Meet Our Team
Governance
The Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce ‘s diverse membership includes businesses coming from: Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and California.
As a trade association, since 2004, we offer member services that focus on networking, advocacy, business development, and capability development through the Virginia Asian Foundation, and global business development (Export and International Investment).
Our staff is fluent at the native level in 9 languages: Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Tagalog, Japanese, Urdu, Arabic; Also in European languages: French, and Spanish.
Directors At Large
Arnel Tanyag, President, Tanyag & Associates, VACC Virginia Beach Office
Francis Acuna, Business Development Director, nbj Architecture, Central Virginia * VACC Henrico County Office
Amy Tran, Business Banker, C&F Bank, Central Virginia * Community Outreach, VACC Richmond Office
Kyoko Baiden, President, Tutor Associates, * VACC NOVA Region Liaison, VACC Fairfax Office
Anita Johan, President, AJACE LLC, VACC NOVA Region Liaison, VACC Fairfax Office
Business Advisors
Mark Gazillo, National: US Department of Defense Washington Office Director, Northern Virginia
Queen Crittendon, State: Civil Rights Director, Virginia Department of Transportation, Central HQ Office
Diane G. Dempsey, Commercial: Director, Small Business Programs, BAE Systems. Northern Virginia
Dallas Simmons, Commercial: CPA, Supplier Diversity Director, Dominion Energy, Statewide
John Larson, Industry: VP of Community Affairs, Dominion Energy, Statewide
Regional Operations
Vivian Nam, Program Assistant - Northern Virginia Region * Program Operations
Vincent Ho, Program Assistant - Central Virginia Region * Program Operations
Tristan Washington, Program Assistant - Region 757 & The Peninsula * Program Development
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
Dr. Barbara Gonzalez, Ph.D., Director, Norfolk Office, Monach Internships and Co-Op Office, Old Dominion University * Hampton Roads Program Advisor * Business, Demographics, & Economics Research
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
Quynh Tran, University of Virginia, Asian American Young Leader Engagement, Southwest Virginia.