NOAAV Executive Officers

Peter M. Chow

Founder and Chairman

Stuart Chan

President

Donald J. Presto

First Vice President

Jinfeng Su

Secretary General

EDWARD CHENG

Senior Advisor

Montgomery Hom

Executive Director of History and Education Programs

Ron Chan

Chief Marketing Officer

Peter M. Chow

Founder and Chairman of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

U.S. Army Vietnam War Combat Service-connected Veteran
Bronze Star Medal (BSM) recipient
Nomination for the Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials (ACCM) of National Cemetery Administration
The First Vice Commander of the American Legion - Post 628
Advisory Board Member of LMU Digital Veterans Legacy Project
President of US/China Entrepreneurs Exchange Association
Disciple of the famous Wing Chun Grandmaster Chow Tze Chuen

Major (Ret.), U.S. Army Engineer Officer and President of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

Combat Veteran Operation Iraqi Freedom
Deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Battalion Operations Officer (Civil/Technical Engineer) under the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
Held key military roles, including Combat Engineer Platoon Leader, Military Liaison Attaché for the Hong Kong Consulate General, and Battle Captain for the Corps of Engineers Far East District in South Korea.
Gained private sector experience with Fortune 500 and global companies in industries such as semiconductors, biotech, metals, and environmental engineering, specializing in project management and construction processes.
Pursued advanced education, earning a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, a Master's in Bioinformatics/Chemical Engineering, and currently enrolled in an MBA program at Rice University.

Lieutenant Colonel, USMC (Retired) and First Vice President of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

Trained in Applied Wing Chun Kung Fu in the Virginia Beach Wing Chun Kung Fu School under SiFu Duncan Leung
Reported to Okinawa, Japan and served in Marine Medium Helicopter Squadrons and Marine Aircraft Group
Deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Desert Fox and to East Timor in support of Operation Stabilise
Deployed to Kuwait and flew combat missions into Baghdad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Reported to the President’s Helicopter Squadron 1. Served as the Presidential Helicopter Programs Test Director
Assigned Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton
Retired after 25 years of honorable service

General Secretary of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

Jinfeng Su is a certified financial planner
Co-founder of NOAAV
Financial Planner for dozens of military veterans and others
Committed to the mission of recognizing and exhibiting the historic contributions of Asian Americans who served in the United States Armed Forces

Senior Advisor of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

Project Director at Tanglewood Property Holdings, advising on the creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Senior newsroom leadership role at The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
Award-winning journalist recognized by Amnesty International and the Society of Publishers in Asia for reporting on China.
Former Director of External Affairs for the Museum of Chinese in America
Project Manager for the American Alliance of Museums.
Research Fellow for the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary, specializing in oral history and APA community trauma healing.
Volunteer and Friend of the Houston Asian American Archive at Rice University.
Earned a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism (Minor in Business Administration) from the University of Southern California and attended the University of Cambridge, England.

Executive Director of History and Education Programs of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

Executive Director of History and Education Programs at NOAAV and archivist for LA County Military Veterans Affairs at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall.
Award-winning filmmaker and producer, including the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary We Served With Pride: The Chinese American Experience in World War II.
Curator of the nation’s largest privately-owned collection of Chinese and Asian American military artifacts, research, and historical data.
Producer of "Duty, Honor, Country, Courage" the nation’s largest AANHPI veterans retrospective exhibition, documenting service from the Civil War to the present.
Lead contributor to Stanford University’s SPICE program, adapting his documentary work into the primary AANHPI studies curriculum for national distribution in 2026.
Founder of the Chinese American GI Project, producing over 15 major national exhibitions and multimedia presentations in partnership with leading historical organizations.
Author and Producer of the national short film We Served with Pride, Road to the Congressional Gold Medal for the Chinese American WWII Congressional Gold Medal program.
Independent producer and military specialist dedicated to securing Asian American military history within the mainstream American narrative.

Chief Marketing Officer of The National Organization of Asian American Veterans

Developed the “go-to-market” strategy and marketing execution for the 75th Anniversary of the end of WWII and the Chinese American G.I. Project.
Executive Director and Founder of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group and moderator for the “Operation: WWII Chinese American G.I.” series.
Three-time Honor Flight Leader and recruiter, coordinating recognition excursions to Washington, D.C. to ensure Chinese American veterans are equally represented.
Recipient of the VFW Service Award for his extensive contributions to the East Bay Chinatown Post #3956.
Advisory Consultant to the Locke Foundation Oral History Project, interviewing veterans to preserve their narratives for future generations.
Former Silicon Valley VP of Marketing and senior management professional with experience serving on local museum boards.