Experience

Project Manager, Workforce Programs

Japanese Community Youth Council

2012 Pine Street, San Francisco

January 2010 - September 2011


  1. +Directed three simultaneous employment programs that provided paid internships for low-income and under-resourced young adults between the ages of 14-25

  2. +Cultivated and maintained partnerships with over 200 private sector, public, and not-for-profit organization professionals as worksite supervisors for high school interns

  3. +Orchestrated engagement events to expand the network of program donors and supporters including: career day, career panels discussions, and ice-cream fundraiser

  4. +Trained and coordinated a team of twelve direct-service staff from a collaborative of subcontractors with program policies and operations, including use of salesforce.com

  5. +Reported program benchmarks and outcomes to funders: the Office of Economic Workforce Development, San Francisco Foundation, and Human Services Agency

  6. +Recruited new donors, volunteers and partners at local merchant association and philanthropic organization meetings and via radio broadcast and print publications


Development Intern

Center for Asian American Media

10825 Washington Blvd, Culver City

September 2008 - January 2010


  1. +Established relationships with high-level corporate sponsors, including Toyota and Comcast assuring that all sponsor agreements were upheld and generated marketing impression reports of sponsor benefits during San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

  2. +Managed financial contributions from gold and silver sponsors, balanced event budget for 30th Anniversary Gala, distributed donation requests and acknowledgment letters


Director of Business Development

Eyes of the World Media Group

10825 Washington Blvd, Culver City

September 2008 - January 2010


  1. +Devise outreach strategies and manage a team to accomplish a contact base of over 100,000 target clients as relating to various socially responsible businesses.

  2. +Facilitate marketing and sales for addiction treatment and education DVD series collected a contact base of 40,000+ relevant clients and $30,000+ worth of sales in six weeks.

  3. +Designed and implemented contact management system and e-newsletter procedures.

  4. +Meaningful Media - Research and compile a database of all organizations, groups, artists, and individuals that use the media to promote a social cause. Guest liaison for the network of our membership people committed to using media to create positive change.

Marketing Consultant - Film
Dying to Live: the journey into a man's open heart
369 S. Beverly Drive #311, Beverly Hills
February 2009 - July 2009


  1. +Designed all marketing materials and implemented contact management system.

  2. +Coordinated all office administrative affairs and monitored online marketing tools such as the website, Blogspot, MySpace, Facebook, IMDB, Linked In, iContact and Neoflix.


Administrative Intern

TreehouseLA

1624 Wilcox, Hollywood

April 2007 - September 2007


  1. +Assist in event production by researching: similar event demographics & sponsors, various vendors (venues, performers, atmosphere/scenic, legal issues, travel logistics etc.,) and Marketing and Public Relations contacts for potential clients.

  2. +Graphic designs and Brand Ambassador: Ford’s Vehicle Launch Party: Flex Rally 2008.


Production Intern

Southern California Life

2424 Corinth Ave, Los Angeles

October 2006 - June 2007


  1. +Design and produce graphics using the Adobe Photoshop and Avid Deko; including Chyron Graphics, Full Screen Graphics, and Over-the-shoulder Graphics.

  2. +Writer for the program script; created full package with on air stand-up appearance.

  3. +Guest relations to in-studio guests, by managing and preparing the details of their interviews.