Hope Atuel has served as the executive director of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) since January 2012. Her professional experience spans over 3 decades, from the private sector to nonprofit association management. Hope began her management career in 1994 and has worked with several Fortune 500 companies. Throughout her career, she has been involved in launching successful B2B marketing campaigns with a strong focus on customer growth and retention.

Hope graduated from Olivet Nazarene University and attended DePaul University in Chicago for her graduate studies in multicultural communications. When not working, she spends her time with her rescue pug Yuki and her 86-year-old father. 

Geoff, vice president of MGIC's product & marketing group, is responsible for brand management, product management, market engagement, and business development strategy and operations. With 30+ years of experience, he has previously worked as director of emerging markets within risk management at MGIC, as director of single-family mortgages at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), the state housing finance agency (HFA) and as chief policy advisor at Wisconsin's bank regulatory agency. Geoff has also been involved in numerous housing and mortgage finance-related boards and commissions over his career; he currently lends his expertise as Chairman of the Board of Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC), a Milwaukee-based community development financial institution (CDFI); as a member of the national Mortgage Bankers Association’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council; and as a member of the Lenders & Investors Council of the Community Development Alliance (CDA), which leads the City of Milwaukee’s Collective Affordable Housing Plan (www.housingplan.org).