STAFF
Executive + Development + Admin
Jaime Zavala
Executive Director
Lynn Warshafsky
Founding Director
Karen Kiss
Director of Institutional Giving
Eric Wang
Director of Operations
Emma Ramey
Development & Communications Associate
Melanie Deas
Media Assistant
OPEN POSITION
Director of Development
Media Arts Education + Mentoring Programs For Youth
Alanna Styer
Director
Jennifer Choi
Los Angeles County Arts Intern
Aminata Diop
Programs Outreach and Opportunities Coordinator
Camila De Luna
Administration Assistant
Center for Creative Workforce Equity
AJ Amiri
Director
David Castillo
Program Coordinator
Brigid McCaffrey
Senior Lead Artist
Ziyao Liu
Teaching Artist
JJ Tolibao
Teaching Assistant
MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION + MENTORING TEACHING TEAMS
TEACHING ARTISTS + Artist-mentors
Jacinto Astiazarán
Teaching Artist, Film
Jennifer Browne
Teaching Artist, Photography
Lismary Escamilla
Teaching Artist, Illustration
Makeda Flood
Teaching Artist, Multimedia
Coffee Kang
Teaching Artist, Photography
Benj Welmond
Teaching Artist, Film
Monica Nouwens
Teaching Artist, Photography
Mengxi Yang
Teaching Artist, Animation
Teaching Assistants
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Kayla Leon
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Liam Pinno
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Ella de Buck
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Ren Klein
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Josh Calderon
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Ella Greenfield
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Michael Verdin
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Katherine Santos
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
John Nguyen
Executive Producer
RSA Films
Matt Ogens
Filmmaker, Commercial Director
board member emeritus
V. Joy Simmons, M.D.
Member Emeritus
In memoriam
Mark Swope
May 14, 1953 - December 19, 2016