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 / Military Program

Jovan Vujatovic - DIFF
JOVAN VUJATOVIC

Executive Committee
DIFF / FilmBC

Mark Howell - DIFF
MARK HOWELL

Member
Live Event Production

Nesli Akkol - DIFF
NESLI AKKOL

Member
Partnerships / DaVinci Labs / NPO

ADVISORY BOARD
Annetta Marion - DIFF

ANNETTA MARION

Director / Showrunner

David Paluck - DIFF

DAVID PALUCK
Ambassador / Writers’ Corner

Elizabeth Blake-Thomas - DIFF

ELIZABETH BLAKE-THOMAS 

Mother-Daughter Entertainment

Chris Parker - DIFF

CHRISTOPHER PARKER

Executive / Entrepreneur

Arati Misro - DIFF

ARATI MISRO

Global Brand Strategist

Bazzel Baz - DIFF

BAZZEL BAZ

P.C & D. Prods  / Military Program

Cirina Catania - DIFF

CIRINA CATANIA

PGA / Co-Founder, Sundance

Carlos Tavares - DIFF

CARLOS TAVARES

Strategic Partnerships / NPO

John T. Connor - DIFF

JOHN T. CONNOR

Director / Cinematographer

Rebecca Lombardo - DIFF

REBECCA LOMBARDO
R.L.A / Fractional CMO

Fredrick Song - DIFF

FRED SONG
Executive Producer / FilmAfrica

Martina Williams - DIFF

MARTINA WILLIAMS

Legal Advisor

Friends of DaVinci & Team Members
Rachel Evans - DIFF

Rachel Evans
Executive Assistant

Andrea Zhang - DIFF

Andrea Zhang
Intern / Film Asia

Scott Simonsen - DIFF

Scott Simonsen
Moderator / Writers’ Corner

Danny Mares - DIFF

Danny Mares
Coverage Team

Program & Panel Directors

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