MEET THE TEAM
It takes a team to move forward with a mission, and it takes a village to build a community.
Thanks to these wonderful humans, this is the reason why Strong Asian Lead exists.
Mas Moriya
President/Founder (He/Him)
Mas handles the day-to-day operations at SAL, upkeeps the website, sponsorship outreach, product design, social media, podcasting, and partner communications.
Key Ventura
Event Organizer (She/Her)
Key is a Mixed Asian creative finding her way in LA.
Alex Chester-Iwata
Board Member (She/Her)
Alex's support and guidance for Strong Asian Lead gives us the strength we need to build, grow, and connect.
Kree Pandey
Web Developer @ otovo.io
Kree designed the first iteration of the Strong Asian Lead website and continues to provide support.
Victor Kovalev & Anna Yuan
Platform Devs - Scale Growth
Victor and Anna are the founders of ScaleGrowth.ai, which serves as our membership platform. Their robust system is what allows us to hold a database of information and a job listing platform.
Kathleen I-Ying Lee
Logo Designer @ Fifth Atrium
Kathleen and her team designed the original gold mountain logo based off Mas' sketch design. They also designed other graphics of ours including the defunct Asian Film Network and Redress Radio.
Emi Lea Kamemoto
Co-Founder of Strong Asian Lead, Emi is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant. Although she no longer is an active leader of Strong Asian Lead, her energy and values are apart of SAL’s core mission.
