Board of Directors

Alice Nguyen
Alice Nguyen is a member of the Forensic Practice at KPMG. Alice holds a Bachelor of Business Administration major in accounting and is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with over six years of experience in public accounting, audit services,...

Sam Karikas
Board of Directors
Sam holds a BFA in Film & Video and a minor in philosophy, a certificate in Public Relations, and is trained in Organizational Innovation, transformation and design-thinking. After a brief stint in the film and television industry her career grew...

Jeanette Tonita
Board of Directors
Jeanette Tonita is a highly respected figure in Regina, Canada, known for her dedication to both the Regina & District Chamber of Commerce and a multitude of volunteer organizations. As the Events Manager for the Regina & District Chamber of...

Victor Lam
Board of Directors
Victor Lam is an actor from Regina, Saskatchewan. He has been a scenario actor and facilitator with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. As well he serves as the president of ACTRA Saskatchewan. His notable principal role...

Dr. Sheila Petty
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: ProgrammingSheila Petty is professor of media studies at the University of Regina and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She has written extensively on issues of cultural representation, identity, and nation in African and African diasporic screen media,...

Vaughn Solomon Schofield
Patron & Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: Government affairsVaughn Solomon Schofield has had a successful career in business and has provided leadership to international, national, and provincial organizations. Mrs. Solomon Schofield strongly supports the Canadian Forces; she is the Provincial Chair of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council and...

Janine Windolph
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: Indigenous ProgramJanine Windolph (Atikamekw/Woodland Cree) is a Saskatchewan-based filmmaker, Interdisciplinary artist, curator and storyteller. She is working at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as the Associate Director of Indigenous Arts. Prior, Janine was the Curator of Community Engagement at the...

Dianne Allen
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: LOOK: A Mental Health/Film InitiativeDianne Allen, BA Hons, MSW. Dianne has been a social worker in Regina area almost 30 years. The first 10+ yrs, her career focussed on child abuse. Dianne was one of the founding members of The Regina Children’s Justice Centre,...

Abhishek Gupta
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: TBA
Trevor Grant
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: LOOK: A Mental Health/Film InitiativeTrevor Grant teaches at the School of Journalism – University of Regina. Prior to 2016, he was a producer/director and writer of documentaries, TV Series and music programming. Trevor is the educational and co-creative director for LOOK: A Mental Health/Film...

John Thimothy
President and CEO
Exclusive focus: Creative & Business developmentJohn Thimothy is an Indo-Canadian filmmaker, Film Executive, and the founder of the Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA). His directorial work has received international recognition with official selections at more than 38 film and media festivals around the...

Dr. Philip Charrier
Vice President
Exclusive focus: OutreachPhilip Charrier is Head of the History Department at the University of Regina and has served on the RIFFA Board since 2016. He specializes in processes of modernization and development in Asia, with particular focus upon visual culture in twentieth...

Anjana Kaushal
Treasurer
Exclusive focus: FinanceAnjana is a retired accountant by trade, however, working behind the scenes to promote Saskatchewan’s film industry is where her true passion lies. Anjana’s interest in the film industry was sparked by her son, who completed his degree in film. Anjana...

Dr. Renatta Varma
Board of Director
Exclusive focus: Sponsorship and Awards
Dilani Rabindran
Board of Directors & Director, Programming
Exclusive focus: Programming, In Competition & Non-Competition FilmsDilani Rabindran (she/her) is the Founder of Viewfinder Film Productions (VFP) Inc., a marketing & production company headquartered in Toronto devoted to the international promotion of creators, especially those of South Asian descent. Dilani has creatively consulted on & represented...
Executive Team
Management

Tess Boehm
Industry Programming Manager
Ravida Din
Director of Industry Programming
Marz Gebhardt
Social Media Manager
Amber Hanover
Director of Operations
Timothy Lenko
Director of Marketing & Communications
Giovana Nabarrete De Souza Cruz
Director of Film Programming
Gordon Pepper
Film Community Engagement Manager
Abby Schneider
Director of RIFFA Academy
Justin Waloshin
Digital Archives Manager
Justin Ziola
Marketing Manager
Steve Kolish
Website Manager
Darrell Gotha
Digital EditorProgrammers

Sara Abdul
Programmer
Emily Graves
Programmer
Anne-Julie Lalande
Programmer
Ankit Bagchi
Programmer
Tomas Jonsson
Programmer
Jack Belhumeur
Programmer
Surabhi Bhattacharjee
Programmer
David Van Poppel
Programmer
Mike Rollo
Programmer
Sabareesh Subramaniam
Programmer
Ricardo Fernandez Jimenez
Programmer
Rae Ann Smith
Programmer
Norah Chen
Programmer
Arjun Ayillath
ProgrammerProgramming Associates

Kinjal Nagada
Programming Associate
Santhosh Kumar Elangovan
Programming Associate
Gabrielle Caswell
Programming Associate
Jhazley Pinzón H.
Programming Associate
Keyur Panchal
Programming Associate
Amy DesBrisay
Programming Associate