The Team
Leadership team
staff
Tess Caldwell
Communications Assistant
Cristina Colón Feliciano
Executive Assistant
Iva Dimitrova
Program Manager
Mia Dooley
Development Assistant
Sabine Fayoux Cantillo
Associate Director of Program
Sarah Lee
Operations Manager
Tobi Phang-Lyn
Industry & Artist Development Manager
Mariana Sanson
Communications Manager
Elaisha Stokes
Senior Program Manager
Will Tamura
Program Coordinator
Elliot Zayas
Operations Assistant
Our team comprises a spectrum of experiences—we come from the film industry, the corporate world, leading nonprofits, spheres of journalism, and beyond. We’re passionate about uniting our knowledge and expertise in service of the work at hand: to champion women and gender-expansive filmmakers whose stories ignite change.
board of directors
Leslie Belzberg
Board Member
Julie Parker Benello
Co-founder and Board of Directors
Nekisa Cooper
Board President
Deepa Donde
Board Member
Félix Endara
Board Member
Wendy Ettinger
Co-Founder and Board of Directors
David Lee
Board Member
Susan Margolin
Board Treasurer
Patty Quillin
Board Member
Marjan Safinia
Board Secretary
Alex Simon
Board Member
Nancy Stephens
Board Member
co-founders
THE TAIL-WAGGING TEAM