Leslie Raymond

Festival Director

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Leslie Raymond joined the Ann Arbor Film Festival as its executive director in August 2013. In September 2019, Raymond’s leadership role expanded to include festival programming. Prior to her position with AAFF, as a teaching artist and educator, she founded the New Media Program at University of Texas at San Antonio and served as an assistant professor of art in digital video and new media art at Oakland University, where she was recognized with an Innovations in Teaching award. Raymond is a Film Festival Alliance board member, and a third-generation American of Chinese and Jewish descent. She holds a BFA in film/video from the Rhode Island School of Design, MFA in new genres from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, and also studied film, video, and new media art at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Tom Bray

Technical Director

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Tom has a broad and deep understanding of the production, aesthetic and IT aspects of event staging, media integration and related technologies. He is the Managing Producer at the University of Michigan’s Digital Media Commons and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan. He is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, New Media Centers, and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Angela Lenhardt

Operations Manager

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Angela Lenhardt joined AAFF in fall 2018 after five years as ceramics studio manager at the Ann Arbor Art Center. While she has worked as an instructor and studio manager for a variety of media and students, her own artwork focuses on combining watercolor and hand-built porcelain. She first attended the AAFF in the 1990s and has volunteered for the festival since 2015, most recently as chair of the membership committee. Lenhardt holds a BFA from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design.

Marin Smith

Community Engagement Coordinator

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Marin coordinates Off The Screen!, the AAFF touring programs, special programs, and community partnerships since 2018. She currently resides in Detroit, MI. Marin holds a BA from Michigan State University where she studied Arts and Humanities and Film. 

Katherine Pertuso

Communications & Marketing Manager

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Katherine manages the Ann Arbor Film Festival's social media presence, press relations, blog, and monthly newsletter. Before starting at the AAFF in December 2019 she spent a year living in Ourense, Spain teaching English and traveling. Previously, she's worked as a freelance photographer, production assistant, graphic designer, and videographer. Katherine holds a BA in Journalism from Michigan State University.