Our Staff and Board
updated June 2023
EXECUTIVE
Lesli Klainberg, President
Megan Burns, Manager, Executive & Office
FILM COMMENT
Devika Girish, Co-Deputy Editor
Clinton Krute, Co-Deputy Editor
FINANCE AND ADMIN
Lisa Schroeder, Chief Administrative Officer
Alice Winkler, Director of Human Resources
Sharon McCarthy, Manager, Payroll & Accounts Payable
Latrice Joefield, Manager, Human Resources
Jayson Shu, Senior Accountant
Jean Ng, Senior Accountant
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Sarah Eaton, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Jordan Raup, Assistant Director, Marketing
John Kwiatkowski, Senior Manager, Publicity and Communications
Katie Skelly, Manager, Marketing Programming & Brand
Erik Luers, Manager, Digital Marketing
Joel Hoglund, Senior Coordinator, Marketing
Sabrina Tenteromano, Associate, Marketing Outreach & Engagement
Eva Tooley, Associate, Publicity & Communications
OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION
Matt Bolish, Vice President, Operations & Production; Managing Director, NYFF
Jeff Delauter, Senior Director, Theater Operations
Matthew D’Silva, Assistant Director, Database Operations & Analytics
Erin Delaney, Senior Manager, Operations & Production
Harrison Asen, Manager, Ticketing Services
Manny Lage-Valera, Manager, Theater Operations
Fernando Martinez, Manager, Ticketing Systems
Jim Rohner, Senior Coordinator, Theater Operations & Venue Sales
PARTNERSHIPS
Elizabeth Gardner, Senior Director, Partnerships & Advertising
Matthew Dinda, Senior Manager, Partnerships & Advertising
Amber Carter, Senior Coordinator, Partnerships & Advertising
PHILANTHROPY
Blair Hartley, Vice President, Philanthropy and Partnerships
Meredith Cappel, Assistant Director, Philanthropy
Sureme Laster Bey, Senior Coordinator, Membership
Amanda Bogacz, Senior Coordinator, Major Gifts & Foundations
Casey Virgo, Associate, Development
Paul Ramlochan, Associate, Development Systems
PROGRAMMING
Florence Almozini, Senior Director of Programming
Dennis Lim, Artistic Director, New York Film Festival
Regina Riccitelli, Senior Coordinator, Programming
Manuel Santini, Senior Manager, Programming
Dan Sullivan, Programmer
Tyler Wilson, Programmer
Madeline Whittle, Assistant Programmer
Katie Zwick, Coordinator, Exhibition and Programming
Claire Diao, Programmer at Large
Cecilia Barrionuevo, Programmer at Large
PROJECTION
Greg Sherman, Chief Projectionist
Frank Hudec, Gregory Wolfe, James Wolfe, Timothy White Projectionists
SPECIAL EVENTS AND INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Maria A. Ruiz Botsacos, Senior Director, Special Events and Industry Relations
Alexis Creer, Senior Manager, Special Events and Industry Relations
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Jodi Johnson, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives
THEATER
Theater Managers
Fletcher Cossa
Dianne David-Brown
Eric Maala
Justin Rodriguez
Rebecca Slaman
Vanizian Smith
Theater Staff
Walter Blum
Chantal Demorial
Belinda Edwards
James Malzone
Lynne Michelle
Kyle Milner
Sydney Mortensen
John Pierard
Christopher Torres
Kevin Walker
Daniel Welch
Chelsea Tomasi
Henry Camacho
Nick Byrne
Fleur Guillaud
Jordan Yagiello
Officers and Board of Directors
Daniel H. Stern, Chairman
Hillary Koota Krevlin, President
Ira M. Resnick, Peter Sobiloff, Vice Chairmen
Lisa Ehrenkranz, John Lyons, Ronnie Planalp, Vice Presidents
Wendy Keys, Secretary
Kris Heinzelman, Treasurer
Board Members
Anne-Victoire Auriault
Francesca Beale
Josh Cohen
Lisa Cortés
Elissa F. Cullman
Lisa Ehrenkranz
Patrick Harrison
Kris F. Heinzelman
Susan Hess
Abigail Hirschhorn
Scott D. Hoffman
Pam Jones
Tara Kelleher
Wendy Keys
Hillary Koota Krevlin
Pablo Legorreta
Marcia Levy
John Lyons
Crystal McCrary
Victoria Newhouse
Carlos Perez
Ronnie Planalp
Ira Resnick
Marion R. Rich
Lauren Rosenkranz
Robert Shafir
Hazel Shanken
John Sloss
Peter Sobiloff
Mary Solomon
Daniel H. Stern
Debi Wisch
Vivian Zelter
Chairs Emeriti
Roy L. Furman
William F. May (Founder)*
Julien J. Studley*
Ann Tenenbaum
Presidents Emeriti
Roy L. Furman
Henry McGee
Martin E. Segal (Founder)*
Alfred R. Stern*
Irwin W. Young*
Emeritus Executive Director
Joanne Koch*
Directors Emeriti
William L. Bernhard
Helen Bernstein
Sallie Blumenthal*
James Bouras*
Frederick Koch*
Michael F. Mayer*
George Nelson*
Bernard L. Schwartz
*Deceased