2020 Officers
Helen Chong, CCIM, PresidentHelen is the principal broker of Haylen Group in San Jose, CA. She has over 13 years of real estate experience in residential and commercial real estate. She joined the chapter Board of Directors in 2015 and served as Secretary in 2017. Helen also led the expansion of the Silicon Valley District beginning in 2015. She is the Chair of the Commercial Real Estate Task Force and a director of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.
Tim Vi Tran, CCIM, President-Elect
Tim is the Founder and President of The Ivy Group based in Fremont, CA. He has practiced commercial real estate since 1999, and currently leads the firm’s Acquisition, Disposition and Leasing divisions. Tim advises clients on office, retail, industrial, multi family, self-storage and vacant land asset types. He has been on the chapter’s Board of Directors since 2015 and has chaired the Silicon Valley District and Infrastructure Tour Committees.
Tim is CPA with 39 years’ experience in public accounting. He is currently a Tax Principal at Sensiba San Filippo based in Pleasanton, CA. Tim specializes in Real Estate investment tax planning, compliance and consulting for medium to large closely-held companies, partnerships and fiduciaries. Tim is a CCIM and has been on the chapter’s Board of Directors since 2017.
2020 Leadership Team
Committees - Chairs
Broker Forum – Tim Tran
Candidate Guidance—Austin Wedemeyer
Chapter Marketing/Social Media -- Ash Patel
Charity – Aziz Khatri
Designation Promotion –
Education/Scholarships – Tony Rishell
Executive Committee – Helen Chong
Golf Tournament –Rosanna Souza
Infrastructure Tours – Serena Fuchs
Membership – Tony Rishell
Networker Of The Year – Ron Cruz
Networking Events – Davide Pio
Programs – Tony Rishell
Sacramento District – Doug Dransfield
Silicon Valley District - Kevin Cole
Sponsorships –Tim Tikalsky
Technology – Teddy Swain
Wants & Needs – Steve Peterson
50th Anniversary Task Force – Tim Tran
Leadership Voting Task Force – Helen Chong
Candidate Guidance—Austin Wedemeyer
Chapter Marketing/Social Media -- Ash Patel
Charity – Aziz Khatri
Designation Promotion –
Education/Scholarships – Tony Rishell
Executive Committee – Helen Chong
Golf Tournament –Rosanna Souza
Infrastructure Tours – Serena Fuchs
Membership – Tony Rishell
Networker Of The Year – Ron Cruz
Networking Events – Davide Pio
Programs – Tony Rishell
Sacramento District – Doug Dransfield
Silicon Valley District - Kevin Cole
Sponsorships –Tim Tikalsky
Technology – Teddy Swain
Wants & Needs – Steve Peterson
50th Anniversary Task Force – Tim Tran
Leadership Voting Task Force – Helen Chong