BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chadwick Pelletier - CEO
CHADWICK PELLETIER

Executive Director
Founder / Chairman / CEO

Holly Pelletier - DIFF
HOLLY PELLETIER

President
DIFF / RecFest

Robert W Schaefer - DIFF
LTC. ROBERT SCHAEFER (Ret.)

Executive Committee
DIFF / Patriot Pictures

Jovan Vujatovic - DIFF
JOVAN VUJATOVIC

Executive Committee
DIFF / Score & More

Mark Howell - DIFF
MARK HOWELL

Executive Committee
Producer / DaVinci Events

ADVISORY BOARD
Nesli Akkol - DIFF

NESLI AKKOL
Partnerships / NPO

David Paluck - DIFF

DAVID PALUCK
Writers’ Corner

Elizabeth Blake-Thomas - DIFF

ELIZABETH BLAKE-THOMAS 

DaVinci Masquerade / Moderator

Chris Parker - DIFF

CHRISTOPHER PARKER

DaVinci Online

Arati Misro - DIFF

ARATI MISRO

Global Brand Strategist / Labs

Bazzel Baz - DIFF

BAZZEL BAZ

Executive Producer / Patriot Pictures

Cirina Catania - DIFF

CIRINA CATANIA

Jr. Leos / Co-Founder, Sundance

Fredrick Song - DIFF

FRED SONG
Executive Producer / FilmAfrica

Rebecca Lombardo - DIFF

REBECCA LOMBARDO
R.L.A / Fractional CMO

Martina Williams - DIFF

MARTINA WILLIAMS

Legal Advisor

Ambassadors
Carlos Tavares - DIFF

CARLOS TAVARES

Media / Partnerships

John T. Connor - DIFF

JOHN T. CONNOR

Industry Liaison

Anna Liberman DIFF

Anna Liberman
Press / Media

Annetta Marion - DIFF

ANNETTA MARION

Industry Liaison

Scott Simonsen - DIFF

Scott Simonsen
Moderator / Writers’ Corner

Friends of DaVinci
Rachel Evans - DIFF

Rachel Evans
Executive Assistant

Andrea Zhang - DIFF

Andrea Zhang
Intern / Film Asia

Danny Mares - DIFF

Danny Mares
Coverage Team

Program Directors & Moderators

Chadwick Pelletier: Storyline Writers’ Block
Reagan Pelletier: GENiUS & Jr. Leo Awards
Mason Pelletier: Animation
Robert Schaefer:  Patriot Pictures (2026)
Andrea Zhang: FilmAsia
Fredrick Song: FilmAfrica
Jovan Vujatovic: Score & More