Staffing

Ratana Vann 

Program Director

Ratana has been with Seva since 2003 and is the program director at Seva Cambodia. He has a bachelor of business administration in accounting and a master’s degree in management. Ratana was born in Kandal province, Cambodia, and a former refugee at the Khmer-Thai border from 1981-1992 during the civil war in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge Regime. Ratana spent time studying in the refugee camp under the United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO) and worked there for more than ten years as an administration clerk responsible for administrative affairs and statistics, monitoring food distribution, and warehouse control. 

In early 1992, Ratana moved on to work at Professional Technical School, providing computer courses. That same year, he became a staff member of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) and repatriated from the refugee camp as a special convoy to Cambodia. His resume includes working for Action Nord Sud (ANS) and Agricultural Development Action (ADA/HI.ANS). 

Ratana is married with three children, a daughter, and two sons. His hobbies include reading and researching various topics.