Our Team
AWE Committee*
Janet Yang, Chair
Founder and President, Janet Yang Productions
President, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Katie Soo, Co-Chair
CMO, Adviser, and Founder
Chair, Asia Society Southern California
Global Trustee, Asia Society
Yiwen Li, Co-Chair
Principal, Alumni Ventures Blockchain Fund
Jade Alex
Director, Global Events & Publicity, Warner Bros. Publicity
Sylvia Kim
General Partner, CerraCap Cares
Kathy Le Backes
Director, Content Advisement - Representation, Inclusion Strategies & Engagement, The Walt Disney Studios
Vivian Long
Executive Director, Long Family Foundation
*All AWE Committee members are also members of the Asia Society Southern California Advisory Board
AWE Advisory Council
Julia Gouw
Chairwoman, Piermont Bank
Sue Ann Hong
President & CEO, The Center for Asian Pacific American Women
Fiona Ma
State Treasurer, California
Ally Maki
Founder, Asian American Girl Club
Maia Shibutani
double Olympic medalist ice dancer
Denise Yi
Managing Director, Citi Private Bank | Citibank N.A.
AWE Launch Event Host Committee
Julia Gouw
Chairwoman, Piermont Bank
Claudia Lin
Founder, Legacy Maker LLC
Florence Low Sloan
Producer and Philanthropist
Shirley Wang
CEO, Plastpro
Asia Society Southern California Team
Anjali Sharan, Acting Executive Director
Noriko Kanko, Program Officer
Jordan Kucharski, Executive Associate