Bryan Chau was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley and was part of multiple AYC programs as a youth.  Growing up as an economically disadvantaged minority in a combative environment, he was met various challenges, but through AYC’s Youth Development programs, those challenges became lessons and pillars by which he lives his life now.  These pillars have led Bryan to graduating from Gabrielino High School with numerous extracurricular accolades and graduating from Cal State Long Beach with dual degrees in Finance and Human Resources. With a strong gratitude to AYC for developing him during adolescence and a devoted passion for helping youth, he has come full circle in joining the AYC’s Board of Directors in 2016.

Bryan is currently the Vice President of Business Operations at Acceler8Networks, an infrastructure-based IT consulting firm, where he develops and maintains best-in-class operational practices, including planning, budgeting, process and procedures, personnel management and technology solutions.

Prior to this, he worked for a Fortune 500 staffing firm with international prominence and won their prestigious President’s Club Award two years in a row, ranking #20 & #17 globally.

Vice President, Cathay Bank
​Steve is a fourth-generation Angelino, born in the San Gabriel Valley, and a graduate of UCLA, where he studied international economics. As a career banker, Steve has been responsible for business development and credit management across numerous industries throughout the US and abroad. He has held management positions with domestic and international banks. In the Mid-90’s, while working in Shanghai, China, Steve was the manager of multi-national lending for major American and European companies expanding in Asia.

Currently, Steve is a vice president at Cathay Bank. He responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of credit relationships to local manufacturers, wholesalers, import-export companies, real estate investors and service organizations.

Kenny Chung is the Executive Vice-President for Commercial Real Estate at Hong Kong Realty Management, Inc. He has extensive experience investing in and managing multiple types of real property such as retail, industrial, multi-family, and office. In addition to being a real estate attorney, Kenny is also a licensed California Realtor and holds the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and SFR (Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource) designations. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association and the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce.

Kenny earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from Harvard University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA Law, he studied abroad at the Peking University Law School in Beijing, China. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

As an immigrant from Hong Kong, Mary Wong, EA, has overcome struggles such as language barriers, diligently working her way through college and eventually starting her own accounting firm, Exact Tax, Inc., in 2007. As Exact Tax, Inc. has grown, so has their philanthropic outreach. Last year the company launched free seminars for local community members and small business owners, helping attendees understand everything from navigating audits to filing taxes while waiting for a green card.

In 2010, Mary founded Project NEO, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provided after school tutoring and mentoring to at-risk youth in grades 2-8, serving over 250 youth annually. As part of its leadership development program, over 200 young people were trained to provide mentorship and tutoring services, and Project NEO initiated a Student Leaders Board which consisted of 12 bright individuals from local high schools and colleges. In order to expand Project NEO’s tutoring outreach to more local schools, Mary explored creative options. The Asian Youth Center reached out to Mary to create a partnership to strengthen the tutoring program for children, and the merger between the two organizations was finalized in November 2016. As difficult as it was for Mary to relinquish herself from Project NEO, she prioritized growing resources to help at-risk youth to become our leaders of tomorrow. Mary joined the AYC Board of Directors in January 2017 to continue her work with at-risk youth in the community.

In 2014, Senator Ed Hernandez awarded Mary the Woman of the Year Award for her work with Project NEO. She was also the recipient of the 2014 Monterey Park Business Woman Award. Her leadership roles have included serving as a board member of the Asian Youth Center, treasurer of the Alhambra Police Foundation and member of the East Los Angeles College Foundation President’s Circle.