Film curator, founded film program at National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where she served for 30+ years. Board member for major film orgs, including the Robert Flaherty Seminar and Washington Environmental Film Festival. Editorial board member for The Moving Image and Getty Trust’s Program for Art on Film.

Lifelong educator, organized the annual film festival at National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference until 2016. Created professional development workshop “Being A Pro-Active Media Literacy Advocate.”

Brenda is a first-generation Hispanic American from New Orleans with 35+ years of experience in Hispanic & Latin media. She is Editor-in-Chief of bilingual art/culture and entertainment paper Que Pasa, Sr. Producer for Hispanic Flavor Productions, and co-founder of Que Pasa Fest, Louisiana's largest Hispanic Heritage festival. She has a BA in Drama & Comms from U. of New Orleans.

Jim is Dad to four daughters and President of WATCH D.O.G.S., a national organization dedicated to improving student outcomes by bringing more Dads & dad figures into elementary and middle school hallways and classrooms. Previously, Jim worked for 30 yrs in production and founded AustinHD Productions. He's a strong believer in the power of storytelling and its ability to bring about great personal and societal change.

Television writer, producer, and a graduate of Chapman University’s screenwriting program. He has written for Netflix’s award-winning Family Reunion, as well as the CBS series The Neighborhood and Nickelodeon’s Young Dylan. He is currently writing and producing an animated project for Fox’s Tubi TV.

Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY City. He has performed and exhibited in LA, NY, and Boston and earned awards from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Associated Press, Los Angeles Art-House Film Festival, and Radio and TV News Assoc of Southern California. Thomas co-founded WUMB-FM Radio in Boston and currently hosts Seasons & Celebrations and 60's Chicks Radio.

Kevin is a Filmmaker, Animator, MFA Director, and Senior Lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation. His animated short film, Love, Daddy, was named a 2023 Daddying Film Festival Atticus Award finalist for Best Dad-Created film. An RIT SoFA alumni, he teaches a wide range of classes in the program and also manages the SoFA student archive.

Filmmaker whose short film, Hey Dad, It's Me, won the Daddying Film Festival's 2022 Atticus Award for high-school students. Now in college, Leela is a double major in Radio/Television/Film and Economics at Northwestern University. She now produces budgeted student films while also serving as the finance chair of Northwestern's student production company Studio 22.

Jesse is a dedicated special-education teacher working with children ages 6-9. With over 10 years of experience working with children in a multitude of programs and now in her 4th year of teaching, she has taught in both Los Angeles and, currently, New York City. Jesse has enjoyed every second of her teaching journey, bringing creativity, compassion, and a strong belief in each student’s potential to everything she does.