Leadership
ROBERT RABEN
Founder
KIM CALLINAN
Executive Director
ISISARA BEY
Artistic Director
OPAL HOPE BENNETT
Emerging & Student Filmmaker Competition Director
Leigh Davis
Producer
Team
- GALA Consultants: Kimball Stroud Associates
- Educational and Cultural Collaborations: Robin Harris, Proper Order
- Finance Director: Ibonee Perry
- Operations Director: Ralph Santora
Board of Trustees
The Festival is guided by a team of leaders across the entertainment, policy, and social justice arenas that ensures the success and execution of our vision.
Denielle Pemberton
President
Diversified Search Group
Craig Emanuel
Treasurer
Ryan Murphy Productions
Stephanie Gold
Secretary
Hogan Lovells
Vickee Jordan Adams
Finsbury Glover Hering
Victoria Bassetti
Brennan Center for Justice
Joyce Brayboy
Goldman Sachs
A'Lelia Bundles
Author
Samara Foxx
Attorney
Melissa Maxfield
Comcast
Joseph Olchefske
Educator & Entrepreneur
ROBERT RABEN
Founder
Joseph West
Duane Morris LLP
Press releases
THE QUALITY OF OUR RESOLVE
What I love most about December is the convergence of rites from several spiritual traditions, including the Christian, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Islamic faiths, as well as the secular observance of Kwanzaa.
MLK26: The Pan-Africanist Restitution & Reconciliation in a Global State of Emergency
WNYC and The Apollo Present MLK26: The Pan-Africanist Restitution & Reconciliation in a Global State of Emergency Hosted by WNYC’s MICHAEL HILL, BRIAN LEHRER, and JANAE PIERRE, with WQXR’s TERRANCE […]
Deconstructing December
What I love most about December is the convergence of rites from several spiritual traditions, including the Christian, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Islamic faiths, as well as the secular observance of Kwanzaa.
