THAI CULTURE FOUNDATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Ambassador of Thai Relations
Dr. Amy Tongsiri was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV. She completed her undergraduate studies at UNLV and attended UNLV's School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Tongsiri graduated in 2008, and received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. Prior to opening Silver State Smiles, Dr. Tongsiri obtained her licenses and practiced in Iowa, West Virginia, and Nevada. She spent a year managing one of West Virginia's largest dental offices. She enjoyed the scenic beauty of the Great Smokey Mountains, but decided Las Vegas was where she belongs. Dr. Tongsiri opened her family and cosmetic dentistry practice in Las Vegas in April 2010.
Job Titles:
- Ambassador of Thai Relations
Dr. Yonpiam is originally from Thailand and now reside in Las Vegas. She is a veterinarian who has practiced for 10 years both in Thailand and the US. As a veterinarian, she has been working for a pharmaceutical company, academic institution, research institution and public organization to improve animal health care. Her area of specialty is veterinary anatomic pathology which is an area that specialize in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases in animals and plays an important role in scientific research, drug discovery, and safety.
Dr. Yonpiam dedicates her spare time to volunteer work, family, and all of her fur babies at home.
Dr. Giovanni comes from a Thai and Italian background, she is the first mix blooded leader to represent the Thai Community. She understands that keeping old world traditions of Thailand are important to the Thai People while they are living in America. Dr. Giovanni is a Criminal Psychologist; she also serves as Executive Director for Giovanni Media, In 2021 Dr. Giovanni was appointed and currently serves as a Commissioner on the Clark County AAPI committee. She is actively involved in numerous Muay Thai Productions, and currently a Cultural Ambassador for the CNY in The Desert Non-Profit Organization, and an Executive sponsor of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.
Her mother is the founder, and Editor in Chief of the oldest, and largest Thai Newspaper in Nevada, the Las Vegas News.
Dr. Giovanni has deep ties within the Thai Community, and is well recognized for her leadership advocacy in the Asian American Community and acts as a liaison between Asian Immigrants, and the American Government. She is highly active in humanitarian work and community involvements. She is also a significant sponsor of cultural events.
Dr. Giovanni's professional field includes:
Job Titles:
- Ambassador of Thai Relations
Job Titles:
- Financial Advisor / Ambassador of Thai Relations
Diane Sirikhan was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV. She is a results-oriented Real Estate professional, with balanced aggressive strategies, market knowledge and negotiating expertise with a high level of integrity.
She is fully committed to fulfilling her client's needs with the highest level of professionalism and expertise. She is fluent in English and Thai, She has proven to be one of the top Real Estate Producers in Las Vegas to a wide range of clientle.
Miss Sirikhan has been recognized as one of the top 40 realtors in Las Vegas. She and 39 other Realtors received the award from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors on Thursday May 31, 2018.
Job Titles:
- Legal Counsel / Ambassador of Thai Relations
Miss Samerthai is a native of Las Vegas. She Graduated from Community College of Southern NV with an AA in General Education before transferring to UNLV and graduating with a BA in Political Science, with a minor in Sociology. After graduating, She worked for a medical office as their manager for many years before deciding on furthering her education. She attended law school at Barry University in Orlando, Florida where she received her (JD)Juris Doctorate.
After graduating, she returned home to Las Vegas and began her career first as a law clerk, then as an immigration attorney at Tingey Law Firm.
Miss Samerthai has been married for 16 years with 4 children, she enjoys spending her free time with her family. Her mother, now retired, owned and operated one of the first Thai restaurants in Las Vegas called Sawadee. Her family are pioneers from when Thai immigrants first arrived in Las Vegas. Miss Samerthai holds deep roots in our wonderful city, and truly cares about our community.
Job Titles:
- Ambassador of Thai Relations
- Ambassador of Thai Relations / Legal Assistant at the Brent Tingey Law Firm
Miss Samerthai is married and enjoys spending her free time with her husband and family. Her sister Ranee is an attorney and legal counsel for the Thai Culture Foundation, their mother Golf, now retired, owned and operated one of the first Thai restaurants in Las Vegas called Sawadee, and another called Tanya. Her family are pioneers from when Thai immigrants first arrived in Las Vegas. Miss Samerthai holds deep roots in our wonderful city, and truly cares about our community.
Job Titles:
- Attorney at Law / Ambassador of Thai Relations
A lifelong Las Vegas, Nevada resident, Ms. Hwang is a first generation Chinese-American with her family roots extending from Taipei and Tainan, Taiwan. Ms. Hwang lived in Taipei, Taiwan for nearly two years and she is fluent in Mandarin, Chinese.
Ms. Hwang received her law degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law. Prior to practicing, Ms. Hwang clerked at one of the busiest solo legal practitioner in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, she zealously facilitated representation for the Las Vegas community in almost every court in the State, including the Nevada Supreme Court. Ms. Hwang enjoys a diverse general practice with the principle of working with clients in a "people comes first" attitude that sets her apart from other lawyers.
From 2016 to early 2019, Ms. Hwang served as the Special Legal Advocate for a nonprofit organization called Asian American Advocacy Clinic. There, she assisted victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking with obtaining safe housing and protective orders against the victim's abusers. Presently, Ms. Hwang is a sitting executive board member for this nonprofit organization.