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TJFF Board and 2025 Festival Team

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Committee
Allison Martin – Co -Chair
Talia Rovinski – Co-Chair
Sharon Kroft – Secretary
Phyllis Angel – Past-Chair

Directors
Robert Cooper
Betty Eisenstadt
Karen Leitner

Dinah Reich-Kutner
Ed Segalowitz
Dave Stern
Andrew Wolinsky
Paula Zivot

Advisory Council
Barbara E. Bernstein
David Beutel
Marsha Bronfman
Ralph Goldsilver
Carol Lavine
Barbara Peltz
Dayle Rakowsky
Beverley Tarshis
Sharon Weintraub
Elizabeth Wolfe

TJFF2025 FESTIVAL TEAM

Artistic Director
Helen Zukerman

Executive Director
Debbie Werner

Programme Director
Stuart Hands

Operations Director
Jeremie Abessira

Development Director
Marla Spiegel

Communications/Operations Manager
Anders Gatten

Box Office Manager/ Process Manager
Laura Colosimo

Box Office Manager/ Office Coordinator
Mary DeCamillis

FilmMatters Director
Susan Starkman

Programming Committee
Jeremie Abessira
Vanessa Berenstein
Gilad Cohen
Anders Gatten
Stuart Hands
Gillian Helfield
Rani Sanderson
Susan Starkman
Maxim Volovik
Helen Zukerman

Festival Interns
Josh Day
Joshua Dargie
Coen Leung
Ariel Talmor

Festival Technical Directors
Eyan Logan
Mike Robinson

Theatre FOH Managers
Dave Hannah
Jeff Hannah
Alie Rutty
Maxim Volovik

Box Office
Ping Jin
Kirsten Eve Lavine
Michelle Owala
Sharon Pranjoto
Miriana Nicoletti

Volunteer Coordinator
Rachel Walters

Nosh Coordinator
Claire Benezra

Tech Support
Gregoire Mounier
Matthieu Varinier

Festival Videographer

Social Media / Outreach Consultant
Imanol Arias

Public Relations
TARO PR
Tamar Gibbert
Robyn Mogil
Julia Thivierge

Festival Campaign Creative – Publicis
Sandra Baumander
Mike Charal
Breanne Crossley
Vini Dalvi
Heather Galizia
Michi Lepik-Stahl
Catherine Mazerolle
Jordan Melaragno
Olga Nataeva
Vijaei Posarajah
Jason Rooney
Joseph Ruiz
Crystal Swarts
Tracey Tobin
Myah Wills
Victor Yves

Festival Guide Design. – Print & Digital 
Margaret TillingThe Graphic Mill

Web Development
Richard Dias, Human Element

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