Our Team

KATHY CHAO ROTHBERG
Chief Executive Officer
Kathy Chao Rothberg is the current Chief Executive Officer of Lao Family Community Development. Previously, Kathy served as Executive Director of Lao Family from 2006 to... Read more
MAI QUACH
Director of Programs
Mai Quach oversees all of the Lao Family programs, across three counties. She has had over 20 years of service in Employment, Individual Development Account (IDA)... Read more
DIANA LYONS
Global Career Development Facilitator
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Diana Lyons is part Native Hawaiian, Filipino, Chinese and German. She obtained her degree at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and... Read more
BRAD MEYER
Resource and Partnership Development Manager
Brad brings over 20 years of professional experience in education and community development to Lao Family. Initially trained as an engineer at the University of... Read more
BRADLEY WARD
Director of Finance
Bradley Ward is a Certified Public Accountant with over 35 years of experience. Bradley joined Lao Family in 2016 as the agency’s Controller and later transitioned to... Read more
KHANMALEE RATTANASITH
Accounting Manager
Khanmalee is the longest-serving staff member at Lao Family. In 1983, she came to the United States from Thailand, as a Lao refugee. Upon graduation from Richmond High... Read more
EVELYN PEÑA-TOLEDO
Program Manager
Evelyn Peña-Toledo has been working at Lao Family for over 12 years. Her work involves outreach and developing relationships with potential employers to hire... Read more
THAO PHAM
Operations, IT Manager
Thao arrived in the United States from South Vietnam when he was 9 years old. After many years of living in the Bay Area, he is still able to speak … Continue... Read more
BALLAV POUDYEL
Program Coordinator
Ballav has over 9 years of experience working with newly arrived immigrants, refugees and asylees. He finds working in the nonprofit sector very rewarding and enjoys... Read more
MEEMEE KHINE
Program Coordinator
Meemee has been with Lao Family for over 10 years. She came to the United States as a refugee from Burma and started with our agency as an Employment Counselor. …... Read more
SAM MORA
CARE Site Supervisor
Sam Mora has worked with Lao Family for the past ten years. He started working in the employment department as a Workforce Development Specialist. He strengthened many... Read more
KAZOUA HEU
Program Manager
Kazoua joined Lao Family as a Case Manager in the On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program in October 2014. Before working in employment service, she worked with low-income... Read more
NAIMATULLAH SULTANI
Expanded Subsidized Employment Program Coordinator
Naimatullah joined Lao Family in 2014. As the Program Coordinator for the Expanded Subsidized Employment Program, his team has helped many participants achieve long-term... Read more
SU DUNG
Program Coordinator
Su Dung immigrated from Myanmar many years ago, and started working with Lao Family as a volunteer. Her commitment and passion for working with the community have been... Read more
SHAFIULLAH HOTAK
Program Manager | R&P
Shafiullah has been working for Lao Family for several years. As a Program Manager with the R&P Program for three years, serving our newly arrived refugee and... Read more
RANGINA TOTAKHAL
Program Coordinator
Rangina has been with Lao Family since May 2018. She is an immigrant from Afghanistan and is fluent in four languages—English, Farsi/Dari, Pashto and Urdu. Rangina... Read more
WATHONE OO
Program Coordinator
Wathone Oo joined the Sacramento, CA office of Lao Family in January 2011, as a Workforce Specialist. Her tireless efforts supporting the immigrant and refugee community... Read more
Jessica Cárdenas-Montañez
Site Supervisor | Victim Services
After attending UC Davis, Jessica knew she wanted to give back with her education. She began working in the non-profit sector serving survivors of domestic violence,... Read more
Adiba Hadi
Site Supervisor
Adiba is the Site Supervisor for the Health and Well-Being Program. She started working with Lao Family in 2018 as a multilingual Victim Advocate. Adiba was encouraged... Read more
Rawash Yar
Site Coordinator
Rawash Yar is a Site Coordinator for the Employment programs in Sacramento and brings over five years of experience working in the Employment Sector. She started at... Read more