Officer & CEO
John has been involved in the real estate industry since 1988. He is the Officer of STC, overseeing all operations and designing its overarching strategy.
Under John’s leadership, STC expanded rapidly and became the first Asian firm in the country to receive the Accredited Management Organization (AMO) designation. STC now manages a portfolio in excess of $1.5 billion of commercial properties in Southern California.
John is a CPM (Certified Property Manager) and a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). He currently serves as the President of Greater Los Angeles Chapter of CCIM. He was the first Chinese-American to be selected to attend the 2009 Jay W. Levine Leadership Development Academy, a program established by the CCIM Institute to help foster the development of the next generation of leaders in the commercial investment real estate industry.
John is also a member of AIR (American Industrial Realtors), ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers), IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management), among many others.
John has many interests, including singing, dancing, golfing, hiking, playing tennis and ping pong, and playing all types of water activities. He also enjoys exploring new technological gadgets and was among the first to own an iPod and iPad.
John holds a bachelor’s degree in Business & Economics from UCLA and an MBA with a concentration in Management & Investment from Pepperdine University. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Human Resources Manager & Director of Property Management
Susan serves as Manager of Human Resources and Director of Property Management at STC. She has been with the company since its inception in 1985.
In her role at STC, Susan is actively involved in property management, leasing, financial analysis and spearheads human resource initiatives.
During her tenure at STC, Susan spent two years working with an overseas affiliated public relations company in Taiwan. Her experience in public relations and marketing greatly enhances STC’s efforts to promote properties to public.
Susan has been a California Licensed Real Estate Agent since 1987 and she currently holds a California Broker’s License.
Susan is a member of International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), California Multiple Listing Service (MRMLS), Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, National Notary Association (NNA), Apartment Owners of Association of Southern California (AOA) and The Apartment Association, Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
Susan graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a double major in Marketing and Real Estate Management. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Property Management Director
Melody is the Director of Property Management at STC and has been with the company since 1998.
Melody graduated from California State University at Los Angeles with a degree in business administration and finance. She has held the California Licensed Real Estate Broker’s license since 2000. She is also a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), California Multiple Listing Service (MRMLS), Tri-counties Association of Realtors, Apartment Owners Association of Southern California (AOA), and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
Melody is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese, and contributes her extensive experience in real estate management and leasing to overseeing all aspects of the company’s daily management operations.
Even though Melody is not an expert cook, she loves to eat all types of cuisines. Amazingly enough, she can still keep fit and slender. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Prior to joining STC, Benjamin was the Director of Asset Management for a publicly traded company based in Taiwan, where he led a team of professionals (general contractors, appraisers, accountants, lawyers and brokers) to conduct investment research. During his tenure there, Benjamin acquired over $450 million worth of real estate assets in Southern California, which includes more than 5,000 units of residential development and more than 3 million SF of commercial properties.
Benjamin has been involved in real estate development since the age of 18. He holds a General Contractor’s License and has completed 160 hours of General Certified Appraisal courses. He holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and a master’s degree in Construction Management from Northeastern University at Boston, MA. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Benjamin has a work hard, play hard attitude. He enjoys all outdoor activities, especially off-road camping. He currently offers classes in Chinese Martial Arts and Shaolin Wing Chun free of charge to his students.
She is the Networking Chair of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and a California licensed broker. She also sits on the Board of FOR US Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving education in the Rowland Unified School District.
In her free time, Dalerie loves traveling and photography; she has traveled extensively in Asia and North America. When she is not traveling, she enjoys playing music, dancing and writing. She is a published author in China.
Dalerie graduated from Stanford University with an M.S. in Management Science & Engineering and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and is proficient in Japanese.
Marketing Manager
Amy joined STC in 2008 as Manager of its Marketing Division. Since joining the company, she has also taken on the additional role of Office Manager. Amy leads all of STC’s marketing efforts, such as organizing promotional events to draw traffic to STC’s portfolio of properties, assisting tenants in making their products more enticing through creative designs, and developing and maintaining connections with numerous media channels, including ethnic (Asian, Hispanic, etc.) and mainstream media.
Amy brings over twenty years of graphic design experience to STC. Prior to STC, she was one of the head designers at a publicly traded company that creates customized promotional products.
Amy joined STC with the vision of bringing creative marketing to the real estate industry. She believes that marketing should not be boring in any field. Through her efforts, she has created not only a uniform image of STC through its marketing material, but also value for the community through promoting local businesses and putting on free informational seminars about topics relevant to the community.
Amy earned her bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from California State University at Long Beach. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Taiwanese and Cantonese.
Tina holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese.
In her spare time, she loves exploring and sharing old and new culinary delights with friends.
