With a BA degree in Sociology, and an MA degree in Development Studies, Phuong (aka Zen) joined the Birdlife Indochina team in August 2009. Before joining the Vietnam team, Phuong worked for Plan International in Vietnam as a project officer for the Juvenile Crime Prevention and Reintegratin project, as well as freelance communication assistant for Orbis International, implementing fundraising activities both in Vietnam and the UK.

In her new position with BirdLife, Phuong will work to raise public awareness of the organisation and its conservation work. Phuong is looking forward to bringing her experience in social development to conservation through various BirdLife projects, since she believes that the most sustainable wildlife conservation can be done only with the help of local people.

Phuong is also a fond photographer. Her photographs can be found at: www.phuongphotos.com or www.flickr.com/photos/phuongnguyen