Contacts

California Office

Sundance Institute
5900 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: 310-360-1981
Fax: 310-360-1969

Utah Office

Sundance Institute
1825 Three Kings Dr.
Park City, UT 84060
Tel: 435-658-3456
Fax: 435-658-3457

Utah Mailing Address

P.O. Box 684429
Park City, UT 84068

New York Office

Sundance Institute
180 Varick Street, Suite 1330
New York, New York 10014
Tel: 310-360-1981

Email: Institute@sundance.org

Robert Redford - President
Keri Putnam - Executive Director
Jill Miller - Managing Director

Documentary Film Program

Cara Mertes - Director, Documentary Film Program
Rahdi Taylor - Associate Director, Documentary Film Program
Patricia Finneran - Producer, Creative Partnerships, Documentary Film Program
Kristin Feeley - Associate Director, Documentary Film Program
Jean Shin - Coordinator, Documentary Film Program
Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs - Fund Coordinator, Documentary Film Program
Velissa Robinson - Fund Assistant, Documentary Film Program
Bruni Burres - Senior Consultant, Documentary Film Program
John Cardellino - Coordinator, Documentary Film Program

Feature Film Program

Michelle Satter - Director, Feature Film Program
Ilyse McKimmie - Associate Director, Feature Film Program
Alesia Weston - Associate Director, Feature Film Program: International
Anne Lai - Producer in Residence, Feature Film Program
Rebecca Green - Coordinator, Feature Film Program: Creative Producing Fellowship & Summit
Cullen Conly - Manager, Feature Film Program
Germain Gulick - Assistant to Director, Feature Film Program
Matthew Takata - Coordinator, Feature Film Program International
Rachel Chanoff - Feature Film Program Consultant
Carrie Beck - Manager, New Frontier Story Lab

Film Music Program

Peter Golub - Director, Film Music Program
Corey Brill - Coordinator, Film Music Program
Joy Osmanski - Coordinator, Film Music Program

Utah Community

Sarah West - Director, Utah Community Development
Megan Leiker - Manager, Utah Community Programs

Film Forward

Meredith Lavitt - Associate Director, Film Forward and Utah Community Programs
Brittany Ballard - Manager, Film Forward
Jacqueline Carlson - Manager, Film Forward

Native American and Indigenous Program

N. Bird Runningwater - Director, Native American and Indigenous Program
D. Owl Johnson - Manager, Native American and Indigenous Program

Sundance Film Festival

John Cooper - Director, Sundance Film Festival
Trevor Groth - Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival
David Courier - Senior Programmer, Sundance Film Festival
Shari Frilot - Senior Programmer, Sundance Film Festival
Caroline Libresco - Senior Programmer, Sundance Film Festival
John Nein - Senior Programmer, Sundance Film Festival
Mike Plante - Programmer, Short Film
Kim Yutani - Programmer, Sundance Film Festival
Rosie Wong - Senior Manager, Sundance Industry Office
Adam Montgomery - Manager, Festival Programming Department
Lisa Ogdie - Assistant to Director, Sundance Film Festival & Coordinator, Public Programming Initiatives
Charlie Reff - Assistant to Director of Programming & Coordinator, Shorts Labs
Sarah Pearce - Director of Operations, Sundance Film Festival
Tina Graham - Associate Director, Festival Operations
Linda Pfafflin - Senior Manager, Ticketing & Customer Service
McKenzie Coulson - Manager, Festival Accommodations & Transportation
Emily Aagaard - Manager, Festival Volunteers
Jacqueline Landry - Manager, Ticketing Operations
Kaity Stanton - Manager, Theatre Operations
John Stevenson - Manager, Production
Josie Franciose - Manager, Festival Special Events
Kirsten Chalker - Manager, Festival Film Office

Theatre Program

Philip Himberg - Producing Artistic Director, Theatre Program
Christopher Hibma - Associate Director, Theatre Program
Deborah Asiimwe - Specialist, Sundance Theatre Program (Sundance East Africa)
Ignacia Delgado - Coordinator, Theatre Program
Max Posner - Assistant, Theatre Program

External Relations

Jennifer Arceneaux - Director, External Relations
Amy McGee - Senior Manager, Alumni Relations
Elizabeth O'Malley - Assistant to Director, External Relations and Coordinator, Individual Giving
Lauren Sadowski - Manager, External Relations

Individual Giving

Hathaway Jakobsen - Director, Individual Giving
Jamie Powell - Manager, Individual Giving
Anna Willey - Coordinator, Individual Giving-VIP Services
Paul Howiler - Development Analyst, Individual Giving
Emily Eichhorn-Nye - Membership Coordinator 

Corporate Support

Katie Kennedy - Director, Corporate Development
Robert Dick - Associate Director, Corporate Relations
Jenny Song - Manager, Corporate Development
Christina Martin - Manager, Corporate Relations

Foundation Giving

Elizabeth Greenway - Director, Foundation and Government Giving
Andrew Eastwick - Grants Manager

Marketing and Creative Services

Jessica Buzzard - Director, Marketing
Jennifer Pentes - Senior Manager, Creative Services and Marketing
Christine Spines - Managing Editor, External Relations
Nate von Zumwalt - Editorial Coordinator
Tanya De Angelis - Archivist
Sarah Garrett - Graphic Designer
James Gragg - Web & Digital Asset Coordinator
Mark A. Poncelet - Project Manager
Morgan Vidakovich - Manager, Marketing
Sasha Freedman - Content Producer

Media Relations

Sarah Eaton – Director, Media Relations
Casey De La Rosa - Manager, Media Relations
Elizabeth Latenser - Manager, Media Relations

Administration and Operations

Executive Director's Office

Erika Flynn - Manager, Executive Director's Office
Whitaker Lader - Coordinator, Executive Director's Office

Managing Director's Office

Leah Langan - Executive Assistant, Managing Director's Office

Receptionists

Todd Croak-Falen
Jordan Stein
LoriLee Beckman
Laurent Dahan

Lab Operations

Eva Rinaldi - Associate Director, Lab Operations
Laura Leonard - Manager, Labs

Digital Initiatives

Joseph Beyer - Director, Digital Initiatives
Chris Horton - Associate Director, Artist Services
Adam Benic - Assistant, Artist Services

Human Resources

Julie Freestone - Director, Human Resources
Jennifer Ngo - Manager, Compensation
Karen Bono - Manager, Employment Services
Bethany Adamek - Manager, HR Administration & Benefits

Budget

Laurie Hopkins - Director, Budgeting
Penny Frates - Budget Analyst
Melissa Heitmann - Coordinator, Budget and Office Administration

Finance

Brooke McAffee - Director, Finance
Michelle Anderson - Controller
Rachel Jeppesen - Manager, Accounting
Joni Aoki - Accounting Coordinator

Technology Services

Scott Wibirt - Director, Technology Services
Justin Simmons - Associate Director, Systems & IT Administration
Rebecca Gaster - Systems Administrator
David Dorsey - Manager, Helpdesk and Systems
Ryan Foran - Network Manager
Nate Pennington - Coordinator, IT Support
Tim Golden - Helpdesk Coordinator
Evan Dillon - Associate Director, Web & Database Development
Brad Stewart - Web and Database Developer
Oli Olafsson - Database Analyst