Staff
FILM SOCIETY STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Fallon Young (she/her/hers)
fallon@neworleansfilmsociety.org
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Clint Bowie (he/him/his)
clint@neworleansfilmsociety.org
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Megan Koza Mitchell
megan@neworleansfilmsociety.org
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Monika Leska (she/her/hers)
monika@neworleansfilmsociety.org
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Zaferhan Yumru (he/him/his)
zaf@neworleansfilmsociety.org
PROGRAMMING MANAGER & ARTIST DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Zandashé Brown (she/her/hers)
zandashe@neworleansfilmsociety.org
FILMMAKER PROGRAMS MANAGER
Kiyoko McCrae (she/her/hers)
kiyoko@neworleansfilmsociety.org
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Katie Ryder (she/her/hers)
katier@neworleansfilmsociety.org
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Sergio Lobo-Navia (he/him/his)
sergio@neworleansfilmsociety.org
BUSINESS MANAGER
Hector Cassini (he/him/his)
hector@neworleansfilmsociety.org
OFFICE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT
Kaila Pulliam Collins (she/her/hers)
kaila@neworleansfilmsociety.org
Meet the New Orleans Film Festival Programming team here.
CONTACT US
Please visit our Jobs page to see open positions.
General inquiries: info@neworleansfilmsociety.org
Member specific questions: members@neworleansfilmsociety.org
Submissions and NOFF-specific inquiries: noff@neworleansfilmsociety.org
Press & social media inquiries: zaf@neworleansfilmsociety.org
Job and internship questions: jobs@neworleansfilmsociety.org
You can also reach us via phone: (504) 309-6633 or visit us at our office at
1215 Prytania Street, Suite 423, New Orleans, LA 70130
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Nathan Grant
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Elston Howard
Karon Reese
TREASURER
W. Howard Thompson
SECRETARY
Mamta Melwani
BOARD MEMBERS
- Laura F. Ashley
- Mark El-amm
- Monica Frois
- Katherine Gelderman
- Valerie M. Grubb
- Brad Hunter
- Stephen H. Kupperman
- Beverly Matheney
- Josh Mayer
- Virginia McCollam
- Lori Ochsner
- Donna Santiago
- Sandy Shilstone
HONORARY BOARD
- Susan Brennan
- Jen Coolidge
- Stephanie Durant
- Alexa Georges
- John Goodman
- Taylor Hackford
- Wendell Pierce
2020 NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL TEAM
FESTIVAL PRODUCER
Alex Augillard (she/her/hers)
alexann@neworleansfilmsociety.org
OUTDOOR CINEMA MANAGER
Travis Bird (he/him/his)
travis@neworleansfilmsociety.org
TICKETING AND CREDENTIALS MANAGER
Juli Shipley (she/her/hers)
juli@neworleansfilmsociety.org
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Cassady Brown (they/them or he/him/his)
cassady@neworleansfilmsociety.org
MARKETING ASSISTANT
Stephanie Tell (she/her/hers)
stephanie@neworleansfilmsociety.org
MARKETING INTERNS
Natalie Holderbaum (she/her/hers)
natalie@neworleansfilmsociety.org
Elizabeth Myles (she/her/hers)
elizabeth@neworleansfilmsociety.org
OPERATIONS INTERN
Katie Pham (she/her/hers)
katie@neworleansfilmsociety.org
NOFF 2020 PROGRAMMING TEAM
See programming team bios here.
Jon Kieran, Programming Manager
Greta Hagen-Richardson, Lead Features Programmer
Amber Love, Programmer
Kate Mason, Programmer
Kiyoko McCrae, Documentary Programmer
Angela Tucker, Programming Associate
Jean Bingham, Programming Associate
Rachel Lin Weaver, Cinema Reset Curator