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

Data + Metrics Lead
Fabienne Gribi

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

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
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