Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Denver Film Society. Representing a diverse cross-section of the community, the Board not only provides guidance to the staff as they carry out the mission of the DFS but also represents the organization to the public at large.

Chair:

David Charmatz
Starz Entertainment, Denver, CO

Secretary:

Clark Strickland
University of Colorado at Denver’s College of Arts and Media, Denver, CO

Treasurer:

Steven Levey, CPA/PFS
GHP Horwath

Chair Ex-Officio:

Nina Henderson-Moore
Golden, CO

Trustees:

Jenifer Brandeberry
Brandeberry-McKenna Public Affairs, Denver, CO

Barbara Bridges
The Barbara Bridges Family Foundation, Greenwood Village, CO

Donna Dewey
Dewey-Obenchain Films, Denver, CO

Amy Harmon
Urban Market Development, Denver, CO

Stephen Hatfield
Sprint Nextel, Denver, CO

Hayden Hirschfeld
A. B. Hirschfeld & Sons, Denver, CO

Matthew Keeney
AOR, Inc., Denver, CO

Lu Law
Denver, CO

Betsy Leighton
Denver, CO

Marcie Moore Gantz
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Denver, CO

Jan Nelsen
Kentwood City Properties, Denver, CO

Christina Nida
Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, LLP, Denver, CO

Karen Onderko
Denver, CO

Dean Prina, M.D.
Denver, CO

Nancy Silverstone
Starz Entertainment, Denver, CO

 

"It really puts Denver at a very high level. It puts us on the map and it’s a very highly recommended film festival, one of the best in the world."

- John Hickenlooper
   Mayor of the City & County
   of Denver