Meet our team members

Meet Our Amazing Team

Here's a quick look at our team (in no particular order) the biggest ever at 90 people - WOW!The breakdown:25 kids (youngest is 7 - oldest is 16)4 college students24 alumni (including kids)8 fluent in Vietnamese1 canadian

Caroline, Scott, Natalie & Cassidie and Anthony - MN

Natalie and Cassidie will be 10 years old for their 5th Aid Expedition. On this trip we're excited to bring our godson, Anthony who is 16.

Dana - MN

He's one of the very first supporter of Catalyst - and known us since college days! We're so excited he'll be coming to Vietnam for the first time with us!

Audrey & David and daughter Thuy - NJ

Their first AE, but veterans of the Vietnam Culture Camp on the East Coast. Thuy will be 9 years old soon.

Gina - CT

Mom to two great daughters from Vietnam and already fundraising!David - CACollege student at DeAnza College going to vietnam for the first time!

Sandy & Patty and their kids Noah & Jesse - CT

Noah & Jesse were born in Vietnam and will be ages 9 & 8 for their first trip back with their parents.

Dorothy & David and their children Liam & Maia (ages 9 & 7) - PA

The family have attended Vietnam Culture Camp (and Cambodia Culture Camp for Maia). Liam was born in Kien Giang where we'll start our Aid Expedition.

Jack & nephew Alex - CA

Jack is a professional Aid Expedition member! This will be his 4th one! Alex is brave enough to travel with him and will be almost 14 for the trip.

Dave & Kathy and daugther Clare (age 10) - MN

This adventurous family are also alumnus to the AE - this will be their 3rd one and we're always glad to have them!

Aileen & Blake and sons Josh & Tri (ages 9) - TX

Aileen went on AE 2004 and sang her entire way through Vietnam. Now we expect her boys to teach us new songs!

Brian, Maria and son Robert - MN

Robert just turned 10 and this will be his first trip back to Vietnam since he was adopted!

Amy - PA

Amy is a practicing attorney and will be going on this volunteer vacation without her husband and 3 children!

Mike & Jo and daughters Miriam & Naomi - NY

Mike & Jo have been taking Vietnamese lessons for some time now so maybe they can help all of you newbies! Miriam will be 14 and Naomi 10 when they travel. This will be Mike & Miriam's first trip to Vietnam ever and Jo & Naomi's first time back sine Naomi was adopted.

Henry - NY

An avid international traveler but this will be his first visit to Vietnam

Judy & Kai (age 9) - MN

Judy is our trusted dentist and this is her 3rd AE, and Kai's 2nd one! We're happy to have them back with us!

Kate & Matt - MN

Kate first came to AE when she was just a "teenager" - now we're thrilled to have her back with her friend Matt.

Laura & Harriet and their son David - MN

David is 9 years old and excited to return to Vietnam with his parents - it's everyone's first aid expedition!

Don - MN

Don's volunteered for us in Vietnam for a month last year and then an additional week on the August aid expedition.

Pete - NC

Talked into this crazy trip by the crazy family in Texas we're very excited to have a professional carpenter on our team!

Anna - MN

Anna is a long time Catalyst volunteer and just went to Vietnam on a much smaller Aid Expedition in August 2007 - she had to come back for more! (or just enjoys missing some more time away from her pharmaceutical studies).

Sue, her sister Delores & niece, Cynthia (age 13) - CA

This is Sue's 3rd Aid Expedition - and she's not tired of me yet :)! This trip she's bringing her sister and niece to join the fun!

Barb - ME

Barb will be joining her daughter (Dr. Jenn) and give us all the inside info during her first Expedition with us.

Krysty and son Benjamin - IA

Krystine went on the 2006 expedition and now bringing her 16 year old son to help carry all the medical and orphanage donations :).

Huong - MD

Huong is a traveling nurse and one of the fluent Vietnamese speaker on the team. We'll make sure we sign her up for some karaoke!

Jennifer - ME

This will be Dr. Jenn's 2nd AE and she joined Scott on the 2006 bike ride from HCMC to Dong Thap.

Catherine & Emily (age 9 ) - NJ

I always assume that Catherine will join us - this will be her fourth AE and Em's 2nd time.

Stacy & daughter Alicia - CT

Alicia is a college student at Southern Conneticut State. They're good friends of Gina Bonfietti and she talked them into this adventure!

Mary & Charlene and their children Sophie, Samuel (ages 9) and Noah (age 7) - MN

All three children are adopted from Vietnam and excited to go back with their parents!

Sue & daughter Brianna - WI

Brianna is 9 years old and also from Kien Giang. This will be their first time back since she was adopted

Charlene - CA

Charlene grew up in Vietnam and now living in the Bay Area. We're excited to have her join the expedition!

Deb & daughter Lan - NE

Lan will be 11 years old when she travels back to Vietnam with her mom since her adoption.

Brenda & son Zachary (age 8) - PA

Brenda & her family have been to many Culture Camps. It will be great to have them see Vietnam again!

Leslie & daughter Leah (age 10) - OH

This will be their second Aid Expedition and whirlwind shopping trip!

Elizabeth - ME

Liz works with Dr. Jenn and couldn't pass up this opportunity to help us! This will be her first trip to Vietnam.

Kathy - PA

Kathy and her husband have adopted 3 children from Vietnam. But they all stay home when she travels with us!

Chris - NJ

Chris has traveled the world - and now Vietnam for the first time!

Christine - MA

This will be Christine's 2nd Aid Expedition and we didn't scare her off - yet!

Carolyn - Canada

Carolyn emigrated to Canada when she was 10 years old, she continues to be fluent in the language and only back once before.

Michael - CA

Michael is fluent in Vietnamese joined us on the August Aid Expedition and made sure that we worked efficiently (and quickly!)

Kayla - SC

Kayla is a hard working nurse who found us by chance. We're lucky to have her join us!

Bruce - NJ

Bruce and his family have attended all of our Vietnam Culture Camps on the East Coast. His daughter has already raised over $1000 for bikes for the kids in Vietnam.

Sue - OH

Sue's twin boys are from Kien Giang. She's been waiting to go on expedition since she read our blog in 2006!

Kathleen - CA

Kathleen has been waiting for the "perfect time" to join us and we're excited tha it's right now!

Martha and daughter Maya - CT

Maya is 9 years old and excited to join the expedition with other good friends from CT!