People
staff
Lynn Warshafsky
Founder and Executive Director
Elysa Voshell
Associate Director | Gallery & Public Programs Director
Karen Kiss
Director of Grants & Administration
Issa Sharp
Director of Education
Carly Short
Creative Pathways Coordinator | Lead Filmmaker
Angela Francis
Media & Program Assistant
Sam Sandoval
Administrative & Programming Assistant
Board of Directors
Ruth Seroussi, J.D.
President
NEWHOUSE | law group PC
Steven Oritt
Vice President
Producer, Director
Michael Cannone
Secretary / TreasurerSenior Portfolio Manager,
Westmount Asset Management
Neal Baer, M.D.
Writer, Producer,
20th Century Fox Television
Jodi Gusek
Consumer and Audience Research Consultant
J-T Ladt
Chief Content Officer, Fuse Media
Mike Newhouse, J.D.
Attorney-at-Law, NEWHOUSE | law group PC
Matt Ogens
Filmmaker, Commercial Director
Tristan Robinson, J.D.
Attorney-at-Law
Nossaman LLP
Sarah Sung
Marketing Consultant
Lynn Warshafsky
Founder and Executive Director
In memoriam
board member emeritus
V. Joy Simmons, M.D.
Member Emeritus
Mark Swope
May 14, 1953–December 19, 2016
Teaching artists
Jacinto Astiazarán
Teaching Artist, Filmmaking
Mike Jasorka
Teaching Artist, Comics
Cole Montgomery
Teaching Artist, Photography
Jack Proctor
Teaching Artist, Photography
Nora Sweeney
Teaching Artist, Filmmaking
Virginia Wilcox
Teaching Artist, Photography
Volunteer Artist Mentors
Tasha Bjelic
Teaching Assistant, Photography
Will Bazille
Artist Mentor, Photography
Silvia Curiel
Teaching Assistant, Filmmaking
Frank Damon
Artist Mentor, Photography
Kelly Fogel
Artist Mentor, Photography
Natalia Garcia Clark
Artist Mentor, Photography
Harry Gilbert
Teaching Assistant, Filmmaking
Daniela Gonzalez
Teaching Assistant, Photography
Patrick Grant
Teaching Assistant, Filmmaking
Brenna Nouray
Teaching Assistant,
Photography
Tracey Onyenacho
Artist Mentor, Filmmaking
Sam Ribakoff
Artist Mentor, Filmmaking
Molvatu Sae-Ue
Artist Mentor, Filmmaking
Jennifer Siemson
Artist Mentor, Photography
Aisha Singleton
Artist Mentor, Photography
Kim Troyer
Artist Mentor, Filmmaking
Michael Verdin
Teaching Assistant, Filmmaking
Maksim Zwarych
Teaching Assistant, Comics
Sidney Williams
Artist Mentor, Photography
Jay Ye
Artist Mentor, Comics
Karen Young
Artist Mentor, Filmmaking
Interns
Ceci Arana
Intern
Jane Balfus
Intern
Tiffany Kang
Intern
Leeza Lester
Intern
Kashmir McDaniels
VA Alumni + Intern
Christina Yi
Intern