BA in Management.


