Executive Staff
Sylvia Perel - Founder & Festival Director
Jonathan Perel - Executive Director
John Petrovsky Carvajal - Co-Director
Gwendolyn "GG" Geddes - Associate Director / Programmer
Kerensa Demars - Festival Coordinator

Programming
Sylvia Perel, Artistic Director
Gwendolyn "GG" Geddes, Programmer
Charlotte Von Hemert, Programming Assistant

Development
Lou Ramirez, Corporate Sponsorship
Kerensa Demars, Grants Development
Kristan Almgren, MPA
Clara Garza
Lucy Vargas

Events & Coordination
Michelle Mokalla - San Francisco Events Coordinator
Lucy Vargas - Marin Events Coordinator
Virginia Chavez - ILFS San José Chapter Coordinator
Luis Lecanda - ILFS San José Chapter Coordinator
Jennifer Blanco - ILFS Peninsula Chapter Coordinator

Grantwriting
Kerensa Demars

Guest Services
Vanessa Topper

Marketing Coordinator
Kristan Almgren, MPA

Public Relations - General
Eric Thomas, ILFF

Public Relations - Latino & South Bay
Clara Garza, Lighthouse Media Group

Transportation
Alex Cantin, Coordinator
Samuel González
David Gutiérrez
Jill Johnson
Randal Mena

Office Services & Bookkeeping
Rita Dumais
Marga Torner

Print Traffic
Keith Arnold, Coordinator
David Gutiérrez

Program Guide
Kerensa Demars, Coordinator
Eric
Jonathan Perel

Theater Management
Gino Altamirano

Festival Photographer
Michelle Gutierrez

Website Design
The Net Imperative, Inc
Jonathan Perel
Alex Menendez

Webhost
Monkeybrains.net

Board of Directors
John Petrovsky Carvajal, Chair
Sandra Acevedo, Vice Chair
Reynaldo Arellano, CPA., Treasurer
Miguel Ruelas Secretary
Sylvia Perel Founder
Ninfa Maza Dawson
Rick Hess
Eduardo Pérez
Arthur Scott
Gary Topper

Honorary Board
Isabel Allende - Author
Tamara Alvarado - MACLA
Nora Campos - San José City Council
Moctesuma Esparza - Producer
Carmen & Al Castellano
- Castellano Family Foundation
Ysabel Duron - KRON
Bruno Figueroa
- Consul General of Mexico (San José)
Salma Hayek - Actress
Sandra Hernandez
- San Francisco Foundation
Lourdes Portillo - Director
Luis Valdez - Director/Writer
Daniel Valdez - Actor
Eugenio Zanetti - Director