Durango Independent Film Festival

Year-Round Volunteer Staff Members:

Lynn Armato, Jim Cunningham, James Flint, Claudia Murphy Foley, Leba Glazner, Gyana Bandy Gomar, Barb Gysel, Cornelius Hurley, Kristina John, George Johnson, Michele Malach, Natalie Mattice-Jamison, Tom McCullough, Marwa Mohamed, Wade Moore, Gabrielle Schumaker, Lainey Severson, Carla Marie Toth, Jacob Trujillo, Meghan Walsh, Greg Weiss, and Karen Zenger.

Programming:

Cornelius Hurley / Programming Director
Leba Glazner / Adventure
George Johnson / Narrative Features
Michele Malach / Shorts
Barb Gysel / Documentaries
Greg Weiss / LGBTQ
Cornelius Hurley / Family
Kristina John / Native Cinema
Claudia Murphy Foley, M.Ed. / Reel Learning School Program

Operations & Venues:

Michele Malach / Head of Operations

Theater Managers:
Marwa Mohamed / Gaslight Twin Cinema
James Simmons / Durango Arts Center

Assistant Theater Managers:
Barb Brown / Gaslight Twin Cinema
Richard Coleman / Durango Arts Center

Box Office:
Lynn Armato

Pass Management:

Carla Marie Toth / Head of Pass Management

Tech:

Francisco “Paco” Aschwanden / Tech Director

Festival Parties & Events:

Lainey Severson & Jake Trujillo / Co-Chairs of Events Team

Hospitality Management:

Greg Weiss / Team Leader

Jury:

Gyana Bandy Gomar / Jury Coordinator

Volunteers:

Karen Zenger / Volunteer Coordinator

Print Projects:

Tom McCullough / Print Projects Designer

Website & Communications:

James Flint, Mountain Time Productions / Creative Director
Jim Batchelder, Rest Easy Hosting / Hosting Manager

Special Projects

Rich Henrich

Programming Teams:

Features:
George Johnson / Head of Features
with Robb Brantley, Catherine Adams, Karen Overington and Amber Lark

Shorts:
Michele Malach / Head of Shorts
with John Condie, Ken Coleman, Pam Smith & Robert Snead

Feature & Short Documentaries:
Barb Gysel / Head of Feature & Short Documentaries
with Pattie Adler, Scott Rahilly, Barry Spear, Carla Marie Toth & Doug Wakeman

Native Cinema:
Kristina John / Head of Native Cinema
with Julie Cooley, Danielle Joe, Todd Macon and Stephen Sellers

Adventure Program:
Leba Glazner / Head of Adventure Programming
with Juan Lopez, Andrea Rike and Marcia Sabeti

Family:
Cornelius Hurley and Aiden Hurley / Co-Heads of Family Programming

REEL Learning:
Claudia Murphy Foley, M.Ed. / Head of REEL Learning Programming
with Caleb Bates, Corinna Bayless, Annabelle and Arya Benally, Deb Nielsen, Amelia Player, Susan Ridley-Myers, Scout Roehlik and Karen Zenger.