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As a Senior Vice President and Private Banker, Brian specializes in advising high net worth individuals, families, and institutions. He develops comprehensive wealth management strategies that integrate investment management, estate planning, tax optimization, and risk management. Brian utilizes a client-centric approach to deliver personalized solutions to meet his clients’ unique goals.
Prior to joining City National Bank in 2024, Brian was a Senior Portfolio Manager at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management. He has also held roles as Vice President of Portfolio and Wealth Advisory at BBR Partners and Advisor Associate at Joel Isaacson & Co.Brian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in finance and investments from Baruch College.
Brian F. Lee, CFA, CAIA, CFP
Senior Vice President, Private Banker
(917) 322-0929
BrianF.Lee@cnb.com
As a Senior Vice President and Private Banker, Ena provides comprehensive wealth management strategies. These strategies encompass private banking, investment management, estate planning, tax optimization, and risk management. Through these strategies Ena provides tailored solutions to meet her clients’ unique financial goals and objectives to grow and protect their wealth.Ena began her career in the financial services industry in 2006. Prior to joining City National Bank in 2024, Ena was a Private Wealth Advisor at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management for almost a decade and prior to that she was a Trust Officer with Wells Fargo Bank. Ena has a Juris Doctor (JD) from William S. Boyd School of Law.
Ena Licina
Senior Vice President, Private Banker
(917) 322-0970
Ena.Licina@cnb.com
Marc Jacobson has been practicing film and music law for over 45 years.
Today, while still handling sophisticated music publishing and recording transactions, Marc also handles all legal aspects of filmed entertainment for films like “In the Land of Saints & Sinners” with Liam Neeson, “Lucca Mortis” with Dustin Hoffman and Helen Hunt, “The Virtuoso” with Anthony Hopkins, “Back In The Day,” with Alec Baldwin & Annabella Sciorra, “Conviction” with Hilary Swank & Sam Rockwell” and other pictures. He was Executive Producer and Production Counsel for “In the Land of Saints & Sinners,” “Lucca Mortis,” “Leaves of the Tree,” “Confidence Game,” “Hostage” and “The Last Film Festival,” Dennis Hopper’s last live action movie.
He has been listed since 2005 as one of the top 30 entertainment lawyers in NYC by Chambers USA and the only one listed in Music and Film. He has been selected by SuperLawyers since 2008 as one of the top 5% of all lawyers. He has also been selected to Best Lawyers in the USA since 2019. He is the Founding Chairman of the New York State Bar Association Section on Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law.
Anita Raswant is passionate about telling stories of minorities and having their voices heard through film and art. She is currently the Lead Programmer for the Nantucket Film Festival, and curates programs for NewFest and DOC NYC. She has done stints at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival, and has been on juries for several festivals. Anita grew up in Rome, Italy but has been a loyal Queens resident after graduating with a B.A. in Sociology from St. John’s University.
Katha earned a BA from California Polytechnic University in Pomona, an MFA from the University of Oregon and is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program. In the 80’s, she moved to New York with her theatre company ‘For Play Improvised Theatre’ and pioneered the Improvisational Herald format (the long form) into the NY Improv Comedy scene. Katha won a MAC Award (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) for Best Comedy, two Backstage Magazine Bistro Awards for Best Director and Best Comedy and NY Post’s Bill Ervolino named her one of the year’s ‘Most Exciting’ Improvisers. For many years she worked at Henry Street Settlement serving first as the Arts-in-Education Coordinator and then Director of After-School and Camp Services where she was responsible for six after-school sites and three camps. During her tenure she was recognized by NY State Education for exemplary After-School Programming, and she received the 2015 PASEsetter Award for her years of leadership in the field. Katha has vast experience in producing engaging events, exciting, innovative programming and has spent over thirty years developing youth and bringing people together via theatre arts, film, and video.
Dorothea Trufelman is a video producer, editor, and creative leader specializing in music videos, artist documentaries, live performance capture, and promotional storytelling. Her recent work includes collaborations with acclaimed artists such as Ariana DeBose and Caroline Shaw, as well as major cultural institutions including the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Passionate about making the performing arts more accessible, Dorothea uses video to connect audiences with the power of live performance and creative expression. She currently serves as Director of Video at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where she leads the organization’s video strategy and production.
Christie Iris is a creative producer and editor working across film, television, and commercials. Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, she is dedicated to elevating untold stories to global stages through reimagined storytelling and unique visuals. With a degree in Media and Economics from the University of Cape Town, Christie started as an editor and transitioned her skills into script supervising and content producing, excelling in helping creatives achieve their vision by applying both editorial and strategic insights across the entire production pipeline. Her credits include Amazon/MRC and Netflix, and campaigns for brands including Cadbury and Lexus.
About Sac’s Place & Venue History
Sac’s Place is housed in the former commissary building of Kaufman Astoria Studios, a historic film studio in Queens. Kaufman Astoria Studios opened in the early 1920s as part of the Famous Players-Lasky / Paramount Pictures studio complex and has served as home to silent film stars and early Hollywood productions. Sac’s Place moved into this landmark space in 2019, with the restaurant preserving a connection to the studio’s legacy, a place where generations of film professionals once broke bread. NY1+4astoriacharacters.com+4Q Gazette+4
Queens World Film Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and through Discretionary Funding from Council Member Shekar Krishnan and DYCD.
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