Vy Truong

Residential Manager at Huckleberry House

Oakland, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Huckleberry Youth Programs (Full-time · 3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Residential Manager
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Project READY Program Manager
      Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 · 7 mos

    • Community Health Manager
      Nov 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Youth Advocate at LYRIC: Center for LGBTQQ Youth
    Apr 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

    - Develop and facilitate a youth-centered curriculum for community groups regarding topics such as navigating relationships, sexual health, current events, and gender-based violence through a harm reduction, sex-positive, and queer, trans, gender-nonconforming lens - Support LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 13-24 with their personal and professional goals through case management - managing 8 to 10 cases at a time - Build and sustain relationships with community-based service providers, youth-serving agencies, community resources, and the organization's partnerships.

  • District Manager at HOM Korean Kitchen
    Jun 2017 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Hire, train, and coach 40+ staff on customer service, cooking skills, and health and safety procedures • Consistently exceed monthly sales of $150,000+, achieve cost reduction in labor by improving training/procedures to more efficient operation systems • Help open 3 new locations within the span of 2 years • Develop a marketing plan to improve social media presences • Coordinate catering calendars, review and consult in staff schedules and organize product deliveries for all locations • Build relationships with representatives from all food delivery service platforms and vendors

  • San Jose State University (San Jose, California, United States)
    • Event Coordinator Intern at PRIDE Center
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs

      • Planned and executed monthly events and programs to support the LGBTQIA+ community • Organized emails, created flyers for event/ meet-up group calendar, and maintained the operations of the center • Mobilized resources such as contraceptive care, food, school supplies, and hygiene supplies

    • Peer Health Educator
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs

    • Back of House Dining Commons Cook
      Sep 2013 - Aug 2016 · 3 yrs

  • Member of Young Women of Color for Reproductive Justice Collective at Advocates for Youth
    Apr 2014 - Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo