| EUGENE C. ARONSON is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, licensed by the State of California, who served full-time in the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office from 1967 to 1988. Mr. Aronson has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from New York University and attended the UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration.
ARA AROUSTAMIAN is a licensed California attorney, practicing law since 1986, when he first served with the Los Angeles County Counsel’s office and then a private firm. Since 1992 he has been a partner in his own general practice firm. He specializes in civil litigation, real estate, corporate and construction cases along with probate and personal injury matters. He is a graduate of UCLA, with a Bachelors’ Degree in Political Science. He received a Juris Doctor Degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. In 1995, he was appointed as Commissioner to the Board of Los Angeles County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation, a County owned Corporation. He is a member of several local and national professional and social/cultural organizations and a member of the Board of Directors of an International Charitable Organization.
S. JOE AYVAZI is a real estate broker who has been practicing since 1976. He owns and operates Broadway Realtors, Inc. He has owned several realty offices in Glendale and La Canada-Flintridge. He specializes in commercial real estate. In addition, he owns and operates Broadway Property Management Company.
He is a member of Glendale, San Fernando Valley and Greater Los Angeles Boards of Realtors. In addition, he is a member of the California Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors. Joe is active in various community organizations, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Treasurer of the American Red Cross, Glendale - La Crescent Chapter.
MERCEDES BARBA has been a realtor/broker for over 13 years in the Los Angeles area and is the owner of Casablanca Properties.
LESLIE G. BELLAMY is a real estate broker specializing in real estate sales. He is a past President of the California Association of Realtors, Inc. and is at present, Chairman of the Board of that Association. He is active in various community organizations and is on the faculty of the California Community College District as an instructor in real estate.
PAUL L. BENJAMIN is a real estate broker since 1984. He owns and operates Paul Benjamin Realty. He is a member of the Rancho Los Cerritos Board of Realtors. Mr. Benjamin is active in various community organizations, and is a member of the Bellflower Chamber of Commerce.
MALCOLM BENNETT is a licensed real estate broker and licensed contractor. He is the founder and President of International Realty & Investments, Inc. since 1975. He is a State court-appointed receiver for real property in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties. Malcolm is the President and Founder (1987) of the Minority Apartment Owners Association. He is a member and President (January 2001) of the Los Angeles County Board of Real Estate; member/ director of California Association of Realtors, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, Westside Fair Housing Council, Southwest Los Angeles Board of Realtors, and numerous other similar associations, committees and boards.
PHILLIP HAWKINS has been a real estate broker since 1977, which is the same year that he started his first real estate office. In 1982 he started an investment company that created general and limited partnerships for large developments and managed this partnership. He also started his own property management company. This business generated the need to create a construction company and he became a Genera Contractor (B1) licensee. Mr. Hawkins was also a State Assemblyman and was the Chairman of Housing and Community Development Committee. While in Sacramento, he was sat on the budget committee for the State of California.
JAMES C. KIM is an attorney admitted to practice in the State of California since 1995. Mr. Kim is also a licensed real estate broker. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Mr. Kim is active in community organizations, and has served as a reserve deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department since 1989.
ZACHARY SEFF is a real estate mortgage loan broker in the West Los Angeles area. He has served as a public arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, the New York Stock Exchange and the NASD. He also does mediation for the Los Angeles Superior Court and the State Bar of California.
DEREK WOOD is a real estate broker. He is a past director and current member of the California Association of Realtors and National Association. He has served as a delegate to the Century 21 National Broker Congress. He holds the Certified International Property Specialist Designation.
JOHN Y. WONG with a proven commitment to the highest standards of ethics as a citizen, local businessman and public official, Developed relevant and responsive government operations that are built upon, fairness, sensitivity and public access. John Wong is the Past Chairman of the Los Angeles County Assessment, Demonstrated skills and expertise to revitalize regions with partnership or property tax owners, businesses, neighboring cities and the public. Consensus building to provide proactive answers to issues of Los Angeles County. Board President of Friends of the Seniors, a Monterey Park 501C-3 organization to help seniors with community projects. He is the owner of JW Commercial (Industrial and commercial real estate firm) 1976 to present. Brokerage, development and property management concentrated in Los Angeles County. Mr. Wong graduated from California State University Los Angeles in 1971 with a Bachelor Of Science Degree Business Administration and Administrative Management. His affiliations are Member, Monterey Park Economic Development advisory Committee, Founding President of Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge, Director National Association of Realtors and California Association of Realtors, President Chinese American Real Estate Professionals Association, Member of the Board of Directors, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, Member of the American Industrial Real Estate Association, President of the Board of Directors, Friends of the Senior( Langley Center, a senior citizens center)., Executive vice President, Monterey Park Chinese Seniors Club, Founder of the Mark Keppel High School Alliance, Former Member, Board of Directors, Northeast Community Clinic, Los Angeles, Former Member of Board of Directors, Montebello Chamber of Commerce and past President, Los Angeles Wilshire Optimist Club.
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