Meet Our Team
Governance
The Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce ‘s diverse membership includes businesses coming from Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and California. As a trade association, since 2004, we offer member services that focus on advocacy, small business development, and capability development through the Virginia Asian Foundation, and in collaboration with the community.
Our staff is fluent at the native level in 9 languages: Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Tagalog, Japanese, French, and Spanish.
Officers
Tinh D. Phan, PE, Founder and Chairman, Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce, CEO/Chairman, PNC Group, Mid Atlantic & Commonwealth of Virginia, Headquarters Ashland Office, Virginia.
My Lan Tran, MA, CED, CVET, CITS, Executive Director, Board Director, Officer, Mid Atlantic & Commonwealth of Virginia (Richmond City and Henrico County Offices, Virginia).
Dr. Kajal Kapur, PhD, President, Kapur Environmental Services, Board Director/Officer, Charlottesville Office, Southwest Virginia.
Christine Do, CEO, Soft Tech, NOVA, Chantilly NOVA Office Board Director/Officer, Northern Virginia.
Directors At Large
Shaway “Hawai” Lin, Entrepreneur, multi-businesses, VACC Region 757 * Virginia Beach Liaison
Myla Astro, President, MVoss, Region 757 Office* VACC Region 757 Logistics Manager
Tony Astro, Vice President, MVoss, Region 757 Office * VACC Asian Veterans Affairs Liaison
Linda Chang, President, World Financing Group * Virginia Peninsula Chapter Liaison, Region 757
Dr. Gary Li, PhD, Business Fellow & Scientist, Central Virginia Office * Event Management and Program Assistant
Amy Tran, Business Banker, C&F Bank, Central Virginia Office * Community Outreach & Engagement
Srini Bayireddy, President, Navitas, Northern Virginia Office * VACC NOVA Region Liaison
Supply Chain Advisors
Mark Gazillo, US Department of Defense Washington Office Director, Northern Virginia
Queen Crittendon, Civil Rights Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 757 Region
Diane G. Dempsey, Director, Small Business Programs, BAE Systems. Northern Virginia
Dallas Simmons, CPA, Supplier Diversity Director, Dominion Energy, Statewide
Scott Schlossberg, Procurement Manager, Elizabeth River Crossings Opco, Region 757
Elizabth Torrens, Program Director, PTAC/Apex Accelerator, Statewide
John Larson, VP of Community Affairs, Coastal Virginia Offshore Winds (CVOW) Dominion Energy, Statewide/Region 757
Regional Programming
Quynh Tran, Program Assistant - Statewide and Southwest Virginia Region * Program Development
Jun Kim, Business Analyst- Northern Virginia Region * Data Analysis, Marketing Managment
Mark Chen, Business Analyst- Central Virginia Region * General Customer Service Program Assistance
Yijie “Joyce” Wang, Business Analyst - Statewide * Business Marketing, Publication Design, Branding
Ahona Anjum, Business Analyst- Statewide * Business Marketing, Publication Design, Branding
Nick Javier, Business Analyst - Statewide * Online web design management, Business Marketing
Regional Champions
Atty Charlotte Rosen, Esq, Odin, Feldman, & Pittleman, Reston Office, Northern Virginia, NOVA Office Program Committee, Federal Contracting Law and Policy
Ahmad Shah,CPA, CEO, Ahmad & Associates, Vienna Office, Northern Virginia, NOVA Office Program Advisor * Small Business Accounting & Finance, Small Business Federal Contracting Compliance
Kyoko Baden, Educator, TutorZest, LLC., Fairfax Office, NOVA Program Committee * Education and Career Development (K-12) and Asian Community Engagement
Jose Ortega, VP Of Marketing, Washington University of Science and Technology, Alexandria Office, Program Partner * Advanced Technical Training and Development & Workforce Development and Multicultural Community Outreach
Dr. Barbara Gonzalez, Ph.D., Director, Norfolk Office, Monach Internships and Co-Op Office, Prior Director, Dragas Center for Economics & Analysis Policy, Old Dominion University * Hampton Roads Program Advisor * Business, Demographics, & Economics Research
Rick Morris, Business Development Officer, Loudoun County Economic Development, County Government Agency Partner * Asian Small Business Service and Existing Industry
Bob McCollar, International Business Development Manager, Loudoun County Economic Development, County Government Agency Partner * International Trade and Investment Business Service and Existing Industry
Sarah Bice, Owner, Principal Broker, Sarah Bice & Associates Real Estate, LLC, Henrico, Central Virginia * Real Estate, Asian American Community Engagement, and VACC’s Chinese American Community Liaison and Leader
George Hiller, Esq. Professor, University of Richmond, School of Continuing Education, Former International Business Development Manager, Virginia Economic Development Partnership * International Trade and Investment Business