Richard Lee
Richard Lee
2021 leadership
New York, NY (January 15, 2021) – At the Committee of 100’s Annual Meeting of Members, a new team of Officers and Directors were elected to help lead the organization in 2021 and beyond.
Former Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Ambassador to China, and Governor of Washington State Gary Locke was elected by members as Chair-Elect, and will take over as Chairman from H. Roger Wang at the May 2021 Annual Meeting.
Serving with Gary on the senior leadership team will be Charlie Woo, co-founder and CEO of Megatoys, who was elected as Vice-Chair; John Chiang, former California State Treasurer, who was elected as Chief Financial Officer and Wilson Chu, partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, who was re-elected as General Counsel & Secretary.
“I am excited about the energy, passion and commitment Gary Locke and the leadership team will bring to their roles and keep the Committee of 100 top of mind on issues surrounding Chinese Americans,” said H. Roger Wang. “When my term as Chairman comes to a close, I’ll look forward to continuing my active involvement in Committee of 100 and supporting the team in any way I can. I’ve been honored to hold the position with great respect and reverence.”
In addition to the Officer roles, a series of new Directors were elected to begin their own three-year terms as Board Members. The Committee of 100 Board is a total of 17 members.
In addition to Gary Locke, the new Board Member Directors for 2021-2023 include:
Richard Lee, Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group; Mei-Mei Tuan, Founder and Managing Partner of Phoenyx Partners; Debra Wong Yang, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Nancy Yuan, Senior Vice President and Director, Washington of The Asia Foundation. Philip Ma, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Founder of PrognomiQ was elected to his second three-year term as Director.
All Committee of 100 Directors and Officers are Members of the organization. Committee of 100 holds elections for Chairman every three years.[1]
Flushing Business Retention Loan Program
In June 2011, Renaissance launched the Downtown Flushing Business Retention Loan Program to provide financial assistance to small businesses impacted by the planned mixed use development of a Downtown Flushing, Queens municipal parking lot. The program provides small business loans of up to $50,000 at an interest rate of 3% for terms of up to 5 years.
Since launching the program, Renaissance has made ten loans for over $270,000, with additional applications pending.
To spread the good news about this program to the community, Renaissance hosted a press conference to launch the program, which was attended by various Korean, Chinese, and English media and by representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Ronald Goldstein and Man-Li Kuo Lin, as well as Grace Ku of New York State Assembly Member Grace Meng’s office. Also in attendance were City Council Member Peter Koo, and Christopher Kui and Kevin Kong, Renaissance’s Chair and Managing Director, respectively, as well as Richard Lee from Asian Americans for Equality.[2]