Our Team
Staff
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Lily Tung Crystal (she/her)
Artistic Director
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Kevin Johnson-Sather (he/him)
Managing Director
(213) 625-7000, x160
kjohnson@eastwestplayers.org -

Jade Cagalawan (she/siya)
Arts Education & Professional Enrichment Programs Director
(213) 625-7000, x173
jcagalawan@eastwestplayers.org -

Aaron Heinsman (he/him)
Director of Development
(213) 625-7000, x168
aheinsman@eastwestplayers.org -

Winnie Lok (she/her)
General Manager
(213) 625-7000, x162
wlok@eastwestplayers.org -

Ximón Wood (they/them)
Director of Marketing and Communications
(213) 625-7000, x166
xwood@eastwestplayers.org -
Annie Jin Wang (she/her)
Associate Artistic Director
(213) 625-7000, x174
awang@eastwestplayers.org -

John Miyasaki (he/him)
Production Manager
(213) 625-7000, x175
jmiyasaki@eastwestplayers.org -

Josh Bennett (he/him)
Assistant Production Manager
(213) 625-7000, x170
jbennett@eastwestplayers.org -

Larry Mayorquin (he/him)
Education Coordinator
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Daniel Vallejo (he/him)
Patron Services and Engagement Coordinator
(213) 625-7000, x1
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Allen "Lucky" Weaver (he/they)
Casting Director
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Melanie Keller (she/her)
Seasonal Box Office Manager
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Risa Kurosaki (she/her/they)
Seasonal House Manager
Board of Directors
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Chair Rose Chan Loui
Director, Lowell Milken Program on Philanthropy & Nonprofits, UCLA School of Law
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Vice Chair Dr. Nayan Shah
Professor, University of Southern California
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Treasurer Derrick Que
Director, Risk Assurance Services, PwC
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Secretary Judith Sasaki
Partner, Coleman and Horowitt, LLP
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Chair Emeritus Randall Tamura
Graphware Corporation (Retired)
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Board Member Christine Chang
Head of Hosting Standards and Operations, Airbnb
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Board Member Alex De Ocampo
Consultant, Government Affairs
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Board Member the Honorable Alex Giza
Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County
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Board Member Kenneth Lao
Principal, Culinary Task Force
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Board Member Joseph C. Portillo
Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, Fiduciary Trust International
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Board Member Dawn Yamazi
Talent Executive, Animation
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Board Member Jeff Yang
Author
Advisory Council
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Wendy Chang, Chair
Director,
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund -
Charles Chatelain
Principal,
C2 Consulting -
Kin Cheng
Managing Director,
Courage Music -
Cynthia Choi
Co-Founder, Stop AAPI Hate
Co-Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action -
James E. Herr
Director,
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, Japanese American National Museum -
Michelle Lee Kim
Film Distributor Deep C Digital
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Sally Lew
Philanthropic & Non-Profit Consulting, Eastwind
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Bill McDermott
Director of Special Projects,
Project Angel Food -
Gamal Palmer
Principal & Founder,
Conscious BuildersFounder & CEO,
Global Eye Entrepreneurs -
Jennifer Price-Letscher
President & CEO,
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation -
Stephania Ramirez
Executive Director,
Perenchio Foundation -
Khanh Russo
President & CEO,
Pasadena Community Foundation -
Lisa Sedares
Space Systems Engineer,
JPL
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