NewFest Staff
Get to know NewFest Staff

Meet the NewFest Team:

Nick McCarthy
Director of Programming

Madeline McLaughlin
Director of Marketing and Partnerships

Nicole Touzien
Director of Staff & Administration

Carly Reicho
Development Manager

Monisha Gandhi
Festival Producer

Molly Grace Fulton
Publications and Design Manager

Natalie Polanco
Production & Operations Manager

Rachel Malia Newkirk
Social Media & Digital Content Manager

Anton Astudillo
Film Programmer

Martine Joelle McDonald
Concord Initiative Manager

Arno Mokros
New Voices Grant Coordinator

Abygai Peña
Community Outreach Coordinator

Caroline Harbour
Audience Services Manager

Jean Peters
Production and Operations Coordinator

Rachel Mary Cox
Senior Exhibition Manager
NewFest Festival Staff:
Programming:
Anita Raswant – Programming Manager
Ariel Ottey – Programming Operations Coordinator
Jorge Molina – Industry Manager & Programmer
Murtada Elfadl – Senior Programmer
Marketing:
Corey Simoneau – Digital Producer
Natalie Maher – Marketing Campaign Associate
Kir Alshanetsky – Design and Publications Editor
Film Relations:
Patrick Carnes – Filmmaker Relations Senior Manager
Events:
Marta Denny – Special Events Manager