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DIRECTORS

President Treasurer Secretary VP-Architect

MAX YAN KAREN YU PAULINE PEZZA YANG WANG
AIA, LEED® AP

With more than 15 years of experience in Karen Yu is the Vice Presi- Broker Associate at Lee & Yang Wang is a licensed ar-
the construction industry, Max Yan has es- dent of Royal Service Air Associates chitect with a decade of ex-
tablished a remarkable career as a contrac- Conditioning Corpora- After graduated from Shang- perience in architecture and
tor, a leader and an innovator. tion (RSLA). Established in hai University of Finance & construction on diverse proj-
As a proud graduate of the University of 1975, the RSLA is a family Economics, Pauline worked ects. Ms. Wang received her
Southern California, Max began his journey owned and operated MBE, at International settlement Master of Architecture degree
as an engineer and lead estimator at Kiewit, located in San Gabriel, Cali- dept of HSBC, then Philips from UCLA. She joined John-
honing skills that laid the groundwork for fornia. RSLA specializes in Electronic. She relocated son Fain and worked as an ar-
his future successes. Then he advanced to tenant improvement work, to California in 1996, she chitectural designer after she
a project manager role at Webcor Builders, mixed-use development, and then gained more than ten graduated, where she gained
where he successfully managed complex multi-family new construc- years experiences as import the experience on urban de-
projects and refined his expertise in the tion. RSLA collaborates with manager & project manager. sign and architectural design
field. Following this, Max took on the role general contractors awarded Simultaneously she earned and became a licensed archi-
of construction manager at Hazens, a de- public works projects, tran- a design degree, BA & MBA tect. Ms. Wang was work-
veloper firm where he managed large-scale sitional housing, and senior from Pepperdine University, ing as a construction project
developments and deepened his expertise in and low-income housing. and also attended the global manager with Lendlease US
project execution and management. In 2014, Karen founded economic program at Ox- Construction and Hatha-
Drawing on these experiences, Max co- Royal Service Supplies (RSS), ford. For the past 15 years, way Dinwiddie Construction
founded Mighty Contracting LLC which a W/MBE certified, HVAC Pauline has worked in real Company for eight years. She
specializes in constructing residential, product wholesaler and im- estate industry and mean- has been working on proj-
multi-family, restaurant, office, and hotel porter. time she served as director ect operations for some of
spaces. Max has been instrumental in its In addition to her voluntary and current VP of CACP. Los Angeles most complex
growth and success, and has been pivotal in efforts as a board member and prominent mixed-use
driving the company’s success across these of the Chinese American projects. She specialize in
diverse sectors. Under his leadership and Construction Professionals cost management, bidding
guidance, the company has completed nu- (CACP), Karen also serves as process and contracting. Ms.
merous high-profile projects and earned a a board member for the Wil- Wang started her architec-
reputation for excellence. Max is also a proj- liam H. Parker Los Angeles ture firm Yang Architect Inc.
ect director at PMA, where he oversees ma- Police Foundation where she in 2017 working on different
jor projects and drives strategic initiatives. works to secure funding for scale of projects, including
His multifaceted experience and dedication the men and women of the apartments, warehouse, and
to excellence continue to drive innovation LAPD. subdivisions.
and success across the industry.

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