WORC Management Team

President
K. David Andersson

 

Vice President, Asia
Stephen Chan

Vice President, Senior Lifestyle Services
Cathryn Carpenter

About Us - The History Of WORC

In 2003, immigration attorney David Andersson, spearheaded an effort to bring a US government designated Regional Center to Whatcom County as a means to stimulate economic activity in Northwest Washington. 

Mr. Andersson collaborated with economic development officials, business leaders, and immigration specialists to prepare an application to the US Government.

Three years later, on October 13, 2006, the Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center, or WORC, was officially designated as a Regional Center for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program, by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services division (USCIS).

The USCIS designation allows WORC to collect investments from Immigrant Investors as part of the EB-5 Program. The designation requires that any funds invested in WORC be allocated towards the development of ‘Homes for the Elderly’ in Whatcom County.

WORC has corporate offices in Bellingham, Washington and Shanghai, China.  The Regional Center also works with lawyers and immigration specialists in fourteen different countries on five separate continents.

K. David Andersson

WORC President

David Andersson is the founder and President of the Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center.

David  has been involved with the
EB-5 U.S.A. Immigrant Investor Program for over a decade. Currently, he is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Investor (EB-5) Committee, and President of 'Invest in the USA', the industry association for active EB-5 Regional Centers in the United States.

David is also a practicing attorney, in the State of Washington,  specializing in US Immigration Law, and particularly immigration through business and investment.

 

Stephen Chan

WORC Vice President, Asia

Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Stephen (Ying) Chan, obtained his university education in the United States.  He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin in 2007., and a Masters Degree in Finance from DePaul University in 2004.

Now, back in China, Stephen serves as an adjunct professor at East China Science and Technology University’s Law School.

Stephen is based in WORC's office in Shanghai and oversees the investor relations function for all investors from China.

Prior to joining WORC, as a Vice President, Stephen practiced EB-5 law in China.

Cathryn Carpenter

WORC Vice President,

Senior Lifestyle Services

Cathryn Carpenter is WORC’s Vice President of Senior Lifestyle Services.

Cathryn has worked in both skilled nursing and in-home care, serving the various needs of the aging population.  She has over 20 years in business management, providing a wide variety of concierge services and hands-on personal assistance to the active adult community. 

Cathryn’s primary role with WORC is to facilitate job creation by developing an array of senior care services for our Active Adult communities.