Mimi Vu
Director of Development

Mimi Vu joined the VinaCapital Foundation as the Director of Development in February 2009 after two and a half years as the development officer for the East Meets West Foundation. Previously, she spent six years in New York City and Paris, where she worked in public relations, development, and advocacy for nonprofits such as the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Robin Hood Foundation, and the Fund for Public Health in New York.

Mimi has undergraduate degrees in English Literature and French from the University of Michigan and an MPA in International Nonprofit Policy and Management from New York University. She was drawn to living and working in Vietnam because of a desire to further her career in international development, explore Vietnam and Asia, and connect with her Vietnamese roots. Mimi hopes to make a positive impact on the development of her family’s homeland through her work with VCF.

Shannon Danley, PT, MSPT

Shannon completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Design from the University of Notre Dame, where she also studied Architecture for three years. She then went on to earn her Masters of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Washington University of Medicine in 1999. After graduation, she worked in southeastern US as a pediatric Physical Therapist in a variety of settings, including NICU, in-patient, outpatient, school-based, home health and hippotherapy. During this time she was responsible for program development of a NICU follow-up clinic, policy and procedure development, proposals for equipment and marketing to the community.  For the past seven years Shannon has been living and travelling throughout SE Asia, including Thailand and Indonesia. During this time she has volunteered with various women’s organizations, focusing on fundraising for local charity programs. She also has worked with a Special Education program proving physiotherapy and educator training. Currently she is living in HCMC and volunteering with VCF.