Roll credits! These are the stars behind the scenes at SIFF.
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Tom Mara
Executive Director
Andrea Stuart-Lehalle
Chief Operating Officer
Martese Monroe
Director of Finance
Marisa Bunker
Associate Director, Human Resources
Michael Clark
Associate Director, Finance, Information Technology and Data
Jennifer Garcia
Executive Assistant
Josh Wakeland
Associate Director, Cinema Technology
Trevor Brandt
Cinema Technology Manager
David Dinnell
Cinema Projectionist
Sophia Hamer
Cinema Content Manager
Jim Tuohey
Cinema Projectionist
Jessica Vangel
Cinema Projectionist
On Call Projectionists
Mark Allender, On Call Projectionist
Wyatt Stone, On Call Projectionist
Seattle International Film Festival 2025 Staff:
Nicole Diroff, Festival Projectionist
Zachary Schneider, Festival Quality Control Technician
Jeanne Nickelsburg
Director of Development
Ryan Hicks
Corporate Relations Officer
Jennifer Maines
Associate Director, Individual Giving
Caroline Parry
Associate Director, Institutional Giving
Carson Rennekamp
Development & Memberships Manager
Clare Garvin
Associate Director, Digital Marketing
Madison Zimmerman
Associate Director, PR and Communications
Rhys Iliakis
Graphic Design Manager
Shelby Smout
Social Media Manager
Helen Paulini
Digital Marketing Associate
Quentin Lebeau
Marketing Coordinator
Seattle International Film Festival 2025 Staff:
Angel Cetorelli, Festival Marketing Copywriter
Rebecca Cyr, Festival Digital Marketing Associate
Marcus Gorman, Festival Publications Editor
Grace Griffin, Festival Outreach Associate
Olivia Hagmann, Festival Materials Coordinator
Laura Shapiro, Festival Marketing Outreach Associate
Natalia Sotelo, Festival Social Media Content Creator
Jessica Stehlin, Festival Program & Graphic Design Manager
Jen Stuller, Festival Publications Managing Editor
Shaina Yaranon, Festival PR Associate
Melody Smith
Director of Cinema Operations
Patrick Graham
Associate Director, Audience Development
Betty Tweedy
Associate Director, Venue Rentals and Partnerships
Patrick McFarland
Venue Rentals and Partnerships Manager
Cesal Roberts
Facilities Manager
Caitlyn Pozerski
SIFF Cinemas Manager
Ben Redder
SIFF Cinema Downtown Manager
Jesse Broucek
Floating Cinema Assistant Manager
Lauren Green
Cinema Assistant Manager
Tony Ochoa
Cinema Assistant Manager
Seattle International Film Festival 2025 Staff:
LT Andrade, Festival Production Manager
Alexa Frandina-Brown, Festival Volunteer Program Manager
Dael Norwitz, Festival Theater Operations Manager
Amel Ntamark, Festival Customer Service Specialist
Owen Peterson, Festival Theater Operations Assistant Manager
Johnny Sanford, Festival Box Office Assistant Manager
Leslie Swiedom, Festival Customer Service Specialist
Beth Barrett
Artistic Director
Stan Shields
Associate Director, Festival Programming
Carley Callahan
Associate Director, Festivals and Events
Jessica Kittams
Stewardship & Events Manager
James Davis
Development and Programming Coordinator
Kasi Gaarenstroom
Cinema Program Manager
Megan Garbayo-López
Education Manager
Seattle International Film Festival 2025 Staff:
Lizzy Andrews, Festival Guest Relations Manager
Sofia Felino, Festival Programming Coordinator
Jillian Holstad, Festival Guest Relations Coordinator
Seattle International Film Festival Programming Team:
Justine Barda, Senior Festival Programmer
Dan Doody, Senior Festival Programmer
Megan Leonard, Senior Festival Programmer
Hebe Tabachnik, Senior Festival Programmer
Angelo Acerbi, Festival Programmer
SuJ'n Chon, Festival Programmer
James Davis, Festival Programmer
Kimberly Dinehart, Festival Programmer
Marcus Gorman, Festival Programmer
Dustin Kaspar, Festival Programmer
Jesse Knight, Festival Programmer
Kathleen Mullen, Festival Programmer
Colleen O'Holleran, Festival Programmer
Nancy Pappas , Festival Programmer
Shailaja Rao, Festival Programmer
Tracy Rector, Festival Programmer
Cory Rodriguez, Festival Programmer
Martin Schwartz, Festival Programmer
Emalie Soderback, Festival Programmer
Andy Spletzer, Festival Programmer
Mayumi Tsutakawa, Festival Programmer
Nichole Young, Festival Programmer
Darcy Wytko, Festival Programmer
The SIFF Cinema Workers Union members include cinema floor staff and leads at each venue.
Adrienne Tippins, Union Chair
Arthur Keenan, Union Co-Chair
Patrick Tolden, Uptown Steward
Adam Plesser, Downtown Steward
SIFF Cinema Leads
Bee Betz, SIFF Cinema Downtown Lead
Rey Carlson, SIFF Cinema Box Office Lead
Hari Chitturi, SIFF Cinema Downtown Lead
Niall Creegan, SIFF Cinema Box Office Lead
Devin DeGagne, SIFF Cinema Lead
Hunter Hawkins-Flood, SIFF Cinema Box Office Lead
Gideon Holbrook, SIFF Cinema Downtown Lead
Arthur Keenan, SIFF Cinema Box Office Lead
Anne Schulz, SIFF Cinema Lead
Braeden Wiebe, Cinema Lead
Adam Woodyard, Cinema Lead
Floor Staff
Mark Asselstine, SIFF Cinema Downtown Floor Staff
Kyle Brown-Wollin, SIFF Cinema Downtown Floor Staff
Jonny Bullets, Cinema Floor Staff
Larcyn Burnett , SIFF Cinema Downtown Floor Staff
Christopher Estes, Cinema Floor Staff
Havi Grimm, Cinema Floor Staff
Nico Hall, SIFF Cinema Downtown Floor Staff
Kaotic Hines, On Call Cinema Staff
Iain Horton, On Call Cinema Floor Staff
Yasmin Isaraphanich, On Call Cinema Staff
Max McGillivray, SIFF Cinema Downtown Floor Staff
Nicole McMurray, On Call Cinema Staff
Kaylah Meikle, On Call Cinema Staff
Luis Moreno, On Call Cinema Floor Staff
Adam Plesser, SIFF Cinema Downtown Floor Staff
Ashley Podplesky, Cinema Floor Staff
Lily Rocklage, Cinema Floor Staff
Nathan Tamaki , SIFF Cinema Uptown Floor Staff
Adrienne Tippins, SIFF Cinema Uptown Floor Staff
Patrick Tolden, SIFF Cinema Uptown Floor Staff
Abigail Ward, On Call Cinema Floor Staff
Josy Wegner, Cinema Floor Staff
SIFF Cinema House Managers
Micaela Gonzales, On Call House Manager
Maya Gopalan, On Call House Manager
Jason Grafton, On Call House Manager
Autumn Grindle, On Call House Manager
Mary Hall, On Call House Manager
Milo Harms, On Call House Manager
Andrea Nilosek, On Call House Manager
Kati Simek, On Call House Manager
Kelli Vasquez, On Call House Manager
