Film Independent Adds Dan Stern to Board of Directors; Chaz Ebert, Kasi Lemmons and Lulu Wang Join Advisory Board (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAngelique Jackson Film Independent has made notable additions to its ranks with Dan Stern elected to the board of directors, while Chaz Ebert, Kasi Lemmons and Lulu Wang join the nonprofit arts organization’s advisory board.
The new appointees are the first under Film Independent board chair Brenda Robinson’s tenure after her January 2022 election.
Stern is the founder and CEO of Reservoir Capital Group as well as the chairman of the board of Film at Lincoln Center. He joins Film Independent’s board of directors, which is comprised of leaders from the film community and beyond, who serve in a volunteer capacity and “make strategic decisions on the direction and vitality of the organization.” In a statement announcing his election, Robinson praised Stern for the “extraordinary value” he’ll bring to the role. “His passion and experience in the nonprofit arts space, coupled with his expertise in the financial sector, make him uniquely well-suited to help us navigate the ever-evolving economic realities and challenges that face artists and the arts today,” Robinson said of Stern, a longtime supporter of Film Independent. “We are thrilled to have him join us in this official capacity and welcome his continued support of our mission in amplifying independent storytelling.” The current board of directors is comprised of Len Amato, Randy Barbato, Adriene Bowles, Mathew Cullen, Vondie Curtis Hall, Eric d’Arbeloff, Rhys Ernst, Javier Fuentes-León, Brenda Gilbert, Matthew Greenfield, Michael Helfant, Laura Kim, Sue Kroll, Karyn Kusama, David Linde, Mynette Louie, Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Ted Mundorff, Gail Mutrux, Sue Naegle, Col Needham, Catherine Park, Alan Poul, Ed Rada, Robinson, Andrea Sperling, Cathy Schulman and Jeffrey Soros..
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