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GFI Staff
The Chair of the Global Film Initiative is accomplished
corporate marketing executive, community organizer and long-time
public educator, Susan Weeks Coulter. A former Peace Corps
volunteer, she began her public sector work as Executive Director
of Queen’s Bench Foundation, a criminal justice education
foundation, and in the development and production of “Who
Do You Tell?”, an award-winning educational film. During
her fifteen subsequent years in the financial services industry,
she has continued her involvement in media education and research.
Santhosh Daniel is Director of Programs. Before coming to the Global Film Initiative, Mr. Daniel worked as a creative consultant in the arts, entertainment and technology sectors, and in editorial acquisitions and management for academic and university presses. Mr. Daniel also has extensive experience as a writer and editor for arts and culture publications, independent literary and film projects, and collaborative works with writers, visual artists and filmmakers in the United States, India and Mexico. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Washington, and a M.F.A. in English from the University of Iowa.
Chris Wiggum, Director of Public Relations and Business Development, has extensive public relations experience in the independent film and film festival industry. He has developed publicity campaigns for Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Films and the Mill Valley Film Festival, and secured media placements for film festivals and distributors in outlets such as the New York Times, NPR and PerezHilton.com. Prior to joining the Initiative, Mr. Wiggum worked at the boutique publicity agency Larsen Associates, and at the Independent Television Service (ITVS). Mr. Wiggum has a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas and Communications from the University of Washington.
Jeremy Quist, Global Lens Series Manager, began his career in the film industry as an intern for New Yorker Films. Before joining the Global Film Initiative, Mr. Quist produced retail DVDs for Film Movement, a New York-based contemporary foreign and independent film distributor, in addition to serving as their Print Traffic and Acquisitions Coordinator. He has written film notes for the Brattle Theatre in Boston and for the San Francisco International Film Festival. Mr. Quist has a B.A. in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and an M.A. in Cinema Studies from New York University.
Marita Murphy, Operations Manager, has extensive experience in the non-profit sector, with emphasis in media relations and development for political campaigns, and research management for organizations such as Taxpayers for Common Sense and Project Vote Smart. Ms. Murphy is trained as a photographer and was introduced to film production while documenting development projects for the Southeast Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute in the Philippines. Since her work in Southeast Asia, she has been involved with numerous independent film and television projects both domestically and internationally. Ms. Murphy graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Peace Studies and History.
Board of Directors
Susan Weeks Coulter – Board Chair
San Francisco, CA
Al Cattabiani – Treasurer
Dobbs Ferry, NY
David Shevlin — Secretary
New York, NY
Shaari Ergas
San Francisco, CA
Michael Guillen
San Francisco, CA
Miles Ito
Campbell, CA
Dr. Maryalice Mazzara
New York, NY
Konrad Ng
Honolulu,HI
Dan Zilberman
New York, NY
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