SACRAMENTO – Sally Phonthachack wants to some day run her own nonprofit organization and be a mentor to young people.

The daughter of Laotian parents who immigrated to the United States when she was an infant, Phonthachack is currently working toward her master’s degree and helping a Sacramento nonprofit organization, believing these two endeavors will help provide a springboard toward her goal.

Phonthachack this month began working full-time in a fellowship position with Valley Vision, while she continues to pursue her master’s in business administration at Drexel University’s Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento.

In her new position, Phonthachack will assist senior Valley Vision staff in crafting the Valley Vision’s “Next Economy,” a highly visible, strategic regional effort aimed at accelerating jobs and new investment in the Greater Sacramento area.

“We had an overwhelming number of highly qualified candidate