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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Jocelyn Jarman Operations & Sponsorship Manager
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For the 2019 Festival
Interns
Mike Abate · Jack Fanburg · Kate Faust · Bianca Munoz · Heaven Rosado
Guest Curator
Leah Mahan - IMPACT FILM series
Publicity
Larsen Associates: Karen Larsen · Nikolaj Leszczynski · Joel Shepard · Will Zang
Box Office
Box Cubed: Ben Armington · Mitchell Vaughn
Film Submission 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 · Nuria Seriñá Gutiérrez · Karen Topakian · Mark Valentine · Nadia Ward · Randy Wittorp
Marketing Committee
Lauren Barnum · Mark Decena · Carolyn McMaster · Nicole Scott · Karen Topakian · Ron Walter
Design
Michael Madfes - Festival Program Design & Production
Kontent Films - Festival Identity & Trailer
Studio KG - Festival Slide Loop
Photography
Jonathan Fong · Pamela Gentile · Tommy Lau
House Managers
Candace Roberts · Jacob Rodriguez
Finance
Diane Mendez - Bookkeeper
Alicia Utley - CPA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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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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Jason Kaminsky Chief Operating Officer
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Kevin Krueger Chief Human Resources Officer
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Heather Louie Project Manager
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Carolyn McMaster Principal
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Randy Wittorp Director of Public Affairs
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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.
