Staff Credits
Roll credits! These are the stars behind the scenes at SIFF.
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Administration
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Michael Clark
Director of Administration
Kyle Bradford
Human Resources Manager
Advancement
Jeanne Nickelsburg
Director of Advancement
Development
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Jennifer Maines
Associate Director, Individual Giving
Caroline Parry
Associate Director, Institutional Giving
Jessica Kittams
Stewardship & Events Manager
Carson Rennekamp
Development & Membership Manager
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Marketing & Communications
Shelby Smout
Senior Marketing Manager
Rhys Iliakis
Graphic Design Manager
Claudia Glenn
Marketing & Engagement Coordinator
Jessica Vangel
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Cinemas
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Melody Smith
Director of Cinema Operations
Operations
Caitlyn Pozerski
Senior Manager, Cinema Operations
Cinema Assistant Managers: Jesse Broucek, Lauren Green, Tony Ochoa
Presentation
Trevor Brandt
Senior Manager, Presentation
Cinema Projectionists: David Dinnell, Jim Tuohey, Jessica Vangel, Aly Shwedo, Wyatt Stone
Programs
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Beth Barrett
Artistic Director
Ryan Saunders
NFFTY Managing Director
Amy Williams
NFFTY Program Director
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NFFTY Programming Interns: Selena Calacat, Julia Chou, Meilee Riddle
2026 Seattle International Film Festival Staff
Megan Leonard, Festival Program Manager
Dael Norwitz, Festival Operations Manager
LT Andrade, Festival Production Manager
Mark Allender, Festival Quality Control Technician
Lizzy Andrews, Festival Guest Relations Manager
Megan Bernovich, Festival Marketing Manager
Kat Hazelton, Festival Filmmaker Services Associate
Jillian Holstad, Festival Guest Relations Coordinator
Rima Kaboul, Festival Special Events Coordinator
Gurjot Kang, NFFTY/Festival Marketing Coordinator
Victoria Nguyen, Festival PR Manager
Amel Ntamark, Customer Service Specialist
Owen Peterson, Festival Theater Operations Assistant Manager
Angela Ricketts, Festival Filmmaker Services Associate
Johnny Sanford, Festival Box Office Manager
Zachary Schneider, Festival Quality Control Technician
Kati Simek, Festival Volunteer Manager
Alison Smith, Festival Programming Coordinator
Jessica Stehlin, Festival Creative Director
Wyatt Stone, Festival Quality Control Technician
Leslie Swiedom, Festival Customer Service Specialist
Emma Ueda, Festival Materials Coordinator
Celestine Vuong, Festival Social Media Coordinator
Mackenzie Wardlow, Festival Filmmaker Services Associate
Festival House Managers: Jamila Adams, Nathalie Cupen, Amy Currul, Monsieree de Castro, Sam Ditty, Micaela Gonzales, Jason Grafton, Autumn Grindle, Mary Hall, Milo Harms, Connor Kline, Kate Lemberg, Diana McGowan, Jenn Misko, Bailey Pauze, Caitlin Pennington, Salem Rogers, Gina Savedra, Ryan Starr
Festival Production Assistants: Jack Knight, Spencer Swigart
Senior Festival Programmers:
Justine Barda, Dan Doody, Hebe Tabachnik
Festival Programmers:
SuJ’n Chon, Kimberly Dinehart, Megan Garbayo-López, Marcus Gorman, Rhys Iliakis, Jesse Knight, Kathleen Mullen, Colleen O’Holleran, Nancy Pappas, Shailaja Rao, Tracy Rector, Cory Rodriguez, Ryan Saunders, Martin Schwarz, Andy Spletzer, Emalie Soderback, Mayumi Tsutakawa, Darcy Wytko, Nichole Young
SIFF Cinema Staff
The SIFF Cinema Workers Union members include cinema floor staff and leads at each venue.
Adrienne Tippins, Union Chair
Arthur Keenan, Union Co-Chair
Adam Woodyard, Uptown Steward
Lily Rocklage, Downtown Steward
Leads: Bee Betz, Rey Carlson, Hari Chitturi, Hunter Hawkins-Flood, Gideon Holbrook, Arthur Keenan, Anne Schulz, Adam Woodyard
Floor Staff: Mark Asselstine, Lily Brim, Kyle Brown-Wollin, Jonny Bullets, Larcyn Burnett, Christopher Estes, Nico Hall, Malcolm Hines, Ivan Kavanagh, Lynn McCray, Max McGillivray, Nicole McMurray, Adam Plesser, Ashley Podplesky, Lily Rocklage, Kolby Rowland, Nathan Tamaki, Adrienne Tippins, Josy Wegner
On Call Cinema Floor Staff: K Espinosa Torres, Mik Fling, Iain Horton, Yasmin Isaraphanich, Kaylah Meikle, Abigail Ward, Erin Weaver, Samantha Wells, Braeden Wiebe
House Managers: Larcyn Burnett, Micaela Gonzales, Maya Gopalan, Jason Grafton, Autumn Grindle, Mary Hall, Milo Harms, Hunter Hawkins-Flood, Gideon Holbrook, Rima Kaboul, Andrea Nilosek, Dael Norwitz, Caitlin Pennington, Kolby Rowland, Kati Simek, Wyatt Stone, Kelli Vasquez