Special Report on

New Board of Directors (2022-2025)

SCCCA Board of Directors annual election results are announced on June 9, 2022. We welcome and congratulate three new board members joining us. Here are their bios with the important election dates at the end of this special report.

Stephen Hsu 許清松
Mr. Stephen Hsu is a successful entrepreneur committed to the welfare of the overseas Chinese community in Los Angeles. As the owner of Hotel Indigo and Wyndham Hotel in Anaheim, Mr. Hsu uses a customer-oriented management approach to lead his team. He currently is Senior Advisor of the Overseas Community Affairs Council. Mr. Hsu also serves as the honorary chairman and advisor to various groups in LA, such as Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce, Hotel & Motel Association of North America, and Associations of the Overseas Chinese organizations.

For many years, Mr. Hsu has worked tirelessly to support the South Coast Chinese Culture Association and Irvine Chinese School and actively participates in SCCCA and ICS events. He has generously donated to the school's 40th anniversary event, and sponsored the Chu Zongqing Percussion Orchestra for the lodging and meals in Orange County performance, and supported Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. He has also provided the venue for the end of the year dinner and teacher’s banquet, and even welcomed Professor Long Yingtai in her visit to the Cultural Center. From his past works and support, it is clear that Mr. Hsu is a committed community member of SCCCA and ICS.

As part of the SCCCA council, Mr. Hsu hopes to strengthen the activities of SCCCA and ICS to promote the spirit of Chinese culture, increase communication with the community, enhance the understanding of the value of Chinese Culture, and promote the harmony and well-being of everyone.

Beatrice Tseng 曾尙儀

Ms. Tseng was born in Taiwan but left at the age of four. she grew up in Brazil, Colombia and Panama and came to the USA in 1984 to study at UCLA, where she obtained her BA and MA in
Spanish and Portuguese Literature. Ms. Tseng has been teaching Spanish at Irvine Valley College since 1991, serving in various capacities such as Chair of the World Languages Department and past member of the Online Education Task Force, Honors Program Advisory Committee, Academic Affairs, and others.

She is the co-author of the “Instructors’ Resource Kit” that accompanies the college level Spanish textbook Dos mundos and has presented numerous workshops on the natural approach in language teaching, the usage of technology in the foreign language classroom, and teaching Spanish online.

In 2004, Ms. Tseng was named “IVC Teacher of the Year” by the OC Department of Education and also received a “Model Online Course” award from the California Virtual Campus. In 2011, she was the recipient of the “Most Inspiring Professor of the Year” award presented by IVC's Psi Beta Chapter, the National Honor Society in Psychology.

In addition to her dedication to the profession as an educator, she has been passionately involved in the community with five organizations at various important positions for many years: SCCCA/ICS, Irvine Parent Teacher Association, Irvine Public Schools Foundation, Irvine Unified School District, and Assisteens of Irvine.

Ms. Tseng was an adult student, taking Chinese on Sundays 1997-1999. Then she became a parent with both of her daughters being students at ICS for more than 10 years. She believes that her experiences in various capacities, as a student, a parent, an educator, and a
community leader, have prepared her well to contribute to SCCCA.

Vincent Diau 刁冠群

Mr. Diau’s career started as a journalist with Chinese Daily News for many years. Later he has been a business consultant since 1996. He was also a parent with two sons attending Irvine Chinese School in the past. During those years, he actively participated and led some recreational activities.

After joining SCCCA, Mr. Diau plans to focus his attention on the Media Lab and Community outreach program. “I will encourage and assist young people to become involved with Media Lab to create high-quality programs for SCCCA and the community. The Association already sponsors numerous successful community outreach programs. Many of these programs can be enhanced with new and innovative programs through Media Lab's help. Moreover, we can create new programs to attract more people to join as members of SCCCA.” said Mr. Diau.

Mr. Diau believes good communication is the key to success for any organization. The Media Lab and these outreach programs are the paths for better communications to and within members and the community.

About the election process

All the ballots were mailed out by May 15, 2022. Trustees were invited to attend the “Meet the Candidates” on May 29. Trustee Members were to vote by June 4, 2022. The election results were approved and released by the SCCCA Board on June 9, 2022. The important election dates are as follows:

03/28 Mon - Call for Nominations. Start accepting applications
04/30 Sat - Deadline to accept applications
05/08 Sun - Interview and nomination process completed
05/12 Thu - Report candidates list to the Board (Board Zoom Meeting)
05/15 Sun - Announce candidates to all trustees (e-mail) - Mail ballots out to all trustees
05/29 Sun - Meet the Candidates Forum (Annual Trustees meeting in Cultural Center)
06/04 Sat - Deadline to receive mail-in ballots (postmarked on or before 06/03)
06/05 Sun - Close Ballot acceptance by 12 PM; Ballots count in an open forum at 1:00 PM at the Cultural Center
06/09 Thu - (on or before) -Approve election results (Board Zoom Meeting)
06/23 Thu - Board Meeting and meet the new Board of Directors