Rachel Caplan
Founder & CEO

Rachel Caplan is founder of the San Francisco Green Film Festival – the West Coast's leading organization for films & discussions that spark green ideas and action.

Rachel has worked in film exhibition for over 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. Passionate about film as a catalyst for ideas and action, the vision for the Green Film Fest grew out of this work: to create a premier destination for sharing bold 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. When not in the cinema, she is likely to be found in one of the city's many excellent parks.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For Green Film Fest 2018

Programs
Hunter Ansorge - Youth Programs Coordinator
Don Chan - Guest Services Coordinator
Jocelyn Jarman - Programs Assistant
Jin Joo - Real Science Challenge Producer
Talia Shea - Programs Coordinator

Operations
Joanna Chin - Operations Consultant
Krystal Jenie Fernandes - Hospitality & Events Manager
Candace Roberts - House Manager
Julie Stallone - Tech Consultant

Development
Ann Jackson - Sponsorship Manager

Communications
Mike Abate - Community Partner Manager
Emily Boleware - Communications Manager
Anna Colibri - Green Speak Out Producer
Michael Garfagnoli - Podcast Producer
Dorothy Mak - Graphic Design
Kristin Tieche - Communications Coordinator
Kristy Tsang - Communications Assistant

Publicity
Larsen Associates: Sarah Flores · Vince Johnson · Karen Larsen

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 · Nathan Birnbaum · Gemma Bradshaw · James Caldwell · Rachel Caplan · Michele Dennis · Asali Echols · Krystal Jenie Fernandes · Jonathan Fong · Erendira Garcia · Dan Goldes · Maribel Guevara · Diya Guha · Stephanie Hilborn · Ria Howell · Ann Jackson · Heather Jackson · Ambika Jain · Jason Kaminsky · Kevin Krueger · Seth Lalonde · Heather Louie · Carolyn McMaster ·  Chris Mungall · Gabriel O'Byrne · Francesca Prada · Lex Sloan · Karen Topakian · Mark Valentine · Nadia Ward · Karen Winokan

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 afterward), 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.