SILVAR Congratulates CAREA’s 2016/2017 Leadership Team
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (RealEstateRama) — SILVAR joined the Silicon Valley real estate community in congratulating the 2016/2017 leadership team of the Chinese American Real Estate Association (CAREA) at the association’s installation dinner held at the Mayflower Restaurant in Milpitas last Friday. SILVAR President Karen Trolan administered the oath of office to 2016/2017 CAREA president Jennifer Chen, the officers and board of directors.
Chen is owner and president of J C Investment Consulting in San Jose. Serving with Chen as the 2016/2017 officers and directors are Coco Tan (Keller Williams Realty), immediate president; Yuan Chang (Intero Real Estate Services) and Wilson Chai (Bank of America), vice presidents; Kenny Tang (East West Bank), treasurer; David Wang (Century 21 Realty Alliance), secretary; Joyce Sun (GB Commercial, Inc.), membership; John Luk (GD Commercial, Inc.), founder and lifetime honorary chair; David Bonaccorsi, Esq. (Law Offices of Bernard, Bagley & Bonaccorsi, LLP), legal advisor; John Wong (Wong & Chin, CPAs), Wai Man Chan (Finance Eagle Strategies LLC), Sheena Chang (Vantec USA), advisors; and Dexter Lat (Realty World One Alliance), Mattie Wei (Re/Max Accord), Tracy Qui (KC& Association Insurance Agency), Leslie Chao (GD Commercial), Barbara Kuang (Allstate-BnW Associates, LLC), directors.
Chen thanked SILVAR and the 400 real estate professionals at the gathering. She noted their presence “shows why since 1988 CAREA has achieved great success by connecting together real estate agents, developers, escrow agents, loan agents, appraisers and property managers.” Chen’s theme for her term is “Will to Succeed.”
Keynote speaker Tom Tognoli, founder, president and CEO of Intero Real Estate Services, said his life and the success of his real estate company are tied to the will to succeed and the F5, the five key foundations to a successful life and business – faith, family, friends, fitness and finances.
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.
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.
For further information, please contact Rose Meily at SILVAR Public Affairs, email rmeily (at) silvar (dot) org, or phone (408) 200-0109.
