Executive Team
Brad Russell
President & Executive DirectorBrad Russell
President & Executive DirectorBrad grew up in Virginia and started Washington West in 2011 around the idea that any “Story Can Change the World.” He believes the Film Festival is a catalyst for Washingtonians...
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Director of OperationsChristine Bryson
Director of OperationsChristine Bryson joined Washington West Film Festival in February 2018. She serves as our Director of Operations working as “the quarterback”. She believes strongly in Washington West’s vision, which is to to bring world class film and television screenings to the Washington metro region...
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Box Office
Leslie Dominy, Box Office Coordinator
Development
Jonathan Baker, Local Sponsorship Coordinator
Events
Christine Bryson, Director of Operations
Programming
Avery McCann, Director of Programming
Digital Content
McKenzie Russell, Digital Content Manager
Volunteers
Volunteer Coordinator
Alton Bryant, Volunteer Relations Coordinator
Board of Directors
Brad Russell
Founder & Executive Director
Washington West Film Festival
Brian Jones
Principal Consultant
Table Group
Chris Bess
Global Publicity
The Walt Disney Company
David Fouse
Partner
The Pinkston Group
Mark Maxey
President
Maxey Media
Melissa Duenas
Senior Vice President of Communications
Leidos
Sara Georgiades
Regional Community Engagement Manager
Amazon Web Services
Thomas Wear
Partner and Chief Strategy Officer
Atmosphere Digital
Advisory Board
Brad Hall
Bruce Cohen
David Darg
Harold Mintz
Snuffy Walden
Terre Jones