Directory

Arts & Entertainment

Emilio Manuel Camu

Chair
Utah Asian Festival

Shunta Nagano

DJ
DJ Tenchu Entertainment, LLC
Music

Lillie Nguyen

Owner
DJ Lili
DJ

Anju Thapaliya

Event Planning & Decorations

Helena Tse

Charisma Photobooth Co
Photobooth & Events Services

Kelli Shimada & Amanda Mulia

Movement Studio

Nikki Gadingan

FlashHaus Photobooth
Photobooth

CK Valle

Ceramics

Jeanine Farmer

Owner, Founder
Permanent Jewelry, Portraits, Photography, Accessories
Arts & Entertainment

Beauty

Alexandra Panasiuk & Catherine Howard

Owners
Seshin Korean Scrub Spa
Spa

Tasi Duncan

Co-Owner
Embrace Nail Bar & Beauty Suites
Beauty

Leena Bakshi

Karanja Beauty
Beauty

Thu Bui

The Loft Spa
Nail Salon

Annie Vo

Scalp Ritual
Spa

Andrea Srdic

Slayed by Drea
Lash & Brow

Michelle Naylor

Owner
Soma Massage and Bodywork
Massage Therapy

Huong Nguyen & Huong Wang

Co-Owner
Top Nails & Hair Beauty School
Nail & Beauty School

Business Services

Greg Bisping

Director of Community Strategy
Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah)
Private Non-Profit/Economic Development

Deborah Thackinh

Founder/CEO
CleverPlan Business Solutions
Business Strategist

Neelam Chand

Owner
Shift SLC
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Consulting

Janice Evangelista

Co-Founder
Chosen Payments Utah
Payment Processing

Deborah Thackinh

Founder/CEO
CleverPlan Business Solutions
Business Strategist

Greg Bisping

Director of Community Strategy
Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah)
Private Non-Profit / Economic Development

Neelam Chand

Owner
Shift SLC
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consulting

Construction

Jameson Jenkins

Chief of Operations
Brady Roofing
Roofing/Construction

All Star Roofing

Roofing/Construction

Design

Education

Andrew Nguyen

Director of Service
University of Utah Asian American Student Association
Architecture

Clarisa Depari

President
University of Utah Asian/Asian American Faculty, Staff & Graduate Student Association

Deepika Shah KC

Foods Co-Chair
Utah Asian Festival

Dr. Karen Kwan

Professor Emeritus
Salt Lake Community College

Kimberly Vo

Student
University of Utah

Tricia Sugiyama

University of Utah

Christina Souknarong

Student Success Manager

Edith Mitko

Zylina Nhan

Roseman University

Finance

Paul John Jalandoni

Senior Assurance Manager
WSRP Advisory LLC
Audit and Accounting, Middle Market and Specialized Industries

Leslie Nuon

Business Banking Sales Manager
US Bank
Business Banking

Claire Carleton

VP, Community Banking Relationship Manager (Business & Consumer Lending)
Zions Bank
Financial Services

Pilar Zosa

Financial Services Professional
New York Life
Financial Services

Kim Hinkle

Insurance Agent
Kim Hinkle - State Farm Insurance Agent
Insurance

Ryan Anderson

Regional Director, Utah/Idaho/Oregon
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial
Insurance / Investments

Irene Jalandoni

Senior Associate
CBIZ CPAs PC
Professional Accounting Services

Brian Urie

Retirement Plan Advisor
Mountain America Credit Union
Retirement Planning

Maria Recto

Vice President / Financial Advisor
Mariani Recto Group Robert W. Baird & Company
Wealth Management

Aileen Rizzuto

Settlement Coordinator
SoFi

Janet Tran

Chair
Morgan Stanley Asian Employee Network

Neil Engel

Vice President
Goldman Sachs

Robert Pico

Owner
Allstate Insurance

Trent Mano

General Partner
Convoi Ventures

Will Wang

Finance Professional
Goldman Sachs

Sindee Ngo

AVP, Branch Sales Manager
First Utah Bank

Gordon Kuan

VP, Multicultural Relationship Manager
First Utah Bank

Fitness

Shifu Lei Shao Long

Owner
Shao Long Academy for Chinese Martial Arts
Martial Arts Studio

Will Bernales

Owner
Bernales Institute of Martial Arts
Martial Arts Studio

Food & Beverage

Tom Nguyen

Owner
Fat Fish
Restaurant

Jenny Do

Owner
Gossip Tapioca
Beverage / Boba

Kevin Pham

Owner
R&B Tea Utah
Boba / Tea

David Nguyen

Owner
Oh Mai Sandwich Kitchen
Restaurant

Vy Pham

Owner
Foodie & Sweetie D Market
Food Retail / Market

Marieta Denan

GM
Jo Jo Bowls and Boba
Restaurant

Amery Kongphouthakhoun

Owner
Kong's Kitchen
Lao Catering

Ben Pierce

Owner
World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck
Filipino Food Truck

David Pham

Owner
Tonkotsu Sushi Handroll Bar
Japanese Restaurant

Jeff & Nina Turk

Owner
Big Mango Bangkok Kitchen & Bar
Thai Restaurant

Keisuke Murasawa

Owner
My Tea
Japanese Drinks

Klara Han

Owner
Kyookie
Korean Desserts

Man Hue Tran

Owner
Sunshine Bakery
Asian Desserts

Monica Cheung

Owner
MISC Kitchen
Asian Desserts

Nathan Phillips & Ashan Mendis

Owner
Sumo Spice
Asian Desserts

Sither Dolma

Owner
Ama's Momos
Tibetan Catering

Sonia Ng Aquino

Owner
YSL Catering
Filipino & American Catering

Tou Xiong & Mao Vang

Owners
BobaLuv
Hmong & Boba Cafe

Goverment

Anju Thapaliya

Program Manager
Governors' Office for Economic Opportunity
Government

Ross Chambless

Co-Chair
Salt Lake City Sister Cities
Government

Healthcare

Stephanie Sueoka

University of Utah
Healthcare

Dr. Linh Nguyen

Dentist
Lotus Dental
Dental Care

Dr. Kevin Tran

Chiropractor
Aligned Health Chiropractic
Chiropractic Care

Dr. Michelle Pham

Optometrist
Vision Source Utah
Eye Care

Jenny Nguyen

Owner
Healing Touch Massage
Massage Therapy

Individual

David Sekino & Erin Yanagisawa

Individual

Kelly Dam

Individual

Thomas J Mitko

Individual

Vedika Duboliya

Individual

Legal Services

David Kim

Attorney
Kim Legal Services
Business & Corporate Law

Jennifer Tran

Attorney
Tran Family Law
Family Law

Christian Sorenson

Parsons Behle & Latimer

Marketing

Acecia Jones

Director
Ruby Ribbon
Marketing

Denzyl Joson

Owner
Curated Media
Photography & Videography

Michael & Tiffany Demkov

Owners
BAMF Threds
Printing

Mike & Tiffany Demkov

Owners
BAMF Threds
Apparel, Printing, Promo

Nonprofit

Margaret Yee

Chair
Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association
Asian Community

Dr. Dinesh & Kalpana Patel

Founders
Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association

Ivoni Malohifo'ou Nash

Program Director
Pacific Islander Community
National Tongan American Society

Cencira Te'o

President
Pacific Islander Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Islander Community

Susi Feltch Malohifo'ou

CEO
Pacific Islander Knowledge 2 Action Resources
Pacific Islander Community

Dr. Leenhapong Navaravong

President
Thai Association of Utah
Asian Community

Samira Harnish

Founder / Executive Director
Women of the World
Refugee Services

Scott Cougill

Executive Director
Asian Association of Utah
Refugee Services

Danh Luu

President
Vietnamese American Community of Utah (VACU)

Anna Nguyen

President
OCA Asian Pacific Islander American Advocates Utah

Beth Martial

Community Outreach Liaison
PROG Foundation

Dan Stephenson

Chairman
Helen Foster Snow Foundation

Ethan Hirabayashi

Nonprofit

Verona Mauga

Director
Le Malu

Ze Min Xiao

CEO
The Center for Economic Opportunity & Belonging

Ethan Hirabayashi

Chapter President
Japanese American Citizens League Mount Olympus Chapter

Jaimee Yang

Owner & Editor-in-Chief
Eastern Trends Newspaper

Real Estate

Brandon Ngo

Real Estate Professional
Beyond Now Real Estate LLC
Real Estate

Cynthia Golpe

Realtor
Fathom Realty

Gechlang Ear

Realtor
cityhomeCOLLECTIVE
Real Estate

Jaspreet Rosie Chadha

CEO
GPMC Hospitalities LLC
Hospitality

Retail

Amanda Stewart

Founder & Creative Director
Mochi Kids
Children's Store

Junko Urabe

Owner
Japan Sage Makret
Japanese Grocery Store

Kevin Lou

Founder
Laketti Apparel
Retail

Technology

Chris Honda

Head of Security
Plotly

Manya Nair

GTM Data Engineer
Weave, Inc