Vuochnear Ly 

Attending

Academic Major

International Relations & Political Science

Class of 2020

​Vuochnear Ly, from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is a recent graduate of Gettysburg College, where she received her degree in international relations and political science. On campus, she was a Student Assistant at the Centre for Global Education and an English tutor at the Center for Public Service. Vuochnear 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. 

During her spring 2019 semester, Vuochnear participated in an 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.

​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. 

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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