John Alfonso

Civic Entertainment Group

Production Department Coordinator

Angela Allyn

City of Evanston

Community Arts Programs Coordinator

Raul Benitez

Full Spectrum Features

Film Programmer

Christopher Biewer

Independent

Writer/Producer/Actor

John Biggers

Outschool

Instructor

Barbara Binns

Independent

Author

Aleksei Borovikov

Columbia College Chicago

Independent Filmmaker/Assistant to Cinematography Coordinator

David Bradburn

Fork the Man Productions, LLC

Writer/Director/Producer

Lynn Brahin

Corcoran Urban Real Estate

Real Estate Agent

Jacqueline Brennan

DePaul University         

Animation Dept.

Marlene Brill

MTB Communications

Independent Author

Kathy Byrne

SAG-AFTRA

Director of TV/Theatrical

Gregory Collins

Full Spectrum Features

Director of Artist Programs

Cherilyn Contreras

Cook Memorial Public Library

Children’s Librarian

Patricia Daniels

Chicago Public Schools  

English & Media Education Teacher & Curriculum Writer (Retired)

Michael Dawson

Cinedustrial

Producer

Marie Donovan

DePaul University

Associate Professor of Teacher Education

Deni Drinkwater

Chicago Public Schools

Teacher

Susanne Fairfax

Susanne Fairfax Creative, LLC

Founder

Brian Ferguson

DePaul University/CDM

Animator In Residence/Senior Professional Lecturer

Emily Fitch

Morgan Park Academy

Middle School Global Director & 6th Grade Humanities Teacher

Justin Frieman Charles

Round Lake Area Schools

Educator

Joseph Gandurski

Mountie1Productions, Inc.

President

Michele Gardner

Independent

Children’s Author

John Goheen

Loyola University Chicago

Senior Professional in Residence

Jan Goldberger

J2 films

Producer

Jane Grant

Chicago Public Schools -Hamilton Elementary

3rd Grade Teacher ELA/SS

Vesna Grbovic

ARLEMM (Serbia)     

Strategic Planning Director

Kimberly Hale

Columbia College Chicago

Academic Engagement Librarian

Dean Hamer

Qwaves

Director

Karen Higgins

Independent

Producer

Andre Hoermann

Producer, Director

Laura Hsieh

North Shore Country Day

Upper School Visual Arts Faculty

Kathryn Hundley

The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

High School Spanish Teacher & Advisor

Gregg Jaffe

Big Teeth Films & Animation

Owner/Creative Director

Michael Kohnhorst

Director of Photography, Camera Operator, and Camera Assistant

Charlotta Koppanyi

Evanston Friends Meeting

Religious Education Coordinator

Melissa Korpalski

Murray Language Academy

World Language Department Chair & French Teacher

Guclu Koseli

Chicago Visual

Director/Producer

Cyn Koukos

Lycee Francais de Chicago

Middle School English/Language Arts Instructor

Andrea  Kulas

Chicago Public Schools

International Baccalaureate Coordinator

Debra Lewis

Independent

Screenwriter

Janet Lorch

National Louis University

Professor Emerita

Jude Mandell

Independent

Children’s Book Author

Mirjam Marks

Documentary Director

K-J Mathieson

University of South Florida

Associate Professor of Animation

Curtis Matzke

Unfurnished Films

Filmmaker

Gillian McNamee

Erikson Institute

Professor

Maggie Mikuzis

The Montessori School of Englewood

Director of Operations

Molly Miner

Near North Montessori School

Elementary Teacher

Jacob Mitchell

Chicago Public Schools

Video Teacher

Amy Moore

Evanston Township High School

Fine Arts

Sue Mroz

Columbia College Chicago

Professor of Instruction

James Nawrocki

DDB Chicago (Retired)

Art Director

Susan Ohmer

Notre Dame

Professor Emerita

Christopher Oliva

462 Pictures

Director and Editor

Kealan O’Rourke

Dream Logic Studios

Writer & Director

Christopher Parrish

DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts

Professional Lecturer

Mirko Popadic

Mir Productions, Inc.

Producer, director, videographer, & editor

Kjell Redpath

Delta Dental of Minnesota

Corporate Development Analyst

Álvaro Robles

Independent

Director/Screenwriter

Doris M Rolland

Chicago Public Schools  

PreK-8 Teacher

Mehrnaz Saeed-vafa

Columbia College Chicago

Professor

Max Shaffer

Classical Guitarist

Scott Sheridan

IES Abroad

Assistant Vice President of Academic Programs

Noah Smith

Starcom

Media Client Operations Associate

Randy Snow

Northside College Preparatory High School

English Department Chair

Steve Socki

DePaul University

Associate Professor

George Soto-Enriquez

Soto Films

Production Designer

Jeff Stanley

Hollister Incorporated

Graphic Designer

Robert Steel

DePaul University

Associate Professor

David Tarleton

Columbia College Chicago

Professor

Kasey Taylor

Latin School of Chicago

Spanish Teacher & DEI Coordinator

Kathe Telingator

Independent

Producer

David Tennenbaum

NBC Universal

Set Designer

Wenhwa Tsao

Columbia College Chicago

Professor

Steven Watts

Illinois Wesleyan University

Student

Glenn Weinstein

Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Principal

Diane Whiteley

Whiteley Productions

Executive Producer

Corey Winchester

Northwestern University

Teacher Education Instructor/PhD Student in Learning Sciences

Barry Young

Columbia College Chicago

Animation Program Director (Retired)