Rachel Caplan
Founder & CEO
Rachel Caplan is passionate about film as the spark for environmental ideas & action. In 2011, she launched the San Francisco Green Film Festival – now the USA West Coast's leading organization for films & discussions about people and the planet.
Rachel has been working in film exhibition for 20+ years, including the Edinburgh, London and San Francisco International Film Festivals and as a publicist handling international theatrical campaigns for Paramount, Universal, and DreamWorks. From 2007-09, she was Festival Director for the International Ocean Film Festival, the first and largest showcase for ocean-related films in North America. The vision for the Green Film Fest grew out of this work: to fill the need to bring communities together to share urgent environmental stories in the city that's at the forefront of both independent film and the global green movement.
Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Rachel has a M.A. in Cinema & Television Studies from the British Film Institute (BFI) and has been a member of BAFTA since 2000. She has lived in the SF Bay Area since 2003 and adores its many excellent cinemas and parks!
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Emily Boleware Marketing & Communications Manager
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Kate Faust Community Outreach Coordinator
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Jack Fanburg Operations & Sponsorship Assistant
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Helaina Ferraioli Communications Assistant
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Olly Goodman Submissions Coordinator
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Jocelyn Jarman Operations & Sponsorship Manager
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YuYu McGeoy Communications Assistant
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Heaven Rosado Communications Assistant
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Publicity
Larsen Associates: Karen Larsen · Will Zang
Photography
Jonathan Fong · Pamela Gentile · Tommy Lau
Box Office
Box Cubed: Ben Armington · Mitchell Vaughn
Finance
Diane Mendez - Bookkeeper
Alicia Utley - CPA
Pre Screeners
Tamara Alexa · Lauren Barnum · Nathan Birnbaum · Gemma Bradshaw · Lyndal Cairns · Rachel Caplan · Jack Fanburg · Krystal Jenie Fernandes · Jonathan Fong · Olly Goodman · Maribel Guevara · Stephanie Hilborn · Ria Howell · Heather Jackson · Ambika Jain · Jason Kaminsky · Kevin Krueger · Heather Louie · Carolyn McMaster · Francesca Prada · Karen Topakian · Mark Valentine · Nadia Ward · Randy Wittorp
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Jason Kaminsky Chief Operating Officer
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Randy Wittorp Director of Public Affairs
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Heather Louie Project Manager
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Lauren Barnum Director of Partnerships
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Mark Decena Founder/Director
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Heather Jackson Administrative Business Partner
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Ambika Jain Freelance Film/Video Producer
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Kevin Krueger Chief Human Resources Officer
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Carolyn McMaster Principal
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JOIN OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We are seeking interested individuals from diverse backgrounds who have expertise in fundraising, event planning, environmental causes, film and film festival programming, and marketing.
If you’re interested in joining us, please send a resume and a short statement of intent that explains why you’d like to join our Board to ambika[at]greenfilmfest.org
VOLUNTEER TEAMS
A huge thank you to the many hundreds of passionate and dedicated volunteers who, since the first festival in 2011, have taken tickets, ushered audiences, set-up events (and cleaned up afterwards), and created a warm welcome for all our guests. We couldn’t do it without you! Find out how to get involved as a Volunteer.
