Amanda Prak Sam
President and Founder
Amanda lived through the Khmer Rouge regime, spending two of her childhood years in a labor camp. After the regime fell, her parents led their children on foot to Thailand, where they spent nearly two years in a Red Cross refugee camp before being sponsored to come to America. Through all of her experiences, Amanda nurtured a passionate desire to help improve life for those in her native Cambodia, and has now begun transforming that dream into reality. Named for the one hundred pound bags of rice that Amanda and her husband Thoeun distributed on their first relief mission to Cambodia in 2006, One Hundred Pounds of Hope is dedicated to helping Cambodians build a future for Cambodia
J. Gahan Fishburne Jr.
Secretary Manager, Infinity Medical
board member since 2009
Gahan and his family have known Amanda Sam for many years. As a history enthusiast, Gahan is familiar with the devastation that the Khmer Rouge has caused for generations of Cambodians. After learning about Amanda’s personal story, he was inspired to join the board of One Hundred Pounds of Hope. Gahan moved around a lot as a child. He grew up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Rochester, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia. He attended St. Mary’s International School for Junior High and High School while living in Tokyo, Japan. Gahan is a huge Georgia Bulldog fan and attended the University of Georgia where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. In college he met a beautiful girl from Richmond named Ardis. They got married shortly after college and started a family. Their three children, Cee Cee, Trip and Bobby keep them very busy. Since graduating college, Gahan has worked in Sales and Marketing. He has worked in the Medical Industry for over a decade. Gahan is excited about the work that One Hundred Pounds of Hope is doing and is proud to be a member of this organization.
Brooke L. Gilbert
Executive Sales Representative, GlaxoSmithKline
board member since 2007
Brooke serves as the Treasurer of One Hundred Pounds of Hope. She joined the Board in 2007, after learning more about the devastation that occurred in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975. Brooke was inspired by Amanda Sam’s mission and wants to help One Hundred Pounds of Hope build a better future for Cambodians. Brooke is an Executive Sales Representative with GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and health care companies, committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. Brooke has been involved in many different charitable organizations over the years including the Junior League of Richmond, the Kiwanis Club of Midlothian, Bright Beginings, the SPCA, and Habitat for Humanity. Brooke graduated from the University of Richmond in 2000 and plans on pursuing her Masters of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University in the fall of 2008.
Joe Cordaro
board member since 2011
Joe works at Pima Community College as a Physics Lab Specialist where he prepares, maintains and implements labs and lab equipment to support the core ‘physics for transfer’ courses and also tutors students in physics. Joe was moved to get involved in the fight against human trafficking after reading the autobiography of Zoya Phan and Somaly Mam.
Jacquelyn C. Kelley
Treasurer
board member since 2008
Jackie moved to Richmond from Peterborough, NH with her husband and three children five years ago. She taught at Pocahontas Middle School in Henrico County until her retirement in June, 2008. In addition to her teaching duties, she was chairperson of the English Department. Prior to moving to Richmond, she taught English at Conval Regional High School. She was also a member of the board of directors for several organizations in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. Jackie holds a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Antioch New England Graduate School.
Gardner A. Mundy II
Upper School History, The Steward School
board member since 2007
Gardner Mundy joined the Board of One Hundred Pounds of Hope in 2007. Gardner teaches Upper School History at The Steward School in Richmond, Virginia. Gardner has been teaching at Steward since 2004. In addition to his teaching duties, he sponsors the Student Council Association, coaches Varsity Tennis and serves as the junior class faculty adviser. Prior to his current position, he worked at the Virginia Military Institute as the Assistant to the Superintendent. Gardner has also taught History and English at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA and Fork Union Military Academy. Gardner graduated from VMI in 1998 with a B.A. in History and holds an M.A. in History from the University of Richmond.
John Munson
Account Executive
Southern Health Services Inc.
board member since 2007
John Munson joined the Board of One Hundred Pounds of Hope in 2007. John is in sales with Southern Health Services, Inc., a provider of health care products and services owned by Coventry Health Care. John has been with Southern Health since 2005, now focusing on marketing group health insurance products to large Virginia employers. John earned President’s Council honors for his sales success in 2007. Prior to his current position, John owned and managed Absolutely Paper, Inc., a web marketer of custom printed paper products. Prior to that, he held sales positions with Bose Corporation and then Siemens Information and Communication Systems. John graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. degree and holds an MBA from the University of Richmond.
Thoeun Thomas Sam
Distribution Supervisor
Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
board member since 2007
Thoeun Sam, husband of founder Amanda Sam, joined the Board of One Hundred Pounds of Hope in 2007. Thoeun works in distribution for Unisource Worldwide, Inc., a leading marketer and distributor of papers and packaging systems. Thoeun lived through the brutal Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979 in Cambodia. At the age of six, Thoeun lost his father to malnutrition and starvation. In 1979, Thoeun’s mother led his family on foot to a refugee camp in Thailand where they spent nearly six years before being sponsored by a family in the United States. Although life in America has offered Thoeun many opportunities, he will never forget the difficult childhood he experienced. In 2006, Thoeun and Amanda started their mission to help Cambodians in direst need. In addition to helping Amanda organize One Hundred Pounds of Hope, Thoeun has taken a leadership role in promoting awareness of the organization and its mission, including leading our successful participation in the 2008 Asian American Festival in Richmond, Virginia.
Andrew M. Winston
board member since 2007
Andrew M. Winston is a member of the board of directors of One Hundred Pounds of Hope. Mr. Winston is a partner in the Corporate Group of LeClairRyan, A Professional Corporation, a Richmond, Virginia-based law firm. Prior to joining LeClairRyan, he practiced with Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP in New York, New York. Mr. Winston was selected as a Rising Star in 2007 by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Winston received a B.A. in Classics from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Sandap Chao
Owner of Sandap productions
Administrator at Robert Bury, Montreal Canada
board member since 2010
Sandap was born in Battambang city shortly the fall the Khmer Rouge regime. When she was two years old, her family fled Cambodia into the reugee’s
camp in 1981 until her family received sponsorship to Montreal, Canada in 1983. Sandap is the youngest of seven raised by a single mother.
Her father who was a school teacher were also killed by the Khmer Rouge. After meeting Amanda in October of 2010 Sandap decided to take action to support the foundation. She started her business Sandapcproduction to organize events to raise money for the cause.