Board & Staff

Board of directors

Mary Reyelts, Community Leader — Board Co-Chair
David Johnson, HR Executive, Target Corp — Board Co-Chair
Melodie Bahan, Executive Director, MN Film & TV
Maria Antonia Calvo, Honorary Spanish Consul, MN
Karla Ekdahl, Community Leader
Jacob Frey, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis
Jim Gerlich, Principal, Cedarwoods Foundation
Elizabeth Jolly, Attorney/Artist
Karen Heithoff, Community Leader
Charlie Montreuil, SVP Enterprise Rewards & Human Resources, Best Buy
Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Community Leader
Craig Rice, Filmmaker
John Schott, Retired Professor of Cinematic Studies, Carleton College, MN
Rob Silberman, Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota
Susan Smoluchowski, Executive Director, Film Society of Mpls. St. Paul
Maris Moore, Owner/Founder, Maris Moore Consulting
Frances Wilkinson, Owner/President, Mount Curve Company

Film Society Advisory Council

Ken Abdo
Shelli Ainsworth
George Amponsah
Viviana Garcia Besne
Mohannad Ghawanmeh
Tim Grady
Laurens Grant
Deirdre Haj
Tom Hoch
Deepa Mehta
Sarah Pillsbury
Bill Pohlad
Sandra Schulberg
Ali Selim
Jim Stark
John Stout
Hebe Tabachnik
Trisha Ziff

Board Emeritus

Anne Carayon
Richard Cohen
Tom DeBiaso
Tim Grady
Max Musicant
Karen Sternal
Mark Tierney
Stephen Zuckerman

Founders Emeritus

Al Milgrom, Founder, Film Society, 1962
Tim Grady, Founder, Minneapolis Film Festival, 1981

Cine Global Advisory Group

Maria Antonia Calvo (Co-chair)
Paola Nuñez-Obetz (Co-chair)
Abdi Roble
Alondra Cano
Anne Carayon
Beth Pacunas
Bharat Parekh
Bruce Karstadt
Carol Byrne
Craig Laurence Rice
Charlie Sugnet
Chris Fisher
Christina Bouzouina
Csilla Grauser
Elena Polukhin
Franklin Curbello
Gerardo Guererro
Joelle Vitiello
John Wright
Jojo Ndege
Lana Barkawi
Maria Haro
Marlina Gonzalez
Mustafa Jumale
Roma Calatayud-Stocks
Rudi Gutmann
Scott Pollock
Susan Smoluchowski
Sylvia Ontaneda
Uri Camarena

MSPIFF and Film Society Staff

MANAGEMENT STAFF

Executive Director: Susan Smoluchowski
Business/Festival Manager: Matthew Berg

PROGRAMMING

Programming Director: Jesse Bishop
Programming Coordinator: Adam Loomis
Programmer: Kathie Smith
Programmer: Alissa Simon
Programmer, Minnesota Made, Capri Theater, Diversity & Inclusion: Craig Laurence Rice
Programmer, Documentaries: Ken Jacobson
Programmer, Cine Latino: Hebe Tabachnik
Programmer, Short Films & Music Videos: Adam Loomis
Programmer, Childish Films: Deb Girdwood
Programming Assistant: Isabella Matejka

MSPFILM EDUCATION & NEXTWAVE

Programmer, Nextwave/Childish: Deb Girdwood
Youth & Adult Programming: Craig Laurence Rice
Nextwave Coordinator: Destiny Davison
Nextwave Youth Jury Mentor: Luke Kamsin
Nextwave Selection Committee Lead: Katie Wildfong, Family & Teen Programs, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Nextwave Youth Selection Committee and MIA Teen Arts Team: Trinity Ek, Fatima Rahman, Max Folina, Mia Romsaas, Oly Everhart, Dale Angulo-Umaña, Beatrix Del Carmen, Tess Keller, Omar Ceesay, Ana Freeberg

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Publicist: Connie Shaver
PR Manager: Ruth Reitan
Outreach Coordinator: Jessica Enwesi

Multimedia Manager: Andrew Lussenhop
Webmaster/Ad Creative: Tony Brown
Copywriter: Destiny Davison
Festival Guide Design: Tony Brown
Multimedia Assistant: Elise Gumm
Social Media Assistants: Kyle Christiansen
Media Team Coordinator: Chris Groschen
Festival Branding/Trailer: KNOCK, Inc.

ADVANCEMENT & MEMBERSHIP

Development Manager: Ruth Reitan
Membership Coordinator: Jessica Enwesi
Grantwriter: Beth Pacunas
Sponsorships: Scott Mayer
The World’s Best Accountant: Kyle Spicer

ST. ANTHONY MAIN THEATRE STAFF

General Manager: Elliot Schofield
Managers: Eric Ferrey, Logan Barnett, Mara Emmons, Andrew Nutt
Lead Supervisor: Andy Windels
Theatre Staff: Tim Tapp, Erin Stevenson, Becca Hardin, Sam Conway, Simon Eichinger, Ben Smith, Lindsay LaBarre, Katie Burger, Alex Stevens, Luke Leitze

CAPRI THEATER STAFF

Capri Director: James D. Scott
Communications Manager: Janet Zahn
Production/Tech Coordinator: Gregory Graham
Artistic Associates: Kevin D. West, Dennis W. Spears
Executive Director: Anne Long

METRO STATE FILM SPACE STAFF

EVP, Provost: Ginny Arthur
Film Space Program Director: James Byrne
AVP, Facilities Management: Daniel Hambrock