A group photo of SFDFF staff at the 2025 Festival
SFDFF 2025 Staff Photo
A group photo of SFDFF staff at the 2025 Festival
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Dance Film SF/SF Dance Film Festival Staff

Alex, a white man with blue eyes and short brown hair, against a plain background. He wears a black collared shirt.
  • Technical

Alexander Reneff-Olson, Associate Technical Director

Headshot of Ben Estabrook.
  • Technical

Ben Estabrook, Co-Founder and Technical Director

Chris is an Asian/Caucasian mixed male with short black hair, tan skin, and a black five o'clock shadow. He smiles in front of a white background and is wearing a dark dress shirt with a Chevron patterned knit sweater.
  • Events & Operations

Christopher Ouellette, Events Manager

SFDFF-StaffHeadshot-Clare Schweitzer
  • Marketing

Clare Schweitzer, Marketing Associate

Headshot of Garen Scribner, a white male with brown hair and green eyes. He is smiling and wearing a black jacket in front of a white background.
  • Leadership

Garen Scribner, Artistic Director

Headshot of Greta, a white woman with long red hair who smiles at the camera. She is wearing a black shirt and stands against a white background.
  • Programming

Greta Schoenberg, Associate Director of Programming

Isaac, a young white man with curly brown hair, sits indoors on a grey couch holding an open cookbook, looking at the camera with a soft smile. He wears a light grey crew neck sweater with the logo “Figma” engraved in small yellow letters on the left breast.
  • Development

Isaac Bates-Vinueza, Development Coordinator

Headshot of Judy Flannery, a Eurasian woman with a gray bob. She is wearing a grey and white shirt.
  • Leadership

Judy Flannery, Board Chair

Headshot of Katherine Disenhof, a woman in her mid-30s of Eurasian descent.
  • Marketing

Katherine Disenhof, Marketing Director

Kelsey, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair, bangs, and green eyes, smiles warmly at the camera. She stands in front of a textured wall wearing a dark top.
  • Development

Kelsey McFalls, Development Director

Headshot of Lacy Steffens, a white woman with long hair. She stands against a white wall and smiles at the camera, looking over her shoulder.
  • Events & Operations

Lacy Steffens, Operations Support

Headshot of Laura Elaine Ellis.
  • Programming

Laura Elaine Ellis, Programming & Community Outreach Manager

Headsho of Linda Schaller, a white woman with medium length brown hair who is in a room smiling at the camera. Her eyes are green and she is wearing a solid turquoise, V neck shirt with collar and button-up front.
  • Programming

Linda Schaller, Director of Programming

Headshot of Maddy Leitner, a white person with short brown hair, standing in front of a pine tree with a wide smile. They are wearing a black button-down and silver square earrings.
  • Marketing, Technical

Maddy Leitner, Marketing & Production Associate

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  • Events & Operations

Millicent Jones, Bookkeeper

Randall, a white man with short blondish hair and blue eyes, smiles at the camera against a simple gray background. He wears a collared button-up shirt and a dark vest.
  • Leadership

Randall Heath, Executive Director

  • All
  • Development
  • Events & Operations
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Programming
  • Technical

Additional Team Members

Margaret Karl, Events Director
Delphine Lai, Development Consultant
Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, Writer
Richard J. Lee Law Group, Legal Services

Regina Bustillos, Consultant
Sofia Giannone-Dillingham, Intern
Joshua “Jawa” Lee, Intern
Connie Lin, Intern

Board Members

Roxane Bal
Katja Björner
Leah Edwards
Judy Flannery (Board President)
Jenny Goldie-Scot
Randall Heath
Jeff Nemy (Treasurer)
Sharman Ordoyne
Diedre Shaw
LaLene Shepherd
Catherine Slavonia
Marilyn Yuan (Secretary)

Creative Advisory Board

Kyle Abraham (Director and Choreographer, Abraham in Motion)
Harrison Ball (Choreographer; Former principal dancer, New York City Ballet)
Adji Cissoko (Associate Artistic Director/Dancer, Alonzo King LINES Ballet)
Kate Duhamel (Director and Producer, CandyBomber)
Alexander Ekman (Director, Choreographer)
Dan Geller (Director and Producer, Geller/Goldfine Productions)
Dayna Goldfine (Director and Producer, Geller/Goldfine Productions)
Babatunji Johnson (Dancer, Choreographer)
Celia Rowlson-Hall (Director, Choreographer)
Amanda Schull (Actress, Writer)
Christopher Wheeldon (Director, Choreographer)