Sabaidee (hello in Lao, my first language) and welcome to MINTeD! This is the place where you belong—a space for sharing, discovering, and building skills and knowledge. It’s where compassion for each other and our community will flourish, and where our diverse thoughts, experiences, and expertise will be celebrated and strengthened.

I’m proud to be one of the founders of MINTeD, and as its President, I am here to support and serve you and our community. Thank you for your interest in learning and leaning in on this journey. Mentoring individuals into new territories will take all of us—together.

Hello community! My name is May, and I am the founder of group, and the idea of forming a collaborative space to serve our communities.

I am a first generation born in the US from a refugee community. Many in our generation relied on one another for resources while still adjusting to culture, which did not always produce the best outcomes. Fast forward many decades later, we have made significant strides, but visible challenges continue to remain for our people to this date.

At MINTeD, our focus is to provide resources and opportunities with an equitable and accessible lens. We strongly believe in empowering individuals, and we know first-hand that providing opportunities is a must in order to succeed.

I consider myself a lifelong learner and take every chance to gain knowledge for the betterment of my service to others. I also know this idea would not have come to fruition without my original three other founders, and our work would not be successful without the trust and support of our families.

My favorite leadership quote will always be:
“A leader is best when people barely know she exists… they will say, we did it ourselves.”

Karol is a Burmese-Karen daughter of immigrants and an MD candidate at Oregon Health & Science University. Deeply committed to health equity and civic engagement. She helped launch Youth Voice Youth Vote—Oregon’s first youth-led participatory budgeting initiative—to elevate the voices of historically underrepresented youth in local decision-making.

As a community advocate and Miss Oregon Scholarship Program titleholder, Karol proudly represents the immigrant and refugee community from Myanmar. She aspires to become a physician dedicated to serving medically underserved populations, with a lifelong mission to advance equitable healthcare, empower communities, and amplify youth voices.

COMING SOON!

Mai serves on the Board of Directors for MINTeD, leading with resilience, heart, and purpose. As a refugee from Laos, his journey has shaped his deep belief in opportunity, hard work, and lifting others. Mai brings strong operational leadership and a passion for developing people, building high performing teams rooted in accountability and growth.

Mai’s professional day is spent as a District Manager for Albertson's/Safeway overseeing the West Side of Portland. Mai leads more than 5000 associates and managing over $150 million in annual sales. Mai drives operational excellence, develops high performing sales, and delivers strong financial results across the market.

Channbunmorl (Jahnn-boon-mol) Sou has been a nonprofit professional for more than 18 years. His family are refugees from Cambodia, and he became the first person in his family’s history to have ever graduated from a 4 year college and went on to earn an MPA with a focus on Research and program evaluation. He is passionate about nuance storytelling through food and filmmaking in hopes of making a career as a cultural curator.