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CineYouth Advisory Committee

The is a volunteer committee comprised of professionals in the arts education, media literacy and filmmaking communities of Chicago. The Committee provides guidance, resources and support for our year-round Education Program and works to connect this program with potential partners and audiences.

headshot: Vera Bruner Sung

Vera Bruner Sung
Filmmaker
Associate Professor @ School of Communication, Northwestern University

headshot: Liliane Calfee

Liliane Calfee
Filmmaker
Director @ DePaul + CHA Youth Programs
Adjunct Faculty @ School of Cinematic Arts, DePaul University

headshot: Missy Hernandez

Missy Hernandez
Filmmaker
Associate Professor @ Department of Cinema and Television Arts, Columbia College Chicago

headshot: Jane Keranen

Jane Keranen
Events and Program Coordinator @ Film Studies Center, University of Chicago

headshot: Jaime Lopez Ortega

Jaime Lopez Ortega
Digital Production and Performing Arts Manager @ National Museum Of Mexican Art

headshot: Elizabeth Myles

Elizabeth Myles
Filmmaker, CY21 Alum
Digital Storytelling Initiative Program Manager @ Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at University of Chicago

headshot: Connor O’Keefe

Connor O’Keefe
Filmmaker, CY19 Alum
Adjunct Professor @ School of Cinematic Arts, DePaul University

headshot: Jennifer Reeder

Jennifer Reeder
Filmmaker
Professor @ School of Art & Art History, University of Illinois Chicago

headshot: Takashi Shallow

Takashi Shallow
Multi-media Artist
Publisher
Artist Lecturer @ Media Arts and Design, University of Chicago

headshot: Miguel Silveira

Miguel Silveira
Filmmaker
Assistant Professor @ School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago

headshot: Erika Valenciana

Erika Valenciana
Filmmaker
Adjunct Faculty @ School of Cinematic Arts, DePaul University

headshot: Enid Wells

Enid Wells
Associate Professor,
Department Chair for Media Com/Com Design/Game Design @ Kennedy-King College