Yao Yaj

Executive Director

Yao Yaj comes to the Minnesota Hmong Chamber with extensive experience in the public sector as well as the nonprofit sector. She is currently an Account Manager with the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce and has served in the same organization in the capacities of Public Affairs Associate as well as Public Affairs Specialist. In addition to this, her civic leadership includes past appointments to the State of Minnesota’s Minnesota Grown Advisory and The Governor’s Committee on Pollinator Protection. Prior to working at the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, Yaj has been an organizer, manager, and food hub director for Hmong American Farmers Association. Yaj has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Saint Benedict.