Lau has been recently appointed to the Board of Directors of MarketShare, a non-profit program which empowers immigrants and refugees to become small business owners of their own mobile food operation. Wayne has been a resident in Seattle since 1956 and is a graduate of Rainier Beach High School. He has a 35 year plus career in commercial real estate lending and small business lending. He was founding executive of a local community commercial bank which had a strong niche and market focus on immigrant entrepreneurs and real estate investors.
Wayne has served as Treasurer and board member of the International District Chinatown Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDPDA). Currently, he is Executive Director of Rainier Valley Community Development Fund and a director on the board of Seattle Goodwill Industries. (end)