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Deputy Director, Pablo Wong Joins AAA

30 July 1997

Deputy Director, Pablo Wong Joins AAA

                            Former State Official

    SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 -- Pablo Wong, former Deputy Director
for Governor Wilson's Office of Community Relations, has joined the American
Automobile Association, AAA in northern California, Nevada and Utah.
    Wong will serve as AAA's Deputy Director for Community Relations acting as
a liaison to the 3.7 million members it serves.  "Pablo will keep AAA active
in the community and in touch with our members' needs," said AAA President Jim
Molinelli.
    Prior to joining AAA, Wong served the State of California as Industry and
Consumer liaison for the Department of Real Estate and as Deputy Director for
Governor Wilson's Office of Community Relations.  Wong previously spent 10
years as a real estate consultant.
    Wong has been active in the Bay Area serving as a member on the Board of
Directors for the San Francisco Association of Realtors, the Mission Economic
Development Association, the Salvation Army, the Charity Cultural Services
Center, and as a member of San Francisco's Mayor's Task Force in the Mission
District.
    Wong, a resident of San Francisco, holds a degree in Agricultural
Economics from the University of Hawaii.

SOURCE  California State Automobile Association