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BOX OFFICE
Carol Schober, Box Office Director

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Jennifer Wales
Dave Schneipp

ADMINISTRATION & BUSINESS MANAGER

Carol Schober
Cade Russell, Executive Assistant

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Franck Lemperle, Director

CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gregg Schwenk

COLLEGIATE SHOWCASE
Laura Weinreich, Coordinator

CULINARY PARTNERSHIPS
Dave Schniepp, Director

CONTENT & DIGITAL MARKETING
Brianna Fitzpatrick, Director

EVENT PRODUCTION
Stephanie Chin, Director of Special Events
Glase Lomond, Senior Production Manager

DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Kaipo Cavanh, Communication & Digital Production Coordinator
Emiliana Esparza, Communication & Digital Production Coordinator
Brandon Estrada, Digital Production & Equipment Manager
Samantha Tiano, Digital Production & Equipment Manager  

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Riki Kucheck

GUEST EXPERIENCE & VIP SERVICES
Miriam Saadati, Co-Director
Rand Collins, Co-Director

INTERNS
Franck Lemperle, Director
Travis Garcia, Associate Director

JURY COORDINATOR
Cade Russell
Trinity Cervantez

TELEVISION PROGRAM
McKenna Diaz

PROGRAMMING
Dennis Baker, Director (Shorts)
Cindy Cisneros, Director (Features)
Steven Olona and Sophia Monteyne, Features Programming Coordinators
Leslie Feibleman, Director of Special Programs + Community Cinema Erika Tucker, Senior 

VENUE COORDINATOR

Sue Smith, Director (Venue Coordination)

PROGRAMMING & TELEVISION AWARDS COORDINATOR
Mckenna Pourazari, Director of Orange County Film Society  

DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS
Paul Lavigne  

FEATURES
Cathy Udovch, Senior Programmer
Jay Winterstein, Senior Programmer
Heather Kenihan, Senior Programmer
Tina Ryder, Senior Programmer
Erika Tucker, Senior Programmer
Cathy Udovch, Senior Programmer
Jay Winterstein, Senior Programmer

Keila Aparicio
Kaycee Cortez
Marynell Dethero
Cai Duran
Travis Garcia
Nina Gee
Giana Gerardino
Bahar Jahani
Tami John
Austin Kang
Kari Kessinger
Elana Kline
Franck Lemperle
Lexsie Lion
Jessica McCrorie
Marco Montenegro
Afra Nariman
Loralyn Narvaez
Sofi Ozden
Gina Parks
Karrin Parks
Phillip Patsel
Skylar Penland
McKenna Pourazari
Fiona Quah
Paul Rivet
Sorrell Wayne
Francie Wendorf

SHORTS PROGRAMMING
Ana Bosch
Cheryl Perreira
Erin Schoenbaum
Marlene Tolfa
Erika Tucker
Laura Weinreich
Tim Winterstein 

REVIEWING
Dorothy Kraus, Coordinator

SPONSORSHIP
Todd Quartararo, Co-Founder & Director of Marketing

SUBMISSIONS & PRINT TRAFFIC
Riki Kucheck

TICKETING
Carol Schober

TRAVEL
Carol Schober,  Coordinator

VENUES
Sue Smith, Coordinator
Norma Wilson, Hospitality

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Olga Alvertos
Taylor Jackson