Jenny Lau - Director of Administration
Jenny is the Director of Administration of NAAAP-SF. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring that there is effective communication between all the Board Members and Officers. She gets updates from various committees to make sure all deadlines are met. Jenny is in charge of maintaining a directory of food and winery sponsors as well as maintaining a directory of venues and contact information. She is also the liaison between Marketing, Membership, and Programming.
Jenny is involved with the planning of leadership and networking events. She Leads two of NAAAP SF's Signature Events which includes the Annual Picnic and the Holiday Bash. She makes sure to provide a friendly environment for members to network with each other, and ensures good opportunities for non-members to learn more about the organization as well as upcoming events. Not only is she inspired by NAAAP’s mission to cultivate and empower leaders for professional excellence, but she enjoys engaging and participating with the community at large.
Jenny earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology at Sacramento State University. As a Sociology Major, she studied critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social activity. This lead her to now dedicate her time to NAAAP where she takes joy in organizing, planning, networking, and learning something new through every task and every interaction she encounters.
Jenny enjoys traveling and discovering the local cultures of the different places she visits. She loves fine dining and is amazed how preparing a dish is like mastering a piece of art. When she's not NAAAP-ing, she is baking! You can call her for karaoke anytime because she loves singing her heart out.
Christopher Yen - Director of Corporate Development
Christopher Yen currently manages the advanced underwriting and planning unit for American Brokerage Network, the largest Asian American run financial service brokerage firm in California with offices in San Francisco, Taipei, and Hong Kong. Prior to joining ABN, Chris served as the Director of Brokerage Services for San Mateo based SGC Financial Services, a financial planning firm with over a billion dollars under management. Chris started in the private wealth management business as a specialist in insurance premium financing and senior life settlements with Blackhawk Wealth Solutions where he eventually became the Senior Vice President of Operations and a junior partner of the firm. Prior to entering the wealth management industry, Chris worked in Taiwan as a hedge fund analyst for London based Man Group plc, the leading alternative investment brokerage and management company in the world, covering Asian equity derivatives and CTAs on the Hong Kong and Taiwan stock exchange. Chris received his Bachelor’s degrees from University of California, Berkeley: a BS in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and BA in Economics.
Chris serves as the Director of Corporate development with NAAAP San Francisco, in charge of maintaining and building relationships with other Asian community organizations in the bay area. He enjoys jogging, cooking and diving for abalones in his spare time.
Ray Rekhi - Director of Corporate Development
Ray is the Co Director of Corporate Development. In this role, he teams up with his partner, Chris Yen to be in charge of maintaining and building relationships with other Asian community organizations in the bay area. Ray believe it’s the people that make the difference. He feels that the leadership team at NAAAP is very dedicated, and is doing an amazing job promoting development and networking opportunities for young professionals. He is passionate about giving back to the community and is honorably excited to be part of this organization to develop the next generation of leaders!
Currently, Ray is the Vice President-Business Development and leads a team at Wells Fargo in Palo Alto. Ray’s team helps domestic & international businesses with financing, risk & treasury management, real estate, investments, commercial loans, business growth & strategy and financial & retirement planning. His group offers high value businesses expert advice & a comprehensive range of products and services to find the most effective solutions. Ray has over 12 years of professional experience. Prior to Wells Fargo, he worked with Merrill Lynch as a Sales Analyst.
Ray holds an MBA in Finance from SF State University. His bachelor’s degree was in accounting. Ray sits on the Board of the Disability Programs for Students at SF State University to give disabled students the resources to get the education they need to make a difference in their lives. Ray is also on the board of the National Indian Business Association – Santa Clara (NIBA) & the California Small Business Association (CSBA).
In his spare time, Ray likes to travel, collect fine wines, and enjoy fine dining & trying out different cuisines.
Jeanne Lam - Director of Programs
Jeanne is the Director of Programs for NAAAP-SF. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating and planning events both on a monthly basis as well as the logistics of each upcoming event. She works closely with the affiliate group so that our events mesh logically with those of other local groups. Her passion to contribute to the Asian community has lead her to NAAAP-SF where she intends to make a difference and share the mission of becoming a leader.
Currently, Jeanne is a Student Health Coordinator for Samuel Merritt University, a fully accredited health sciences institution. She manages the medical coordination of 1,500 students in four campus locations to ensure compliancy in higher health standards.
Jeanne holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Corporate Management and Marketing from Califormia State University Hayward. She enjoys exploring new restaurants every chance she gets, whether it is fine dining or a local dive. She also loves wine tasting and wishes to travel around the world.
Steven Yee - Director of Community Service
Steven is the Director of Community Service for NAAAP-SF. In this role, Steven is responsible for identifying community service projects to better the Bay Area. He's also continuously developing strategies to recruit volunteers from NAAAP. Steven has a big part in working with Corporate and Community Development teams to get partners in service projects.
Steven’s interest in NAAAP-SF is sparked by his passion and desire to give back to the Asian-American community and help develop more Asian-American leaders.
Currently, Steven is an analyst for a firm that specializes in financial and credit risk management tools and services. He is involved with fostering client relationships and managing client implementations for his company's services.
Steven holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Boston College. Originally from Boston, Steven has been in the San Francisco bay area for over 6 years. He enjoys performing and theatrical arts and is a big sports fan. He loves playing basketball and going snowboarding. Steven will never pass up on a trip to Tahoe!
Henry Tran - Director of Marketing
Henry is a Director of Marketing for NAAAP-SF. In his role, Henry is responsible for marketing NAAAP-SF’s social and professional events. Through these events, NAAAP-SF is able to connect Asian American professionals and to develop the next generation of Asian American leaders.
Henry is currently a Compliance Analyst at an asset management firm in San Francisco where he is responsible for enforcing the firm’s code of ethics, compliance with regulatory requirements and marketing material review. Previously, he was a Derivatives Pricing Analyst for State Street Bank and Trust.
Henry earned his B.A. in Political Science and Economics from UC Davis. In his spare time, he is a volunteer tutor for the Tenderloin After-School Program. He grew up in San Francisco and is finding it very hard to leave. He enjoys running, playing basketball, and traveling.
Stephanie Ng - Director of Marketing
Stephanie Ng is the Director of Marketing. In her role, she is responsible for the outreach to the NAAAP-SF membership base and to raise awareness, interest, and participation in the events and activities NAAAP-SF has to offer.
Stephanie is currently the public relations director at the Law Offices of Daniel Feder. She is responsible for fostering client relationships and promoting the law firm. Working there for two years, her hope for the future is to eventually attend law school
Stephanie earned a B.S. degree in Psychology with a biology emphasis from the University of California, Davis. Born and raised in San Francisco, Stephanie enjoys organizing many of the city's major events and spends a lot of time fundraising money for various non profits. Aside from that, Stephanie is the public relations director of the Miss Asian America Pageant and the Miss San Francisco Pageant.
Shane Zhao - Director of Membership
Tina Xiong - Treasurer
Tina Xiong is the Treasurer for NAAAP SF. As Treasurer, her responsibilities include creating a budget for the year, providing board members, president, and officers with up to date monthly financial statements, and overseeing the finances of NAAAP SF
Professionally, Tina is an associate in KPMG IT Advisory Service practice in San Francisco with experience in IT auditing and advisory experience including Sarbanes Oxley attestation, SAS70 attestation.
She holds both M.S. in Accountancy and M.A. in Communication. In her spare time, she plays piano, goes fishing in the Bay and enjoys the sunshine of California.
George Su - Creative Director
George Su is Creative Director for NAAAP-SF. Responsible for ensuring a professional standard for the organization, he is guiding the next generation of design professionals in graphic design and new media.
George has been working for the National Park Service at Golden Gate National Parks for over 17 years. He was able to get his break into the federal government during his sophmore year at San Jose State University, when he applied for a summer internship through a cooperative education program in 1991. He has been working as the Media Specialist for the Golden Gate National Parks since 1999, where he continues to influence the park professional standards in publications, new media, universal access (accessibility), and the web nationally
George also manages the Design Volunteers In Parks program with the National Park Service—an innovative program that works with students from the Academy of Art University, Ex'pression College, and R/GA—which helps introduce the next generation of designers to a global market. In 2008, his volunteers (66 students) contributed 9,920 hours of volunteer time to the National Park Service
George also holds two degrees: Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism from San Jose State University and Bachelor of Arts, New Media from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He is also affiliated with the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA), the Designer's Accord (sustainability), and the Radio Television News Director's Association (RTNDA). He currently spends his time volunteering for various nonprofit organzations like the Taproot Foundation and the San Francisco Orchid Society by providing his expertise in design and new media.
Raymond Luk - Vice President of Technology
Raymond is VP of Technology NAAAP-SF. In this role, he is responsible for developing and maintaining the NAAAP SF website and other IT related developments.
Raymond was part of the event planning team during NAAAP 2008 National Convention. Since then, he has been an active member of NAAAP. Raymond will also sit on the Technology Committee for the NAAAP 2009 National ConventionRaymond is currently a Software Engineer at Medallia, developing enterprise survey engine for top companies in their fields such as Hilton, Apple, and Fidelity. Prior to Medallia, Raymond was an engineer in TeleNav developing real time navigation system for US and China.
Raymond earned his B.S. degree at UC Berkeley and a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He enjoys trying out different cuisines, watching different genres of films, and traveling.