Past and current AREAA National Presidents, national officers, chapter leaders, and senior people across real estate, mortgage, and finance. All of them in the room to help the next generation of AAPI real estate leaders find their footing.
Global Brand Ambassador for Las Vegas Sotheby's International Realty, with 25+ years in luxury real estate and brokerage. Past AREAA National President; today serves as Past-President Advisor on the AREAA Las Vegas chapter board. One of the original EDGE mentors — the kind who'll set a high bar and expect you to clear it. Best for mentees who already know what they want from the year and are ready to be coached hard.
Managing Director of RESAAS Commercial, with 25+ years across commercial real estate and global brokerage — working both the U.S. and China sides. 2020 AREAA National President. Builds a different mentorship plan for every mentee and brings them into real deal conversations, not just coaching calls. He's been known to route a layover through a city just to meet his mentees in person. Mentees come out more confident and more commercial.
U.S. Head of National Sales and Interim U.S. West Region Head for International Wealth & Premier Banking at HSBC Bank USA. Thirty-plus years at HSBC across people leadership, sales, and wealth strategy — with deep work alongside high-net-worth clients on investments, lending, retirement, and estate planning. Mentors because AREAA gave him a platform early in his career, and he wants to do the same for the next person coming up.
MBA, CLHMS Guild, CDPE & SFR — 25+ years in real estate, today with Coldwell Banker Realty in Phoenix. Former VP of Acquisitions at the Pivotal Group, where he ran asset management on the St. Regis Los Angeles and Westin Century Plaza, and led the repositioning of Red Mountain Spa (a Condé Nast Top Destination Spa). Founder of AREAA Greater Phoenix; 2023 AREAA National President. Believes in servant leadership — the kind that takes people from chapter roles all the way to Fortune 1000 boardrooms.
Founder of The Avenue Home Collective — RealTrends Top 1.5% nationally, with around $250M a year in San Diego sales. Real Producers Broker of the Year; speaker at Inman Connect, FUBCON, Forward, and WomanUp! 2026 AREAA National Policy Chair, Director on the California Association of Realtors, and Director on a City of San Diego board. Filipino-American mom of four. Coaches agents on building a values-led business — lead conversion, negotiation, positioning, and scaling without burning out. Mentors because representation and access actually change outcomes.
Broker-Owner of RealiFi Realty and A-List Top Producer. Served two consecutive terms as AREAA National President (2024 and 2025) — a rare back-to-back that speaks to the work she put in. Best fit for mentees aiming at chapter leadership: she shows you how serving at AREAA and at state/national Realtor associations actually grows your business while you're training the next wave.
Titan of Trusted Smart Chain, an award-winning Layer 1 blockchain built on trust and transparency. 2019 AREAA National President; Massachusetts and Boston board veteran; one of the people who's kept the EDGE mentorship program going year after year. Coaches in scheduled 30-minute blocks — time-blocking, accountability, and goal-setting, all at once — and leads our two-part Negotiation workshop series. Relationship first, deal second. Motto: "Do well, so you can do good" — a promise to his late mother.
Vice President at Cliffco Mortgage Bank and former National Director for Residential Lending at Citizens Bank. Built a portfolio across mortgage and hospitality — including OBAU in Manhattan, which he regularly opens up for AREAA gatherings. Past EDGE Chair, and one of the people who made this program what it is today. Mentors the same way he runs hospitality: doors open, sleeves up.
Senior Advisor at SVN Pacific Commercial Advisors, covering multifamily, office, and retail across the San Francisco Bay Area. 2025 AREAA National Secretary; 2027 National President-Elect, with the presidency coming in 2028 — the path speaks for itself. Mentors with a commercial real estate operator's eye, based in the Bay Area chapter, with a national lens.
Active top producer in residential real estate with Prominent Properties | Sotheby's International Realty, and 2024–2025 AREAA Northern NJ President. On the national officer track — 2026 Presidential Appointee, 2027 National Secretary, 2028 National Treasurer. A 2025 NAR Leadership Academy graduate (one of 20 selected from 1.3M members), 2026 President of the GBR REALTORS® Care Foundation, and Chair of the NJ REALTORS® Equal Opportunity & Cultural Diversity Committee. Helped design the 2026 EDGE leadership mastermind. Best fit for mid-career agents ready to step into multi-chapter and national leadership.
Mentee, mentor, committee — whichever path you take, it starts with a conversation.