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Sacramento, Ca

• Provide vision and leadership for a regionally impactful community arts organization, coordinating all areas of administration, programming, marketing, fund development, finance, strategic partnerships, and special event production.• Serve as co-producer of annual Asian Pacific CultureFest, which drew 7,000+ attendees in 2023, with stage performances, a pop-up art gallery, and more than 120 arts and crafts and community vendors and food trucks.

Sacramento, California

• Serve as executive producer of the annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival, having a mission to advance the roles of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in film and new media.

• Provide consultation services for nonprofit organizations in the areas of strategic planning, fund development, marketing/publicity, and special events program design and day-of production.• Provide advisement, representation, and management for visual and performing artists in California.• Serve as funding opportunity Advisor to individual and organizational applicants for the City of Sacramento, Office of Arts and Culture (2022).

• Co-founding member of Asian Crisis, which began in 1998 as a series of community-building jam sessions in Chinatown, Oakland, California, with a mission to create compelling new music that contributes to a pan-Asian/Asian Pacific American political consciousness.

Sacramento, California, United States

• Responsible for logistics and operational support; management of headquarters staff; coordination of fund development efforts. • Encouraged adoption of psychological safety principles in support of dedicated office staff.• Served as organizational liaison to community leaders, elected officials, and corporate funders.• Stage production and parade coordinator for 40th Anniversary Celebration• Oversaw development of Asian Pacific Cultural Heritage Center marketing collateral.

Sacramento, California

• As Interim Programs Officer, provided stability and oversight of Programs Team tasks and responsibilities.• Managed broad portfolio of funding opportunities, including those in support of county arts agencies, statewide and regional networks, nonprofit organizations, and individual artists throughout California.• Specialized in the design and implementation of nationally recognized programs and initiatives for vulnerable populations, expanding agency offerings to positively impact communities of color, immigrants, refugees, tribal/indigenous groups, and veterans.• Represented agency as Accessibility Coordinator, liaison to the National Arts and Disability Center, and shepherd of the Arts and Accessibility program, supporting careers of artists with disabilities and organizations wishing to expand reach to audiences with disabilities.• Served as agency Working Group member and Capital Cohort Team Member of the Government Alliance on Race Equity, partnering in the development and execution of the Racial Equity Action Plan.• Facilitated the design and implementation of career-advancing mentorship and leadership opportunities through the statewide Administrators of Color Fellowship Program.• Implemented ongoing assessment and program evaluation for grant programs through a systems-centered approach and multiple lenses of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.• Designed and executed culturally enriching community experiences and events such as Governor Newsom’s 2019 State of California Tree Lighting Ceremony and the statewide Poetry Out Loud program.• Co-led the migration, revision, and rapid deployment of CAC’s grants management system.

• Provided creative, operational, managerial, instructional, and logistical management for professional music performance ensembles: Sacramento Kings Drumline, 916Stix, and Oakland Raiders Rumble.• Create interactive and engaging live music experiences for thousands of fans, annually.

San Francisco Bay Area

2572 21St St, Sacramento, Ca 95818

• Provided operational leadership and the formalization of organizational culture for a mission and values-driven LLC, serving as an incubator for other entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits in the Sacramento region.• Co-managed all areas of operations, including internal and external client relationships, marketing/outreach, and sales for a 4,500 sq. ft. coworking facility and art gallery.• Facilitated the growth of a thriving and dynamic business community through innovative and holistic business practices.

• Responsible for the administration, monitoring, and program evaluation of more than $10 million in annual funds to agencies and programs supporting child and youth development.• Delivered oral and written presentations addressing program evaluation, policy recommendations, stakeholder data, contract compliance support, and RFP development.• Coordinated inter-agency contract compliance across multiple divisions, including City Administrator’s Office, Office of the City Attorney, City Clerk, Finance, Purchasing, and Accounts Payable.

• With City staff, guided local arts agency through a period of growth and development; led three-year strategic plan process; spearheaded focus on youth and arts education; championed inclusion of local immigrant and refugee community.• Facilitated grant-making process, public art approval, arts integration into the Richmond General Plan Revision, coordination of visibility events, and presentation of Annual Reports.

• Responsible for disbursement and contract compliance of $18.5 million+ through 800+ grants.• Designed and marketed grant applications, presented city-wide applicant workshops, facilitated panel review sessions.• Designed Grantee database tracking systems, produced reports for Council and public consumption.• Created and disseminated Oakland ArtSource e-newsletter, updated marketing content.• Planned and co-produced Oakland Arts Day and Oakland Day of Percussion (2003-2005). • Supported accounts payable/receivable, payroll entry, and supplies acquisitions.

• Assisted in the design, construction, sales, and promotion of Japanese musical instruments.

Oakland, California, United States

• Responsible for the design, marketing, publicity, production, and evaluation of free to low-cost pan-Asian community arts programs, including classes, exhibitions, lectures, performances, and public festivals.

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