FAA Staff

Jilly Salumbides Canizares, Executive Director

With a background in both business and arts, Executive Director Jilly Canizares was instrumental in transforming FilAm ARTS from a festival production into a fully operational nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. With more than 15 years experience in multi-disciplinary community arts, she was selected as one of eight leaders for the Los Angeles County’s 2009 Arts Leadership Initiative.  Jilly Canizares is also a flautist and orchestral arranger.

Ben Biscocho Jr., Administrative Director

Ben Biscocho holds a B.A. in Sociology from Loyola Marymount University and has been working with FilAm ARTS since 2008. Biscocho currently serves on the advisory board of the Southern California Pilipino American Student Alliance where he is also the former Programming Director. Ben is also an alumnus and the S. Mark Taper Fellow with AmeriCorp's Public Allies program in Los Angeles. Originally from Milpitas, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ben began working with FilAm ARTS through the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program working as the Vendor Coordinator for the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture.