BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JEREMY CHAN, SECRETARY

Jeremy Chan is a land-use and environmental attorney, and development project manager representing domestic and international developers and investors throughout the entitlement process from initial diligence to final approval.

While at Mayer Brown LLP and Liner LLP (currently DLA Piper), he assisted clients in understanding local land-use regulations, preparing entitlement applications and materials, ensuring California Environmental Quality Act compliance, performing public outreach, and presenting at public hearings with a focus on developments in Downtown Los Angeles, the Arts District, Hollywood, Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire, and West Los Angeles. He has managed architects, engineers, traffic consultants, environmental scientists, and media relations professionals to facilitate and expedite entitlement approvals for entitling over 75 projects, including high-rise commercial, multi-family, and mixed-use developments; multi-acre commercial projects; small lot subdivisions; hotels; and private schools.

Jeremy holds a JD from Loyola Law School, and a BA from the University of California, Riverside. He is a board member and secretary of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles. 

ERIC CHIN, Member of the Board of Directors

Eric Chin has served as Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AMEH) since July 2018 and has also served as Corporate Secretary since May 2019. Mr. Chin has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Network Medical Management, Inc., one of AMEH’s subsidiaries, since March 2018. Mr. Chin previously served as the Interim Co-Chief Operating Officer from May 2020 to February 2021. Prior to joining AMEH, Mr. Chin served as the Controller/Head of Finance - Real Estate of Public Storage, a New York Stock Exchange listed company and a member of the S&P 500. From May 2011 to October 2015, he served as Assistant Vice-President - Financial Reporting of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company and a member of the S&P 500. Mr. Chin began his career at Ernst & Young, LLP in 2002. In his role as an Assurance Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, Mr. Chin provided assurance services to both publicly traded companies and private companies. In addition to providing audit and attestation services, Mr. Chin assisted clients with services related to equity offerings, debt offerings and technical research. Mr. Chin is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Business/Economics with Accounting and Computing from UCLA.

ALAN CHEN, LEGAL COUNSEL

Alan Chen is a Partner at Rimon PC law firm based in Los Angeles.  He focuses primarily on intellectual property and international commercial litigation. Alan represents both domestic and foreign clients in the technology, medical devices, broadcasting, publishing, entertainment, fashion, consumer goods, import/export, and insurance industries.Alan also litigates and counsels clients in relation to corporate transactions, e-commerce, privacy, franchise, regulatory compliance, and international trade.

Alan is an adjunct professor who teaches an LLM course “comparatively international intellectual property law” at Southwestern Law School. Prior to Rimon, he was a Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, and Partner at Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP.

Alan holds a JD from Southwestern Law School, and a BA from the University of California, San Diego. He is President of the Taiwanese American Lawyers Association, and board member and general counsel of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles.

ALVIN HUANG, BOARD MEMBER

Professor Huang is a NOMA, Founder & Principal of SDA| Synthesis Design + Architecture firm based in Los Angeles. He is an award-winning architect, designer, and educator with design experience at all scales including hi-rise towers and mixed-use developments as well as temporary pavilions and bespoke interiors. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California (USC), where he is also the Director of Graduate and Post-professional Architecture.

Prior to this, Professor Huang worked at Zaha Hadid Architects, Future Systems, AL_A, and AECOM. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the 2016 AEP Young Architects Award by the AIA California Council, 2015 R+D Award by Architect Magazine, and 2014 ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Notable projects include Data Moire for IBM Watson (2016), Durotaxis Chair for Stratasys (2014), Pure Tension Pavilion for Volvo Cars (2014), the Groove at CentralWorld in Bangkok (2013).

Professor Huang holds a MArch from the Graduate Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association in London, and a BArch from the USC School of Architecture in Los Angeles. He is a licensed architect in the states of California, Colorado, and Arizona. He is also an advisor of the Chinese Chamber of Los Angeles.

XIAO QIAO LIU WINTER, BOARD MEMBER

Founder and CEO of The Chinawood

VIVIAN HUANG, BOARD MEMBER

FVP/Director of Talent Aquisition at Bank of Hope

LINDSAY LOUIE , BOARD MEMBER

Lindsay Louie is a principal at Standard Real Estate Investments, overseeing new investments and capital raising. Standard is a minority-owned and controlled real estate private equity firm that manages capital on behalf of institutions and specializes in real estate development investments nationally, across property sectors and risk profiles. The firm has a specific focus on making return-seeking investments in real estate projects that are sponsored by diverse or women developers and/or are in service of diverse communities.

Prior to joining Standard, Lindsay served as a Director with CBRE Investment Management where she was responsible for originating, underwriting, financing and closing new investments with a focus on development, value-add and joint venture transactions. During her time at CBRE Investment Management, she handled or participated in new investment transactions totaling over $8.0 billion.

Lindsay is passionate about her communities and has served as a Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission for Women representing the county’s Second District and as Miss Los Angeles Chinatown 2009. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Harvard College where she was captain of the varsity women's basketball team and a member of the Harvard Women in Business Association. Prior to her career in real estate, Lindsay worked extensively in Washington D.C. in both the private sector for PWC in their Government and Regulatory Affairs practice, and in the public sector as a congressional intern for Congresswoman Judy Chu.

DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER

TAMMY HUANG-ANACLETO, DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING

Tammy Huang-Anacleto is the CEO and co-founder of College Launch Inc. (2004). Within the company, she oversees day- to-day business functions and serves as a premier consultant to select students applying for their dream schools. Her creative strategies and personalized approach has been effective in coaching clients for admission. She has also led counseling departments across school sites as a key consultant. Her recent contract was with Maranatha High School from 2014-2016, boosting record breaking college admissions results.

Tammy’s experience as a ten year, Harvard admissions interviewer gives studentsexclusive access to her expert interviewcoaching and expansive network of college admissions and companies across different fields. Beyond this, Tammy will help students create their own personal brand to market themselves to admissions officers, through personal statement writing and selecting schools which fit. Tammy has assisted many students on applications ranging from law school, medical school, master's degrees, and even doctoral degrees. Her excellent and groundbreaking work achieve to help students attain great results.

As College Launch Inc. celebrates its 15-year anniversary in 2019, Tammy is excited to lead a talented team to launch a global vision and continue efforts in impacting students and families.

VANESSA YANG, CPA, DIRECTOR OF CHAMBER, SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION

Vanessa is responsible for membership mixers and youth mentorship.  She is the founder of 1st Mentor Street, which aims to ignite curiosity and inspire the next generation through content and events to learn life skills and soft skills not taught in school. She is the producer and host of 1st Mentor Podcast and plans events for the youth including Youth Leadership Summits and Youth Mastermind Groups.

Prior to starting her own business, Vanessa spent four years in business development and recruiting, and 15 years as a CPA working in financial reporting for The Walt Disney Company and as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Vanessa has served as a mentor for AAPA and California State University LA. She is also on the Audit Committee for Asian Youth Center. 

Having lived on three continents, Vanessa is fluent in Cantonese, English and German. She enjoys mentoring the youth, a good book or movie, traveling, Karaoke and trying out new restaurants.

ALEXA KHAN, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Alexa Khan (Dulguun Batjargal) is an award-winning Producer having produced the epic “The Steed,” Mongolia’s official entry to the 2019 Academy Awards. Other films she has produced were officially selected and won awards at Oldenburg Film Festival, San Diego International Film Festival, Palm Springs International film Festival, GOA International Film Festival and were featured in Hollywood Reporter, Golden Globes and Variety. She was born and raised in Mongolia, grew up performing on stage as an actress, dancer, and aerobics gold medalist. Khan studied Finance Real Estate and Law in Los Angeles and upon receiving her bachelor’s degree, she quickly pursued careers with wealth management firms UBS Financial Services and Merrill Lynch.

Khan was selected as the Next Generation Leader in the Committee 100.

ADVISORY BOARD

MICHAEL DENNIS ANTONOVICH

Michael Antonovich is an American politician who was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He represented the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, including the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

LAPD DEPUTY CHIEF BLAKE CHOW

Deputy Chief Blake Chow was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department in 1990 after having served as a San Jose Police Reserve Officer. After graduating from the Los Angeles Police Department academy, Deputy Chief Chow rose through the ranks of Police Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain after having worked a variety of assignments including Patrol, Vice, Risk Management, Operations Bureau, among others. As a Captain, Chow was assigned commands such as, Central Area, Hollenbeck Area, Real Time Analysis and Critical Response Division (RACR) and LAX Field Services Division.

In December 2009 Chow was promoted to Commander and assigned as the Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-Central Bureau which has command of Central Area, Rampart Area, Hollenbeck Area, Newton Area and Northeast Area.In October 2010 Commander Chow was transferred as the Assistant Commander Officer Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau. The Bureau is responsible for the Counter Terrorism programs, Major Crimes Division, Emergency Services Division, Bomb Squad, Hazardous Materials, Metropolitan Division (SWAT, K9, Mounted), Air Support Division and Emergency Operations Division.In March 2019 after tours as the Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-West Bureau and Commanding Officer, Information Technology Group, Chow was promoted to Deputy Chief, Commanding Officer Transit Services Bureau. Transit Services Bureau provides for security and safety on the Rail and Bus Lines within the City of Los Angeles. Additionally he is responsible for Traffic Group, which provides leadership to the four LAPD Traffic Divisions.Chow has a Bachelors Degree in Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as well as a Masters in Public Administration from Cal State Fullerton.

DR. BING WANG

Dr. Bing Wang, A faculty Co-Chair for Advanced Real Estate Development program at Harvard University GSD. She is Area Head for Master of Design Real Estate and the Built Environment concentration at the GSD. She is also a faculty co-chair for Design, Finance and Leadership program, a joint program between the Harvard GSD and Harvard Business School. She has been a visiting faculty member at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and lectures frequently at top-tier universities worldwide, including Tsinghua University in China and University of Ulster in the UK.

Her academic research focuses on the interplays between formal representations of the built environment and its underlying capital forces, social structure and economic engines. She is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, published by the American Real Estate Society, and of the Journal of Planning Theory and Practice, co-published by Routledge and Royal Town Planning Institute of the UK. Her writings and research are published in academic books and journals,
including Planning Ideas and Planning Practices, Professionalism and Professions, Urbanization in China, Regenerating Older Suburbs, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management and Urban Land Asia. She is the author of The Architectural Profession of Modern China and co-editor of Prestige Retail: Design and Development and Nexus: Field Studies in Real Estate, Planning, and Design.

Dr. Wang's academic research and pedagogical focus are reinforced by her multi-disciplinary professional practice. She is one of the founding principals of KaiLong REI and YoungYou Investments LLCs, private equity companies based in Shanghai, focusing on investments in real estate industry and equity investments in media production companies respectively.Her design firm has undertaken projects of both architectural and urban scales. Most recent projects include the winning design proposal for the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, the design of He'nan Public Security Institute Campus in Zhengzhou, a 400-acre communal neighborhood near Dianshan Lake in Shanghai, the value-creation design strategies for Yuyuan shopping mall in central Shanghai, a mixed-use project in Tbilisi, Georgia, and as an advisor for the design of temporary structures for Covent Garden in London.

Dr. Wang was appointed Academic Advisor in Architecture by the China Central Committee Editorial and Translation Bureau Press.

HONORABLE MATTHEW LIN

As an expert in the field of orthopaedic surgery, Dr. Matthew Lin was the Chief of Staff at Garfield Medical Center (GMC) (1987 and 1990), Chief of Surgery at GMC (1988), and Chairman of Credentialing Committee at Alhambra Hospital (1994). Beyond the medical field, Matthewhas avidly supported social and cultural institutions such as the Boy’s and Girl’s Club of SanGabriel Valley, the YMCA, Boy Scouts, San Marino Rotary Club and also served as Board Director of the following organizations: the San Marino Schools Foundation; San Marino Community Church Foundation; San Francisco Theological Seminary; United Way, the Pasadena Symphony; the Pacific Asia Museum; and Taiwan Center. As a lifelong sports fan, Matthew coached AYSO soccer for five years and taught judo at San Marino High School for the San Marino Recreation Department. He is also an active member of the Los Angeles County Medical Reserve Corp. which prepares for Los Angeles County disaster relief.

In March 2001, Dr. Matthew Lin made history when he became the first Asian American to serve on the San Marino City Council as Mayor. He assisted in raising the funds for completion of the San Marino Crowell Public Library and the Monterey Park Public Library. Dr. Lin has also been a leader in numerous capacities across Southern California. He has served as President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association San Gabriel District and President of the Taiwan Medical Society. He also served on the Board of Directors for Garfield Medical Center, Alhambra Hospital, and on the Los Angeles County Medical Association Political Action Committee for 10 years, from 1990 to 2000. Strongly committed to empowering and educating the next generation of physicians, he has also served on the clinical faculty of the University of Southern California and Western University of Health Sciences.

ANTHONY AL-JAMIE

Anthony Al-Jamie is the President of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter, where he oversees 170 nonprofit sister city relationships, between cities in 50 countries overseas and cities in Southern California. He is an Anaheim City Commissioner and the former Vice-Chair of the Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation. After two decades of working in online education development, where he developed his expertise in higher education online learning platforms and strategies for online program development, Anthony turned his efforts towards the nonprofit sector and initiatives that aligned with his personal values. He originally began his non-profit career in 1994, while living in Asia for 20 years, with Rotary International Club 2570 in Wako City, Japan as the only non-Japanese member. He is currently a member ofRotary International’s We Rotary e-Club District 5000. Anthony has been President of The Academia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, since 2003. While pursuing an M.A. degree in Nonprofit Management, he carried out extensive fieldwork with a diverse range of nonprofit organizations, and worked to fulfill the qualifications for the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential. In addition to his studies in nonprofit management, he undertook a Higher Education Teaching certification program through Harvard University with a teaching specialization in nonprofit management. Anthony’s vast experience with fundraising, combined with his quarter century of management and governance experience qualifies him to teach a variety of courses in the nonprofit management sector. His current areas of research interest include system dynamics, nonprofit and strategic management, as well as fundraising and stakeholder engagement.

PAT YAN

Mr. Pat Yan and Nong Yan founded AA Meat Product Inc. in 1990. The company has become the biggest frozen food wholesaler and storage in the American West Coast. Now well known within the industry, the company has great growth potential. AA Meat Product Inc. distributes beef, pork, chicken and seafood products. Their products have a well established reputation among the Asian community and local supermarkets. Their customer base also include wholesale companies in Europe, Asia and other retail stores worldwide. Mr. Pat Yan and Nong Yan put lots of effort to ensure best food quality to their customers. During his spare time, Pat Yan dedicates him to building the Asian community. His donations to education ad community events have earned him much recognition. In this New Year, Mr. Pat Yan and Mr. Nong Yan wish everyone a prosperous New Year on behalf of AA Meat Product Inc.

GANG DING

Mr. Gang Ding, is currently the CEO of First Global International Group Inc. (“First Global”). First Global is an investment company activated in various business activities worldwide. Mr. Ding has around 20 years of real estate development and investment experience. He has invested in many fields around the world, including real estate, energy, mines, old city renovation projects and other strategic projects.

Mr. Ding also founded the following companies: Macao First Global International Co., Hong Kong Global International Co., Bading (Hong Kong) Company, Global International (Australia) Co., Australia First International Investment CO., Canada First Source International Co., First Global International Investment Group Inc., First Global International Trading Group Inc., and Europe & Australia Investment Group.

HONORABLE RONALD S.W. LEW, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Judge Lew has been involved in public services for a number of years. He was appointed by Mayor Tom Bradley to the Los Angeles and Police Pension Commissioner which he served from 1976 - 1982. He was first appointed as a judge by Governor Edmond G Brown, Jr. in 1982 to the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He was then elevated by Governor George Deukmejian in 1984 to the Judge of Los Angeles Superior Court. On May 1987, President Ronald Regan appointed Judge Lew to the federal bench where he now serves in the Central District of California. He is the first Chinese-American appointed as a United States District Judge in the continental United States.

WINSTON B. YOUNG

Winston B. Young is the founder and chief executive officer of Young Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc, a global leader in fluid surge suppression technology providing state-of-the-art clean and efficient solutions to maintain pipeline integrity and safety for over thirty years. Its manufacturing facility in Los Angeles County produces product for North and South America and works with a manufacturing company in Xian to produce Fluid Surge Suppressors and Bladder Surge Tanks for applications in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Young Engineering’s markets include Oil and Gas, Fire Protection, Water/Wastewater, Mining and the U.S. Military.

Winston is a member of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and the Chinese American Museum and also is a co-sponsor of the Firecracker Kiddie Run and the LA Chinatown Little Queen & King contest.

Because Winston believes the members of the Miss LA Chinatown are role models and positives representatives of Los Angeles and are truly ambassadors, Young Engineering helps sponsors trips to China for the Miss LA Chinatown Court.

HENRY KWONG

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