H2A Past Volunteers

Thank you to all the people who have helped the Hip-Hop Association develop over the years. Here's to you!

1st Annual Hip-Hop Film Festival (2002)

Festival Staff
Gabriel Tolliver – Executive Producer
Tania Cuevas-Martinez – Director of Programming
Richard Campbell – Director of Business Development/Sponsorship
Gina Paige – Director of Marketing
Jez Blak – Talent
Fiona Bloom – Promotions
Nicole Curtis – Public Relations
Denisse Grados – Public Relations
Jason Lampkin – Documentary Director
Amaris Mesa – Volunteers/Interns
Taneshia Nash Laird – Documentary Producer
Ariel Palitz – Production Coordinator
Michelle Papillon – Exhibit Curator
Joanes Prosper – Assistant Production Coordinator
Peter Kang – Performance Coordinator
Tariq Zaid – Website Design/Management
Santena King – Talent

Jurors
Andrew Stengel - VP Miramax Films
Bobbito - Writer
Bonz Malone - Actor/Writer
Crazy Legs - President, Rock Steady Crew
Cynical - Producer/Director
Danny Castro - Lyricist Lounge
DXT - Pioneer DJ/Producer
Ernie Panicolli - Hip-Hop Photographer
Harry Allen - Journalist/Writer
Kevin Powell - Writer/Activist , Hip-Hop Speaks
Kim Ford - VIBE Magazine
Lee Harris - Producer, Rap City/BET
Mecca - Programming Coordinator, Music Choice
Mark Kotlinski - Producer, 88 Hip-Hop
Marnie Hazelton - Bring in the Noise
Raphael Jimenez - President, Republica Trading Co.
Rockafella - Rock Steady B-Girl/Choregrapher
Sonia Gonzalez - Editor At Large
Stacy Gueraseva - Writer/Editor/President, West 19th Prod., Inc
Winsome Sinclair - Casting Director

2nd Annual Hip-Hop Film Festival (2003)

Festival Staff
Ariel Palitz – Executive Director
Gabriel Tolliver – Executive Director
Tania Cuevas-Martinez – Director of Programming
Patricia Wang – Director of Youth Programming
Melinda Theodore – Acquisitions Coordinator
Andre Lee – Panels Coordinator
Rachel A. Hunt – US Festival Coordinator
Mike Alvarez – Marketing Director / Design Team (Uniquest Designs)
Tariq Zaid – Marketing Director / Design Team (Uniquest Designs)
Vanessa Wakeman – Publicity (Indulgence NYC)
Richard Campbell – Sponsorship Coordinator
Rebecca Costanzo – Director of Partnership Development
Amaris Mesa – Volunteer Coordinator
Santena Jenaris King – Archive coordinator / Documentarian
Wanqui Muigai – Intern

Jurors
Jamal Joseph (Impact) - Filmmaker
Dj Kuttin Kandi
Gareth West & Robert Arentz - Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
Alex Aquino - Founder Itf/International Dj Academy
Mark Johnson - Producer/Color TV
Mellicent Dyane - Casting Director
Mishka Brown & Bill Mack - Aerolith/Diaspora Studios
Elizabeth Mendez Berry - Hip Hop Journalist
Raqiyah Mays - Hip-Hop Vj (Power 105)
Barry Cole - Composer
Lisa Cortes - Filmmaker/Music Producer
Rich "Balewa" Mason - SunToucher Productions
George Alexander - Screenwriter
Andre Royo - The Wire
Kwon - Legendary B-Boy
Jason Lampkin - 40 Acres & Mule
Dwayne W. Archbold - Editor
Stephen D. Barnes Esq. - Partner, Barnes Morris Klein Mark Yorn Barnes & Levine

ODYSSEY Award Ceremony Staff
Sarah Honda - Associate Producer
Rich "Bateva" Mason - Associate Producer
Winsome Sinclair - Associate Producer
Peter Kang - Stage Manager
Silq and Big Jeff - Talent Assistants
De La Sweeney - Production Assistant
Richard Harrington - Production Assistant

3rd Annual Hip-Hop Film Festival (2004)

Festival Staff
Mariko Gwynne – Assistant to Executive Director
Ashara Ekundayo – Festival Director
Amaris Mesa – Director of Operations
Tricia Wang – Director of H2Ed [Hip-Hop Education]
Melinda Theodore – Director of Acquisitions
Evelyn Jean-Delere – Sponsorship Coordinator
Black Robb – Promotions Coordinator
Taija Kato – Production Assistant
Neruda Williams – Production Assistant
Meg Griff – Intern
Terrence Spellings – H2O Photographer

ODYSSEY Award Ceremony Staff
Stephen Jackson - Executive Producer of the ODYSEY Award
David Dodson - Associate Producer
Richard Cores - Stage Manager
Anthony Nelson - Director of Photography
Jason Ferdinand - Audio Technician
Marni Hazelton - Talent Director
Keisha Alexis - Talent Coordinator
Eternal - Segment Producer
JoAnn Onofre - Production Assistant

4th Annual Hip-Hop Film Festival (2005)

Festival Staff
Raquel Wilson – Director of Marketing
Giana Chachere – H2O Film Festival Director
Dondrie Burnham – Acquisitions Coordinator
Maximiliano Benitez – Director of The Freshest Youth Program
Safahri Ra – Production Coordinator, The Freshest Youth Program
Amaris Mesa – Director of Defuse Media Lab
muMs – Producer, ODYSSEY Awards
Toni Dubois – Talent Coordinator
Keisha Alexis – Talent Coordinator
Tracey Salisbury – Director of Education
Mama Nabii – H2Ed Summit Coordinator
Kanene Holder – Outreach Assistant
Clara Martinez – Travel Coordinator
Evelyn Jean-Deler – Sponsorship Associate
Big John – In-kind Sponsorship Coordinator
Venus Soto – Production Assistant
Sheena Pachon – Marketing Assistant
Edwin White II – Marketing & Production Intern
Tonic Media – Organization Publicist
Susan Blond – Event Publicist

5th Annual Hip-Hop Film Festival (2007)

Festival Staff
Lajohn Mcfadden – Community Building Coordinator
Dondrie Burnham – Director of Film Acquisitions & Programming
Sherly Pierre – Inkind Sponsorship Coordinator
Melanie Grace Lawrence – Volunteer Coordinator
Lauren Moore – Online Content Coordinator
Wanda Rodriguez – Production Coordinator

Board of Trustees
Adam Klausner
Daphne Farganais
Dr. James White
George Martinez
Martha Diaz
Tina Imm