Festival Staff
STAFF
Sage Martin | Executive Director
Crystal Merrill | Festival Director
Hope Logan | Tour Director
Stash Wislocki | Technical Director
Lauren Howie | Program Manager
Luke Kellerhouse | Festival Producer
Vika Petrova | Operations Manager
Natalie Wirsing | Marketing Manager
Laura Hoover | Development Manager, Festival Guest Coordinator
Bella Hines | Tour Program Manager
Paul Phillips | Programming Coordinator
Robin Robinson | Senior Programmer
MacKenzy Brewer | Bookkeeper & Accountant
FESTIVAL MANAGERS
J. Meehan Fee | Events Manager
April Bindock | Operations Coordinator
Hayden Peck | Volunteer Coordinator
Heather Sackett | Content Manager
Tim “Stuntman” Territo | Production Manager
Brady Richards | Communications Manager
Kelsey Brax | Assistant Communications Manager
Dawn Katz | Hospitality Manager
Jessica Galbo | Festival Guest Hospitality Manager
Erica Doemland | Assistant Hospitality Manager
Greg Babush | Film Inspection & Media Manager
Ian Manson | Master Rigger
Kelli Fox | Lighting Manager
Karl K2 Mehrer | K2 Imaging
Gypsie Frank | Audio Technical Director
Stephen Burns | Technical Production Manager
Alex Ferrari | Gallery Manager
Ian McMullen | Doc Talk Producer
Mariah Grover | Events Coordinator
Tom Wardaszka | Presentation Manager
Emily Catron | Free Range Program Manager
MEDIA
Caroline Clark | Poster Design
Tor Anderson | Designer & Program
VentureWeb | Web Design & Development
Eventive | Online Platform & App Development
Dallas Lillich | Sponsor Credit Reel
Emma Troy | Signage Coordinator
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Cassy Babb
Colin Casanova
Dean Rolley
DJ Babb
Jeremy Knickerbocker
Mike Babb
Vicki Phelps
Wanashe Frank
Andrew Dougherty
Marc Froehlich
Tree Priest
THEATER MANAGERS
John Rosenberg
Kimberly Collins
Erin Cain
Ben Kerr
Ron Borrego
Sherry Brieske
Casey Cornelius
Susan Ensor
Michael Kirby
Emma Troy
Sandy McLaughlin
Trisha Bonthu
Caleigh Gearheart
Takeo Hiromitsu
Daniela Weinreich
Mitchell "Mishke" Pritchard
Sadie Steinberg
BOX OFFICE COORDINATORS
Steve Buchanan
Emilia Whitmer
Daniel Duran
Hugh Finnerty
Hallie Geise
STAGE MANAGERS
Erika "EK" Kae
Peter Lundeen
Quillen Kimleigh
Rowen Warren
Wyatt O'Brien
Elena Levin
PROJECTIONISTS
Brandon Theige
Peter Halter
May Schaefer
Kirk Futrell
Jeremy Spracklen
Alex Fountain
Chris Bredenberg
Matt Jones
Travis Bird
Talia Kopecki
Michael Edwards
Kelly Youngstrom
RIGGING
Erik Viking Cooper
Ian Manson
Scott Upshur
Dave Nesis
EMCEES
Julia Kipnis
Sean Volk
Claudia Garcia Curzio
Ashley Boling
Brendan Madigan
Cameron Kelly
Josh Bernstein
Rory Cowie
Kristen Milord
Jessica Galbo
Sasha Cuccinello
Catherine Cypher
Vickie Hormouth
Beth Kelly
Jason Merritt
Jason Corzine
Michael Collins
Langstyn Williams
Stash Wislocki
Max Holmes
Robin Robinson
Seth Berg
Julia Caulfield
Matt Hoisch
PROGRAMMERS & ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMERS
Brenda Avila-Hanna
Claudia Garcia Curzio
Emily Long
Gus Gusciora
Jane Julian
John Biaggi
Julia Kipnis
Kelly Youngstrom
Paul Phillips
Robin Robinson
Sally Rowe
Sarah Melendez
Sean Volk
Tracy Rector
WEBSITE & PROGRAM WRITERS
Natalie Reiter
Brooke Warren
Jennifer Julia
SCREENING COMMITTEE
Amy DeLuca
Beth Gage
Daniela Weinreich
Lane Scarberry
Judy Kohin
Davene Kaplan
Andrea Estevam
Sabrina Davis
Jim Womeldorf
Jenna Cichanski
Maya Ochoa Montes
Chase Dyer
Ben Kerr
Mark Plantz
Karen Holt
Talitha Wall
Mayrah Udvardi
Nadia Steinbrecher
Ishael Ananda
Carlo Nasisse
Hilary Lewkowitz
Sarah Oehler
Magdalena Wosinska
Lexi Tuddenham
Max Owens
Paul Phillips
Hannah Knudsen
Esme Fahnestock
Leah Coe
Jeff Hauser
John Rosenberg
Sawyer Grieske
FESTIVAL HOSTS
Claudia Garcia Curzio
Jane Julian
Seth Berg
Lance Waring
Kris Kwasniewski
Betsy Rowbottom
Candice Good
Shae LaPlace
Hayley Nenadal
Daiva Chesonis
ADRENALINE PROGRAMMERS
Ben Knight
Stash Wislocki
COFFEE TALK MODERATORS
Jon Tukman
Laura Colbert
Laura Shaunette
Jedidiah Jenkins
Julia Caulfield
DOCTALK MODERATORS
Brian Newman
Michael Collins
Shahrzad "Sherry" Dadgar
Suzan Beraza
Megha Agrawal Sood
Robin Robinson
SPEAKER SERIES MODERATORS
Josh Bernstein
Julia Caulfield
Max Holmes
Matt Hoisch
Jade Begay
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT’S
Jake Martin
Paige Duffy
SPECIAL EVENT STAFF
Dennis Green
FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Tatiana Alexandra
Margarita Depagter
Ben Eng
Bash Jelen
Hallie Kholer
Raven Klement
Melissa Plantz
Hannah Sourbeer
MOUNTAINFILM HOUSE BAND
Douglas Chard
Heather Flaker
John Fitzgerald
Patrick Hiester
2025 FESTIVAL AWARDS
R. Nelson Parrish
INTRO EDITORS
Bella Hines
Lily MacDonald
Carly Latcham
Dallas Lillich
Jordan Fatke
SPONSOR REEL
Dallas Lillich