Founders democratic leadership in healthcare Portland advocacy

M.B.B.S

 MPH  

MBA(HealthCare Management) 

(Founder)

Win (She/Her/Hers) is a medical graduate from Myanmar with 12 years of experience in the healthcare industry as a primary care physician and public health professional. After being forced to flee her home country in 2021 because of the Military Dictatorship, she unexpectedly became a refugee to resettle in the US. To rebuild her personal and professional life in the US, Win struggled with many unforeseen challenges on her way to getting back into her previous profession. She is now working as a Health Services Manager at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), leading a diverse team to successfully implement community health programs for refugee and immigrant communities.  As she still has great enthusiasm to learn more about the US healthcare system and leadership skills, she returned to school when she arrived in the US. She is currently pursuing the Healthcare MBA program at OHSU.

She has dedicated her life to providing medical care and education in the most underserved areas of Myanmar. With great courage and determination to speak out for the democracy and human rights of the Myanmar people, she was able to continue her work despite numerous obstacles. She finally was forced out of the country due to political unrest. Win's commitment to helping those in need continues even today as she works tirelessly for the underserved population in Portland, Oregon to fulfill their needs by improving health equity and reducing health disparities. democratic leadership in healthcare advocacy

 (Founder/Secretary)

Pyae S Aung (He/Him) is a former law student from Myanmar with a deep passion for understanding human behavior. He pursued Social Psychology at Wesleyan University and is currently working toward an Associate Degree in Business Administration at the University of the People. With over 10 years of experience working with refugees, Pyae has developed strong leadership skills and problem-solving abilities.

As the founder of Chinlone, a traditional Burmese sport, Pyae introduced this cultural activity to the Portland, USA, community. Currently, he serves as a Housing and Program Coordinator at Lutheran Community Services NW, where he applies his expertise to positively impact the community.

Deeply committed to the well-being of the community, Pyae envisions a future with greater educational opportunities, support for youth, and enhanced care for the elderly. Guided by empathy and compassion, his mission is to establish an organization that unites people from diverse ethnic backgrounds to uplift and assist those in need.

In addition to his role as the Oregon Associate Delegate for Refugees Congress and Community Engagement Liaison for many Asian communities, Pyae also holds a Verified Certificate in "Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles" from Harvard. He believes in the importance of lifelong learning for personal growth, professional development, and advocacy.

(Founder/President)

Myat (She/Her) is a medical doctor finished

M.B.B.S degree from Burma in 2003.

Holding International Higher Diploma in

Computer Studies from NCC, UK in 2005.

first job as a volunteer clinician for more

than three years at Muslim Free Hospital

and Medical Relief Society in Yangon,

Burma. When there was Nargis cyclone hit

to Burma in 2008 ,she used her project

management skills ,medical knowledge

.other technical and social skills in

disaster management as well as

managing mobile clinic for the cyclone

victims in delta regions of Yangon, Burma.

Myat is a type of positive and driven individual with diverse skills and experiences

and a strong commitment to humanitarian work and adapt quickly to challenges with

exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.

She Started working in foreign county at Singapore KK Women and Children

Hospital in 2009 as clinical coder and in 2010 as medical fellow at Changi General

Hospital. She joined the government hospital in east Malaysia, Sarawak since 2011

as emergency physician .

From 2012 until 2022,Myat served as in-flight mission doctor and working with IOM

under USRAP program with the position of freelance Migration Health Consultant.

She travelled with refugees from Burma including Rohingya and Chin ethnics and

other refugees from Sudan, Afghanistan and other countries. She escorted more

than 110 breakthrough mission medical flights to the USA as well as to the Australia

from Kuala Lumpur,Bangkok and Yangon.

When there is no medical mission weeks in between ,Myat worked as senior

executive medical officer at private hospital in Shan states ,Myanmar from 2016-

2018, where she focused on emergency care to Shan ethnic population as well as

mentored the hospital staff using her knowledge and skills from foreign county .

West malaysia in 2018 until 2021 , Myat engaged in job training master program of

Emergency Medicine at Hospital University Sains Malaysia . In her third year master

student ,she quit from the Program and migrated to the USA while the military coup

condition had worsened in Burma around 2022.

Myat started working in the United States in 2023 as Case Manager for the program

supporting the refugees at Lutheran Community North West.

Myat aspires to pursue her long term career goal as medical doctor in the United

States and also would like to focus on research projects related to refugees in the

field of human behaviour,health and education. democratic leadership in healthcare Portland