Board of Directors

Luisa Alvarez Restrepo
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: TBALuisa Alvarez Restrepo is a Colombian-Canadian film executive, programmer, and creator with deep ties to the international film community. She is currently the Project Manager at WarnerMedia Access Canada where she leads all film festival initiatives. She recently launched Access...

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 is a strong supporter of the Canadian Forces; she is the Provincial Chair of the Canadian Forces...

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...

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 Verama
Board of Director
Exclusive focus: Sponsorship and AwardsThere are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable.

Dilani Rabindran
Board of Directors
Exclusive focus: ProgrammingDilani Rabindran, BSc. MBA is a Consulting Professional primarily focused in the international entertainment and media industries. Dilani is the Founder & Managing Director of Viewfinder Film Consulting (VFC), an international firm dedicated to the marketing & production of independent South...
Executive Team

Amy DesBrisay
Programmer
Mary-Margaret Courtney
Awards Coordinator
Glenn Cochrane
Programmer
Massimo Lannetti
Programmer
David Van Poppel
Programmer
Mike Rollo
Programmer
Sabareesh Subramaniam
Programming Associate
Santhosh V
Associate Programmer
Vignesh Panchalingam
Associate Programmer
Karthikeyan Rangasamy
Associate Programmer
Ricardo Fernandez Jimenez
Programmer
Rae Ann Smith
Programmer
Kofo Odunjo
Programming Coordinator
Carroll Chiramel
Programmer
Norah Chen
Programmer
Jordan Bosch
Content writer
Amber Moon
Graphic Designer
Steve Kolish
Website Manager
Sherry Lee
Content Manager
Chad Frentz
Website Technician
Jodi Rodriguez
Digital Marketing Manager
Darrell Gotha
Digital Editor