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
Lili Hall, President/CEO KNOCK
Karen Heithoff, Community Leader
Elizabeth Jolly, Attorney/Artist
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

STAFF LIST

MANAGEMENT STAFF

Executive Director: Susan Smoluchowski

Festival Manager: Matthew Berg

PROGRAMMING

Programming Director: Jesse Bishop

Programming Manager: Jaclyn O’Grady

Programmer: Kathie Smith

Programmer: Alissa Simon

Programmer, Minnesota Made: Craig Laurence Rice

Programmer, Documentaries: Ken Jacobson

Programmer, Short Films: Jaclyn O’Grady

Programmer, Childish Films: Deb Girdwood

Programming Assistant: Isabella Matejka

Guest Programmer, Experimental: Kevin Obsatz

Guest Programmer, Experimental: Richard Wiebe

MSPFILM EDUCATION & NEXTWAVE

Programmer, Nextwave/Childish: Deb Girdwood

Youth & Adult Programming: Craig Laurence Rice

Nextwave Coordinator: Destiny Davison

Nextwave Selection Committee Leads: Crystal Price, Angela Olson

Nextwave Youth Jury Mentor: Luke Kamsin

Nextwave Youth Selection Committee and MIA Teen Arts Team: Dani Bonifaz, Birdy Xiong, Tess Keller, Marco Hunt, Zero Everhart, Sam Harris, Dale Angulo-Umana, Suhani Garg, Mia Romsaas, Om Harris

GUEST SERVICES

Guest Services Manager: Beth Pacunas

Guest Travel Coordinator: Lauren Auxier

Guest Services Interns: Itzell Candia, Jenna Johnson

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Publicity Consultant: Connie Shaver

Publicity & Outreach Manager: Kelly Nathe

Multimedia & Outreach Coordinator: Elise Gumm

Multimedia Manager: Andrew Lussenhop

Webmaster/Ad Creative: Tony Brown

Copywriter: Destiny Davison

Festival Guide Design: Tony Brown

Multimedia Assistant: Abbie Mandler

Social Media Assistants: Kyle Christensen, Bethany Hiltbrand, Elizabeth Ritchie

Animation & Motion Graphics Intern: Anastasia Sackfield

Media Coordinator: Sarah Mevissen

Festival Branding/Trailer: KNOCK, Inc.

ADVANCEMENT & MEMBERSHIP

Membership Coordinator: Vera Bianchini

Grantwriter: Beth Pacunas

The World’s Best Accountant: Andrew Hamlin

FESTIVAL TICKETING

Ticketing Manager: Vera Bianchini

Information Office Managers: Alyssa Stormes, Sarah Westman

Information Office Attendants: Hugh Kennedy, Delaney Patterson, Jacob Essig-Beaty

Box Office Coordinator: Tanner Deml

Box Office Leads: Chanel Dela Cruz, Ava Hazelmyer, Emma Petersen, Kevin Sass

Box Office Attendants: Quinn Clarke, Sophie Dahl, Joshua Marino, Joseph Moore, Anton Taylor, Andy Tran, Phoua Yang

Ticketing Services Provider: Agile Ticketing

EVENTS

Events Producer: Jeremiah Zortman

Events Intern: Delaney Graves

Catering Provided By: El Burrito Mercado

FESTIVAL OPERATIONS

Operations Manager: Lauren Skager

Technical Manager: Nathan Hollis

Technical Coordinator: Bryce Warren

Print Traffic: Jaclyn O’Grady

Projectionists: Sam Ekren, Isabella Matejka, Andrew David Jesse Nutt, Greg Paape, Alex Wolf

Volunteer Manager: Blongsha Hang

Volunteer Team Interns: Pam Blomgren, Chris Greba, Becca Mayo, Jesse Reyes Cristian Seitz

Venue Managers: Victoria Carpenter, Alissa Kruger, Malcolm Mohr, Sasha Shahidi, Alik Versocki, Nyala Williams

Lead Volunteers: Shelley Bertrand, David Bogenschultz, Kay Comeaux, Burton Cooley, Adrienne Kleinman, Lauren Kingsbeck, Vanessa Vagher Twomey, Jessica Zumeta

DCP Services Provider: Simple DCP

ST. ANTHONY MAIN THEATRE STAFF

General Manager: Elliott Schofield

Shift Managers: Samuel Ekren, Mara Emmons, Andrew Nutt, Andy Windels

Lead Supervisors: Katie Burger, Simon Eichinger

Floor Staff: Derek Bauer, Sam Conway, Heidi Foster, Wesley Furgeson, Becca Hardin, Elaina Huffman, Luke Leitze, David Monterroso, Ryan Pearson, Matthew Rieger, Alex Stevens

PARKWAY THEATER STAFF

Owners: Ward Johnson, Eddie Landenberger

Marketing, Booking, and Events Manager: Patrick Marschke

House Manager: Craig Anderson

HR: Maggie Johnson

Building Manager: Ryan Anderson

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

Film Space Director: James Byrne

Dean, College of Liberal Arts: Craig Hanse

Campus Events Coordinator: Sara Anderson

IT Services: Merlin Gulick

SUBMISSIONS SCREENING COMMITTEE: Katayoun Amjadi, Kyle Christensen, Dave Gomshay, Jeemer Gluesing, Jeremy Iggers, Adam Loomis, Dumitrita Pacicovschi