Abdi Hussein (he/him)
Lab Assistant
Adam Sherlock (he/him)
In-House Programs Director
Adam White (he/him)
Development Director
Adriana McGrath (she/her)
Operations Director
Alecia Cenaruzabeitia (she/her)
Rooftop Event Space Director
Alfonso (Fonzy) Belloso (he/him)
Statewide Media Arts Mentor
Betty Manaris (she/they)
Coalition Community Engagement Coordinator
Cathy Foy (she/her)
Lead Musical Arts Mentor
Dani Howe (they/she/he)
Finance & HR Director
Don Barfuss (he/him)
Phase 2 Director
Elizabeth Schulte (she/her)
Lead Design Mentor
Hannah Williams (she/her)
Evening Host
Jonathan Nelson (he/him)
Film Mentor
Jonny Landeros (he/him)
Equipment & Technical Operations Manager
Kari Rice (she/her)
Director of Marketing and Community Engagement
Kitzia Rodriguez (she/her)
Community Engagement & Events Coordinator
Larissa Trout (she/her)
Executive Director
Lillie Cummings (she/they)
Program Manager
Loren Brunken (she/her)
Film Mentor
Lou Ruegner (they/them)
Radio Production Mentor
Marlee Madsen (she/her)
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Mason Fetzer (he/him)
Graphic Designer
Maya Hardie (she/her)
Phase 2 Productions Assistant Director
Mercedes Roberts (she/they)
Design Mentor
Myke Johnson (he/him)
Community Programs Director
Nick Allred (he/him)
Audio Mentor
Nicole Dumas (she/her)
Statewide Programs Director
Ricky Vigil (he/him)
Teen Outreach Program/Media Arts Mentor
Steve Williams (he/him)
Youth Prevention and Coalition Manager
Thomas (Tommy) Kastrati (he/they)
Statewide Media Arts Mentor
Board of Directors
Daela Taeoalii-Higgs (Licensed Medicare Agent, Senior Benefits Insurance) — Chair
Annie Quan (Managing Director, Union5) — Vice Chair
Nastaran Alimadadi (VP, Fund Controller, Bridge Investment Group) — Treasurer
Amy Redford (Filmmaker, Producer, Sundance Institute Board Member)
Annabel Sheinberg (Consultant, Educator, Community Organizer)
Ashley Barkley (Real Estate Advisor, Summit Sotheby’s International)
Brent Bowen (Principal Partner & CEO, Bowen Studios)
Corey Bullough (Owner, Fice Gallery)
Erika Carlsen (Deputy Chief of Staff, Trust for Local News)
Jennifer Plumb (M.D., Primary Children’s Medical Center)
John Arthur (Teacher, Meadowlark Elementary)
Jorge Robles (IT Specialist, Powdr Corp.)
Luna Banuri (Executive Director, Utah Muslim Civic League)
Meera Patel (VP of Marketing, Pendry Park City)
Missy Greis (Owner, Publik. Concepts)
Nailah Mansa (Creative Operations Manager, Utah Jazz)
Richard Leverett (Attorney, Strong & Hanni)
Victoria Luman (Attorney, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless)
Willis M. Clow (Director of Payment Provider Strategy, Bank of America)
Advisory Board
Tessa Arneson (Owner, Maven) – Chair
Bryan Clifton (Owner, Redman Movies & Stories)
Carolyn Leone (Costume Designer)
Chris Le (Co-founder & Creative Director, RTFKT Studios)
Dylan Shepherd (Wells Fargo Advisors)
Erika Cohn (Director, Producer, Independent Filmmaker & Spy Hop alum)
Geralyn Dreyfous (Producer, Utah Film Center Founder)
Hunter Metcalf (Photographer & Spy Hop alum)
Janie Franks (Franks Family Foundation)
Jean Irwin (Director of Arts Education, Utah Division of Arts and Museums)
Jennifer Berger (Realtor, The Group Real Estate)
John Esplin (Owner, Centeva)
Ken Verdoia (Executive Producer KUED, ret.)
Kevin Gruneich (Impart Parters, ret.)
Lewis Francis (Attorney, Jones Waldo)
Nate Thomas (Attorney, Parsons Behle and Latimer)
Peter Pilafian (Cinematographer, Filmmaker)
Rick Wray (Co-Founder, Spy Hop)
Virginia Pearce (Director, Utah Film Commission)