The CAR Region 8 Directors provide representation for the San Francisco Association of REALTORS® on the region and state level to CAR and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). CAR Business Meeting are scheduled three times a year—in the Winter, Spring and Fall.

They are responsible for disseminating information from the state and National Associations to SFAR as well as for bringing feedback to the State and National Associations from SFAR.

In addition, they provide a means of organizing SFAR to support or oppose issues that affect its region.

Congratulations to our 2023 CAR Region 8 Directors and SFAR staff and best wishes to them as they fulfill their duties and assignments to their elected and appointed positions on 32 committees as shown below:

Assistant Regional Chair
Damon Knox, Member

Association Executives Forum/Committee
Walter Baczkowski, Member

Association Presidents Leadership Forum
Damon Knox, Member

CAR Past Presidents Committee
 Vincent Malta, Member

Diversity Committee
Vanessa Gamp, Regional Representative
Nina Dosanjh, Member
Allen Okamoto, Member

Environmental Sustainability Committee
 Cathlyne Scharetg, Regional Representative

Executive Committee with Regional Chairs
Steven Huang, Member

Fair Housing Policy Committee
John Wong, Vice Chair
Allen Okamoto, Regional Representative
Nina Dosanjh, Member

Federal Committee
John Wong, NAR Representative (Non-Voting)
Betty Taisch, Regional Representative
John Asdourian, Member
Cathlyne Scharetg, Member

Global Real Estate Forum
Fanny Chu, Chair
Michael Barnacle, Regional Representative

Home Ownership Housing Committee
Michael Barnacle, Regional Representative

Housing Affordability Fund Committee
 Cathlyne Scharetg, Regional Liaison (Non-Voting)

IMPAC Trustees
 Jeannie Anderson, Member

Investment Housing Committee
 Cathlyne Scharetg, Regional Representative

Legal Affairs Forum
Daniel Hershkowitz, Member
 Jeffery Woo, Member

Legislative Committee
 Eugene Pak, Regional Representative
Michael Barnacle, Member
William Jansen, Member

Local Government Policy Committee
Michael Barnacle, Regional Representative
Marc Dickow, Member
Allen Okamoto, Member
John Wong, Member
Jay Cheng, Government Affairs Director (Non-Voting)
Mary Jung, Government Affairs Director (Non-Voting)

MLS Policy Committee
Marc Dickow, Chair
David Parry, Regional Representative
Steven Huang, Member

NAR Directors Forum
Marc Dickow, NAR Large Board Representative
Nina Dosanjh, NAR Large Board Representative
 Vincent Malta, Past President
Allen Okamoto, NAR State Allocated Director
John Wong, NAR State Allocated Director

Nominating Committee
Damon Knox, Regional Representative
Vincent Malta, Member

Professional Development and Education Forum
Nina Dosanjh, Regional Representative
Fanny Chu, Member  
Vanessa Gamp, Member
Cathlyne Scharetg, Member

Professional Standards Committee
 Jeannie Anderson, Regional Representative
 Damon Knox, Member

Property Management Working Group
Steven Huang, Member

Public Policy Forum
 Betty Taisch, Regional Representative
Steven Huang, Member
 Eugene Pak, Member

REALTOR® Party of California Committee
Jeannie Anderson, Regional Representative

REALTOR® Risk Management and Consumer Protection Forum
Betty Taisch, Regional Representative
William Jansen, Member       
David Parry, Member

Regional Chairs Committee
Jeannie Gant, Vice Chair

Standard Forms Advisory Committee
Daniel Hershkowitz, Member

Standard Forms Advisory Committee Forum on Forms
David Parry, Regional Representative
Daniel Hershkowitz, Member

Strategic Planning and Finance Committee
 William Jansen, Member
Nina Dosanjh, Regional Liaison (Non-Voting)

Taxation and Government Finance Committee
 John Asdourian, Issues Chair
Betty Taisch, Regional Representative

Transaction and Regulatory Committee
Marc Dickow, NAR Representative (Non-Voting)
Eugene Pak, Regional Representative