After attending the University of Texas at Arlington, Kate Nguyen has established a career as a Financial Analyst within the Telecom industry. She then worked as a Mobile Coordinator at Belo, one of the largest multi-media companies in Dallas. Currently, Kate is a Project Coordinator at HP.

Kate has past non-profit experience volunteering for the Vietnamese community, the United Way Campaign and as an active volunteer with ATG for the past several years and previously served as the organization’s Treasurer. She has always found that the act of giving your time to a worthwhile cause is its own reward with unexpected benefits.

What does going Against The Grain mean to you? “It’s an ability to knowingly go down the road not taken, knowing when to take risks and follow your own path.”

Quote to live by: “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sign: Taurus/Boar
Passionate about: Loved ones… my friends and family
Favorite food: Home cooked meals
Can’t live without: iPad and sriracha/tobasco Sauce
Color Personality: True Blue/Curious Green