Board

Board of Directors
Brad Baldia, Joe Kim, Franklin Shen

Advisory Board:
Joan Bressler is the Director of Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers and joined the Philadelphia Film Office staff in 1992. Her objective in this role is to find out what filmmakers need and work to provide it.
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Curtis Chin is a member of the Writers Guild of America. He’s written for ABC, NBC, FOX, Disney Channel among others. Currently, he is working on an independent documentary.

Jeffrey D. Erb is the CEO of Feverpitch Pictures. Prior to founding Feverpitch, Erb was the President of Kindred Media Group.

Diane Heery, C.S.A. is a casting director with over 15 years’ experience and also a member of the prestigious Casting Society of America. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Screen Actors’ Guild and is an active member of PIFVA and MCA. Diane is a graduate of Temple University’s Dept of Theatre.

Gayle Isa is the founder and Executive Director of the Asian Arts Initiative. Gayle has been an active participant in Philadelphia’s arts and culture community for the past 14 years, beginning as an intern and evolving as a staff member at the Painted Bride Art Center.
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Sam Katz a lifelong and passionate Philadelphian, is well known in the region for his civic and political activism, numerous business activities and extensive community initiatives. Currently Sam is working on a documentary about the history of Philadelphia.
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Philip Lam is an independent film producer based in the New York Metro area. He established himself among the Asian-American film community as executive producer for UNDOING (2006), a film-noir feature film by director Chris Chan Lee starring Sung Kang, Kelly Hu, and Russell Wong.

Louis Massiah is the founder and executive director of Scribe Video Center, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that gives community members the tools, training and support to tell their own stories through video.
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David Oh was born and raised in Philadelphia. He’s a trial lawyer and handles all sorts of cases in state and federal court, as well as, administrative matters such as workers compensation. He ran for City Council At-Large in 2007 and 2003.
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Andrew Toy is now the Director of the Retail Resource Network at The Enterprise Center after a strong, but unsuccessful run for Philadelphia City Council in 2007. Andrew works to assist minority and other retailers to find the resources they require to be successful.
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