STAFF
Leslie Raymond
Festival Director
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
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
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
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
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.
59th AAFF CONTRACT STAFF
Greg Baise | Copy Editor
Sean Donovan | Guest Programmer
Chelsea O'Hayer | Guests Services Coordinator
Mike McGowan | Graphic Designer
Mark Murrell | Tech Assistant
INTERNS
Bree Andruzzi | Programs Assistant
Jake Feeman | Outreach Assistant
Keagan Smith | Marketing Assistant
Linh Vu | Video Production Assistant
Reilly Weed | Technical & Print Traffic Assistant
BOARD
Sue Dise [Chair]
Damani Partridge [Vice Chair]
Matthew Graff [Treasurer]
Francyne Stacey [Secretary]
Daniel Rivkin
Krissa Rumsey
Jay Sandweiss
Paul Schutt
Barbara Twist
ADVISORY BOARD
Ken Burns
Chrisstina Hamilton
Lawrence Kasdan
Bryan Konefsky
Amanda Krugliak
Heidi Kumao
Michael Moore
Ralph McKay
Chris McNamara
Deanna Morse
Rashaad Newsome
Scott Northrup
Terri Sarris
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT:
MAILING ADDRESS
Ann Arbor Film Festival
P.O. Box 8232
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107