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.

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
Herb is a graduate of LaSalle University (BS) and Temple University (MBA) and in his spare time he is a health care executive in the Philadelphia region.

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

Festival Coordinator: Leo Fox
Co-owner of the China-Viet News, wine lover and Wharton graduate.

Special Projects Manager/PR: Kitty L. Garrett

Marketing Consultant: Raphael Crawford

University of Pennsylvania Liaison: Shiella Cervantes

Festival Support: Alex Wong, Mike Donnelly, Meijun Meng

Festival Trailer: Jeffrey Hsu
Link to his work

Accounting Services: James J. Newhard, CPA

Legal Counsel: Ballard Spahr LLP

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