Year-Round Team
James Woolley
executive director
Lauren Cohen
Director, Programming
Michelle Contreras
director, operations
Maria Meléndez
director, membership
Alejandro Rios
director/Programmer, cuban cinema series
Alberto Sigarroa
Director, Partnerships & Development
Fabiana Echeverría
marketing manager
Jasmine Lebherz
Film & Industry Manager
Carlos Andujar
Operations Support
Garrett Colon
membership support
Alberto Miranda
Technical Manager
Festival Team
Alannys Milano, Partnership Fulfillment Manager
Veronika Tatar, Film & Industry Coordinator
Jes Martinez, Operations Coordinator
Sergio Andres Lobo-Navia, Technical Director
Clayton Martin, Print Traffic Manager
Andrew Sheets, Marketing Consultant
Elizabeth Alfonso, Marketing Coordinator
Cristina Argüelles, Digital Content Coordinator
Michael Lugo, Graphic Designer
Tajah Somalia, Ticketing Coordinator
Wendy Keeling, Guest Services Coordinator
Nehir Onay, Special Events Coordinator
Debbie Gold – Jury Coordinator / VIP Liaison
Isabella Leroy, Presentation Coordinator
Daniela Leal, Projectionist
Amanda Linares Velazco, Projectionist
Fergie Chavez, Film Office Intern
Angel Rodriguez, Film Office Intern
William Martin-Lopez, Marketing Intern
Simon Torres, Videography
Festival Programmers
Thom Powers – Senior Documentary Programmer
Alejandro Rios – Spotlight on Cuba Programmer
Ivonne Cotorruelo – Ibero-American Film Programmer
Chris Molina – Shorts Programmer
Roberto Pazos – Filmed in Peru Programmer
Steve Hunsicker – Filmed in Peru Programmer
Festival Screening Committee
Richard & Amy Alter
Nicholas Arias
Keri Bruner
Angelo Catanese
Fergie Chavez
Claudio Fernandez
Amida Frey
Viviana Freyer
Adrian Garcia
Eduardo Gonzalez
Myriam Grad
Luis Hernandez
Emily Irigoyen
Darin Klahr
Ashley Lucio
Aniuska Luna
Gina Margillo
Giovanny Marin
Alejandro Martinez
Steve Mesa
Gabriel Ortega
Eduardo Ortiz
Donald Papy
Samantha Rodriguez
Angel Rodriguez
Jackie Sirven
Veronika Tatar
De-Vena Toon
Rechna Varma