CAMPAIGN MANAGED BY OLLV FOUNDATION

The OLLV Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that was founded in October of 2022 and takes its name from the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a testament to the 1798 Vietnamese Marian apparition. 

The foundation is headed by its chief executive Dr. Elysabeth Nguyen, a Christ Cathedral parishioner, longtime Diocese committee member, Silicon Valley veteran, a social entrepreneur who’s well-connected in the Vietnamese-American community. She managed the fundraising and the architectural strategies for the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine since its inception, a project that culminated on July 17, 2021, with 8,000 people attending its Solemn Blessing Day.

Also serving on the OLLV Foundation board are:

• The Rev. Tuyen Nguyen, founding board member and pastor, Blessed Sacrament parish
• The Rev. Quang Chu, founding board member and pastor, St. Mary's by the Sea parish
• The Rev. Christopher Pham, founding board member and parochial vicar, Blessed Sacrament parish
• The Very Rev. Angelos Sebastian, pastor, St. Kilian, and vicar general and moderator of the curia, Diocese of Orange
• Steve Pellegrini, chief finance and administrative officer, Diocese of Orange