The Team
Leadership team
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Sarah Anderson
Chief Operating Officer
headshot of Kiyoko McCrae
Kiyoko McCrae
Program Director
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Hannah Thomas
Communications Director
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Jenni Wolfson
Chief Executive Officer
Portrait of Amber Sasse
Amber Sasse
Development Director
staff
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Nurah Abdulhaqq
Communications Intern
Cristina Colón Feliciano headshot
Cristina Colón Feliciano
Executive Assistant
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Iva Dimitrova
Program Manager
Mia Dooley headshot
Mia Dooley
Development Assistant
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Sabine Fayoux Cantillo
Associate Director of Program
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Sarah Lee
Operations Manager
Tobi Phang-Lyn headshot
Tobi Phang-Lyn
Industry & Artist Development Manager
Communications Assistant Amelia Ray looks directly at the camera and smiles.
Amelia Ray
Communications Intern
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Mariana Sanson
Communications Manager
Elaisha Stokes headshot by Mark Mann
Elaisha Stokes
Senior Program Manager
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Will Tamura
Program Coordinator
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Elliot Zayas
Operations Assistant
Our team comprises a spectrum of experiences—we come from the film industry, the corporate world, leading nonprofits, spheres of journalism, and beyond. We’re passionate about uniting our knowledge and expertise in service of the work at hand: to champion women and gender-expansive filmmakers whose stories ignite change.
consultants
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Tereza Simikova
International Program Consultant
board of directors
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Leslie Belzberg
Board Member
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Julie Parker Benello
Co-founder and Board of Directors
Nekisa Cooper headshot, a woman with short hair and thick frames smiling at the camera
Nekisa Cooper
Board President
Headshot of Deepa Donde.
Deepa Donde
Board Member
Félix Endara looks directly at the camera and smiles.
Félix Endara
Board Member
headshot of co-founder Wendy Ettinger. Wendy looks directly at the camera and smiles. She wears a black long sleeved sweater.
Wendy Ettinger
Co-Founder and Board of Directors
An Asian American man with wearing wire rimmed glasses and shoulder length dark hair, looks off to the left of the photo frame. Headshot of Board of Directors member David Lee.
David Lee
Board Member
Susan Margolin
Board Treasurer
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Patty Quillin
Board Member
Marjan Safinia headshot
Marjan Safinia
Board Secretary
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Alex Simon
Board Member
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Nancy Stephens
Board Member
co-founders
Julie Parker Benello headshot
Julie Parker Benello
Co-founder and Board of Directors
headshot of co-founder Wendy Ettinger. Wendy looks directly at the camera and smiles. She wears a black long sleeved sweater.
Wendy Ettinger
Co-Founder and Board of Directors
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Judith Helfand
Co-founder
THE TAIL-WAGGING TEAM
Beautiful dog laying on the floor
Dolly
Pawffice Receptionist
The beautiful brown dog
Ursa
Snack Officer
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