WELCOME ABOARD!
I greet and welcome all alumni/ae into our new venture: Myanmar Institute of Theology Alumni Association North America and Canada Chapter. We are the newest Chapter in MITAA formed on February 8, 2022, and we look forward to more Chapters in the future.
This is going to be an exciting journey. First of all, we will get to know other alumni/ae and find out what is going on in their lives. We’ll reconnect with old classmates and reminisce about school days. We’ll make new friends and contacts and broaden our horizons. We’ll know more about what is happening in our Alma Mater, MIT, and join in her activities.
We have an enthusiastic crew to lead us on this journey:
Moderators: Dr. Anna May Say Pa, Rev. Dr. Latt Yishey
Co-ordinators: Rev. Dr. Ahsah Kyuelna, Rev. Dr. Ler Htoo
Treasurer: Dr. May May Latt
Regional Representatives:
West: Saw Lah Shein
Central: Rev. Kham Do Mung
Midwest: Rev. Dr. David Lai Sum
East: Rev. Marlene Ahmu Po
Canada: Saya Lwin Moe
Liberal Arts Program: Naw Eh Moo Paw, Mr. Gam Seng
These are the states in different regions:
East: FL, GA, SC, NC, WV, VA, MD, PA, DE, NJ, NY, CT, MA, VT, ME, NH, RI, DC
Midwest: LA, MS, KY, TN, AL, AR, IL, MO, OH, IN, MI, IA, WI, MN
Central: TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, ND, NM, CO
West: CA, AZ, NV, UT, OR, ID, MT, WM, WA, AK, HI
Country: Canada
We already have some great activities planned.
We will meet every month, the first Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. (PST) for worship and fellowship. You are invited to give ideas to make them meaningful and interesting.
We will work to establish a network of people supportive of MIT’s programs, Friends of MIT, North America and Canada.
We will plan a Global MITAA Get-Together when more Chapters are formed. We welcome suggestions.
So what else do you want happening on this epic journey? Put on your thinking cap, be creative and innovative and send in your ideas.
Anna May Say Pa
Moderator
Moderators
Dr. Anna May Say Pa
Rev. Dr. Latt Yishey (B.D., 1981)
Rev. Latt Yishey is currently a senior pastor at the First Burmese Baptist Church of San Francisco. He has been with the church since 1996. He is also an Executive Minister at BCANA, and Vice President of the International Myamar Baptist Fellowship. Before coming to the US, he worked as a youth director, and later as a general secretary of Mogok Lisu Baptist Association and Lisu Baptist Convention.
Coordinators
Rev. Ahsah Kyuelna (M. Div., 2010):
Ahsah Kyuelna graduated from Myanmar Institute of Theology with M.Div. degree in 2010. After graduation she worked as a secretary in the MIT Alumni Association from 2010 to 2014. She came to the US for further studies at Claremont School of Theology, California, in 2014 and currently she is serving as a pastor at California Lisu Church, in Chino, California.
Rev. Ler Htoo
Rev. Ler Htoo is a pastor at the Calvary Burmese Church in Washington D.C.
Treasurer
Dr. May May Latt
Dr. May May Latt graduated from Myanmar Institute of Theology with Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1995, and taught at MIT for two years before coming to the United States. She is a Metadata Analyst of Biblical Studies, Archaeology, Religion and Judaism at Atla, and serves as a Minister at Milwaukee Myanmar Christian Church. She is married to Dr. Thomas R Blanton IV, a scholar of New Testament and Ancient Religion, and live in Glendale, Wisconsin.
Regional Representatives
East Coast: Rev. Marlene A. Po
Rev. Marlene A. Po graduated from the Myanmar Institute of Theology in 1998 with Bachelor of Religious Education. She previously worked at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary from 1994 to 2008 before moving to the US. She is currently involved in theological education for the Karens in the USA, and a director of FOUNDATIONS Judson Communities from Central Seminary. She lives in Washington D.C. with her husband, Rev. Ler Htoo, and two sons.
Midwest: Rev. David Laisum
Central: Rev. Kham Do Mung
West Coast: Thra Saw Lah Shein (B.D. 1982 Class)
Thra Saw Lah Shein or Moonlight graduated with B.D. in 1982. After graduation he taught New Testament Greek Introduction and Music at MIT (then BIT) from 1982 to 1985. He came to the US in 1985 to study at Yale for STM program and continued to pursue Ph.D. program at Claremont Graduate University, California. He worked as Director of Music at Northkirk Presbyterian Church, Alta Loma, CA from 1994 to 2014 and at First Presbyterian Church, Hemet, CA from 2016-2017. Currently he is serving at Magnolia Presbyterian Church, Riverside, California.
Canada: Lwin Moe (BARS)
Lwin Moe taught at the Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies Program (currently called the Liberal Arts Program) from 2002 to 2004. Before teaching at BARS, he came to the US with the help of
Friends of Burma to study in Indiana. After graduation, he was supposed to teach at their business school, which didn't materialize. Instead, he went back to teach at BARS with the blessing of both Friends of Burma and Dr. Anna May Say Pa, the principal of MIT at the time. He was one of the first 3 full-time faculty members for BARS. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife, Swe Di Nar.
Liberal Arts Program: Gam Seng @ Mu Gyo (BARS, 2006)
Gam Seng graudated from BARS in 2006, and worked at an International School in Myanmar before immigrating to the US. He currently lives in Boston, MA.
Liberal Arts Program: Eh Moo Paw (BARS, 2007)
Eh Moo Paw graduated from BARS in 2007. She currently lives in California with her family.
