MEET THE TEAM
The Seattle Asian American Film Festival is a volunteer-run organization made up of a small group of artists, filmmakers, professionals, and students who are passionate about the film, arts, and Asian American communities.
As the festival grows with the local community and network of Asian American organizations’ support, we continue to look for opportunities to share and uplift the arts of Asian American filmmakers and artists through organizing fun and collaborative events, thoughtful screenings, and relevant programs.
Director
Victoria Ju
Festival Director, Operations Director, Entertainment Producer
Events
Leilani Nishime
Grants Manager
Lina Truong
Grants Manager, Events Manager
Kyra Chhiu-Lim
Events Manager, In-House Designer
Kathy Zheng
Events Coordinator
Jenny Ma
Events Coordinator
Mandy Sun
Events Coordinator
Alina Doan
Volunteer Manager
Marketing
Aaron Yeung
Marketing Director, Project Manager - Website Team
Aditi Nagpal
Digital Marketing Associate
Michelle-Anne Quevenco
Marketing Coordinator
Jackie Susanto
Social Media Coordinator
Katherine Ichinose
Digital Content Coordinator
Programming
Adrian Alarilla
Programming Director
Daniel Oh
Filmmaker Liaison
Ahnya Waldeck
Programming Coordinator
Eseel Borlasa
Programming Coordinator
Grace Go
Programming Coordinator
Jade Jiaxue
Programming Coordinator
Tech
William Ju
Technical Director, Print Traffic Coordinator
Brett Kodama
Technical Specialist, Video Production Specialist
Website Team
Anagha Yodtare
UX Designer
Em Maloney
UX Designer
Joann Chang
UX Designer
Lahari Nidadavolu
Web Developer
Max Goldschmidt
Web Developer
Robyn Kwok
UX Designer
Stacey Cajita
UX Designer
Special Thanks
And a special thanks to our volunteer 2025 Website Team for redesigning and rebuilding the site with accessibility and community in mind.
⭐ Anagha Yodtare
⭐ Em Maloney
⭐ Jonas Sulit
⭐ Julie Wang
⭐ Lahari Nidadavolu
⭐ Max Goldschmidt
⭐ Robyn Kwok
⭐ Stacey Cajita