Shara Chau (she/her) is the Senior Finance Manager at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois and has been with the agency for more than 20 years. She currently manages the annual financial budget plans and oversees daily operations and maintenance of the entire organization, including managing administrative and building support staff. She speaks both Vietnamese and Chinese languages. Utilizing her skills to help the community has always been what she loves to do. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1994.