OUR TEAM

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Jason Matsumoto (he/him)

Co-Executive Director // Co-Founder

Eugene Sun Park (he/him)

Co-Executive Director // Co-Founder

Dr. Ashley Cheyemi McNeil (she/her)

Director of Education & Research

Ryan Corrigan Whetsel (he/him)

Director of Finance

Cassidy Dimon (she/her)

Director of Programs, Events & Accessibility

Joanna Lakatos (she/her)

Development Consultant

Chile (they/elle)

Senior Programs Manager

Henry Hanson (they/he)

Curator & Programs Manager

Cherish Pittman (she/her)

Associate Producer // Production Coordinator // Education Program Assistant

Amy E. Powell (any pronouns)

Interim Head of Production

Talia Koylass (she/her)

Associate Producer // Production Manager

LUZZO (all pronouns with respect)

Associate Producer // Production Manager

Humza Syed (he/him)

Finance & Business Affairs Manager

Laya Tate (she/they)

Marketing & Communications Manager

Adilene Quezada (she/her)

Marketing & Communications Associate

Erica Sun (she/her)

Digital Marketing Specialist

Raul Benitez (he/him)

Chicagoland Shorts Lead Programmer

Yuki Sakamoto Solomon (she/her)

Producer

Board of Directors

Lee Stark — President [Associate, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP]
Ellen Chu — Vice President [Senior Account Manager, Lipman Hearne]
Dr. Maggie Taft — Secretary [Founding Director, The Haddon Street Writing Institute]
Josina Morita — Board Member [Commissioner, Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago]
Zhen Heinemann — Board Member [Visitor Experience & Public Engagement at Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, City of Chicago]
Brittany Hyde — Board Member [Disability Inclusion Coordinator, Anixter Center]
JinJa Birkenbeuel — Board Member [CEO, Birk Creative]
Elzio Ciuffardi — Board Member [Footwear Design Consultant, Freelance]
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Trevor Clarke — Board Member (Emeritus) [Executive Director, Working Bikes]
Jonathan Laxamana — Board Member (Emeritus, Deceased) [Technology Manager, Green Light Learning Tools]