Rachel Caplan
Founder & CEO
Rachel Caplan is founder of the San Francisco Green Film Festival – the West Coast's leading organization for films & conversations about people and the planet.
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
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Kevin Krueger Chief Human Resources Officer
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Heather Louie Project Manager
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Jason Kaminsky Chief Operating Officer
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Mark Decena Founder/Director
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Maribel Guevara Directora
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Heather Jackson Administrative Business Partner
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Ambika Jain Freelance Film/Video Producer
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Jeff Schindler Director of Advancement
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Randy Wittorp Director of Public Affairs
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For Green Film Fest 2018
Development
Ann Jackson - Sponsorship & Gifts Manager
Programming
Karen Winokan - Submissions Coordinator
Operations
Krystal Jenie Fernandes - Hospitality & Events Manager
Communications
Mike Abate - Community Partner Manager
Emily Boleware - Communications Manager
Anna Colibri - Green Speak Out
Dorothy Mak - Graphic Design
Denise Ramirez - Communications Assistant
Kristy Tsang - Communications Assistant
Publicity
Sarah Flores, Larsen Associates
Vince Johnson, Larsen Associates
Karen Larsen, Larsen Associates
Photography
Jonathan Fong
Pamela Gentile
Tommy Lau
Box Office
Ben Armington, Box Cubed
Mitchell Vaughn, Box Cubed
Finance
Diane Mendez - Bookkeeper
Alicia Utley - CPA
Screening Team
Tamara Alexa | Nathan Birnbaum | Gemma Bradshaw | Lyndal Cairns | James Caldwell | Rachel Caplan | Michele Dennis | Asali Echols | Krystal Jenie Fernandes | Jonathan Fong | Joe Frazier | 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 | Cella Mitchell | Chris Mungall | Gabriel O'Byrne | Francesca Prada | Lex Sloan | Shari Tavaf | Karen Topakian | Mark Valentine | Nadia Ward | Karen Winokan
SPECIAL THANKS
Ryan Delgado, Ninth Street Independent Film Center
Dan Goldes, Board facilitation
Elizabeth O'Malley, Isabel Fondevila and Lex Sloan, Roxie
Brian Collette and Richard Hildreth, Castro Theatre
Tom Corwin and Marlene Saritzky, COAL+ICE
Luis Reyes, Bayview Opera House
Claude Marks, 518 Valencia
Kelley Trahan, SF Public Library
Linda Blackaby, Cinema Projects
Gaetano Capizzi, Green Film Network
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.
