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SILVAR Congratulates 2023-2024 CAREA Leadership Team
SILVAR President Jim Hamilton installs 2023-2024 CAREA President Mark Zhang and officers Jason Wang, vice president; Anna Lisa Truong Lopez, secretary; and Genzo Sekine, treasurer.
SILVAR joined Silicon Valley's real estate community in congratulating the 2023-2024 leadership team of the Chinese American Real Estate Association (CAREA) at the association's installation dinner held last Thursday, October 19, at H.L. Peninsula Restaurant in Milpitas. Over 500 real estate professionals and local officials were in attendance.
Officially representing SILVAR at this special event were President Jim Hamilton, 2021 President and California Association of REALTORS® Region 9 Chair and Joanne Fraser and 2023 Global Business Council Chair Jimmy Kang.
Hamilton administered the oath of office to 2023-2024 CAREA President Mark Zhang and CAREA's 2023-2024 executive officers. William Chea, president of the Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS®, swore in the 2023-2024 board directors.
Zhang is a SILVAR member and a REALTOR® with Keller Williams Thrive in Cupertino. Serving with Zhang as the 2023-2024 board directors are Jason Wang, vice president; Anna Lisa Truong Lopez, secretary; Genzo Sekine, treasurer; Angela Wu, immediate past president; Wilson Chai, Membership Committee chair; Yuan-Sing Chang, Commercial Committee chair; Dexter Lat, Compliance Committee chair; Allen Chang, Marketing Committee chair, and directors Jennifer Chen, Suraj Chhatry and Miki Yang. The 2023-2024 CAREA advisors include John Luk, Sheena Chang and legal advisor David Bonaccorsi.
Referring to CAREA's 2023-2024 theme, "When our communities thrive, we all thrive – and together we prosper," Zhang invited members to reflect on CAREA's collective journey in shaping vibrant communities.
"In building, we do more than erect structures; we cultivate spaces where communities blossom … Our unity fortifies our mission, enabling us to carve paths of shared prosperity through collaboration, innovation, and ethical practices. … Together, let's shape a prosperous future for our communities and our association."
Hamilton congratulated Zhang and CAREA's 2023-2024 leadership team and conveyed SILVAR's support for CAREA's mission. "CAREA has had a long-standing commitment and advocacy for homeownership and the professional enhancement of Chinese American real estate professionals. We look forward to strengthening our partnership and are here to serve as a resource for you."
CAREA 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. 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.
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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.
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