Event Coverage
SILVAR Congratulates 2024 AREAA SV Leadership Team
SILVAR President-elect Tammie Peters congratulates AREAA SV 2024 President Viral Vora.
SILVAR congratulated Asian Real Estate Association of America Silicon Valley (AREAA SV) 2024 President Viral Vora and AREAA SV's 2024 officers, board directors and advisors at their installation last week. Representing SILVAR at the event were SILVAR President-elect Tammie Peters, Past President Jim Hamilton and Director at-large Tracey McNeely. Also attending from SILVAR's leadership was Board Director Sunita Merchia, chair of the Cupertino-Sunnyvale District. California state Assemblymember Evan Low (District 26) was the keynote speaker.
Jamie Tien, 2024 AREAA National President, administered the oath of office to Vora and the 2024 AREAA SV leadership team. Joining Vora on the 2024 AREAA SV Executive Board are PK Patel (Global Estate Link), vice president; Chika Mori (eXp Realty), secretary; Jessica Ceja (Coldwell Banker Realty), treasurer; and Thomas Feng (Bay Area Connect), immediate past president.
The 2024 AREAA Board Directors are Eric Chu (Intero), Steven Diec (Chase), Iris Chung (Bay Area Connect), Alessandra Calderon (Bay Area Connect), Daniel Wong (Presidio Group), Nirmalya Modak (Golden Credit Union), and Joey Cojo (Team Fast). The Board Advisors include Atsuko Yube (Global Estate Link brokered by eXp), Dennis Delisle (Equity One Real Estate), Francis Lopez (DeLeon Realty), Sylvia Lee (Intero Commercial), Samuel Bedros (Chase), Sterling McNeal (Citibank), David Baker (Wells Fargo), James Truong (PNC Bank), and Craig Stammler (US Bank).
Vora is a mortgage loan officer at PNC Bank. Before this he served in previous roles as a senior loan coordinator at Aem Loan Corporation and as a loan coordinator at Avex Funding. He also worked at Mohankheda Metals and Intas Pharmaceuticals. Vora holds a master's degree in business administration from R K College of Business Management.
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 Silicon Valley chapter was formed in 2010. To learn more about AREAA SV, visit https://areaa.org/siliconvalley.
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