Leaders

Board of Directors

Mark Kang

Senior Vice President
Worldwide Distribution
INSP

KALH Board Of Directors
Chair

Mark Kang

Senior Vice President
Worldwide Distribution
INSP

KALH Board Of Directors
Chair

Mark is a native New Yorker, currently serving as a Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Distribution at INSP, LLC, a top 10 Nielsen ranked US Cable TV network. In addition, Mark serves as a head of INSP’s Imagicomm Entertainment, an original film studio distribution arm for INSP Films. Prior to INSP, he served as a Senior Vice President at Sportsman Channel, and Vice President at Court TV, which is now know as Warner Media Discovery’s TruTV.

Between his TV careers, Mark served as a talent agent, specializing in Grammy & Tony-Award winning artists including Wu Tang Clan, Naughty by Nature, Lil’ Kim, original cast members of Jersey Boys.

Previous to media, Mark had a career as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley, then served as a Risk Arbitrageur at Tiedemann Investment Group, with over $1 billion under management.

Previous to the finance, Mark work for various fashion organizations including David Yurman, Ralph Lauren and Abercrombie and Fitch.

He served as a vice-chair on the national board of NAMIC for diversity, as a director at large for NYC WICT Chapter and was appointed to the advisory board of the Cable Center Hall of Fame.

Mark attended Bronx HS of Science in NYC and received his BA from Wheaton College in Illinois. Mark was born in Seoul, Korea, and lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY.

Jay Kim

Senior Vice President
Finance
Paramount Pictures

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President/CFO

KALH Co-Founder

Jay Kim

Senior Vice President of Finance
Paramount Pictures

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President/CFO

KALH Co-Founder

Jay Kim is the current Senior Vice President of Finance at Paramount Pictures. He spent the early years of his life in Seoul, and at the age of 7, moved to Pittsburgh and later New York City, with his parents and younger sister. After earning a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University, Jay headed to the West Coast to earn his MBA in Finance from Pepperdine University.

With a clear-cut focus on entertainment, Jay served as an intern at Disney. The following year, he accepted a full-time offer at the Paramount Pictures television group. After one year, Jay made the shift to motion picture finance, in which he currently works. He oversees the film ultimates for Paramount Pictures’ upcoming slates, current releases, and library titles. In addition, for the past few years, Jay began overseeing the company’s and studio’s overhead budgets.

Jay lent his early support to organizations including APEX (Asian Professional Exchange), East West Players, and the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Complementing the good fortune in his professional life, Jay has worked with charities like Cystic Fibrosis and Heal the Bay.

He credits his wife, daughters, and friends for their support. Jay is proud to be a co-founder of KALH, and he would like to thank the Korean American community for their ongoing interest in the culture and arts.

Esther Kang

Head of Business & Legal
Avalon Entertainment

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Vice-President

Esther Kang

Head of Business & Legal
Avalon Entertainment

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Vice-President

Esther Kang is the Head of Business and Legal Affairs at Avalon, a multi-award winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. In her role, she oversees all US deals and legal matters for the company and its slate of television projects. Prior to Avalon, Esther was the Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Lionsgate where she was responsible for financing, joint venture, M&A and other corporate matters for the global studio. She got her start as a lawyer at various prominent law firms, representing studios, production, financiers and networks across various entertainment matters. A Korean-American born and raised in Los Angeles, Esther graduated from UCLA and holds JD from USC Law.

Kymber Lim

CEO | Producer
MAJYK Studios

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Secretary/
Executive Director

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Kymber Lim

CEO | Producer
MAJYK Studios

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Secretary/Executive Director

KALH Co-Founder

Kymber Lim founded MAJYK Studios with the purpose of developing and producing diverse content to dismantle cultural barriers in media. Prior to MAJYK, Kim consulted for Netflix International Originals, managing projects in Asia, and is an Emmy award-winning visual effects producer, with an extensive productions background, having worked with all the major studios and streamers, as well as major brands and branded content.

Lim assisted influential producers and directors including Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Michael Bay, Gore Verbinski, Joe Kosinski, Steven DeKnight, and Bong Joon-ho in the visual development of their projects; she also consulted and produced for brands such as Coca Cola, Monster Energy, Ogio, Marriott, Harlem Globetrotters, Trip Advisor, Microsoft, Starz, Paramount, IMAX, Disney, Digital Domain, Bento Box Entertainment, and many other Asian and domestic studios & production companies.

Lim is a member of prestigious groups including The Producer’s Guild, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is the Founder and Chair of KALH (Korean American Leaders in Entertainment), a non-profit with the mission to uphold other Asian Americans in entertainment. She continues to work with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Overseas Koreans Foundation.

Roy Cho

President
Distribution & Partnerships
Versant

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Roy Cho

President, Distribution & Partnerships
Versant

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As President of Distribution & Partnerships for “SpinCo”, the yet-to-be-named Comcast NBC Universal entity that will house Comcast’s cable network portfolio (USA Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen, Syfy, E!, Golf Channel) as well as digital assets Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, GolfNow and SportsEngine, Roy and his team manage relationships, negotiate agreements and strike partnerships with traditional and streaming distribution platforms and partners. Roy and his team also pursue partnership and business development opportunities with tech, media and consumer partners.

Prior to joining SpinCo, Roy was EVP of Distribution & Business Development at AMC Networks where he worked for 9 years. Before AMC, Roy worked as a corporate M&A and private equity attorney in the New York offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP. While on leave of absence from Kirkland & Ellis, Roy won the primary and earned the nomination for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District with 90.4% of the vote. During his campaign, he raised $1.3 million, earned the newspaper endorsements of New Jersey’s largest newspapers and received 43% of the vote in the general election.

Roy earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where he was the Editor in Chief of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. While studying at Georgetown Law as an evening student, he served as Correspondence Director to U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan. Prior to law school, he worked as an Aide to the Governor of New Jersey and as Special Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Roy earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Brown University, where he graduated with honors.
Roy currently serves on the boards of the T. Howard Foundation, the WICT Network, CTAM as well as the Community Advisory Board of NJ PBS.

Ted Chung

Founder | Chairman
Cashmere Agency

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Ted Chung

Founder | Chairman
Cashmere Agency

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Ted Chung is the Founder and Chairman of Cashmere Agency and drives the company’s business development and creative strategy. Under his direction, the agency designs and executes targeted campaigns to help global brands authentically reach their multicultural millennial consumer.

Since Cashmere’s establishment in 2003, Ted has led the agency to accumulate a diverse client roster including BMW of North America, Jack in the Box, Google, Amazon, Adidas, Lyft, Diageo, Beats by Dre, Disney, Marvel, ABC, Turner Broadcasting, FX, Hulu, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Netflix, FOX, Snoop Dogg, and more. Cashmere Agency has been recognized as a leading force within the Creative Industry and has been the recipient of multiple awards including the 2019 Cannes, Lions Creative Award, The Clio Awards, AdColor, A100, and was named AdAge’s Multicultural 2019 Agency of the Year.

Ted holds a BA in Business with a specialization in Entertainment Marketing from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a guest speaker at Harvard University, Babson School of Business, and the Directors Guild of America Music for Film & TV Conference.

Ted has been featured in Fast Company, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, AdWeek, Billboard, and VICE as an expert on multicultural lifestyle and culture marketing. An industry veteran and serial entrepreneur, Ted Chung has received accolades across the industry including The Entertainment Mogul Award by Character Media and an ADCOLOR Rockstar Award nominee, a prestigious accord that recognizes the top leaders and visionaries within the industry.

Ted is an avid traveler and enjoys collecting unique items, including his extensive hip-hop memorabilia like the illustrious “Rap Snacks” collection and rap action figures. He is also the proud owner of the rare Datsun 220z T-Top.

Gloria Lee

Client Relations Partner
Rutan & Tucker

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Gloria Lee

Client Relations Partner
Rutan & Tucker

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Gloria Lee is the Client Relations Partner at Rutan & Tucker, one of California’s largest full service law firms, where she represents several retail, hospitality, entertainment and media companies. She is also the Co-Founder of biotech company Kwell Laboratories and Venture Partner at Ethos Fund, a venture capital firm investing in early stage tech companies in the US, Korea and Southeast Asia. She serves on the public company board of Hanmi Bank and several non-profit boards. Most recently, she served six years on the national board of Council of Korean Americans where she led their Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Sports (ACES) committee. Gloria is a proud mother of two teenage boys and is a graduate of Stanford University where she graduated with two BAs and a MA in four years while playing for their 3x national champion badminton team.

Dave Park

Founder
Alpha Park Capital

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Dave Park

Founder
Alpha Park Capital

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Dave Park is the founder of Alpha Park Capital and an experienced investor whose career includes roles at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, Maverick Capital, AEW Capital Management, Rockwood Capital, and Tiger Asia/Archegos Capital, where he served as a Managing Director. His investment expertise spans public and private equities and real estate across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Raised in Michigan with few Asian American role models especially in media, Dave is committed to advancing representation in entertainment. He trained in acting at The Barrow Group in New York City and has worked as a background actor in multiple television and film productions. He also served as an Associate Producer for the feature film Seoul Searching. Dave serves on the public company board of Gen Korean BBQ and remains dedicated to supporting greater inclusion and visibility for Asian Americans in the media industry.

Jeanne Yang

Manager | Celebrity Stylist
Anonymous Content

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Jeanne Yang

Manager | Celebrity Stylist
Anonymous Content 

Jeanne Yang is widely recognized to be the top Hollywood fashion stylist in the world. Jeanne’s photo credits include covers and editorials for GQ, InStyle, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire and Vogue. Her cutting edge ability to define emerging trends has led Jeanne to be hired as a consultant by the world's top movie studios, fashion designers, cosmetic and jewelry companies including Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate Entertainment, Estee Lauder, Old Navy, Luxottica, Lands End, 3M, Colgate-Palmolive, Proctor & Gamble and many more.
Jeanne is the trusted confidante to every major leading man and has amassed an unparalleled styling client list including Christian Bale, Rege-Jean Page, Robert Downey Jr., Keanu Reeves, Jason Momoa, Alfonso Cuaron, Taika Waititi and Jamie Dornan.
Jeanne consults for major fashion and cosmetic companies on their national advertising campaigns. After graduating from Scripps College, Jeanne began working as Managing Editor and Associate Publisher at Detour Magazine. Jeanne’s talent and foresight put then unknowns Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock and Cameron Diaz on covers. An expert at branding, Jeanne created Holmes & Yang with friend and actress Katie Holmes - which became must have garments for every jet set woman and a wardrobe staple for top female CEO’s across the country. Holmes & Yang was sold at the most exclusive boutiques in the world including Barneys New York, Selfridges London, Montaigne Market in Paris, and Maxfields Los Angeles. Holmes & Yang became the go-to line for actresses and rock stars including Penelope Cruz, Amy Adams, Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, Jessica Alba, Taylor Swift, Rhianna, Gwen Stefani and Pink. Jeanne has continued styling Hollywood’s top men and consulting with major global brands.
In her new role at Anonymous Content, Jeanne will manage directors and actors, develop and produce tv and films and she will continue to consult with major brands and style her top clients.

David Yeom

CEO
Evite

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David Yeom

CEO
Evite

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David Yeom is the CEO of Evite, the world's leading digital invitation platform with over 120 million unique users annually. David and his partners extracted the business from Liberty Media at the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020 and executed a turnaround, enabling it to record revenue, engagement and profitability. In 2024, David led the sale of Evite to Francisco Partners and was recognized as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 in Greater Los Angeles. Prior to Evite, he was the Co-Founder & CEO of Hollar, raising over $100M in venture capital from Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, Index, Comcast, Greycroft, and other premier firms. Prior to Hollar, which was acquired by Five Below, David was Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at The Honest Company, overseeing all online and offline marketing, including branding, customer acquisition, retention, and BD. Prior to Honest, David served as Head of Acquisition Marketing at HauteLook, which was acquired by Nordstrom in 2011.

CO-FOUNDERS

Sarah Shyn Ayala

Manager | Producer
3 Arts Entertainment

KALH Co-Founder

Sarah Shyn Ayala

Manager | Producer
3 Arts Entertainment

KALH Board Of Directors
Secretary

KALH Co-Founder

Sarah has acted as both a talent manager and producer at 3 Arts Entertainment for the past 11 years, whereby she represents acclaimed actors, along with writers and directors. Prior to her start at 3 Arts, she advanced her career at CAA, and was an agent at the Osbrink Agency and The Gersh Agency, for nearly a decade.

Edwin Chung

Vice President
21st Century Fox

KALH Co-Founder

Edwin Chung

Vice President
21th Century Fox

Edwin Chung is Vice President of Comedy Development at 20th Century Television Studios, where he oversees the development of half-hour series for both broadcast and streaming and serves as the executive in charge of the upcoming reimagining of The Wonder Years with Lee Daniels and the Modern Family spinoff, among other projects. He was previously Senior Vice President at Legendary Television, where Chung built and oversaw the studio’s current series department, working on such shows as Love and Lost in Space for Netflix, Colony for USA, Carnival Row for Amazon, and Looming Tower for Hulu. Beginning his career at NBC, Chung worked his way up the ranks at both the studio and network, ultimately serving as SVP, Comedy Programming, and Current Primetime Series, developing The Office and in charge of the creative production of shows like 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, Community, Chuck, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Up All Night, and Hannibal. Chung was named one of the top 35 entertainment industry executives under the age of 35 by The Hollywood Reporter. He served in the internship program at Barry Levinson’s company and began his career as a business planner in Touchstone/Walt Disney Pictures’ Development Finance and Planning group. Born and raised outside of Chicago, IL, Chung graduated with honors from Stanford University.

Sandra Kang

Co-Founder
Range Media Partners

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Sandra Kang

Co-Founder
Range Media Partners

Sandra Kang is a founding partner at Range Media Partners, a fairly new talent management company. Here, as an innovative marketing professional with 20+ years experience, she runs the brand partnership business at the intersection of brand marketing and entertainment culture. Her expertise includes development and execution of integrated marketing programs, which she leads with strategic insight, influencing Social Media, Digital Television, Motion Picture, Music, Fashion, Sports, and CSR across the Hollywood landscape. Her clients both past and present include The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Samsung, Diageo, Burberry, and Dolby.

Eric Kim

Executive Vice President
Current Programs
CBS Television

KALH Co-Founder

Eric Kim

Executive Vice President
Current Programs
CBS Television

KALH Co-Founder

Eric Kim is Executive Vice President, Current Programs, CBS, where he is responsible for overseeing the combined department that supports current programming for both CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Studios. In addition, he has oversight of CBS Daytime, the Network’s top-rated lineup in that daypart.

In his position, Kim oversees creative affairs for all scripted series broadcast on CBS; for Studio shows produced for other broadcast networks; and for daytime’s game shows and dramas, as well as Saturday morning’s lineup for CBS Dream Team. He reports to David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, and Amy Reisenbach, President, CBS Entertainment.

Kim was Senior Vice President of Current Programs at CBS from July 2014 through December 2022. Prior to joining CBS, Kim worked in Live Action Series for Nickelodeon and Teen Nick. Kim was also Vice President of Current Programming at the CW and part of the creative team that launched the new network when UPN and The WB networks merged.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, Kim got his start in the entertainment industry working for director Jonathan Demme on the film “Philadelphia” and followed Demme to his production company in New York. Kim currently sits on the board of Colour Entertainment, a non-profit organization of diverse executives in the media landscape, as well as a Board Member of non-profit Korean American Leaders in Hollywood (KALH).

Jeniffer Kim

Senior Vice President
International Originals
HBO Max

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Jeniffer Kim

Senior Vice President
International Originals
HBO Max

As Senior Vice President, International Originals for HBO Max, Jeniffer Kim holds paramount responsibility with regard to international content for the streaming platform. She commissions HBO original series and co-productions for the platform pertaining to international markets targeted for the US and global audiences.

In collaboration with some of the biggest names in international television, Jenifer and her team have secured top programming for HBO Max, bringing anticipated series to global audiences. Her International Originals slate is comprised of series across integral genres, formats, and languages. Among her HBO Max titles include the critically acclaimed original It’s A Sin from screenwriter Russell T.

Davies, Spanish limited series Veneno, Israeli series Valley of Tears, the upcoming romantic comedy Starstruck, and limited series including The Tourist and The Girl Before. Prior to joining HBO Max, Jeniffer served as SVP of Original Programming for TBS and played an integral role in the evolution of the network. Earning the reputation as a trailblazer, Jeniffer worked on such culturally resonant and critically acclaimed series as Search Party, now on HBO Max, Angie Tribeca, American Dad, and the Emmy®- award-winning Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Jeniffer began her career as a comedy coordinator at Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios). A California Bay Area native now living in Los Angeles, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Visual Arts from the University of California, San Diego.

Rob Kim

Co-Head
Buchwald Agency

KALH Co-Founder

Rob Kim

Co-Head
Buchwald Agency

KALH Board Of Directors
Vice President

KALH Co-Founder

Rob Kim began his career in the mailroom at the United Talent Agency in 1992 after graduating from UCLA. He became the youngest agent at the company, getting promoted to agent at age 23. As a Television Literary and Packaging agent, Kim went on to represent high-level writers, producers, actors, and performers in all areas of the entertainment industry. His clients included: Edward Allen Bernero (Criminal Minds); Drew Goddard (The Martian); Marc Guggenheim (Arrow); James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy); Mike Kelley (Revenge); Steve Molaro (The Big Bang Theory); Chris Mundy (Ozark); Nelly (Multi-platinum selling recording artist); Luvh Rakhe (New Girl); Brooke Shields (Lipstick Jungle); Vanessa Taylor (Game Of Thrones); Jonathan Tropper (Warrior); and The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

After 17 successful years at UTA, Kim took the opportunity to start and run a production company with a longtime client, Bernero, under a multi-year overall deal, with ABC Television Studios. Under that deal, the company executive produced CRIMINAL MINDS and the spinoff, CM: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR. Kim then returned to the representation business as a Vice-President at UTA, where he rebuilt a roster of clients which, in addition to numerous writers and producers, included such actors as, Jennifer Beals (The L-Word), Leslie Jones (SNL), Sara Rue (Impastor), Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii 5-0), and Wesley Snipes (Expendables 3). Kim then launched and ran his own management company, Foundation Artist Management, which focused on representing writers, development, and international format acquisition. Kim returned to agenting in 2019, joining the Buchwald agency, where he runs the literary division. As Head of Literary, he oversees all motion picture and television and film finance and sales.

Helen Lee-Kim

President, International
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group

KALH Co-Founder

Helen Lee-Kim

President, International
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group

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Industry veteran Helen Lee-Kim serves as President of International for Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group. A key member of the film leadership team, Lee-Kim is responsible for leading the Company’s international motion picture business and oversees a film slate that has generated nearly $10 billion at the global box office over the past six years.

Lee-Kim manages a global distribution infrastructure encompassing output deals and partnerships with leading distributors around the world. She also works closely with Lionsgate UK and IDC (Lionsgate’s joint venture in Latin America) and oversees the Company’s growing film activities in China and India. In addition to in-house productions, Lee-Kim oversees the business of representing films for key third-party producers in the international marketplace. She is also focused on expanding international co-production opportunities.

Lee-Kim heads a team with unparalleled knowledge of the international film marketplace, strong relationships with best-in-class talent and expertise in creating bold, original films that resonate with a global audience.

Throughout her career at Lionsgate, Lee-Kim has overseen the international release of some of Lionsgate’s iconic film franchises including The Hunger Games, which grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide, as well as recent global successes such as the latest installment of the John Wick series and the critically-acclaimed hit Knives Out. Lee-Kim first joined Lionsgate in 2007 under the first tour of duty of Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake having worked with him at Mandate Pictures as Vice President of International Sales at Mandate Pictures. She then left to partner with Drake in building Good Universe before returning to Lionsgate in October of 2017.

A graduate of Loyola-Marymount School of Film & Television, Lee-Kim started her career at IFTA (International Film & TV Association), the trade association that runs the AFM (American Film Market), and also held a post at Franchise Pictures as the Director of International Sales.

Jun Oh

VP, Head of Business Affairs & Legal Affairs, Film
Netflix

KALH Co-Founder

Jun Oh

VP, Head of Business Affairs & Legal Affairs, Film
Netflix

Prior to Skydance, Jun Oh served as President of Business and Legal Affairs for Global Road Entertainment. Jun had an extensive career at Warner Bros. Entertainment, in which he rose to Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. With that role, he was responsible for negotiations in development, production, co-financing, and distribution, securing deals for titles like Dunkirk, Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians, and Aquaman. Jun was previously Head of Business and Legal Affairs for Warner Independent Pictures, where he worked on deals for Slumdog Millionaire among others. He began his entertainment career at The Walt Disney Company in the business and legal affairs group. Jun was honored in Variety’s Legal Impact Report in 2020. He holds a BA from Cornell University, and a JD from UCLA School of Law.

Associate Board

Sean Kim

JD Candidate
USC Gould School of Law

Chair

Sean Kim

Sean is the Associate Board Chair and is a Co-Founder and the former President of KALH@USC. A two-time Trojan, he is currently a J.D. Candidate at the USC Gould School of Law and graduated with honors from the USC Marshall School of Business and School of Cinematic Arts. Sean will be joining Latham & Watkins’ Summer Associate program in 2027. He has experience on both the business and creative side of entertainment with internships at HBO and HBOMax, Warner Bros. Discovery, Vertigo Entertainment, and Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman. Through KALH, he has helped lead major events and initiatives for the organization, including the inaugural KALH Honors and the annual KALH Mentorship Summit.

Shawn Choi

Business Development Analyst
Moju Ventures

President

Shawn Choi

Shawn Choi is a business development and strategy professional working across entertainment, technology, and creator culture. He currently leads partnerships and go-to-market strategy for Sticky Data, an AI-powered tool suite supporting creators and agencies in building direct-to-fan commerce and analytics ecosystems. Shawn began his career in business development and strategy, supporting Ted Chung (Cashmere Agency) in early-stage ventures across consumer products, web3, and media. His work has spanned brand positioning, fundraising strategy, and partnership development within the entertainment and media industries. As President of the KALH Associate Board, Shawn oversees initiatives that cultivate community, mentorship, and cultural programming for emerging Korean American professionals in entertainment and media. He is deeply committed to strengthening pathways between the next generation of storytellers and the global Korean cultural movement. Shawn graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Entertainment Industry from the School of Cinematic Arts. He is passionate about supporting and advancing Korean American entrepreneurship, and is actively involved with MAUM Market, a community-driven platform spotlighting and uplifting emerging Asian businesses and founders. Outside of his professional work, Shawn enjoys playing basketball, snowboarding at Mammoth, and inventing new ice cream flavors at home.

Serapina Chung

Graduate Student
Columbia University

Secretary

Serapina Chung

Serapina Chung is a graduate student at Columbia University studying Strategic Communications. Before moving to New York, she grew up in Southern California, attending the Orange County School of the Arts in the Creative Writing conservatory and graduating from USC with a bachelors in Business Administration and minor in Entertainment Industry. She began at Atlas Entertainment (Oppenheimer, The Dark Knight, Uncharted) as a Literary, Development, and Talent Management intern and later interned at NBCUniversal within the Unscripted Competition & Game Show department where she worked on shows such as The Traitors, Love Island, and The Voice. Aside from her studies, she also part-times at an escape room in Manhattan.

Sujin Jung

Writer-Director
Indie Filmmaker

Sujin Jung

Sujin Jung is an LA-based Korean filmmaker focused on psychologically driven, female-centered narratives. She is an MFA graduate of Loyola Marymount University and a fellow of the Sony x LMU Social Impact Filmmaking Lab. Her short film Cocoon won the Focus Features Short Film Showcase at the Gotham Award and premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival.

Kianni Keys

Writer-Producer

Kianni Keys

Kianni Keys is a writer/producer across independent, local language, and co-produced film and television. Most recently, she was Coordinator at independent TV studio, Amplify Pictures, the company behind Emmy winning series 100 Foot Wave, where she worked in scripted development. Prior to Amplify, Kianni worked under Pachinko showrunner Soo Hugh for the NBCUniversal AAPI Talent Incubator, The Thousand Miles Project, as well as Yann Demage's banner, Wayward Films. Slowly admitting to being an LA transplant, Kianni is a graduate of NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing.

Brendan Kim

MP Lit Assistant
CAA

Brendan Kim

Brendan Kim began his career at CAA in 2021 as a mailroom clerk. He then served as the assistant to Santini Reali in the Nonfiction Television department before moving to the Motion Picture Literary department, where he currently assists Christina Chou. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended Occidental College, where he earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Music Theory.

Dani Kim

International MP Sales Assistant
Lionsgate

Dani Kim

Dani Kim began her career in live television, working in news and broadcast production with KTVU FOX 2 and Dick Clark Productions. She later transitioned into scripted development at Amplify Pictures and now serves as an Assistant in International Motion Picture Sales at Lionsgate. Kim attended California State University, Northridge, where she studied Cinema and Television Arts with a focus in Entertainment Media Management.

Desmond Kim

Creative Project Manager
JYP America

Desmond Kim

Desmond (Myung Jae) Kim is an omnivorous storyteller, skilled in filmmaking, animation, stop-motion, music video production, VR storytelling, and game design. He has worked across Global Strategy, Project Management, and Creative Production at leading entertainment companies including CJ ENM America, HYBE x Geffen, and JYP America. With a cross-cultural background spanning Korea and the United States, Desmond brings a global perspective to entertainment, technology, and artist-driven storytelling. He is currently working at JYP America as a Creative Project Manager. Desmond earned a B.A. in Media Arts + Practice from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The inaugural KALH Future Grant enabled him to complete his education and take his first step into the industry he dreamed of as a child. Inspired by the support he received, Desmond is committed to paying it forward by opening doors for the next generation of Korean American students in entertainment.

Cleo Lim

Talent Agent Trainee
UTA

Cleo Lim

Cleopatra Lim is an Agent Trainee and Assistant at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles. She graduated from Columbia University with degrees in Creative Writing and Psychology, where she was also a four-year member of the D1 collegiate swim team. Before moving into entertainment, Cleopatra worked in brand strategy at leading advertising agencies in New York and Los Angeles, including 72andSunny, Droga5, and IW Group. Outside of work, she enjoys teaching writing to kids, hosting events for her community, and playing outdoor sports.

Ellie Min

Marketing Manager
JYP America

Ellie Min

Ellie is the US Marketing and Social Lead at JYP Entertainment USA, where she manages the full lifecycle of US initiatives in partnership with Republic Records. A UC Berkeley graduate with a background in Media Studies and Marketing, Ellie has spent her career immersed in the Korean-American cultural space—from her early roots in K-beauty to her current leadership in Korean American entertainment. Formerly the Social Media Marketing Manager at HYBE America for the group KATSEYE, Ellie is passionate in leading 360-degree marketing launches and rebranding social media. Ellie is passionate about the challenge of bridging the gap between artistic vision and global fandom, turning complex narratives into viral movements.

Angela Kim

Associate Producer
Versant

Angela Kim

Angela Suh-Young Kim is an Associate Producer at Versant Media. She received a B.A. in Film, Television, & Digital Media with honors from UCLA. Outside her role at Versant, Angela is a documentary and narrative filmmaker. Her filmmaking career began as an assistant editor and later expanded into development and production at NBCUniversal, Roadside Attractions, and Focus Features.

Elizabeth Lim

Literary Agent Assistant
WME

Elizabeth Lim

Elizabeth Lim is a foreign rights literary agent assistant at WME. She graduated from Wellesley College with degrees in English Literature and Sociology. She previously interned at Disney and NBC as an editorial assistant and worked at Media Res as a research assistant on Apple TV+’s Pachinko Season 2. Based in New York City, Elizabeth enjoys attending stand-up comedy shows and taking classes at Barry’s in her free time.

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