Milwaukee Film Staff

Leadership

Jonathan Jackson – Chief Executive Officer
jonathan@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 201

Geraud Blanks – Chief Innovation Officer
geraud@mkefilm.org

Kristen C. Heller – Chief Operating Officer
kristen@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 202

Cara Ogburn – Artistic Director
cara@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 203

Nick Werner - Chief Financial Officer
nick@mkefilm.org

Bre Graziano - Communications Director
bre@mkefilm.org

Sandy Siira - Director of Culture & Talent
sandy@mkefilm.org

Cultures and Communities

Maureen Post – Director of Strategic Partnerships
maureen@mkefilm.org • (414) 975-6350

Erika Petterson - Director of Project Management
erika@mkefilm.org

Ranell Washington – Strategic Partnerships Manager
ranell@mkefilm.org

Jade Hampe - Strategic Partnerships Specialist 
jade@mkefilm.org

Deiva Motley - Program Coordinator - Black Lens
deiva@mkefilm.org

Adilene Quezada - Program Coordinator - Cine Sin Fronteras
adilene@mkefilm.org

Connor Erickson - Community Events Coordinator
connor@mkefilm.org

Tyanna A.E. Clayton-Mallett – Black Lens Community Relations Coordinator
tyanna@mkefilm.org

Development

Rachel Vander Weit – Development Director
rachel@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 215

Dana Reinoos – Executive Assistant & Grants Manager
dana@mkefilm.org

Kristopher Pollard – Membership Manager
kristopher@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 204

Education

Marielle Allschwang – Education Manager
marielle@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 206

Ian Cessna - Teen Filmmaking Lab Instructor
youthfilmian@mkefilm.org

Tyanna Clayton-Mallett - Educational Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
tyanna@mkefilm.org

Marquise Mays- Teen Filmmaking Lab Instructor
marquise@mkefilm.org

Brighid Wheeler - Artist Services Manager
brighid@mkefilm.org

Finance

Adam Mallen - Accounting Coordinator
adam@mkefilm.org
 

Marketing & Communications

Matthew Gnas - Creative Services Manager
matthew@mkefilm.org  

Jared Lee - Digital Marketing Manager
jared@mkefilm.org

Jolee Mallmann – Digital Coordinator & Cinema Associate
jolee@mkefilm.org

Robyn Ehrlich - Digital Coordinator
robyn@mkefilm.org

Ryan Ziegler - Graphic Designer
ryanz@mkefilm.org

Operations

Kevin Rice – Technical Director
kevin@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 280

Ani Injasoulian - Ticketing & Customer Service Manager
anahis@mkefilm.org

Brett Smith - IT Technician
brett@mkefilm.org

Kelsey Parks – Lead Cinema Technician
kelsey@mkefilm.org

Ryan Putskey – Cinema Manager
orientaltheatre@mkefilm.org • (414) 755-1965 ex. 280

Petey Balestrieri - Cinema Manager
petey@mkefilm.org

Malik Riddle - Lead Assistant Cinema Manager
malik@mkefilm.org

Deiva Motley - Assistant Cinema Manager
deiva@mkefilm.org

Tristan Adams - Assistant Cinema Manager & Cinema Tech
tristan@mkefilm.org

Mahdi Gransberry - Assistant Cinema Manager
mahdi@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

Marquise Mays - Black Lens Programmer
marquise@mkefilm.org

Ernie Quiroz – Cine Sin Fronteras Programmer
ernie@mkefilm.org

 

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Susan F. Mikulay
Board Chair

Ken Krei
Immediate Past Board Chair

Lacey Sadoff
Secretary

Joseph A. Rock
Treasurer

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

John P. Bania

Alexander P. Fraser

Patti Keating Kahn

Tracey L. Klein

Ken Krei

Marianne Lubar

Joseph A. Rock

Lacey Sadoff

Kimberly R. Walker

 

MEMBERS

Chris Abele

Donna Baumgartner

Jeff Fitzsimmons

Carmen Haberman

Susan Haise

Katie Heil

Jasmine M. Johnson

Grant Killoran

Michael J. Koss Jr.

Jeffrey Kurz

Alexander Lasry

Steve Laughlin

Emilia Layden

Michael R. Lovell

Joan Lubar

Steve Mech

Mark Mone

Heidi Evita Moore

John Ridley

Dave Stamm

James E. Stoll

Julia Taylor

Marilka Velez

Gail Yabuki

 

EMERITUS MEMBERS

Tom Barrett

Jacqueline Strayer