Officers

The Chamber is governed by a diverse and committed Board of Directors who meets monthly to
oversee the operations of the Chamber and shape its future. The Board seeks advice and counsel from
an Advisory Council that is comprised of civic leaders and executives from corporate firms.

The Board holds planning workshops annually, and is in the process of developing its 3-year strategic
plan i.e.” Vision 2011”. In addition to its governance role the Board:
  • Advocates for the Chamber in various government agencies at all levels
  • Promotes international trade and Asian investment in the Dallas Metroplex
  • Participates and coordinates trade missions to Asian countries
  • Promotes the development of academic and leadership skills among Asian American youth
  • Serves as a communication link between the GDAACC and other Asian communities in North Texas

2008 Executive Committee

Chair
Mohammed Younus
United Central Bank
Chair-Elect
Lal Daswani
Galaxy Travel

Immediate Past Chair
Julia So, Ph.D.
DCCCD

Vice Chairs
Jeffrey Cheng
Verizon

Esau Liu
Cathay Bank

Audrey Sreshta
United Central Bank

Arnel Trovada
Trovada Communications

Wei Wei Jeang
Haynes and Boone LLP

Upendar Reddy
Reddy Law PLLC

Shawn Bhagat
American Fuel Distributors





Secretary Treasurer
Christel Tappin
American Airlines

Lal Daswani
Galaxy Travel

2008 Board of Directors

Abed Abukar
DART

Barkat Ali
A to Z Wholesale

Katie Chang
Compass Bank
Chong Choe
Korean American Coalition DFW Chapter

Joe Chow
City of Addison

Peggy Chu
Law Offices of William Chu

Ai-Phuong Dang
DFW Airport - Air Service

Kathy Chang Dress
WH International LLC

Soegiono Hadiwijaya
Deloitte
Suzie Jung
Greater Dallas Korean -American Chamber of Commerce

Victor Ke


Helene Lee
Comerica Bank

Michael Lee
New York Insurance Company Korean Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Li
City of Dallas - Office of Economic Development & International Business Bureau

Zeming Liu
Texas Instruments

Nadir Meharali
Star Designs, Inc

Shabnam Modgil
United Central Bank

Perry Molubhoy
Atlantic Hotel Group

Daniel Moon
Sam Moon Group
Michael Moulden
CitiCapital (Citigroup)

Aamer Ravji
The Ravji Law Firm

Urmil Shah
Texas Instruments

Grace Tang
Prime Art & Jewel

William Tsao
Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of DFW

Sandra Phuong VuLe
Vietnamese American Community of Greater Dallas

Bernadette Wall
Bank of America

Kevin Yu
Atmos Energy

Thien Thai
State Farm
Naeem Ahmad
Ahmad & PC

Kausal Kamal
New York Life Insurances

GDAACC Past Chairs

Angie Chen Button
Texas Instruments

Emelita de la Rosa
Emelita de la Rosa, CPA

Sun Kwon Lee

Anant Jain, Ph.D.
United Solutions Associates, Inc.

Linda Kao
SMU Cox School of Business


Amir Rupani
King Imports
Grace McDermott
Tiara International


Peter Ng
Central Royal Plaza

Dilip Patel
D.K.P. Corporation
Sudhir Parikh
New York Life Insurances

 

GDAACC Founding Chair
Robert Hsueh
Henry, Driegert & Hsueh, LLC