Nu Huynh, Executive Director, Iowa Asian Alliance (IAA)
Nu Huynh first served on Iowa Asian Alliance (IAA) Board of Directors in 2012 and quickly transitioned to her current Executive Director role the following year.
Prior to joining IAA full-time, Huynh spent over 15 years with the Principal. Her extensive work experience includes talent acquisition, community relations, diversity and inclusion initiatives, event planning, college relations, program development and strategic leadership.
Her mission with IAA is to unite Iowa's diverse Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities with the purpose of fostering economic growth and community development within the state of Iowa. Huynh works with a dynamic team of 25+ volunteer leaders and over 400 general volunteers to put on one of Iowa's largest cultural events, CelebrAsian, the annual Asian Heritage Festival, every May.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Public Relations from Iowa State University and is a 2009 graduate of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute.
Huynh believes "Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud." And most importantly, she is grateful for a career and team that fuels her passion and fills her soul.