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Wenda Fong
Co-Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Wenda Fong
is a
well-respected producer and director of television and live events with
a remarkable track record as an executive and community force. While
still an undergraduate at USC she began her career as producer and host
of her own live talk show series and later continued hosting and
producing community affairs programs for many of Los Angeles TV
stations. She is credited on over 200 television programs, with
experience producing all-star variety specials, award shows, live
spectaculars, talk shows and documentaries. Some highlights of her
career include four Emmy telecasts, five Disney specials, and seven
specials with Presidents Ford, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. In addition,
she has launched productions around the world, in places as far-flung
as China, Canada, Africa, and Europe. A partial list of recent events
she produced include the International Special Olympics Benefit from
the Kennedy Center, the historic inter-religious event for Pope John
Paul II's visit to Los Angeles, the pre-game entertainment for World
Cup Soccer USA, and the entertainment extravaganza of the G7 Summit for
President and Mrs. Clinton. She staged the grand opening of the Paris
Hotel in Las Vegas, produced the Paris Las Vegas Millennium Countdown
for ABC, and the annual Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
Her first
sitcom
series was as producer of She's the Sheriff starring Suzanne Somers.
Ms. Fong has also produced Scorch, Best Friends, and The Preston
Episodes. Most recently, she produced of The Steve Harvey Show.
Ms. Fong is
co-founder and chairperson of CAPE, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in
Entertainment and has served as president of East West Players, the
nation's oldest Asian American theatre. A member of the Directors Guild
of America since 1980, Ms. Fong serves as founding co-chair of the DGA
Asian-American Committee.
She joined
FOX as
its first Vice President of Creative Diversity Development Department
in 2001 where she created and launched its successful diversity
initiatives. In 2002, she was appointed the project coordinator for
American Idol, in addition to her diversity responsibilities. In 2003,
she was promoted to her current position of Vice President of Specials
and Alternative Programming for FOX Broadcasting Company.
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Adele Yoshioka
Co-Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Adele's
first
career in the entertainment field was as a successful
dancer/actress/model in many films, TV and stage shows. A few of the
directors and choreographers she has worked with are Bob Fosse, John
Huston, Norman Jewison, Gene Kelly, Geoffrey Holder, Amy Heckerling,
Michael Bennett, Herbert Ross, Ted Post, Lester Wilson, Ron Fields,
Peter Gennaro and Pat Birch. As an actress, her most memorable role was
as Clint Eastwood's girlfriend in MAGNUM FORCE.
Her second
and current career is in
international film distribution, specializing in contract and sales
administration. She has been Vice President at Image
Organization, Behaviour Worldwide, CineTel Films, World International
Network and is now with Nu Image/Millennium Films.
Her
community
service has varied from producing, directing and choreographing
Japanese community shows to serving on the Board of Directors for
AAPAA, East West Players and CAPE. She is a Founding Member of CAPE.
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Laverne McKinnon
Co-President
Laverne
McKinnon is Executive Vice-President, Original Programming and
Development at EPIX where she oversees scripted series, original movies
and mini-series, music and comedy events, and documentaries. EPIX is a
next-generation premium entertainment channel, video on demand and
on-line service which is a joint venture between Paramount Pictures,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate.
Prior to
joining EPIX, Ms. McKinnon launched her own production company Shibui
Entertainment where she developed and sold drama and comedy projects to
HBO, Showtime, USA, NBC, FX and the Cartoon Network. She worked with
such notable artists as Alicia Keys, skateboarding icon Tony Hawk and
best-selling authors David Baldacci, Mary Roach, and Karin Slaughter to
name a few. She also optioned the Outstanding Musical winner of the
2008 New York Fringe Festival China – the Whole Enchilada,
for which she is lead producer and anticipates will open off-Broadway
in 2010.
Ms.
McKinnon served as President, Television Production of 50 Cannon
Entertainment, feature film director Mike Newell’s production
company after the two bonded while filming Newell’s first
American television pilot. (Mike Newell has directed some of the most
successful and critically acclaimed films of the last decade, including
Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Mona Lisa Smile, and Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire.)
Prior to 50
Cannon, Ms. McKinnon was Senior Vice-President of Drama Series
Development at CBS where she was involved in such successful series as
"Without A Trace," "Criminal Minds," "The Unit," "Cold Case,"
"Numbers," and the "CSI" Franchise. Prior to working in Drama
Development, she served in the Current Programming and
Children’s Departments at the network.
After
graduating from the School of Communication at Northwestern University
in 1987, Ms. McKinnon established herself as an award-winning producer
and writer at Gerald T. Rogers Productions in Chicago, Illinois, a
leading distributor of educational films. She moved to Los Angeles in
1992, working briefly for a talent agency before spearheading
development for Klasky-Csupo (“Rugrats”) where she
was instrumental in shaping the studio’s reputation for
seeking less mainstream, non-formulaic projects.
Ms.
McKinnon holds a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine
University. She serves on the National Advisory Council for
Northwestern University's School of Communication and is President of
the Board of Directors for the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in
Entertainment (CAPE). Ms. McKinnon has recently fulfilled a life-long
goal to teach an Entertainment Studies course at Northwestern
University.
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Steve Tao
Co-President
Steve Tao
started
his career in entertainment as an intern for Walt Disney and Touchstone
Pictures. During his tenure, he worked on movies including THE DOCTOR,
THE THREE MUSKETEERS, and OPERATION DUMBO DROP and WHITE SQUALL.
In 1995, he
moved
to ABC Television as Director of Drama Series. During his tenure, he
rose to Head of Dramatic Series and oversaw the development and current
production of the Emmy Award winning THE PRACTICE, ONCE AND AGAIN, and
NYPD BLUE. He served as Senior Vice President of New Line Television,
overseeing the series BREAKING NEWS for TNT. He ran original series,
movies, and specials at VH1 as Senior Vice President of Programming out
of both the New York and Los Angeles offices, overseeing ONE HIT
WONDERS, ROCK THE HOUSE, and PLAY’D: A HIP-HOP STORY.
As
producer, he
started up Gale Anne Hurd’s television company Valhalla
Television, where he independently set up projects at all of the
broadcast and cable networks, as well as developed feature films. He
then headed up scripted development at FremantleMedia North America,
producer of AMERICAN IDOL, and got the company into the scripted comedy
(NBC, Fox) and cable markets (FX, Showtime, Lifetime). He also
initiated development of online series to television, and made the
company’s first sale to Comedy Central. Most recently, he is
consulting and executive producing for Participant Media to help launch
their television division.
A native
Californian, he earned his B.A. in Economics and Mathematics at
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. He also earned an
M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He
currently sits on the board of directors of CAPE, the CMC Alumni
Association, The Claremont Entertainment Mafia, and has served as judge
for the James Beard Foundation and the National Association of
Minorities in Cable.
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Sheri Bryant
Co-Vice President
Sheri
Bryant
graduated from Stanford University and worked for The Walt Disney
Company for three years as a financial analyst of Investments and
Funding. She then joined Disney’s Hollywood Pictures film
division and began her career as an entertainment executive. At
Hollywood Pictures, she oversaw the development process of a wide range
of films, and brought in new material, directors and writers.
Sheri then
served
as Director of Development and Production for production/distribution
company Image Organization, where she was involved in all aspects of
production, from story inception through post production. During her
tenure, the company made multiple films for CBS, HBO, Lifetime, and
Artisan. In addition to managing the company's story department and
staff of readers, Sheri was responsible for finding new writers and
directors, and spearheading the company’s casting. Sheri is
Associate Producer of Image's The Dentist, Daddy's Girl, and The Nurse,
as well as Production Executive for Dead Cold,, The Secretary, and
Voodoo.
Sheri
founded
independent production company Ransom Entertainment where she was
Executive Producer of Discovery Channel’s feature film Rain
starring Susan Dey and Scott Cooper, nominated for a prestigious
Genesis Award. She Co-produced Arachnid, an independent feature film
that recently premiered on Sci-Fi Channel and was released domestically
by Lions Gate. She also served as Co-Producer of the sci-fi action
thriller Crimson Force for Sci-Fi Channel in 2005, and produced the
independent feature Boo with Dee Wallace Stone for Kismet Entertainment
Group. Sheri has the supernatural love story The Sleeping Man in
development at Twentieth Century Fox.
Sheri’s
current endeavors are with partner writer/director Greg Aronowitz.
Their company, Dog & Rooster Productions, is actively
developing a diverse slate of projects for both television and feature
films. They are in post-production on “Labou,” a
family adventure film that was shot in August 2005 in New Orleans at
the Robert. E Nims Center and will be released in January 2007. Their
next film, a high concept family comedy, will begin pre-production in
Winter of 2006 in Los Angeles.
Sheri has
served
as a Consulting Producer to Lance Entertainment and Brainstorm Media
(Little Men, Kid Cop, Bridge to Terebithia), as well as Kismet
Entertainment Group (Stander, Asylum, Dog Soldiers).
Sheri
serves on
the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization Coalition of
Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and is a Trustee for the charitable
non-profit Feigenbaum-Nii Foundation.
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Leo Chu
Co-Vice President
Leo Chu has
enjoyed a career as a Producer and Screenwriter of animation film and
television for over a decade.
He is
currently
an Executive Producer for the MTV Networks and the Executive in Charge
of Manly Animation for Spike TV. He is in charge of building and
launching a new slate of animated comedies and video game properties
for Spike, including the upcoming HOWARD STERN: THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS
and AFRO SAMURAI with Samuel Jackson.
Most
recently,
Leo was the Vice President of Creative Affairs for Walt Disney Feature
Animation. He was the first Asian American in a leadership role at the
studio and was responsible for developing and creative producing such
animated films as FINDING NEMO (Academy Award Best Animated Feature
2004), SPIRITED AWAY (Academy Award Best Animated Feature 2003), MULAN,
LILO & STITCH, TOY STORY, TARZAN, BROTHER BEAR, DINOSAUR,
MONSTERS, INC., and the upcoming A DAY WITH WILBUR ROBINSON.
His writing
credits include MY NEIGHBOR THE YAMADA'S for Studio Ghibli and A DAY
WITH WILBUR ROBINSON for Disney. He is also writing and producing a new
animated series which he co-created for the MTV Networks. His
live-action films include ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD and THE JUNGLE BOOK.
A graduate
of
Stanford University, he is the proud recipient of the Image Award for
Artistic Achievement from the Organization of Chinese Americans and
featured as one of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Most Influential
Minorities in Entertainment.
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Kevin Iwashina
Secretary
Kevin
Iwashina
joined Hunting Lane Films, a film, television and
digital production company, in October 2008. Iwashina is responsible
for the financing and distribution of Hunting Lane Films’
original productions. In addition, he represents third parties to
secure financing and distribution for their filmed entertainment
properties.
Prior to
Hunting
Lane Films, Mr. Iwashina spent 10 years as an agent at Creative Artists
Agency (CAA), where he specialized in the packaging, financing and
distribution of filmed entertainment content. Individual projects for
which he arranged financing and distribution include the Academy Award
winning film CRASH, the indie cult hit DONNIE DARKO and Helen
Hunt’s directorial debut THEN SHE FOUND ME. Talent clients
included Gil Kenan (CITY OF EMBER), Gabriele Muccino (SEVEN POUNDS),
Netflix and the independent film icons John Waters and Christine
Vachon.
Iwashina
holds a
B.A. in English Literature from U.C.L.A. He is a sought after speaker
for various events and conferences, including the annual Sundance
Producers Conference. He began his career in the mailroom at United
Talent Agency.
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Alan Chu
Co-Treasurer
ALAN CHU is
presently the Director of Operations for the Visual Effects Society, a
non-profit membership driven organization of special visual effects
artist in the entertainment industry. He also moonlights as a
music video and commercial director.
From 1998
to
2002, Alan was a freelance producer with credits that include
“The Art of War,” “East meets West on the
Silk Road,” “The Disciples,”
“Never Get Outta the Boat,” “Topa Topa
Bluffs” and “Witchblade.”
Prior to
producing on his own, Alan was an executive for writer/director Oliver
Stone’s Ixtlan and Illusion entertainment for seven years in
various capacities from development, business affairs, finance and
operations. During his tenure he worked on “The Joy
Luck Club,” “JFK,” “Natural
Born Killers,” “Nixon,”
“Savior,” “The People vs Larry
Flynt” and “Indictment.”
Alan was
born in
Paris, France but was quickly uprooted into another French speaking
part of the world; Montreal, where he spent his childhood and teenage
years working in the family owned Chinese cinema. He is a
graduate of Concordia with a degree in engineering and a post-graduate
from McGill in business.
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Masashi Nagadoi
Co-Treasurer
Tokyo-born
Masashi Nagadoi received a B.A. in International Studies and Economics
& Business from Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota with
Honor (Omicron Delta Epsilon) in 1987, and worked as a management
business consultant at Arthur Young International (now Ernst &
Young) in Los Angeles before attending UCLA's Graduate Film School. He
completed the Spanish Language and Cultural Program in Guadalajara,
Mexico, and also studied European architecture and impressionistic art
in France and the U.K. Selected an All-Minnesota Rugby Football team
member, he competed in the
National Championship.
At UCLA, he
was a recipient of the Motion Picture Association of
America Award and was the representative of Cineco Film Organization.
He received a M.F.A. in 1994. Since graduation, he has directed a short
film, commercials, promotional video, and produced numerous television
shows and documentaries for the Japanese market. His dramatic short
film, MOMENT CAFE, won the Gold Award at Worldfest-Houston. His
first directorial feature, CRUEL GAME (with Mako, Jennifer Tung,
Jennifer Rubin and Victoria Silvstedt)was released on DVD by Universal
and aired on Showtime. Currently he directs commercials for clients
such as Kyolic, Ajinomoto, Zojirushi, Yamamotoyama, etc. for the US
market and is coordinating various projects including
“Pokemon” for Shogakukan Productions and OLM, one
of the biggest Japanese animation companies. Masashi appears in the
role of Admiral Ichimaru in “Letters from Iwo Jima”
directed by Clint Eastwood.
He is a
partner in the production company Megahertz MAPi Productions
with offices in Los Angeles and Tokyo. He is currently preparing for
his next feature project, sports comedy “Rising
Sons”.
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Ginam Lee, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Ginam
Lee is currently the owner of Ginam Lee & Associates. His areas
of practice are entertainment, business, real estate, and special
education. His entertainment related clientele range from foreign
financiers and production companies to up-and-coming producers and
writers. Mr. Lee worked in the Business & Legal Affairs
departments of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Digital Studios Division,
and Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, dealing with intellectual
property, employment, motion picture production, internet distribution,
video game development, interactive television, and video-on-demand.
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Peilin Chou
Board Member
Peilin Chou
is
currently a Principal Partner and Executive Producer at Lifefilm
Productions-an entertainment company focused on the production of
personal documentaries. Prior to that, Peilin was the Senior Vice
President of Programming and Production for AZN Television (A Comcast
Network). In addition to her role overseeing the overall programming
strategy for network, Peilin served as the Executive Producer for all
AZN TV Original Productions.
Prior to
AZN TV,
Peilin held several creative leadership positions at MTV Networks,
including Vice President of Original Series for Spike TV and Director
of TV Movies and Alternative Development at Nickelodeon. In the arena
of live theatre, Peilin served as the Company Manager &
Artistic Associate of the Roundabout Theatre, overseeing over a dozen
different revivals and new works, including the Tony Award-winning
productions of Cabaret and Sideman. Peilin also worked as the Director
of Development at Livent, Inc. where she helped to launch the Tony
Award-winning musical Fosse. Peilin started her career at the Walt
Disney Studios where she was a Creative Executive at Touchstone
Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation. Her feature film credits
include: TOY STORY 2, MULAN, PHENOMENON, and ROMY & MICHELE'S
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
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Gordon K. Ho
Board Member
Gordon is a
senior-level marketing, business development and operations executive
with consistent leadership success creating breakthrough new
products/technologies, and running forward thinking, profitable
businesses worldwide. Through his strategic and operational strengths
and his focus on leveraging new technologies, he has led the creation
of products and campaigns that have put Disney home entertainment
releases front and center in homes around the globe. Further, Gordon's
industry background in new media and digital marketing, franchise and
brand development, worldwide/emerging markets product rollouts, new
product development, and building direct to consumer loyalty programs,
has allowed him to create a consistent stream of accretive and highly
profitable ventures.
Gordon has built an 18 year career at THE
WALT DISNEY COMPANY, most recently as EVP, Worldwide Content, Marketing
& Business Development, where he built and led a 150-person
worldwide marketing organization responsible for $4B in global home
entertainment and digital movie sales. In this role he consistently
drove over performance on financial objectives by launching initiatives
including the highly profitable Disney Fairies franchise, Blu-ray + DVD
combo packs, Disney Movie Club direct-to-consumer sales, new digital
content and product initiatives, Disney’s upcoming entry into
digital subscriptions, and an innovation-focused global benchmarking
incentive program.
Prior to this role, Gordon had been promoted
to Senior Vice President, Marketing & Business Development at
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment where he was responsible for all
marketing & business development functions in North America. He
was appointed to drive the Division’s 5 Year Strategic Plan
that included investment in physical format differentiation strategies
(Blu-ray, 3D), CRM development, new franchise creation, emerging market
strategies, and digital distribution growth. In this capacity he led
market strategies for #1 TV on DVD (High School Musical), the #1
live-action DVD (Pirates of the Caribbean), and the #1 DVD of all-time
(Finding Nemo) − driving record $1B in profit. Additionally,
he improved retail product support, enhanced media spend effectiveness
by up to 30%, led an 18-company team to agree to Blu-ray branding
standards, and collaborated with Disney Consumer Products to initiate a
cross-divisional franchise development process.
Gordon also played an important role at
Disney as a member of their Executive Environmental Council, where he
led Walt Disney Studio’s environmental programs including the
sustainability efforts behind the studio’s business
operations, workspace, and consumer outreach communications.
In the late 1990's and early 2000's, Gordon
held the titles of Vice President of Marketing and Executive Director
of Marketing at Walt Disney Home Entertainment where he was responsible
for the management, marketing and P&L of Disney’s
animated line of videos & DVDs. During this time he led rapid
strategic expansion of the direct to video business and spearheaded new
business development efforts. Several prior roles at Disney in the
early to mid 1990's included progressively responsible marketing
positions in Home Video/Disney Interactive, Disney Classics &
Direct to Video, and Disney Cartoons. Before starting his career at
Disney, Gordon held management positions in High Tech with Hewlett
Packard, travel services at American Express and the advertising agency
business at Leo Burnett.
Gordon holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg
School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. in
Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.
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Clifford Lo, Esq.
Board Member
Clifford
Lo, Esq.,
of the Law Offices of Clifford Lo, has practiced exclusively
entertainment law since 1996. He
assists directors, producers, production companies, screenwriters,
composers, actors, and others with transactional matters related to
film, television, and other forms of entertainment.
These
matters may involve: rights
issues; option agreements; collaboration, producer, writer, and
co-production agreements; company formation; private placement equity
financing paperwork; production legal agreements; and sales agency and
distribution agreements./p>
One-third
of Mr.
Lo’s clientele are Asian American, and one of the main goals
of his law practice is to help advance the careers of Asians and Asian
Americans in all facets of the entertainment industry.
Mr. Lo
studied
Economics and Political Science at Yale University, and obtained his
J.D. at Boston College Law School.
He started
his entertainment career as
in-house counsel at Disney, including two years in London, handling
Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
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Peter McHugh
Board Member
I have
always appreciated CAPE’s presence, but until I met with you
all, I didn’t have a clear understanding of CAPE’s
mission. I walked away from our meeting with a much better appreciation
for who CAPE is and what CAPE does, as well as with a sense that I do
have something to contribute. I am inspired by how well you work
together and how dedicated and driven you are to support one another
and the membership. I’d be honored to join the board and to
live up to the example you have set. As a manager, I embrace the
opportunity to work with, support and guide the artists who we
represent. I believe I can bring that same sensibility and knowledge to
the table. I believe that through my personal and professional
experience I can work together with you and the membership to continue
to build and create opportunities for CAPE.
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Karen Moy
Board Member
I have had
the
good fortune to experience CAPE in its early years and
to personally benefit from it at that time. I am heartened by its
phenomenal growth since those days. To help shape CAPE'S continued
evolution as a board member excites me – in particular the
challenge of providing both support and kinship to Asian Pacifics in
the industry, at every career level.
A member of
the
Columbia Pictures creative group (overseeing the story department)
since 1995, I have actually been a part of the Sony Entertainment
family for longer, through an earlier position as Story Editor for
Tristar Pictures.
I am a
native
Angeleno and a graduate of USC's film and business schools.
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Keyvan Peymani
Board Member
Keyvan
Peymani
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Chan Phung
Board Member
Chan Phung
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Janis C. Shen
Board Member
Janis Shen
is an
entertainment lawyer currently working at the Law Offices of Howard
Sadowsky in New York City. A graduate of New York University School of
Law, Ms. Shen worked in-house at RCA Records/RCA Victor, and the
independent label TVT Records prior to joining the firm. Her work in
the music industry has spanned all genres of music from alternative
rock, hip hop/urban, pop and adult contemporary, to classical and jazz
from Snoop Dogg and the Eastsidaz, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys, NIN,
to Yanni, The Chieftains and George Winston. She has also worked on
various soundtracks including MR. DEEDS, WAKING LIFE, and SCARY MOVIE
2.
Ms.
Shen served on the CAPE Board of Directors from 2000 to 2002 and is
currently Managing Director of CAPE NY. During her school years, she
was a founding member of the Asian American acting troupe and community
activist group Descendents of the Monkey God at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, and chair of Advocates for the Arts at NYU Law.
She not only supports development of arts and media but also enjoys
performing as a violinist and backup singer in the band The Sharp
Things. The band has released one record, is recording the second, and
is planning a tour of the UK in Spring 2004.
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James C. Sun, Esq.
Board Member
James C. Sun, Esq. is Of
Counsel for the law firm of Pick & Boydston, LLP, a boutique firm
located in Downtown Los Angeles. He has been with the firm for 10 years
and has successfully litigated state and Federal intellectual property
matters, including trademark infringement, cable and satellite
retransmission royalties, and music royalties. James specializes in
litigating civil matters deemed complex by the courts and assigned to
specialized complex litigation courtrooms.
James obtained a B.A. in Political Science from
U.C.L.A. and a J.D. from Pepperdine School of Law, where he was the
President of Pepperdine Law’s Asian Pacific American Law
Students’ Association (“APALSA”). During his
involvement with APALSA, the school administration was persuaded by
APALSA to extend its minority scholarships to applicants of Asian and
Pacific Islander heritage, resulting in an over 400% increase in Asian
and Pacific Islander enrollment in just one year.
After graduating from law school, James continued
his dedicated work on behalf of the Asian Pacific American community by
performing pro bono services for clients of the Asian Pacific American
Legal Center in Los Angeles (“APALC”). His efforts on
behalf of domestic violence victims culminated in James being named
APALC’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year in 2000.
James is admitted to practice law before all of
the courts of the State of California; U.S. District Court, Central
District of California; and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado.
Recently, James’ peers in the legal profession nominated and
voted him onto Pasadena Magazine’s 2009 Top Attorney list (Civil
Litigation).
James is a long-time California resident, having
attended the Webb Schools in Claremont prior to college. He lives in
Los Angeles with his wife, Shelly, and their two children, Lucas (3
½) and Eva (5 mos.).
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Nguyen "Wyn" Tran
Board Member
Nguyen
"Wyn" Tran
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Chase Wang
Board Member
Chase
Wang is the Principal and founder of BAM! Marketing, Publicity
& Promotions (BAM!). He has spent the last 10 years honing his
marketing, publicity and promotional skills in the entertainment
industry. Mr, Wang has consulted companies on consumer brand marketing,
publicity and promotional campaigns for clients including Activision,
Seagram Americas, Fox Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment,
Paramount Classics, Sony Electronic Entertainment, Subaru of America,
Miller Brewing Company, Phillip Morris Companies, Gap Brand, Gap
Outlet, Anime Expo® and many more.
Prior to the founding of BAM!, Mr. Wang held positions in a prominent
marketing/promotions boutique agency and with one of the
world’s leading electronic entertainment publishing and
product companies. Mr. Wang is considered a marketing and publicity
expert in the
anime/manga industries.
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Jusak Yang Bernhard
Board of Director Emeritus
Jusak Yang
Bernhard works as an independent
producer and an actor.
As a
producer, Jusak has produced a
critically acclaimed feature film, hundred percent; multi-award-winning
Public Service Announcements for Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival, and National Asian
Pacific American Voter Registration Campaign. Jusak has also served as
event producer for the Asian Pacific American component of the 2000
Democratic National Convention and the 1996 Democratic National
Committee, as well as the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment
and East West Players. Since forming Yang Bernhard Entertainment, Inc.,
Jusak has garnered an impressive list of clients, such as the City of
Santa Monica, Capistrano Unified School District, California State
University of Long Beach, Center for Language Minority Education and
Research, Hana Financial, KSCI-TV, McDonalds, Toyota, Bank of America,
Southern California Edison, CDC: Verb, and the Los Angeles Police
Department; and organizations, such as the Asians for Miracle Marrow
Matching, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, CAUSE Vision 21,
Chinatown Public Safety Association, Korean American Coalition, Chinese
American Museum, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and
Organization of Chinese Americans.
As an
actor, Jusak has appeared in
television and feature films, such as Grey’s Anatomy, CSI,
Red Skies, The Doctor, Highway to Heaven, Simon & Simon, and
Tour of Duty. Recently, Jusak also appeared in recurring roles in The
Agency, Wild Thornberries, and Daytime Series, The Young and The
Restless, General Hospital. Jusak provided his voice, as a regular
character, on Klasky/Csupo’s cartoon series The Immigrants.
On stage, Jusak has performed in M. Butterfly as “Song
Liling” at the Salt Lake Acting Company; On Gold Mountain at
the LA Opera; Chairman’s Wife and Canton Jazz Club at East
West Players; Struggling Truths and Offending the Audience at the
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.
Named one
of the Asian America’s
500 Most Influential People by Avenue Asia Magazine, Jusak Yang
Bernhard was Co-President and a Board Member of the Coalition of Asian
Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE). Jusak is one of the Founding Members
of the Asian Pacific Alliance for Creative Equality (APACE), and has
served as Board Member of the Association of Asian Pacific American
Artists (AAPAA) and the Asian Pacifics Aids Intervention Team (APAIT).
Jusak has been recognized with the Media Award of Excellence (Asian
Pacific Exchange Organization); Bronze Apple (National Educational
Media Network); Visionary Award (Media Action Network for Asian
Americans); Aegis Video & Film Production Awards; and Telly
Awards. Jusak now resides in beautiful Savannah, GA.
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Jennifer Sanderson
Director
of Operations
Jennifer
Sanderson is a
Producer/Writer/Director. She has worked on over 25 short films and
draws inspiration from personal experiences growing up with a Korean
Mother and Norwegian Father. Jennifer is currently in post-production
on Bridesmaid a short dramedy she produced, co-wrote and co-directed.
Most
recently, Jennifer made her home in
Montana
where she won significant marketing campaigns, which included
interviews with Academy Award Winning Producer, Jerry Molen
(Schindler’s List) and long-time Grateful Dead manager, Rock
Scully, to name a few. Prior to leaving Montana, she co-wrote, directed
and produced a series of six regionally broadcasted commercials for the
Missoula Independent Newspaper.
Jennifer
spent 10 years in San Francisco,
where
she established herself as a voiceover agent and actor. She also spent
time as a corporate facilitator and consultant, servicing fortune 500
companies nationwide.
Relocating
to Los Angeles in 2009, Jennifer
has
enjoyed various production roles for The 81st Annual Academy Awards,
MTV Movie Awards, AC360, Radio Disney, Yahoo Music and most recently
worked with Larry King, covering Michael Jackson’s passing at
Neverland Ranch. Jennifer also worked in the story department at
Magical Elves.
Jennifer is
an alumna of The Charles H.
Lundquist
School of Business Administration at The University of Oregon as well
as the Disney College Program. Holding both a Master of Fine Art in
Filmmaking and a Masters of Art from the University of Montana, she
keeps active with the University, helping to recruit guest instructors
and promote their Entertainment Management Program.
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