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

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