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Neak Oknha Dr. Mengly J. Quach

Founder, Chairman and CEO

Neak Oknha Dr. Mengly J. Quach

Founder, Chairman and CEO

Neak Oknha Dr. Mengly J. Quach, a Cambodian American educationist, medical doctor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Mengly J. Quach Education, an umbrella for Aii Language Centers (Aii) and American Intercon Schools (AIS), specializing in education, finance, social and community development. Currently, Dr. Quach is an Advisory Member and Vice Chair of Education Technical Working Group, 2019 of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Advisor to the Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association, Board of Director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Founding Member and Advisor to the Cambodia Investor Club, Board of Advisor of Federation of Education Services in Cambodia, Honorary Founding President of Cambodia Bokator Federation, Founder and Chairman of the Prasethpheap Finance, Founder, Chairman and Publisher of MJQ Media Network and Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MJQ Travel.

Originally from Battambang, Cambodia, Dr. Mengly J. Quach was raised and educated in the United States. Dr. Quach completed his Pre-Med studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He has an MPH in Public Health Practice from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Doctor of Medicine in General Medicine from the School of Medicine at Spartan Health Sciences University in St. Lucia, West Indies/Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Dr. Quach also completed his medical clerkships at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago and fellowship training in Public Health and IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) with Partners for Development, Maryland, a U.S.-based NGO in Cambodia.

Prior to coming to Cambodia in 2002, Dr. Quach was a Professor at Cleveland Chiropractic College in California. After completing his volunteer work as an IMCI & Public Health Advisor with Partners for Development, he held positions as an Associate Professor at Pannasastra University of Cambodia, Vice Chairman of the University Academic Advisory Council, Founding Dean and Associate Professor of Public Health for the College of Public Health at the University of Cambodia before founding the Mengly J. Quach Education in 2005.

Neak Oknha Dr. Mengly J. Quach is well known and recognized for his active involvement in community development in the fields of education, health and social services.

Mengly J. Quach Education has received numerous national and international awards and certificates from different countries and organizations for its outstanding contribution to education, health and social works.

• Medal of Paris Foreign Missions (MEP), Paris, France, 2023
• Medal of National Council of Monaco, Monaco, 2023
• Medal for the Tenth Year of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Francis, Vatican, 2023
• The Humanitarian Oknha of the Year for 2018, Sabay News, Cambodia, 2018
• The Five Greatest Humanitarians of the year 2017, Sabay News, Cambodia, 2017
• Business Leader of the Year 2016, Business Cambodia, December 2016 issue
• Business Leader of the Year 2015, Business Cambodia, December 2015 issue
• The Five Greatest Humanitarians of the Year 2015, Sabay News, Cambodia, 2015
• Education Partnership Leader Award, by Worlddidac Association, Welddidac Asia Conference 2015, Hong Kong, 2015
• Certificate of Excellence for Remarkable Achievements in Championing Youth Education and Development by Youth Star Cambodia,  Cambodia 2013
• Young Eminent and Overseas Chinese of the Year, by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

Books

1. Quach M. J., Shortcut, Mengly J. Quach University Press, March, 2023
2. Quach M. J., Poems from the Heart, Mengly J. Quach University Press, November 2020
3. Quach M. J., The Philosophy Collection, Mengly J. Quach University Press, June 2020
4. Quach M. J., Mengly J. Quach’s Business Ideas, Mengly J. Quach University Press, March 2019
5. Quach M. J., Mengly J. Quach’s 108 Ideal Practices, Mengly J. Quach University Press, October 2018
6. Quach M. J., Dangrek Mountains …unforgettable, Mengly J. Quach University Press, May 2018
7. Dharmendra S. K., Quach M. J., Dr. Mengly, Coffee and Me Healthy Conversations, Mengly J. Quach University Press, August 2016
8. Quach M. J., You Are The Good. Better. Best., Mengly J. Quach University Press, November 2016
9. Quach M. J., Dr. Mengly’s Business Concepts, Mengly J. Quach University Press, November 2016

Authored by Someone

1. Oeur S., Torn V., Sem R., Hang P., Yeng Chh., On K., A Collection of Short Stories, My Role Model, Oknha Dr. Mengly J. Quach, Mengly J. Quach University Press, January 2020
2. Oeur S., Dr. Mengly J. Quach’s Poems and Me, Mengly J. Quach University Press, August 2019
3. Hang P., How I came to know Dr. Mengly Jandy Quach, Mengly J. Quach University Press, August 2019

Mr. Alex Quach

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Mr. Alex Quach

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Alex Quach is the Funding Liaison as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of Mengly J. Quach Education which serves as an umbrella of Aii Language Center (Aii) and American Intercon School (AIS).

Mr. Quach was born in Battambang province, Cambodia, in 1967. He was brought up and educated in the United States. He is currently living and working in the USA. Quach has worked in variety of fields, including managing a garment factory, shopping center and retail store chains. He studied at Trade Technical College, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1989. He is a Certified Professional Food Manager by National Assessment Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He is also the owner of the 99 Cent Outlet, a retail store in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Prior to joining the MJQ Education, Mr. Quach had also worked as a goldsmith for Chain and Charm Co., Ltd., Los Angeles, California. He started his own business venture in 1991 as the owner of A & Q Fashion, Donut King, Super Mercado San Carlos, Daily Donut and 99 Cent Outlet. He also co-owned House of Donuts and S & A One Dollar Store in the US. Besides that, he is a member of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington DC, USA, since 2006 and a member of the California Chamber of Commerce, California, USA, since 1993.

Mr. Paul Quach

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Mr. Paul Quach

is an External Liaison and active member of the Board of Trustees of the Mengly J. Quach Education.

The eldest of eight, Mr. Paul Quach was born in April 1966 Battambang Province. Like many other Cambodians, he went through his childhood and teenage life in the Pol Pot before he and his family eventually resettled in the United States in April 1984.

Prior to his departure to the United States in 1984, Mr. Paul Quach had engaged in numerous business, jobs and volunteer positions. While attending high school in Battambang province, he founded a business venture, importing products from Thailand to his hometown and Phnom Penh capital. Later, in Khao I Dang refugee camp, he worked in a Laboratory of UNHCR as a Laboratory practitioner for about one year and later as an interpreter and translator for U.S. Government-sponsored Joint Volunteer Agency (JVA) for seven months. In Saang Bataan refugee camp in the Philippines, Mr. Paul Quach volunteered as an assistant English teacher and cultural orientation interpreter for new refugees, a well-respected position throughout the camp.

Right after his arrival in the United States, Mr. Paul Quach enrolled and earned a certificate in Legal Secretary from a private college. He then worked as a teacher assistant at Los Angeles Unified School District. At the same time, Mr. Paul Quach also continued his education in Los Angeles Trade Technical College, where he earned an associate in art degree in Electronic Engineering Technology in June 1987. After his graduation, Mr. Paul Quach worked in Q-Tech Corporation as an electronic technician. Then in June 1989, he moved to Teledyne Control where he tested and repaired all flight data and the black box before he ran his own business in 1993.

Mr. Vara Kong

Independent Director

Mr. Vara  Kong is an Independent Director of the Board of Trustees of MJQ Education. He was appointed to our Board of Trustees on 16 January 2023.

Mr. Vara Kong  has been the Chief Operating Officer of Maritime Development Group since November 2018. He was also the Chief Operation Officer of Star Fortune Co., Ltd. from November 2017 to October 2018. Prior to his role as the Chief Operation Officer, Mr. Vara Kong  was the Chief Planning Officer of MJQ Education in May 2017, then promoted to Chief Human Resources and Operations Officer in July 2017. With his position as the Chief Planning Officer, he played a major role in providing strategic planning advice to all departments by developing “Good Corporate Governance” and the “Table of Commitment Authority”. Furthermore, with his position as the Chief Human Resources and Operations Officer, he played a major role in developing “Group’s Policies”, “Employee Handbook” and “HR Policies & Procedures”. With broad knowledge gained from his overseas exposures in Turin, Italy and Hawaii, USA, he has sometimes been invited to be the trainer and/or guest speaker for training/seminar conducted locally and overseas.

He got his Baccalaureate of Second Cycle in Experimental Sciences in 1974, and Diploma of Law in 1990.

• 1990 – Diploma in Cambodia School of Law, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• 2003 – Training of International Labor Standard, Productivity Improvement and Enterprise Development, Turin, ITALY
• 2006 – Advanced Leadership Training, Maui, Hawaii, USA
• 2008 – International Human Resources Management Training “How to Attract New Staff and Retain Existing Staff, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Mrs. Lyhong Ung

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Mrs. Lyhong Ung

has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Mengly J. Quach Education (MJQE)​​ as well as a General Manager of the Office of Cultural Affairs since 2005.

Mrs. Ung was born in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, in 1979.  She grew up and obtained her High School Diploma at Toun Fa Chinese School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1997. Now, she is currently living and working in Cambodia.

Before obtaining her current position, Mrs. Ung was the General Manager of Mengly J. Quach Education during 2005-2014 and General Manager at the Camtrade Corporation Ltd. (Nissan), Cambodia during 1999-2004.