Council Members

Council Members

Norm Mayall - Founder/Executive Director
Norm Mayall has decades of professional associations with Investment Bankers in the US, Swiss and France. Mostly with an emphasis in real estate; Co-Owner/Operator of real estate portfolio including hotels and multifamily assets. Long term association with the major hospitality companies in the US and also Swiss including the best known brands international organizations and in some instances owners as well as Senior Management. Co-Founder of Cardinal Group International with a broad spectrum of development experience both in the US and internationally including Europe and Asia.
Norm was also part of an American Team involved in Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development in Western Europe especially Switzerland, Italy, France and part of Eastern Europe, and China. Prior to becoming involved in business, Norm was an educator, and worked as a high-level college administrator.
Rose Hong – Co-Founder
Rose Hong is a published author, TV producer and host. She has a distinguished international business and federal government career spanning over 30 years.
She is the Founder/Executive Director of Global Dragon TV (www.GlobalDragonTV.com). Hong has published numerous articles in major newspapers and magazines and has been the Executive Producer and TV Host for several hundred episodes of television programs in the US and China. She also served on a variety of civic and charitable boards including Montero Medical Mission, which conducted medical and education outreaches by sending US volunteer doctors worldwide; and Medical Music Symphonic Group, which services our nation’s veterans and international medical causes.
Santina Raffa Banker – Board of Advisors
Architect, Planner, Developer. Founder, CEO of RP Messina LLC. Focus on real estate solutions for affordable housing and adaptive re-use of existing commercial facilities. Former member of Wynn Resorts and Development team under Perlmutter.