Sponsors, Leaders & Partners
Our Sponsors & Partners represent leading entities in the marketplace we serve. Their vision and initiative serve to develop in on strategic decisions; assist with the recruitment, retention, and on-boarding of other sponsors and partner; lend resources and make connections to bring programs closer to their goals. With a comprehensive program of work, integrated with business focused tools, the F/APACC stands ready to help our community’s companies, entrepreneurs and communities to thrive. F/APACC works with business entities of all sizes to help where feasible in support of their efforts to grow and succeed.
John Young, Chairman
Serina Moy, President
Serina Moy, F/APACC Treasurer, has had a multiple decade career, including graduate level education in economics, accounting and taxation. She holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation, is an accomplished financial services advisor and a highly respected community leader supporting the interests of her clients and the community in regards to all facets of business and personal tax questions. A committed professional, who maintains a strong disposition to learning and professional development, Serina also has achieved success in the professionally licensed industries of real estate, insurance and stock brokerage. Her primary focus has been on accounting with a specialty in taxation. Day to day she serves as the Managing Partner for Moy, Cheung & Company, a successful accounting firm serving, for over 40 years, the greater Washington metropolitan area. In addition to her business and personal interests, Mrs. Moy has served on a number of government advisory boards where some have dealt directly with the Internal Revenue Service. Additionally, she was appointed and has served, based on the recommendation from the late IRS Director of Practice, Mr. Leslie Shapiro, on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) Joint Task Force. Among her celebrated professional accomplishments is her successful advocacy before the United States Tax Court (USTC) to raise the upward limit for small tax cases from $25,000 to $50,000, the result of which saved taxpayers significant dollars and helped to alleviate the burden on tax courts. Serina has also served for 15 years as a Member of the Board of Directors for a public, commercial bank, chairing their Audit Committee.
Jakob Lee, Board Member
Jakob is an IT (Information Technology) professional with almost 20 years of experience building software systems and leveraging technical advances to solve challenging problems for commercial and government customers. He’s served technical project management roles as well as technical development roles in industry leaders including Microsoft, Jacobs, SAIC, and Leidos. He’s contributed to recognizable results in mission critical projects for government clients including DHS, FBI, DARPA, US Navy, NSA, and DISA. He earned a B.S. in computer science from University of Maryland College Park, an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University, and is a candidate for M.S. in data science from Johns Hopkins University.
James Evan Liaw, Board Member
Jim is a Certified Financial Fiduciary working with Waterford Wealth Management LLC. He has been directly involved in the financial services industry since 2000, having worked for H&R Block, Ameriprise Financial and Olde Discount. His diverse career launched in retail management where, as a result of his capacity to identify efficiency opportunities and systems, he advanced to the regional manager overseeing corporate inventory for the Washington, DC Metro region, while attending the University of Maryland- College Park & Montgomery College – Rockville and attaining his Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice. His career changed when the retail industry changed, and a professional colleague recognizing his unique appreciation for customer service advised him to enter the financial services arena, where he has earned multiple licenses and awards serving a diverse customer base across multiple states. His office and residence are both in Rockville, where he has lived since 1974.
Adam Cheng, Board Member
Adam Cheng is a local entrepreneur who has worked all his life, and has demonstrated an increasing level of energy in all he commits to. Starting out in his youth working with his family’s restaurant business, Adam soon saw further opportunity to work with his siblings to open other food establishments, and eventually opened a liquor retail center, which he managed to sell after fifteen years of successful operation. As his success in his business entities flourished, Adam recognized significant opportunity in residential and commercial real estate, where he began to invest and build upon his already impressive experiences. He cherishes the opportunities requiring hard work, especially when the activities celebrate community and family. His company, Saint Adam Property Management LLC continues to acquire commercial properties throughout the region, enabling him to explore continued entrepreneurial paths. With interests in sports, the arts and politics, Adam keeps busy exploring situations that allow his continued expression for learning and helping others.
Rongtao Xu, Board Member
Rongtao Xu is the President of Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC), which was established to promote a vibrant business environment by cooperative interaction with and among Asian Pacific American businesses, regional governments, and our community. He is a small business owner and independent consultant in various fields including technology, commodity trading and real estate development. Previously he worked at Fannie Mae and Federal Government for 16 years. Rongtao is also the chairperson of Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia (CAPAVA). He is actively engaged as a leader in community service, voter education, and cultural activities to promote social, economic, cultural and business interests for all Asian Pacific Americans.
Rongtao holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning and Real Estate Finance from MIT. He is also a CFA charter holder.
Zhaohui “Joy” Chen, Board Member
A highly experienced professional in the fields of information technology, telecommunications, defense and electrical engineering, Joy Chen earned her BS & MS degrees from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China; and, an additional MS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland. She has dedicated her professional skills for more than 20 years in an impressive career spanning several major government contractors based in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Expanding her work commitments beyond technology services, Joy is licensed in real estate, where she engages actively in sales, property acquisition and property management. In addition to her work experience, Ms. Chen continues to serve in leadership positions with the Greater Capital Area Investors Association and the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia. She and her husband, Jeff, have two kids and live in Northern Virginia.
Stuart Rutchik, Administrator
Stu serves part time in the position of the administrative contact for the Foundation for the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce. With more than 40 years in organization management, he has been directly involved with the development of business entities in various industries including life sciences, security systems integration, real estate development, manufacturing and construction. Each of his experiences utilized skills to design, implement and manage strategies for sales development, capital formation for profit and not-for-profit organizations, management development, creative marketing and business planning. These core competencies provide the entities for which he serves with common sense knowledge and an out of the box perspective for problem solving, maintaining organization focus and managing the critical timeliness of activity, while Board supporters and Officers pursue the promotion of the organization. Working directly with the organization’s leadership and vendors, Mr. Rutchik serves as a creative strategist, whose extensive experience and background provide a pragmatic approach to further the development and growth of this and other organizations. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration, Organization Development, from The American University.