Maylee Oddo is CEO for Hycomb Marketing LLC and Vice President & Operations Manager for Perry Consulting, Inc.

She was a major gifts officer for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, covering individual and planned giving, education, finances and research. She was a leader in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work at OSF which was recognized nationally as groundbreaking.

A Manager for three Oregon political school levy and bond election campaigns, she helped to bring Ashland School District $70M in total combined funds.

She also serves as the Board President for Jackson County Sexual Assault Response Team and is a member of the Northwestern University Alumni & Admissions Council. She is the former Board President of the Ashland Independent Film Festival, the Ashland Schools Foundation, and the Lincoln Elementary PTO.

Maylee has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and worked throughout Illinois and Wisconsin as a Manufacturing Engineer.

Richard Herskowitz is a media arts curator and administrator who, for the past forty years, has presented thousands of screenings and art exhibitions for leading film festivals, film societies, and museums. Herskowitz previously served as Artistic and Executive Director for AIFF from 2015-2019.

He was Artistic Director of the Houston Cinema Arts Festival from its inception in 2008 through its tenth anniversary in 2018, and director of the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville from 1994-2008. Herskowitz ran Cornell Cinema, where he presented over 500 films annually from 1982-94, and also served as film and video curator at Cornell’s Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

Richard was the curator of media arts for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene from 2009-2019, and he also co-curated an annual media arts exhibition at Ashland's Schneider Museum of Art from 2016-22. Herskowitz has been a programmer multiple times and president of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar and chair of its 50th Anniversary Committee.

Aura Johnson has been a programmer with the Ashland Independent Film Festival since 2012. She first worked under Joanne Feinberg, and then rose to Senior Programmer under Richard Herskowitz.

Aura has also programmed for the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and had a former career as a sound effects editor and recordist for Skywalker Sound, Zoetrope, and the Saul Zaentz Film Center. Her history with filmmaking and post-production have given her a keen sense of the art of cinema, and she is especially passionate about independent film. 

She is also the co-owner of The Ashland Fly Shop in downtown Ashland, Oregon.

Bruce has been a Producer for AIFF since 2012 and has had over 35 years working in entertainment.

Artistic Director / Producer: Portland Revels, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, CompassWorks, Carnegie Mellon New Plays Project, Anima Mundi Productions, The Backporch Theatre Company.

Coach / Teacher: directing, producing, stage management, audition techniques.

Bebe is a recent graduate of SOU with a degree in Digital Cinema. She's been involved in the Southern Oregon film scene for several years, supporting multiple productions and organizations, and specializes in production management and casting.

Bebe mainly works with local non-profit film organizations, but is also a co-owner of Little Guy Productions and Casting Agency.

Colin Bishopp is the CEO of Allectrify, a climate tech company. Previously, Colin led the national trade association PACENation and was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve at the U.S. Department of Energy.

In 2016, Colin received a Fulbright to lead a seminar on clean energy finance at the University of Cape Town. Colin earned his master's degree from the University of Chicago and his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Carol is a business executive and architect specializing in retail architecture. With over 30+ years in the profession, she has led store design and construction teams at Gap, Gymboree, Harry and David and, recently, Pet Food Express.

With her husband, she ran Davis and Cline Galleries here in Ashland and has been active in the local visual art scene since 1997, serving on the Public Arts Commission and on the Ashland Gallery Association board as Treasurer. She also has been active serving Ashland schools over the years; serving on the School Board and multiple district committees including the budget committee.

Nisha has been a filmmaker for over 15 years. Having grown up in Southern Oregon she has been commissioned by organizations like The Oregon Humanities Council and numerous foundations to make documentary films about Oregon’s history centering on the experiences and stories of BIPOC residents.

Her films have been featured in the Ashland Independent Film Festival and one of her most recent films about the fires in Southern Oregon that destroyed 2,800 homes and affected so many lives was able to reach thousands of people during its festival run and was featured on SO PBS.

Andrew Bertell is a psychotherapist in private practice in Ashland, OR. He has served as a presenter and board member for the Baltimore Psychoanalytic Film Festival and a board member of the Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies.

Andrew attended graduate school at the University of Chicago and completed post-graduate training and fellowships with the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis + Psychotherapy.

He has worked as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist for 15 years and resides in the Rogue Valley with his wife and son.

Sarahanne is Director of Special Gifts at Southern Oregon University. Originally from the Chicago area, Sarahanne attended the University of Oregon before holding a variety of development and management roles for the Sundance Film Festival, Utah Symphony & Opera, the National Press Club and more.

Sararanne is a seasoned events, marketing, fundraising and business development executive with more than 20 years of experience in fast-paced media, corporate and non-profit environments.

Extensive management expertise with recruitment and engagement events. Strong organizational skills to plan strategy that aligns day-to-day operations with marketing goals and business objectives.

Aubry Hollingshead is a filmmaker, visual artist, and multimedia storyteller. Films she has worked on have won top prizes at festivals across the U.S. and Europe, including the AIFF Audience Award Winning, “The Weight of Water,” the Emmy-winning “Valley Uprising,” and films from the Reel Rock world tour.

Aubry has also been a commercial video producer and graphic designer for over 15 years, including work with Meta (Facebook) as a story consultant and editor for an internationally produced docuseries, and content creation for organizations like Britt Fest and TEDxBoulder.

She is the founder and curator of the Evicted Art Collective outdoor gallery in Ashland, a scenic artist for multiple Rogue Valley theatre companies, and the technical director for the nationally touring musical theatre company, Puppeteers for Fears.

Carina Kolodny is a seasoned communications consultant, multi-modal storyteller, and ghostwriter. Kolodny was the Director of Multimedia at HuffPost. Kolodny’s reporting on sexual violence on college campuses was recognized by then Vice President Joe Biden as “pivotal in ensuring more survivors will ask for help.”

Kolodny co-hosted HuffPost's chart-topping Love&Sex podcast, which received Rolling Stone's coveted "must listen" ranking. Prior to her roles at HuffPost, Kolodny worked for MTV International and Hearst Magazines.

Kolodny received an Emmy nomination for Creative Direction on "The Crossing," a virtual reality film and immersive reporting series hosted by Susan Sarandon.

A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Gary is a professional filmmaker, working on everything from commercials and corporate to narratives and documentaries over his 30+ year career. He has filmed all over the country in dozens of states and around the globe in over 15 countries.

His work has premiered at SXSW, Telluride, and AIFF, and screened at festivals worldwide. A 20 year resident of Ashland, he is the founder of Film Southern Oregon, a non-profit that serves to connect and strengthen the Southern Oregon film and media community.

Andy Neal is a podcaster, social media content creator, model, aspiring filmmaker and mental health advocate with a large social media following.

A graduate of Southern Oregon University’s Digital Cinema program Andy is an advocate for the outdoors and mental health. Andy has created content for organizations such as has Nike, Columbia Sportswear, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Eddie Bauer, Charmin, The Arbor Day Foundation, and REI.

Andy is a vocal advocate for mental health causes and works Mental Health Coalition an organization created by Kenneth Cole to end the stigma surrounding mental health and to change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.