(She/Her) As Program Manager, Iva oversees the application, selection, and evaluation activities for all programs and grants, and is the first point of contact for applicants seeking support from Chicken & Egg Films. More broadly, her role is focused on the iterative improvement of internal processes to ensure transparent, equitable, and affirming experiences for filmmakers across key touch points with the organization. Since joining Chicken & Egg Films in 2019, Iva has supported program logistics as program assistant and program coordinator, and prior to that, she worked as the Oral History Coordinator at the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries. She has undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and Mass Media Arts, and is a first-generation Bulgarian-American immigrant.