Staff Directory
Education Director
Ellen Thomas
email Ellen | 503-221-1156
Contact Ellen about teaching opportunities, community collaborations and outreach projects.
Exhibition Program Manager & Programmer
Morgen Ruff
email Morgen | 503-276-4223
Contact Morgen regarding film traffic, submitting your film to festivals and general programming inquiries.
Development Manager
Rachel Record
email Rachel | 503-276-4254
Contact Rachel with questions about sponsorship opportunities and individual donations to the Film Center.
Membership and Development Associate
Meg Cook
email Meg | 503-276-4246
Contact Meg with questions about the Silver Screen Club.
Filmmaker Services Manager & Programmer
Ben Popp
email Ben | 503-276-4222
Contact Ben about the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, Northwest Tracking programming, funding opportunities for filmmakers, and the Best of the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival Tour.
Education Programs Manager
Mia Ferm
email Mia | 503-276-4239
Contact Mia with questions regarding adult classes, summer camps, Fresh Film Northwest and Global Classroom.
Equipment Manager
Stephanie Hough
email Stephine | 503-221-1156
Contact Stephanie with equipment and facility rental questions.
Theater Manager
Micah Vanderhoof
email Micah | 503-276-4229
Contact Micah with questions about theater operations, Theater Volunteering at the Whitsell, and with ticketing, accessibility, logistical, or events-related questions.
Head Projectionist
Arika Oglesbee
email Arika
Education Services Coordinator
Miles Sprietsma
email Miles
Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator
December Carson
email December | 503-276-4276
Contact December with press inquiries, social media promotion, and community partnerships.
Marketing and Community Outreach Associate
Kanani Koster
email Kanani | 503-276-4397
Administrative Coordinator
Sergei Khlopoff
email Sergei | 503-221-1156
Not sure who to contact? When in doubt, email Sergei.
Theater Staff
Katie Burkart, Erik McClanahan, Tony Olsen-Cardello, Ilana Sol, Lisa Tran, Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, Larisa Zimmerman, Shannon Neale
Education Program Assistants
Lucas C. Ospina, Ian Westmorland, Sky McLeod, Bobby Lang, Jacky Cortez-Fregoso
Director Emeritus
Bill Foster