NUEVA

LIANN YIM digital communications manager/ journalism and yearbook teacher

MYNA CHIEM controller

I was born and raised in Vietnam. My family fled to America after 1978 when the Vietnam War ended. I took ESL classes and enrolled in college with the assistance of the financial aid programs and earned my B.A. in accounting. Throughout the years I worked for multiple nonprofit organizations. I eventually found myself coming to Nueva, where it matches my work experience and has a fascinating staff. I enjoy the fact it supports low-income students like I once was. I am thrilled to work for an institution like the ones that helped me to get where I am today.

In early 2017, a guest speaker came to visit The Kinkaid School, where I was teaching journalism and advising student publications. He projected this message: Comfort is the enemy of creativity. I thought about that all school year. I came to Nueva looking for change and challenge, excited by the possibilities and opportunities inherent in building a new high school. Other steps that led me here: I double majored in journalism and history at New York University and completed an M.F.A. in creative writing at the University of Maryland. I love reading, writing, editing, and publishing.