Executive Staff

  • Tim Gordon

    FOUNDER / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  • Heather Turner

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

  • Sherin Nicole

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

  • Cordell Martin

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

LightReel Film Fest Staff

  • Virginia Brick

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

  • Sheina Waddell

    TALENT LIAISON

  • Jeryl Payne

    VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

  • Charles Kirkland, Jr.

    PROGRAMMER

  • Steve Crainish

    PROGRAMMER

  • Mae Abdulbaki

    PROGRAMMER

  • Travis Hopson

    PROGRAMMER

  • Sherin Nicole

    PROGRAMMER

  • Dev Shapiro

    TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Black Reel Awards Staff

  • Cordell Martin

    NOMINATION CHAIRMAN & SHOWRUNNER

  • Charles Kirkland, Jr.

    HEAD WRITER

  • Lonita Cook

    STAFF WRITER

  • Adrienne Boykin

    POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

  • Kendall Turner

    EDITOR