Meet The Team

Meet the diverse, dedicated team powering March On!. From filmmakers to activists, we’re united in bringing history to life through film and fostering understanding.

Leadership

ROBERT RABEN

Founder

KIM CALLINAN

Executive Director

ISISARA BEY

Artistic Director

OPAL HOPE BENNETT

Emerging & Student Filmmaker Competition Director

Team

  • Producer: Leigh Davis
  • GALA Consultants: Kimball Stroud Associates
  • Marketing Lead: Mike Utaegbulam
  • Finance Director: Ibonee Perry
  • Operations Manager: 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-Heard

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

Sinners and the Kongo Cosmogram

Of course I’m talking about the new Ryan Coogler film, Sinners. It’s the topic of the moment and an aesthetic roadmap for enduring these trying times. One of the many […]

March On! Fortifies Leadership for the Future: Names New Executive Director and Volunteer Board Chair to Help Lead Its Newest Chapter

Washington, D.C. — At a time when America’s civil rights legacy is being targeted and the presentation of facts is being censored, March On! is stepping boldly into its next […]

Jump and Shout: Remembering the May 2nd Birmingham Children’s Crusade

It was the 1960s, and AM radio provided the soundtrack that got the party started in parks, beaches, front stoops and backyards across the country. African American DJs, with their […]

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