Committees

Organizing Committee

Takes overall responsibility of various events for the festival.
  • Saroj Bahl (Indian Nationality Room)
  • Ritu Bansal (Hospitality)
  • Imelda Duenas (Events)
  • Brian Honigman (Website)
  • Rub Jain (Dance performers & Volunteers)
  • Hallie Johnson (Film programming)
  • Katie Jones (Operations & Events)
  • Mimi Jong (Music Programming)
  • Sumedha Nagpal (Gala)

Marketing & Public Relations Committee

Assists Ceisler Jubilerer LLC with distribution of publicity materials, garnering advertising, direct marketing.

This committee will liaison with other committees as needed.  Must have experience in marketing and/or publicity, research, selling and planning and be familiar with desktop publishing packages.

  • Madelaine Doussaeu
  • Imelda Duenas
  • Danielle Green (Intern)
  • Trip Oliver
  • Rachel Shepherd
  • Margaret Sullivan
  • Missy Walters
  • Kalpesh Upadhye
  • Mangala Murthy Upadhye
  • Julia Zippay (Intern)

Film Programming Committee

Works with Programming Director to solicit, review and select the films for the festival and related activities.

Helps to create festival schedule and make connections with actors and directors from selected films.

  • Aseem Chabbra (Programming Director)
  • Hallie Johnson (Assistant Programmer)
  • Tula Goenka (Syracuse University)
  • Mary Ellen Higgins (Penn State University)
  • Lindy Leong (SUNY- Purchase)
  • Jennifer Murawski (University of Pittsburgh)
  • Manu Narayan
  • Harish Saluja
  • Ron Schuler
  • Michele Staffen

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE & AMBASSADORS

Program contacts community and student groups in the Pittsburgh region (Asian and non-Asian).

Determine and meet the organizations' appropriate contacts; and create partnerships with these organizations to promote Silk Screen to their members (Festival attendees), identify and recommend Sponsors, and recruit volunteers.

  • Holly Bradshaw-Schweitzer
  • Rajiv Enand
  • Kate Freed
  • Ed Gerstenhaber
  • Amit Grover
  • Kim Chestney Harvey
  • Andi Irwin
  • David Iwinski
  • Dolly and Juginder Luthra
  • Sumedha Nagpal
  • Alka A Patel, J.D.
  • Krishna Pendyala
  • Winnie J. Rajakumar
  • Piyush Seth, J.D.
  • Brahma Sharma
  • Ritu Singh, J.D.
  • Ritu Singh, J.D.
  • Lisa Smith
  • Dana Spiardi
  • Atul Tolia
  • Eric M White
  • Mark Yacavone

GALA Host Committee

Plans annual Opening Night Gala, kick- off the the 10 Day Film Festival and  Silk Screen's biggest fund raising event.

  • Matt Arch
  • Ritu Bansal
  • Imelda Duenas
  • Faith Dickinson
  • Maura Farrell & Larry Feick
  • Kathryn Heidemann & Jonathan Golli
  • Elizabeth Hughes
  • Priscilla Lee
  • Jan Loney & Larkin Werner
  • Sumedha Nagpal
  • Bill Peduto
  • Sangeetha & Krishna Pendyala
  • Neeta Raja
  • Harish Saluja
  • Kirsten & Ron Schuler
  • Mandi Semple
  • Chiapih Shah
  • Eric Shiner
  • Moira & Jim Singer
  • Yanlai Wu

 

hospitality COMMITTEE

Works to ensure visiting artists enjoy Pittsburgh and Silk Screen events.

  • Ritu & Atul Bansal
  • Sudeep Chakrovarty
  • Patti Lanotto
  • Mimi Jong
  • Sumedha Napgal
  • Chitra Nathan
  • Patrick Yee
  • Ramesh Santanam