Festival Staff
STAFF
Sage Martin | Executive Director
Crystal Merrill | Festival Director
Drew Ludwig | Tour Director
Stash Wislocki | Technical Director
Lauren Howie | Program Manager
Luke Kellerhouse | Festival Producer
Vika Petrova | Operations Manager
Natalie Wirsing | Communications and Marketing Manager
Laura Hoover | Development Manager, Festival Guest Coordinator
Bella Hines | Tour Program Manager
Paul Phillips | Programming Coordinator
Robin Robinson | Senior Programmer
MacKenzy Brewer | Bookkeeper & Accountant
FESTIVAL MANAGERS
J. Meehan Fee | Events Manager
April Bindock | Operations Coordinator
Hayden Peck | Volunteer Coordinator
Heather Sackett | Content Manager
Tim “Stuntman” Territo | Production Manager
Brady Richards | Communications Manager
Dawn Katz | Hospitality Manager
Jessica Galbo | Hospitality Manager
Erica Doemland | Hospitality Coordinator
Brigitte DePagter Kusuno | Hospitality Assistant
Evan Tueller | Hospitality Assistant
Shawn Peck | Hospitality Assistant
Gracey Ringstad | Hospitality Assistant
Kaitlyn James | Hospitality Assistant
Larkin Brodie | Hospitality Assistant
Greg Babush | Film Inspection & Media Manager
Ian Manson | Master Rigger
Kelli Fox | Lighting Manager
Karl K2 Mehrer | K2 Imaging
Gypsie Frank | Audio Technical Director
Sam Walker | Technical Production Manager
Alex Ferrari | Gallery Manager
Mariah Grover | Events Coordinator
Tom Wardaszka | Presentation Manager
Camile Doherty | Free Range Program Manager
Kelsey Brax | Communications Coordinator
Bianca Darby Mattedo | Doc Talk Guest Coordinator
PROGRAMMERS & ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMERS
Brenda Avila-Hanna
Nora Bernard
John Biaggi
Lindsey Campbell
Jenna Cichanski
Claudia García Curzio
Amy DeLuca
Zegan Doyle
Esme Fahnestock
Ernest House Jr.
Jane Julian
Julia Kipnis
Shae LaPlace
Essence London
Emily Long
Sarah Melendez
Tracy Rector
Colleen Thurston
Sean Volk
ADRENALINE PROGRAMMERS
Paul Phillips
Stash Wislocki
SCREENING COMMITTEE
Antonieta Bocxe
Cameron Brooks
Chase Dyer
Andrea Estevam
Beth Gage
Sawyer Gieseke
Jeff Hauser
Sarah Hughen
Davene Kaplan
Ben Kerr
Jen Knopp
Hannah Knudsen
Judy Kohin
Hilary Lewkowitz
Max Owens
Hayden Peck
Mark Plantz
Lane Scarberry
Nadia Steinbrecher
Lexi Tuddenham
Mayrah Udvardi
Daniela Weinreich
Jim Womeldorf
Ellen Yarrell
WEBSITE & PROGRAM WRITERS
Heather Sackett
Sabrina Davis
Natalie Reiter
Brooke Warren
COPY EDITORS:
Susan Entsminger
Hallie Geise
MEDIA
Tor Anderson | Designer & Program
Eventive | Online Platform & App Development
Sawyer Gieseke | Reel Editor
Robert Hope | Videographer
Max Romey | Poster Design
Emma Troy | Signage Coordinator
VentureWeb | Web Design & Development
INTRO EDITORS
Jordan Fatke
Bella Hines
Lauren Howie
Luke Kellerhouse
Carly Latcham
STUDENT INTRO EDITOR
Lily McDonald
SPONSOR REEL EDITOR
Dallas Lillich
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Cassy Babb
DJ Babb
Mike Babb
Andrew Dougherty
Kelli Fox
Sammy Frank
Wanashe Frank
Jeremy Knickerbocker
Tree Priest
EVENT AUDIO
Colin Casanova
Vicki Phelps
Dean Rolley
PROJECTIONISTS
Travis Bird
Chris Bredenberg
Michael Edwards
Alex Fountain
Kirk Futrell
Peter Halter
Matt Jones
Talia Kopecki
May Schaefer
Jeremy Spracklen
Brandon Theige
Kelly Youngstrom
RIGGING
Erik Viking Cooper
Rhee Synder
Scott Upshur
THEATER MANAGERS
Ron Borrego
Erin Cain
Casey Cornelius
Paige Duffy
Susan Ensor
Takeo Hiromitsu
Ben Kerr
Michael Kirby
Ben Marshall
Sandy McLaughlin
Mitchell "Mishke" Pritchard
John Rosenberg
Josie Strick
Emma Troy
Caitlin Van Buskirk
Ellie Vargas
Daniela Weinreich
STAGE MANAGERS
Peter D’Jay
Erika "EK" Kae
Quillen Kimleigh
Elena Levin
Wyatt O'Brien
Rowen Warren
BOX OFFICE COORDINATORS
Steve Buchanan
Hugh Finnerty
Caleigh Gearheart
Gavin Wiesen
Emilia Whitmer
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Camilla Choa
Samuel Sebree
EMCEES & MODERATORS
Seth Berg
Ashley Boling
Julia Caulfield
Ernest House Jr.
Lindsey Campbell
Laura Colbert
Jason Corzine
Rory Cowie
Sasha Cuccinello
Claudia García Curzio
Catherine Cypher
Jessica Galbo
Christopher Gebhardt
Art Goodtimes
Matt Hoisch
Max Holmes
Vickie Hormuth
Jedidiah Jenkins
Jennifer Nyman Julia
Beth Kelly
Cameron Kelly
Elena Levin
Jason Merritt
Kristen Milord
Cristina Mittermeier
Tashi Rabgey
Jacob Reuter
Dani Reyes-Acosta
Ed Roberson
Robin Robinson
Megha Agrawal Sood
Jon Tukman
Sean Volk
Lance Waring
Langstyn Williams
Stash Wislocki
FESTIVAL HOSTS
Betsy Rowbottom
Candice Good
Claudia García Curzio
Gus Guscoria
Hallie Geise
Hayley Nenadal
Hope Logan
Jane Julian
Kris Kwasniewski
Lucy Lerner
FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Rhianon Brown
Ben Eng
Lauren Hartmann
Hallie Kohler
Margarita De Pagter
Melissa Plantz
Sarah Schwab
MOUNTAINFILM HOUSE BAND
Douglas Chard
John Fitzgerald
Heather Flaker
Patrick Hiester
LIVE INTRO PERFORMANCE
Lily Akers
Anneke Dean
Brendan Forrest
Annie Foxen
SPECIAL EVENT STAFF
Dennis Green
2026 FESTIVAL AWARD ARTIST
R. Nelson Parrish