Kenneth J. Herrmann, Jr.
President and Executive Director

Associate Professor at SUNY Brockport; Director, SUNY Brockport Vietnam Program; President and Executive Director of The Fund, degrees from Canisius College and SUNY Buffalo; U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran; professional service experience in various social agencies in America and other nations. He is the first foreign member of the Danang Association of Agent Orange Victims and has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Danang Peoples’ Committee for his humanitarian and education efforts in Vietnam. A frequent lecturer on issues relating to Vietnam, he has authored several books and many articles. One book was published in Vietnam by Phuong Nam Corporation.

Dr. Robert Gosende
Associate Vice Chancellor for International Programs, SUNY; former U.S. Ambassador to Somalia; Foreign Service at USIA and Department of State in Uganda, Libya, Somalia, South Africa, Poland, and the Russian Federation; received degrees from American International College and an honorary doctorate from AIC; recipient of Distinguished Presidential Awards from Presidents Bush and Clinton.

Peter Keenan
Retired; U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran; active in community, veterans', and international affairs.

Eric Naegely
A highly decorated Vietnam War veteran who served with the US Army. He is an active volunteer, helping combat veterans at the Veterans Administration. He attended Genesee Community College and is an active advocate for disabled children in Vietnam.

Susan Miller, LCSW
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NYS, also licensed in the State of Oregon; presently in private practice and with a wide-variety of professional experiences in several private and public social agencies, as a service provider, supervisor, and educator; has been an adjunct faculty member at the NY Chiropractic College; a US Air Force veteran with a keen interest in assisting disadvantaged populations; a doctoral student with the Fielding Graduate University.

Philip Barr
A US Army combat veteran, deployed to Iraq in 2003 with the 101st Airborne Division (AASLT), and completed the SUNY Brockport Vietnam Program in spring of 2007. Philip has since volunteered with the Fund in Danang and Quang Nam, and traveled extensively to undertake a wide variety of experiences in support of his personal and professional growth. Philip has dedicated himself to assisting the disadvantaged and oppressed at home and abroad, and currently manages Ohanamalu Tae Kwon Do, an inner city martial arts program dedicated to enhancing the lives of Buffalo's disadvantaged youth through the practice of non-contact Tae Kwon Do.

Sarah Hanley
Sarah is a Social Work student at SUNY Brockport and has volunteered for the Fund in Danang, Vietnam. Since her return she has been active in raising awareness for the fund and money for the children and families of Vietnam.