Past Presidents Council

Dona Crowder was Assistant Manager at Coldwell Banker Previews International 2010-2015. She was formerly a broker associate of Pacific Union Christies. Her expertise in residential sales includes estate homes and development opportunities. As a consistent “Top Producer”, she brings over 35 years experience to her work, having managed her family’s Pacific Heights real estate firm for 20 years. She was a director of the San Francisco Association of Realtors from 1993-1999, and 2002-2008, serving as Chief Financial Officer in 1999 and President in 2004. She has served as Trustee for the Political Action Committee, a Hearing member of the Standards Panel and on the MLS and Forms committees for many years. She was a Director of the California Association of Realtors, San Francisco’s Regional Chair in 2005, on the Legislative and Land Use Committees, was Chair 2006 and 2012 of the Common-Interest-Development Committee, Chair 2007 of the Local Governmental Relations Committee, liaison to the Strategic Planning Committee, member of the Nominating Committee and served on the Executive Committee in 2008. Other affiliations include director of her neighborhood association, delegate to WTPCC, Who’s Who of Luxury Real Estate, Haute Living Network and the San Francisco Historical Society, contributing an article about women in organized real estate in its publication, “The Argonaut”. She has been a member of the Residential Builders, San Francisco Apartment , Small Property Owners Associations, SF Moderates, Fillmore Merchants and Victorian Square Association. She served nine years as a commissioner on the Assessment Appeals Board of the city/county of San Francisco.

Steven Huang is a co-founder of Ascend Real Estate, a leading boutique sales and leasing firm in the Bay Area. Steven is a past president of the San Francisco Association of Realtors and has served in strategic roles at California Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors. He leverages his industry experience in city planning and real estate development to advise sellers, buyers and owners in the Bay Area. He is a native Mandarin speaker and works with international clients, as well as business owners, private entities, trusts, and family offices. He also loves helping working families and busy professionals to find their first home or investment. He has a nationwide and local network of real estate and affiliated professionals, and is a member of Provisors, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, Asian Real Estate Association of America, Chinese Real Estate Association and other community organizations. He is a member of the Citizens Advisory Council of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

He has an MBA in Real Estate from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a Master in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. He and his partner are raising their twins in San Francisco and enjoy playing with their dog in Dolores Park.