Festival Staff

Festival Staf

Festival Staff

• Codirectors: Thomas Shevory and Patricia Zimmermann
• 7th Art Corporation Executive Directors: Lynne Cohen and Rich Szanyi
• Collaborative Partner: 7th Art Corporation (Cinemapolis and Fall Creek Theaters)
• Theatrical programmers: Lynne Cohen and Rich Szanyi
• Silent Film/Live Music Producers: Ann Michel and Phil Wilde
• Fellows and Minicourse Coordinator: Warren Schlesinger
• Community Outreach and Theatrical Liaison: Jodi Cohen
•  ubuntu.kuqala cocurators: Dale Hudson and Sharon Lin Tay
• Games Curator: Ulises Mejias
• Tom Petty Tribute Concert Producer: Doug Levine
• Women Direct 27th Anniversary Curator: Barbara Adams
• Handwerker Gallery Director: Cheryl Kramer
• Assistant to the Directors: Jacqueline Freeland
• City of Asylum Liaisons: Barbara Adams and Paul Hamill
• Poetry Curator: Jerry Mirskin
• Ambient Media Programmers: Joel Bachar and Peter Earle
• Director of Marketing: Tom Torello*
• Marketing Communications Manager: Heather Hedges
• Marketing Consultants: Steve Gordon and Swee Wong
• Director of Public Information: Ann Macdonald
• Public Information Outreach: Keith Davis and Dave Maley
• Special Projects Coordinator/Business Manager: Marian Brown
• Development: William Kay and Katy Noonan
• Festival Legal Counsel: Traevena Byrd
• Programming Consultants: Roger Richardson, Terri Martinez, Traevena Byrd, Jodi Cohen, Roger Hallas, Matt Fee, Stewart Auyash, Barb Adams, and Paul Hamill
• Director of Technical Operations: David Priester*
• Technical Staff: Peter Earle, Tommy Inman, Kevin Michael, and Kevin Thornton
• Buzz Committee: Caetlin Benson-Allott, Jodi Cohen, Matt Fee, Jairo Geronymo, Roger Hallas, Shaianne Osterreich, Lisa Patti, and Leah Shafer
• Event and Venue Managers: Aya Alimzhan, Steve Codner, Janel Doyle, Tara Rothberg, and Sarah Schoup
• Festival Consultants: Ruth Bradley, Richard Herskowitz, and Shannon Kelly*
• Public Media Organizational Consultant: Helen DeMichiel
• Ambient Media Consultants: Joel Bachar and Patrick Kwiatowski
• Gaming Consultant: Simon Tarr
• Ithaca College Library Acquisitions and Consulting: Liz Chabot, Kimberly Gazzo, and Jennifer Strickland
• Film and Video Bookings: Kelly Merritt
• Ithaca College Bookstore: Rod Beers and Jim Best
• Travel: Stephanie Serino; Independent Travel Consultant: Linden Travel Bureau
• Executive Producer and Dean of Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies: Tanya Saunders
• Founding Director and Programmer: Christopher Riley
• Hospitality Coordinator: Marian Brown
• Intern Manager: Jacqueline Freeland
• Intern Communications and Development Trainers: Steve Codner and Tara Rothberg
• Intern Team Leaders: Aubrey Bendix, Brian Cicero, Amanda Pelliciari, Rebecca Pine, Scott Pollack, and Francesca Sherman

*Ithaca College alumni