Thursday, January 1, 2009

Norman H. Hui, D.D.S.

Norman H. Hui, D.D.S., is one of the founding members of the Organization of Chinese Americans, East Bay Chapter and was president from 1999 to 2002. Norman was born in Mainland China, and his family moved from Canton to Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Party took over the country in 1949. In 1959, Dr. Hui immigrated to the United States with his parents, where he attended the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. degree in Biological Sciences in 1966. He subsequently received his DDS degree from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in 1973. His political and community activism began by serving as a member of the Board of Directors of his children’s school. He was also a member of the Board of Directors on the San Francisco Chinatown Lions Club and was elected president in 1985. Norman served as a member of the Board of Directors at North East Medical Services in San Francisco since 1982 and was chairperson from 1992 to 2002. He was Chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs Commission for three terms from 2004 to 2006. Norman is a member of the Chinese American Political Association (CAPA) in Contra Costa County and was elected president in 1995. He continues to be heavily involved with community and political forums and fundraising activities for various political candidates.

Stanley Kiang

Stan Kiang has been involved with the OCA East Bay Chapter since its inception in 1987. He is an advocate for the Asian American community and is actively involved in many community related activities in and around his hometown of Oakland. Stan currently serves on the Treasury Oversight Committee for Alameda County, as a Director of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, and also serves as a Director at Metropolitan Bank in Oakland.

Professionally, Stan works as a Portfolio Manager for BlackRock focused on emerging market equities for institutional clients. Prior to joining BlackRock, Stan worked in equity sales, corporate development, equity research, investment banking, and consulting capacities for Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Banc of America Securities, and FactSet, respectively. Stan received a BA in Economics from St. Mary's College, holds the NASD Series 3, 7 and 63 licenses and earned his Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation through the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Chi-Hsin Shao, PE, AICP

Mr. Chi-Hsin Shao is currently the President of CHS Consulting Group. He holds a master’s degree in Infrastructure Planning and Management from Stanford University and a bachelor degree in Architecture from Chung Yuan University in Taiwan. He is a licensed professional Traffic Engineer in the State of California and a certified urban planner (AICP). He has over 30 years of professional experience in transportation planning and engineering. He served on several senior management positions in both public and private sectors, including three years as the Deputy Commissioner of Policy and Planning with the City of Boston Transportation Department (1987-2000). He has also managed projects both in the US and overseas, such as China, Taiwan, The Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam.

Mr. Shao has been active in many professional and civic organizations. He has been on the Board of Directors of the OCA East Bay Chapter for seven years. He also serves on the Board of Directors of San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR), a think tank in San Francisco, Yerba Buena Alliance, and Yerba Buena Arts and Events. He is also currently the President of International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA). Prior community experience included President of Asian American Architects and Engineers (AAAE), President of Piedmont Asian American Club (PAAC), Chairman of East Bay Chinese School, and Board member of Chinatown Community Development Center (San Francisco), Charity Cultural Services Center (San Francisco), and City of Oakland Business Advisory Committee, appointed by the Mayor of Oakland.