Staff

PAAFF is run by a team of dedicated volunteers who serve in their free time to promote and support films by and about Asian Americans for the people of Philadelphia.

Festival Director/Programmer: Joe Kim
Joe is a Temple grad and independent film professional. He has served on the jury for the Philadelphia Cinefest in 2009 and 2011.

Managing Director: Michael Wingate Jones
Michael is a Philadelphia based actor and independent filmmaker listed on IMDB, as well as a practicing attorney (JD/MBA, Graduate of Villanova Law School).

Corporate and Community Relations Director: Brad Baldia
Brad, a graduate of Bucknell University (Bachelor’s) and Temple (Master’s), works extensively with the Asian America community on a local and national level.

Creative Director: Ron Lu
A native of Amish Country USA (Lancaster, PA) and graduate of Millersville University, Ron utilizes his skills as a graphic designer to make PAAFF look all polished and pretty.
Link to his work

Events Coordinator: Herb White

Marketing Director: Leo Fox

University Relations Director: Bill Yau
Bill is a Philadephia native and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Special Projects Manager: Kitty L. Garrett

University of Pennsylvania Liaison: Shiella Cervantes

Shorts Programmer: Pamela Nemoto
Pam is an Associate Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys) and a Teaching Assistant at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Festival Support: Alex Wong, Meijun Meng, Mike Donnelly, Steve Kim, Charles Han

Festival Trailer: Jeffrey Hsu
Link to his work

Legal Counsel: Ballard Spahr LLP

Board of Directors
President – Joe Kim
Treasurer – Brad Baldia
Secretary – Franklin Shen