Year-Round Team
James Woolley
executive director
Lauren Cohen
Director, Programming
Michelle Contreras
director, operations
Maria Meléndez
director, membership
Alejandro Rios
director/Programmer, cuabn cinema series
Andrew Sheets
Director, marketing
Alberto Sigarroa
Director, Partnerships & Development
Fabiana Echeverria
marketing manager
Jasmine Naylor
Film & Industry Manager
Carlos Andujar
Operations Support
Garrett Colon
membership support
Festival Board of Directors
Silvia Rios Fortun – Chair
Renier Casanova – Vice Chair
Jose Almeida – Treasurer
Festival Team
Elvira Castillo – Presentations Coordinator
Diego Duckenfield-Lopez – Transportation Coordinator
Javier Franceschi – Film & Industry Intern
Juliana Lamberti – Guest Services Consultant
Ignacio Giesso – Film Operations Intern
Debbie Gold – Jury Coordinator / VIP Liaison
Sergio Andrés Lobo-Navia – Technical Director
Clayton Martin – Print Traffic Manager
Jes Martinez – Operations Coordinator
Alannys Milano – Partnership Fulfillment Manager
Chris Molina – Promotions & Communications Coordinator
Veronika Tatar – Film & Industry Coordinator
Emily Torres – Membership Intern & Student Ambassador
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
Marena Matras
Darin Klahr
Alejandro Martinez
Martha Galvis
Gabriel Ortega
Giovanni Vieira
Veronika Tatar
Kathleen Smith Zorn
Emily Irigoyen
Steve Mesa
Samantha Rodriguez
Myriam Grad
Pietro Tondini
Emily Torres
Tiffny Nicole Crowley
Yanatha Desouvre
Matthew Chess
Giovanny Marin
Keri Bruner
Angelo Catanese
Katie Jackson
Donald Papy
Luis Hernandez
Amida Frey
Patricio Duco
Viviana Freyer
Ellen Kirsh
Maura Coriston
Ariella Midolo
Gina Coviello
David Lebherz
Kenny Lebherz
Aniuska Luna
Garrett Colon
Zada Luby
Fabiana Echeverria
Noelani Hernandez
Angel Rodriguez