Staff

Executive Director
Brett Hendrie

President
Chris McDonald

PROGRAMMING

Director of Programming
Shane Smith

Programming Manager
Jessica Gyll

Senior Programming Coordinator and International Programmer
Gabor Pertic

Programming Admin Coordinator
Kristin Boivin

SPONSORSHIP MARKETING

Director of Sponsorship Marketing
Jenn Shah

Associate Director of Sponsorship Marketing
Adam Kirkham

Senior Sales Coordinator, Sponsorship Marketing
Lawrence Yee

Sponsorship Marketing Admin Coordinator
Shelby Leimert

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development
April Hazan

Associate Director, Development and Finance
Sofia Harwell

Campaign Director
Cindy Wagman

Grant Manager
Danielle Couture

Donor Development Manager
Naomi Heller

Stewardship Coordinator
Nisreen Shammout

Development Associate
Byron Letourneau-Duynstee

ADMINISTRATION

Director of Operations, Hot Docs; Managing Director, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Alan Black

Administrative Manager
Rhonda Costas

Bookkeeper
Sharyn McMahon

EVENTS

Associate Director, Culture & Community Development
Erin Lau

DELEGATE SERVICES

Delegate Services Manager
Laura Lillepruun

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications Director
Jonathan Da Silva

Marketing Manager
Laura Hagglund

Communications Manager
Kaitlin Knyf

Media Relations Manager
Andrea Smitko

Communications and Marketing Manager, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Andrea Elalouf

Communications Coordinator, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Alex MacGillivray

Social Media & Promotions Coordinator
Brittany Mumford

Database & CRM Coordinator
Dani Simone Barr

SCHOOL & YOUTH PROGRAMMING

Education & Youth Programs Manager
Lesley Sparks

Docs For Schools Coordinator
Jamie Whitecrow

Docs For Schools Administrative Coordinator
Aashna Thakkar

WEB & ONLINE

Web and Online Manager
Michael Bodalski

INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

Industry Programs Director
Elizabeth Radshaw

Industry Programs Manager
Stephanie McArthur

Industry Funds Manager
Heidi Tao Yang

Distribution Manager
Julian Carrington

Industry Programmer, Conference
Olena Decock

Industry Programmer & Hot Docs Forum Producer
Dorota Lech

Industry Programmer, Deal Maker
Madelaine Russo

TECHNICAL OPERATIONS

Director of Production
Isaac Meyer Odell

Production Coordinator
JP Robichaud

Senior Technical Consultant
Eyan Logan

THEATRES

Theatres Manager
Ron Koperdraad

Festival Theatres Manager
Crystal MacDonell

VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers Manager
Alicks Girowski