Milwaukee Film Staff Leadership Susan Santha Kerns – Executive Director susan@mkefilm.org Kristen C. Heller – Managing Director kristen@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 202 Cara Ogburn – Artistic Director cara@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 203 Development Rachel Vander Weit – Development Director rachel@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 215 Kristopher Pollard – Membership & Giving Director kristopher@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 204 Dewey Miller – Database Specialist dewey@mkefilm.org Tristan Adams – Grants & Special Projects Coordinator tristan@mkefilm.org Finance Adam Mallen – Accounting Coordinator adam@mkefilm.org Marketing & Communications Ryan Ziegler – Creative Services Manager ryanz@mkefilm.org Robyn Ehrlich – Communications & Public Relations Coordinator robyn@mkefilm.org Jolee Mallmann – Social Media & Digital Coordinator jolee@mkefilm.org Operations Kevin Rice – Technology Director kevin@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 280 Petey Balestrieri – Cinema Operations Director petey@mkefilm.org Ryan Putskey – Facilities Manager orientaltheatre@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 280 Ani Injasoulian – Ticketing & Customer Service Manager anahis@mkefilm.org Connor Erickson – Operations Manager connor@mkefilm.org Brett Smith – IT Technician brett@mkefilm.org Kelsey Parks – Technical Manager kelsey@mkefilm.org Malik Riddle – Front of House Manager malik@mkefilm.org Aneesh Beahlen – Assistant Front of House Manager aneesh@mkefilm.org Vale Schroeder – Assistant Front of House Manager vale@mkefilm.org Zac Higgins – Assistant Front of House Manager zac@mkefilm.org Deiva Motley – Assistant Cinema Manager deiva@mkefilm.org Tyler Glor – Assistant Cinema Manager tylerg@mkefilm.org Mahdi Gransberry – Assistant Cinema Manager mahdi@mkefilm.org Ty Williams – Assistant Cinema Manager ty@mkefilm.org Spencer Tye – Projectionist spencer@mkefilm.org Gini Connell – Projectionist gini@mkefilm.org Programming Kerstin Larson - Programming Director kerstin@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 211 Abbie Esterline - Programming Coordinator abbie@mkefilm.org Jack Feria - GenreQueer and Shorts Programmer jack@mkefilm.org Ty Williams - Black Lens Programmer ty@mkefilm.org Board of Directors OFFICERS Lacey Sadoff Board Chair Susan F. Mikulay Immediate Past Chair Kimberly R. Walker Secretary Ken Krei Treasurer MEMBERS Chris Abele Donna Baumgartner Michael Belot Jeff Fitzsimmons Alexander P. Fraser Katie Heil Matthew G. Helmerich Paul J. Jones Patti Keating Kahn Grant Killoran Jeffrey Kurz Steve Laughlin Joan Lubar Mark Mone Heidi Evita Moore Christopher M. Novoa Mark T. Plichta​ Dave Stamm James E. Stoll Victoria Teerlink Marilka Vélez Laurie Vielehr Gail Yabuki FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jonathan Jackson