STAFF

Executive + Development + Admin

Jaime Zavala

Jaime Zavala
Executive Director

Lynn Warshafsky
Founding Director

Karen Kiss
Director of Institutional Giving

Eric Wang

Eric Wang
Director of Operations

Melanie Deas

Melanie Deas
Media Assistant

Media Arts Education + Mentoring Programs For Youth

Alanna Styer

Alanna Styer
Director of Education

Aminata Diop

Aminata Diop
Programs Outreach and Opportunities Coordinator

Camila De Luna

Camila De Luna
Administrative and Development Associate

Center for Creative Workforce Equity

AJ Amiri

AJ Amiri
Director

Brigid McCaffrey

Brigid McCaffrey
Senior Lead Artist

Ziyao Liu
Teaching Artist

JJ Tolibao

JJ Tolibao
Teaching Assistant

MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION + MENTORING TEACHING TEAM

Lead TEACHING ARTISTS

Jennifer Browne Teaching Artist, Photography

Jennifer Browne
Photography

Lismary Escamilla

Lismary Escamilla
Illustration

Makeda Flood

Makeda Flood
Multimedia

Coffee Kang

Coffee Kang
Photography

Ella de Buck
Multimedia

Sammy Lamb

Sammy Lamb
Film + Animation

VA Logo Green

Mengxi Yang
Animation

TEACHING Assistants

Katherine Santos

VA Logo Green

Juliet Johnson
Multimedia

VA Logo Green

CJ Calica
Photography

Kayla Leon

Liam Pinno

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ruth Seroussi, J.D.
President
Development Director
The Public Interest Network

Steven Oritt
Vice President
Producer, Director

Michael Cannone
Secretary / Treasurer
Senior Partner
Westmount Asset Management

Claudia Bartlett
Owner, photo l.a.

Moze Cowper
Managing Partner, Cowper Law, LLP

Kavi Fulena
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch

J-T Ladt
Head of Digital Strategy, Illumination

Brandon C. Williams

Senior Vice President, Universal Talent Development & Inclusion (UTD&I) for NBCUniversal Studio Group (NBCUSG)

John Nguyen
Executive Producer
RSA Films

Matt Ogens
Filmmaker, Commercial Director

board member emeritus

V. Joy Simmons, M.D. Member Emeritus

V. Joy Simmons, M.D.
Member Emeritus

In memoriam

Mark Swope May 14, 1953 - December 19, 2016

Mark Swope
May 14, 1953 - December 19, 2016