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Three Dollar Bill Cinema Board of Directors Casting Call

The Three Dollar Bill Cinema is always recruiting talented and innovative people to join our board of directors or one of the supporting committees. We are looking for candidates who have a commitment to the mission of the Three Dollar Bill Cinema, are able to donate time, and have an existing network of contacts (personal and/or organizational) that can be mined to benefit the organization.

What does being a board member mean?
We are looking for candidates with a deep knowledge and/or involvement in the arts or film industry, have senior-level business and/or operational experience, non-profit experience a plus, and have one or more of the following experience or skill sets: finance, marketing, non-profit fundraising, administration, legal affairs, strategic planning, organizational development/growth.

Please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) questions or your resume and letter of interest to the Board Development Committee for review. We happily accept applications for review at anytime. New board members and committee members typically join semi-annually.

Carrie Carson

President

Carrie has been a member and festival participant since 2002. In 2007, she joined TDBC’s Board of Directors and has served as President since January 2009. Her goals for the organization are to build the financial strength of the organization to fund growing the year round programming, fiscal sponsorship and technical/personnel infrastructure. In her day-to-day life, she owns a real estate investment company and works for Point B as a senior management consultant. Carrie loves spending time with her partner Lori, dog Jeffrey, two kittens Lloyd & Shelby and friends. Her passions in life include: boating in Gay Bay, yummy wine and great food with friends, skiing, tiki, film festivals, soccer and Palm Springs anytime!

Ashley Smith

Vice President

Ashley Smith has been a supporter of the Three Dollar Bill Cinema for the last number of years. She began her Three Dollar Bill career as a yearly film festival volunteer. As her commitment strengthened, she decided to invest more time and took on a more strategic role as a board member. She brings 10 years of Human Resources skills to the board including project management, policy development, volunteer and employee support, and recruitment strategies. She is a behind the scenes person, with an eccentric sassy side who loves shoes, photography, and her family.

David Thorpe

Treasurer

David enjoys organizing a weekly movie night for the group, Seattle Movie Bears. He has been on the boards of directors of Pride Foundation and Northwest Bears. He works as a senior manager for the accounting firm, Bader Martin, P.S.

Arthur Kuniyuki

Secretary

A native of Seattle, I grew up watching movies and have supported Three Dollar Bill Cinema since viewing “Beautiful Thing” at the first Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and am proud to continue to support the staff and volunteers as a Board member. Besides having a career in the non-profit world here in Seattle, I enjoy the visual medium of photography and if you see me at an upcoming TDBC event, please give me a big “smile” for the camera.

Mary Lonien

After moving to Seattle from Chicago with her partner Sandy, Mary quickly sought community in her transplanted home and found it at the SLGFF. She became a member soon after and was motivated to serve on the board due to a philosophy of giving back to what matters. Mary hopes to use her project management and planning skills to assist Three Dollar Bill Cinema move into the next 15 year. In addition to her passion for film, Mary is an avid baseball fan, loves to travel, and is exploring wine.

Michele Maynard

Michele has been a supporter of Three Dollar Bill Cinema for the last number of years. She’s looking forward to collaborating with the other Board members to reach new goals for the organization by contributing her finance, operations and business management experience. Prior to joining the board, Michele served on the board of Emerald City Arts for six years. A native of Ohio, Michele has been a resident of Seattle for fifteen years and enjoys spending time with her friends, dog Roxy and international traveling.

Jeff Morgan

Jeff joined the Three Dollar Bill Cinema board in 2009, following in the footsteps of his partner, who had recently completed a six-year term on the board. Prior to joining the board, Jeff served as a volunteer on TDBC’s finance committee and was a member and long-time festival fan. Jeff is a Seattle native who brings to Three Dollar Bill more than 25 years of finance and management consulting experience, along with 12 years experience working with other non-profit boards in our community. In addition to the film festival, Jeff enjoys travel, skiing, boating, and anything that pairs with wine.

Gregor Perotto

Contrary to his photo, Gregor wasn’t destined to be a star. More of a behind the scenes kind of guy, Gregor channels his passion and more than 13 years experience in integrated marketing, communications, public and media relations to get others, their products, services and ideas in the spotlight and in front of people when, where, why and in a way that matters.

Craig Snyder

Craig Snyder is a visual artist, experimental filmmaker and adjunct faculty member at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where he teaches Gender Studies, Media Studies and Integrated Studies in the Humanities department, as well as Art Foundations and Contemporary Art History in the Art Department. He has served as Manager of Public Programs at Seattle Art Museum, and Curator at Cornish College of the Arts. He has an MA in Film and Television Studies from the University of Warwick and an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts. His artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally including the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music in NYC, NewFest Film Festival in NYC and Reeling Film Festival in Chicago. His artistic and research interests include the representation of race, gender and sexuality within popular culture. His essay titled “Fear and Loathing on Brokeback Mountain” was published in Jump Cut, #53 Summer 2011. He’s currently working on a short film involving the self-portraiture of youth in the digital age.

Jeanine Spence

Jeanine loves film. That’s why she became involved with Three Dollar Bill Cinema. She spent two years as a membership assistant and now joins the Board where she continues her support of members and volunteers. Jeanine’s passion for films that goes back to an adolescence spent watching art films in tiny café theatres in Juneau Alaska. At home, Jeanine built a cozy theater complete with red velvet seats from an old movie house, where she and her two daughters host movie nights for their friends. It was also in Alaska that Jeanine also found her passion for snow sports. A lifelong skier, she taught her daughters to ski when they were just toddlers and now attempts to keep up with them on the slopes. On weekdays, Jeanine earns her living as a program manager at Microsoft where she applies her design background and 17 years’ experience in software to translate between the designers and engineers to deliver innovative product experiences.