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SILVAR congratulates 2023 AREAA SV leadership team
Silicon Valley Association of Realtors Board Director and Global Business Council Chair Jimmy Kang and past GBC chair Mark Wong congratulate 2023 AREAA SV President Thomas Feng. Feng is a SILVAR member.
The Silicon Valley Association of Realtors and neighboring real estate organizations congratulated Asian Real Estate Association of America Silicon Valley (AREAA SV) 2023 President Thomas Feng and the organization's 2023 officers and board of directors at their installation held on Feb. 10. Representing SILVAR at the event were Board Director and Global Business Council Chair Jimmy Kang and past GBC chair Mark Wong.
Kurt Nishimura, 2023 AREAA National President, administered the oath of office to Feng and the 2023 AREAA SV leadership team. Joining Feng on the 2023 AREAA SV Executive Board are Viral Vora (PNC Bank), vice president; Francis Lopez (DeLeon Realty), secretary; Jie Zhu (Petrinovich Pugh & Co., LLP), treasurer; and PK Patel (Global Estate Link), past president.
The 2023 AREAA board directors are Carlos Serrano Quan (Sequoia Commercial Group), Daniel Wong (Presidio Group), Iris Chung (Bay Area Connect), Jason Kim (Intero Commercial), Nirmalya Modak (Golden1 Credit Union), and Sylvia Lee (Intero Commercial). 2023 Board advisors are Atsuko Yube (Global Estate Link), Chika Mori (Global Estate Link), and Jack Lin (First American Title).
Corporate advisors are Steven Deic (Chase), Jean Lu (US Bank), Sterling Mcneal (Citibank), Adrian Daryanani (Bank of America), Amanda Lumb-Hilaire (PNC Bank), and Niki Huang (Petrinovich Pugh & Company, LLP).
Feng was born and raised in the South Bay area. He is a member of the SILVAR and a Realtor with Bay Area Connect. In his message to members and guests, Feng noted that the AREAA SV chapter is celebrating its 13th year this year, and AREAA is celebrating 20 years as an organization. Feng relayed AREAA's message, which is "to support sustainable homeownership in the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) community and to empower its leaders." As president, Feng said he plans to lead the chapter towards a "big year of education, experiences, and working relationships."
"Through AREAA I have learned and gained so much either through the people that I've met or the experiences that we have shared. It is for this reason that I took the President role for 2023. My goal this year is to bring meaningful events and networking to our members so that they can grow in their business," said Feng.
AREAA is a professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable homeownership opportunities in Asian American communities. The association advocates for policy positions at the national level that will reduce homeownership barriers facing the Asian American community.
AREAA's membership represents a broad array of real estate, mortgage and housing-related professionals that serve the diverse Asian American Pacific Islander market. With over 17,000 members in 45 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, AREAA is the largest AAPI trade organization in North America. Members receive discounted pricing to all AREAA events, free webinar training to help fine-tune their skill sets, and news and issues within the AAPI communities.
AREAA's Silicon Valley chapter was formed in 2010. To learn more about AREAA SV, visit https://areaa.org/siliconvalley.
The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) is a professional trade organization representing over 4,000 REALTORS® and Affiliate members engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and homeowners, and represents the interests of property owners in Silicon Valley.
The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and who subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
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