Who We Are
2022/23 Festival Committee & Board
Board of Directors
SHANE ENGSTROM
Festival Director/President
Shane has been involved with the film festival since 2000, acting as Director/Co-Director since 2008 and prior to that serving as Secretary for 7 years. Shane is employed by Webster Bank.
JAIME ORTEGA
Vice President
Jaime has been involved with Out Film CT since 2016 and has a bachelors degree in film and digital media. He is a social worker for the State of Connecticut.
DAVID KIRK
Treasurer
2024 is Dave’s first year as a committee member, but he has been attending and financially supporting the festival since 2001. He is recently retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
PETER MICHELSEN
Secretary
Peter has been involved with the festival for one year, but he’s been attending the festival since 2015. He is recently retired from Pfizer.
WENDY PEEK
Board Member at Large
Wendy first attended the festival in 2000 and began volunteering in 2022. She is Professor Emerita of English at Stonehill College.
Film Screening Committee
Dia Baxter
Pen Baxter
Paulette Bonnar
Kara Bonsack
David Cash
Caren Dickman
Shane Engstrom
Nancy Fredine
Margery Fine
john emery istvan
Kylie Johnson
Jessica Jones
Jen Kaplan
Tim Kendrick
Dave Kenison
Dave Kirk
Brooke Kokus
Bill Loehr
Andrea Makkay
Clare McCarthy
David McMahon
Peter Michelsen
Liz Miller
Jaime Ortega
Bryan Pavlik
Wendy Peek
Eldar Rapaport
Paola Roach
Jim Rogers
Beth Scanlon
Mark Slitt
Rae Tattenbaum
Briana Wahl
Aidan Whittel
Marina Yurieva
Honorary Members
Andrew Abate
James Hanley
Keith Jackson
Dan Millett
Suzanne Shayer
