Board and Staff
Staff
Ranny Levy, President
Michelle Roybal, Bookkeeper
Samsunshine Levy, Web Master
Andrew Bever, Lead Video Editor, Video Coach, Podcast Director
Amy Weingartner, Writing Coach and Editor
Terry Solowey - KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Boot Camp Instructor
Trustees
Ranny Levy - Founder and President
Ed Greene, PhD - EMGreene Educational Connections, Research Fellow (Knology), Author, STEM Stories for Climate Risk Preparedness (BlackRep4Kids)
Dan Gurlitz- Soundview Media Partners LLC
Nancy Kenney- Vice President, Filmmaker and Composer
Mallory Lewis - Children's Entertainer, Producer
Kimbirly Orr - Executive Director, Alumni C. Club, University of Colorado Boulder
Jere Rae-Mansfield- CEO, SpiltMilk, Inc.
National Board
Marcela Davison Aviles, Founder and Executive Producer, The Chapultepec Group;
Brittany Curran, Actress, Producer
Joseph Giangrasso - Owner, High 5 Productions
R. Paul Herman- CEO / Founder, HIP Investor Inc.
Evelyn Kaatz, Author, Educator, Product Development, Consultant
Lara Lavi, Manaing Partner Attorney, Media Law Group Inc., Managing Partner, Dreaming in Color Entertainment LLC and Label Group (DICE LAB)
Margaret Loesch - Emmy-Award winning Executive Producer;, Kids & Family Media Executive; Executive Chairman, Kid Genius & Baby Genius Channels; Board member, Geena Davis Institute
Jay Reinbold - SVP, Category Management, Media Warner Bros. Entertainment (retired)
Advisory Board
Connie Chavarria,Program Officer, Special Needs Network
Michael Davis,CEO and Founder, Merek Security Solutions, TEDx Speaker
Steve Michelson, Executive Director, Fund for Sustainable Tomorrows; Owner, Lobitos Creek Ranch, Executive Producer, The Video Project
Dorrit Ragostine, Founder, Social Change Public Relations & Marketing
Carina Sayles,CEO, Sayles & Winnikoff Communications
Katherine Schell
Marlene Sharp - TV Producer
Nancy Silverstone, VP, Head of Programming
Terry Solowey - Children's Media Specialist
Meet Our KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Alumni
Keefer Blakeslee Carteen
Samantha Marcus
Carlee Spagnolo
Harmony Makhfi
Current KIDS FIRST! Film Critics 2018
For a list of current youth reporters,go here:
Honorary Board
Bruce Apar - Mediapar
Peggy Charren- Action For Children's Television (Deceased)
Gay Dillingham - Earthstone, Livingry Foundation
Sarah Frank - Consultant
Shannon Gilligan - Choose Your Own Adventure
Joshua Greene - Stories to Remember
Vivian Horner - Educator and Media Specialist
Chris Kientz - Raven Tales
Katie Peters - Muse Media
Lisa Strout- Director, MA Film Office
Margaret Tritch - Attorney
Board Emeritus
Stevanne Auerbach, Ph. D. , Dr. Toy (deceaased)
Larry Balaban- Genius Products, Pacific Entertainment
Mary Lou Bono - Media Marketing Expert
Peggy Charring - Children's Media Advocat (deceased)
Rev. Martha Dewing - Interfaith Minister, youth media specialist
Dr. Irving Lazar, Child Development Specialist (deceased)
Twila Liggett - Reading Rainbow Creator, Educator
Dr. Ed Palmer - Youth Media Specialist, Sesame Street Researcher (deceased)
Jane Peacock- NM Dept of Public Health
Morton Schindel - Weston Woods/Children's Circle (deceased)
Harold Weitzberg- Weitzberg Consulting, Inc.
Ruth Wooden - Public Agenda
Jeff Yapp - Media Consultant
Doug Zwick- Pop Twist Entertainment
