TEAM
FOUNDERS
J. English Cook
English is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Climate Film Festival. She is an art historian and curator, and has worked on exhibitions at the Whitney, Venice Biennale, MoMA, and more. She is currently completing her PhD in Art History with a focus on film and architecture at NYU.
Alec Turnbull
Alec is Co-Founder and Executive Director of CFF. He is also Co-Founder of Climate Tech Cities, the largest place-based climate tech community in the US. In his day job, Alec is an experienced executive, having worked on companies in media, renewable energy, building decarbonization, and climate finance.
Team &
Special Thanks
Accessibility Coordinator
Caroline Parker Boyd
Brand Strategist
Rachel Gertz
Communication Leads
Angela Betancourt
Ben Hone
Community Engagement Lead
Aashika Balaji
Creative Lead
Adrienne Hapanowicz
Event Producer
Ashwin Kumar
Festival Coordinator
Maria João Sousa
Grants Lead
Conor Healy
Marketing Lead
Rahul Nihalani
Newsletter + Education Lead
Akosua Owusu-Akyaw
Partnerships & Outreach Lead
Taylor Knoche
Programming Directors
Jesse R. Tendler
Olivia Johnson
Sponsorships Lead
Jana Shemano
Social Media + Marketing Lead
Alex Schulte
Social Media + Graphics
Joe Kurle
Sustainability Lead
Anna Kramer
Technical Director
Karl Mehrer
Cultural Media Partner:
Entertainment + Culture Pavilion
Design Partner:
Studio Rodrigo
Legal Advisor:
Romanette Legal PLLC
Impact Partner:
Empact.fyi
Press Partner:
Betancourt Group
Sustainability Partner:
Earth Angel
Trailer Partner:
Ecodeo
Venue Partners:
Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film
The Explorers Club
2024 Jury:
Alaina Demopoulos
Dr. Kristina Douglass
Jamil Ellis
Sonia Shechet Epstein
Boloh Miranda Izquierdo
Dr. Len Necefer
Alisa Petrosova
Sam Read
Nancy Rosenthal
Griffin Sager-Gellerman
Chandra Simon Ritvo
Cheryl Slean
Caleb Smith
Lauren Wang
Jeannette Williams
Treasurer
Andrew Boyajian
Volunteer Coordinator
Sally Kramer
2024 Intern
Ximena Coronado
Volunteers:
Cyntia Abarca
Danielle Baez
Maxfield Biggs
Willem Boning
Fabienne Gribi
Tehya Jennett
Student Steering Committee:
Nina Engelbrecht
Aishya Elysia
Yanchi Jin
Katie Lee
Kenny Moll
Livia Sarnelli
Jackie Vandermel
Screeners:
Avalon Akashi
Ximena Coronado
Armel Collet
Lili Csorba
Rowan Davis
Aishya Elysia
Thomas Guest
Marisa Guerrero
Jordan Grief
Laura Hatalsky
Radha Jadoo
Yanchi Jin
Georgia Krause
Jimmy Pan
Samuel Pigott
Juliana Toloza Serna
Genia Starcev
Lauren Wang
Tabitha Yong
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Founding Volunteers:
Aashika Balaji • Ben Hone • Olivia Johnson • Taylor Knoche • Anna Kramer • Rahul Nihalani •
Akosua Owusu-Akyaw • Alex Schulte • Maria João Sousa • Jesse R. Tendler