OUR LEADERSHIP
2025 FILM FESTIVAL TEAM
Meet the passionate team behind the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (GCUFF)! With a shared commitment to showcasing urban cinema and fostering community connections, our dedicated team works tirelessly to bring you an exceptional festival experience. Get to know the faces behind GCUFF and join us in celebrating the power of storytelling.
Hit Your Mark Productions
Event Logistics
CHRISTINA TURNER
Operations Manager
ERIN DORSEY ROBINSON
Volunteer Manager
DEON STUBBS
Social Media
FELICIA C. HANEY
Creative Director
TIAMARSHAE JOHNSON
Marketing Director
MARK MATTHEWS
Theater Manager
MICHELLE SHAFU
Merchandise Coordinator
CHARLES CHAMBERS
Information Design
KEVIN TAYLOR
Filmmaker Liaison
DEBRA DABBS
Customer Service
SHARYN LOWENKAMP
Volunteer Manager
OUR INTERNS
Chidimma Obi
N'mandi Anderson
Chimamka Palmer
FILM SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Eric Siler
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sherlynn Allen-Harris
Joyce Barrow
Benita Bennett
SeMia Bray
Darla Character-Johnson
Debra Dabbs
Asya Gough
Rhea Hall
Ernest Hatten
Belina Hill
Tijuana Hosea
Vicky Jackson
Tereasa Johnson*
Merly Johnson
Thelma Jones
Xzya Jordan
Roy Martin
Sondra D McCurry
Alexis Melvin
Alex Michaels
Angela Miller
Channita Pack
Monique Patterson Ceasor
Audra Porter*
Tamela “Tammi” Powell
Kole Robinson Brooks
Grace Scales*
Lavonda Talbert*
Cheryl Towns
Patricia Triggs
Jason Varner
Lori Washington
Sheri West
Cynthia Whitehead
Renee Whiteside
Donna Willingham
Victoria Winbush
James B. Wingo*