In 1988, after graduating from CalArts, she returned to Portland to found ASIFA-Northwest with Marilyn Zornado, the ASIFA chapter in the Northwest region of the United States which comprised Portland, Seattle, Vancouver B.C., and the cities in between.
In 1988, after graduating from CalArts, Priestley returned to Portland to found ASIFA-Northwest with Marilyn Zornado. This ASIFA chapter included the northwest region of the United States which comprised Portland, Seattle, Vancouver B.C., and the areas in between.