Vuochnear Ly
Attending
Academic MajorInternational Relations & Political Science
Class of 2020 |
Vuochnear Ly, from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is a senior at Gettysburg College pursuing an international relations and political science double major. She aspires to be a diplomat and reduce poverty in her country through better education and improved living standards. She also hopes to work on eliminating gender inequality through encouraging female leadership.
Last spring semester, Vuochnear participated in a semester exchange program at American University, where she studied foreign policy. In the summer of 2018, she completed a monitoring and evaluation internship at Vital Voices in Washington, DC, where she developed a logic model and M&E plan for their Virtual Mentoring Program. In January 2018, Vuochnear interned at the SHE-CAN office, compiling and analyzing data on 14 post-conflict nations, and making program and policy recommendations for the staff. In 2017, she completed an impressive internship working directly for the Minister of Gender, Her Excellency Dr. Phavi, at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Cambodia. She assisted the Minister with external communications to international and national actors. After increasing her knowledge about gender equality and economic development, Vuochnear expanded her organizational and communication skills by attending leadership summits and working on campus as a Student Assistant at the Centre for Global Education. Additionally, she successfully championed for SHE-CAN to receive the proceeds from the International Club’s Burgburst cultural extravaganza, along with fellow SHE-CAN scholar Irene Mugeni. Before she joined SHE-CAN and came to the U.S., Vuochnear participated in several organizations with the goal of strengthening youth coordination to better Cambodia. |
Mentor Team
Cynthia Harris, Strategic Market Consultant, Cynthia Harris Marketing, LLC
Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Kristin Nicholson, Sr. Managing Director, First Republic Investment Management
Libby Palomeque, Managing Director, First Republic Investment Management
Michelle Watson, Executive VP, Evergreen GaveKal
Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Kristin Nicholson, Sr. Managing Director, First Republic Investment Management
Libby Palomeque, Managing Director, First Republic Investment Management
Michelle Watson, Executive VP, Evergreen GaveKal