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After a successful career in private equity, Henry Manayan was selected as Executive Director in July of 2022 for Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts).

Henry has been heavily involved with non-profit organizations for more than 30 years. He has served as a Board member with 21 non-profits including the Commonwealth Club of California, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Asian-Americans for Community Involvement, the YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, the Sustainability Institute, and Save The Bay. His roles which have included Chairman, Finance Chair, Treasurer, Corporate Secretary, and Board Director, resulted in substantial financial growth to many of these organizations.

With a passion for visual and performing arts, Henry served on the Boards of six arts organizations including the Silicon Valley Arts Council, San Jose Museum of Art, Villa Montalvo, Third World International Film Festival, and the San Jose Performing Arts Consortium. His involvement in the arts led to increased fundraising and audience development within those companies.

Henry was the Founder and President of The Transpacific Companies, a finance and investment company based in Silicon Valley, California. He received his Bachelor’s degree at Syracuse University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Santa Clara School of Law. He also completed post-graduate programs at the London Business School and Harvard University.

Kent Lee joined Pacific Arts Movement as the Executive Director in 2016 after previously serving as a Pac Arts volunteer and board member. With more than a dozen years of non-profit experience, Kent serves in various capacities for non-profit organizations and community groups including the San Diego API Coalition (Co-Chair), UCSD API Alumni Council (Incoming Chair), Asian Business Association of San Diego (Treasurer), Alpha Phi Omega (Treasurer, National Board Member), UC San Diego's Chancellor's Community Advisory Board, International Deaf Education Advocacy & Leadership, and the Mira Mesa Community Planning Group. Kent has been recognized for his leadership and service in the community with SD Metro’s 40 Under 40 Award as well as UC San Diego’s 40 Under 40 Alumni Award. Kent is a proud alumnus of the University of California, San Diego, where he received degrees in Economics and General Biology. Kent and his wife Phuong have called Mira Mesa home for nearly fifteen years, where they currently reside with their two young children.

Glenn Heath is a lifelong San Diegan with years of experience in organizing film festivals and the media arts field, including working as the Programming Director at San Diego Latino Film Festival and teaching film studies for National University and Platt College. He earned his Bachelor’s of Arts in Film Studies from University of California at Santa Barbara and his Master’s Degree in Television, Film, and New Media from San Diego State University. Currently, he’s also the Film Critic for San Diego CityBeat and has contributed criticism to Little White Lies, RogerEbert.com, Cineaste, Brooklyn Magazine, Slant Magazine, Fandor, and Mubi.

Brian Hu is a film critic, teacher, and scholar. He completed his PhD in Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA and did his dissertation research in Hong Kong under a Fulbright fellowship. He is the author of hundreds of articles on film and the arts and his writing has appeared in edited volumes and journals as well as in the online magazine Asia Pacific Arts, which he co-edited from 2006 to 2011. His book Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and Taiwan is forthcoming from Edinburgh University Press. He is also Assistant Professor of Television, Film and New Media at San Diego State University.

Carmela Prudencio is a nonprofit marketing professional. She is active in San Diego’s arts community as a curator, visual artist, and community organizer. She is passionate about storytelling and amplifying community voices through activism, film, and visual arts. Carmela started her marketing career at the Museum of Photographic Arts and worked as the marketing manager for San Diego Underground Film Festival. She currently co-runs an independent artspace called Teros Gallery in City Heights. Carmela is currently part of the Rockwood Building Power Fellowship 2021 cohort and earned her Associate of Arts degree in Merchandise Marketing at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Zia Hance is an arts and culture advocate, content creator, and visual artist. She has had an interest in photography since a very young age, and has now been photographing professionally and contributing work for over 10 years. She also has an academic background in Digital Journalism Studies, receiving Honors in News Writing for Multimedia at San Diego City College.

Zia is passionate about arts and culture and believes that both are essential for building community, supporting development, nurturing well-being, and contributing to economic opportunity. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering her skills with other organizations, watching art-house cinema, reading, experimenting with film and digital photography.