2026 WEST CHESTER FILM FESTIVAL TEAM
West Chester Film Festival Board of Directors
Sarah Beck
President​​
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Victoria Rose
Treasurer & Director of Sponsorship
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Melissa Bullitt
Judging Coordinator & Set Designer
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Kevin Fitzpatrick
At Large
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Renee McGusty
Vice-President & Young Filmmaker Coordinator
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Dani Reed
Secretary
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Olivia Carzo
Social Media Coordinator & Community Outreach
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Victoria Helmke
Volunteer Coordinator
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​​​​​​​Wes Weissman
Production Coordinator
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Amy Theorin
Filmmaker Liaison
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2026 Award Judges
​Melissa Bullitt
Judging Coordinator​​
Chris Cotter
Producer/Director, Tailor Made Media & Films
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Kate Kelsen
Producer, Director, Writer, Kate Kelsen Films
Lisa Shiner
Senior Director & Producer, WHYY
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Frederick Taylor
Filmmaker & Founder of Tomorrow Pictures
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Thomas Verdi
Filmmaker & CEO at Discontent Media Group
Executive Director of Wellsboro Film Festival
2026 Film Screeners
Neil Bardhan
Sarah Beck
Megan Bertinetti
Melissa Bullitt
Daryl Durnell
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Teak Homan
Renee McGusty
Tori Rose
Gigi Schneider
Anne Skillman
Michael Werner
Rose Werner
Ed Williams
Duron Wilson
2026 Volunteers
Peter Aleszczyk
John Bullitt
Andrew Darlack
Danny Donnelly
Dr. Tom Elmer
Aurora Fitzpatrick
Caius Fitzpatrick
Judy Fitzpatrick
Kaley Fitzpatrick
Leo Flickinger
Penelope Flickinger
Meg Helmke
Alfreda ‘Fre’ Howard
Teak Homan
Amber Lee
Rich Lombino
Jim McGusty
Kelly Murray
Casey O’Donnell
Shilo Patchin
Elizabeth Heckle Reed
Sean Reynolds
Brian Russell
Anne Skillman
Marc Skillman
Pam Tatum
Craig Theorin
Kurtis Theorin
Nik Theorin
David Dylan Thomas
2026 West Chester University Students Volunteers
Dr. Thomas Elmer, West Chester University Professor of Marketing
Harrison Cerullo
Daniel Cosner
Alyssa Dare
Nathania Esayas
Gianna Ferlazzo
Gabrielle Ferrier
Samantha Fuchs
Christopher Gawinski
Claudia Gelles
Louis Gray
Hannah Groff
Annie Mace
Ella Nolasco
Carlos Ochoa-Martin
Colin Offenberg
Gianna Pastore
Isaiah Oduro
Collin Ou
Andrew Poprik
Paola Smith
Jason Walters
2026 Official Photographers
Ed Shin, Shinbone Photography
Annie Jean Linn
Johanna Walsmith-Heisser
Cole Young
A Special Thank You to Sydney Wild for creating
our 20th Anniversary Video.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
