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2017-2018 CAREA Leadership Installed


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Friday, October 6, 2017

SILVAR President Denise Welsh and President-elect Bill Moody congratulate Jennifer Chen and CAREA's leadership team.


SILVAR and other members of Silicon Valley's real estate community congratulated the 2017-2018 president, officers and board directors of the Chinese American Real Estate Association (CAREA) at the association's installation dinner last Friday. The event, which was also a celebration of CAREA's 30th anniversary, was held at the Dynasty Chinese Seafood Restaurant in Cupertino.

SILVAR President Denise Welsh administered the oath of office to the 2017-2018 CAREA officers and board directors. The officers include Jennifer Chen (JC Investment), president; Yuan Chang (Intero Real Estate), vice president; Wilson Chai (Bank of America), vice president; Shen Li (GD Commercial), secretary); and Kenny Tang (East West Bank), treasurer.

The 2017-2018 board directors are Mattie Wei (Re/Max Accord), David Wang (Century 21 Realty Alliance), Doris Chen (JC Investment), Dexter Lat (Realty World One Alliance), Joyce Sun (GD Commercial, Inc.), John Luk (GD Commercial, Inc.), Leslie Chao (GD Commercial), Michelle M. Song (GD Commercial), Barbara Kuang (Allstate-BnW Associates, LLC), and advisors David Bonaccorsi, Esq. (Law Offices of Bernard, Bagley & Bonaccorsi, LLP), Jimmy Chen (CTBC Bank), John Wong (Wong & Chin CPAs) and Sheena Chong (Vantec USA), advisor.

Michael Repka, CEO and general counsel of DeLeon Realty, was the keynote speaker. He hailed CAREA for its role in the real estate industry, noting "Chinese buyers are an important component of what we do."

Chen thanked guests present at the event, including past presidents of the organization, local officials from Silicon Valley communities, and representatives of real estate associations and companies. Chen noted the celebration coincided with the 30th anniversary of the association, during which time members have been fortunate to enjoy the ability to connect and network with one another to further education and business success.

"For the past 30 years, our Chinese-American community has demonstrated that together we are successful in the real estate industry by supporting one another. We continue to strive to maintain our relationships and grow our community," said Chen.

The Chinese American Real Estate Association was formed in 1988 in the San Francisco Bay Area, to promote the social and economic well-being of Chinese Americans actively engaged in the field of real estate sales and brokerage, property management, mortgage banking, and real estate development. Regular activities of the association include both dinner meetings and lunch seminars, which serve as forums for feature speakers to discuss contemporary and critical real estate issues and for networking with other Chinese American real estate professionals. These activities help members understand the various aspects of practicing real estate, including sales training and technology updates.

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