EIF Leadership
EIF's Board of Directors is comprised of top representatives from across the industry. Film studios, television networks, talent agencies, labor unions and guilds all have members on the board of EIF. Under the leadership of President and CEO Lisa Paulsen, EIF's annual charitable budget has grown from $1.8 million to more than $100 million. Paulsen and EIF have been recognized for our efforts by numerous organizations including Voices of National Service, Friends of Cancer Research, National Center for Cancer Survivorship, and Television Academy Honors/Television with a Conscience, among many others. Additionally, Paulsen was named one of The Nonprofit Times' Power & Influence Top 50 in 2009, celebrating the nonprofit sector’s top executives and thinkers for their impact and innovation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sherry Lansing, Chairperson
Founder and CEO, Sherry Lansing Foundation
Bio
Jeff Bader, Secretary
Executive Vice President, ABC Entertainment
Jay Sures, Treasurer
Partner / Board of Directors, United Talent Agency
Pamela Abdy
President, Stuber Productions
Oren Aviv
David Beaubaire
Executive Vice President, Production, Paramount Pictures
Preston Beckman
Executive Vice President, Strategic Program Planning and Research, Fox Broadcasting Company
Kevin Berg
Executive Vice President, Production, CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group
Dwight Caines
President, Worldwide Digital Marketing Strategy, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Dylan Clark
President, Film, Chernin Entertainment
Pamm Fair
Lynn Harris
Executive Vice President, Production, Warner Bros.
Kevin Huvane
Managing Director, Motion Picture Talent, Creative Artists Agency
Adam Isaacs
Partner, WME Entertainment
David Lonner
Chairman/President, Oasis Entertainment Group
Mitch Metcalf
Executive Vice President, Program Planning and Scheduling, NBC Universal
Vanessa Morrison
President, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Chris Silbermann
President, International Creative Management
Executive
Lisa C. Paulsen
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Frank
Chief Operating Officer
Merrily Newton
Chief Financial Officer
David Boschen
Executive Assistant to President & CEO
Shirley Vivion
Executive Assistant to COO
Erika Ewing
Assistant to CFO
Frederick Johnson
Assistant to SU2C
Strategic Planning & Interactive Ventures
Brinley Turner
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Interactive Ventures
Charlie Wilke
Senior Director of Digital Media
Amy Banachowski
Director of Integrated Marketing
Alexis Colianni
Assistant to VP, Strategic Planning & Interactive Ventures
Special Events & Projects
Cathy James
Vice President, Special Events
Emily Hofstein
Special Events Manager
Sara Marton
Special Events Assistant
Communications
Stacy Ivers
Senior Vice President, Communications
Kathleen Lobb
Senior Vice President, Communications
Maurine Slutzky
Associate Vice President, Communications
Seth Fowler
Communications Manager
Arthur Nguyen
Communications Coordinator
Erin Hillborn
Communications Coordinator
Philanthropic Services
Michael Balaoing
Senior Vice President, Philanthropic Services
Carol Ramsey
Vice President, Philanthropic Services
Craig Cichy
Program Officer
Bobby Fergerstrom
Grants Manager
Administration & Finance
Stephan Ceryanek
Vice President & Controller
Alicia Howard
Senior Staff Accountant
JW Walton
IT Manager
Bobby Dorrance
Data Services Coordinator
Rosie Richardson
Administrative Coordinator
Michael Pile
Accounting Assistant
Jessica Madole
Receptionist
John Poulos
Administrative Clerk
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