Staff & Contributors
Gregory von Hausch
PRESIDENT & CEO
“Born in Ohio, raised in Florida, with high school years in the Virgin Islands, Gregory von Hausch has been contributing to the Florida arts scene since 1973, when he founded the Hippodrome State Theatre, North Florida’s only professional regional theatre. In 1989, he came on board as FLIFF’s Executive Director, and has been helping to build its reputation as one of the country’s preeminent regional festivals ever since.” — FilmFestivals.com
Awards include: IMPRESARIO Award, Florida Grand Opera (2013); CHEVALIER DE L’ORDRE DES ARTES ET DES LETTRES, Minstre de la Culture et de la Communication of France, presented by Aurelie Filippetti; and Champion of Downtown, Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority (2014).
In 2023, Gregory celebrates his 35th year as Director of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, the second longest tenure in the nation.
Management
Bonnie Adams
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Hal Axler
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Ryan Georgieff
LEAD TECH & PROJECTIONIST
Joan Kish
MANAGER, CINEMA PARADISO
Tina LeBoeuf
MANAGER, SAVOR CINEMA
Juliana LaBonte
OPERATIONS | Sr. Mixologist
Staff
Shay Walsh
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR / ADMINISTRATION
ASHLEY HEMMINGS
THEATERS STAFF, Asst Tech, Future OSCAR WINNER
Barbra Nightingale
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, spellcheck
Dennis Freemyer
TECH CONSULTANT, SAFETY NET
James Woodward
THEATER STAFF, critter control
Vanessa Mazzola
THEATER STAFF, MIXOLOGIST
Ron Duron
TRASPORATION, LOGISTICS and everything else
Lennie Wong
LEAD TECH CINEMA PARADISO
Joe Almanzar
THEATER STAFF
Becky Grainger
Accounting
Charles Custin
THEATER STAFF
Douglas Ashton
Theater Staff
Briana Cohen
RECEPTION COORDINATOR
Stephen Greenberg
THEATER STAFF
