EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Vandermolen
PresidentJohn Vandermolen moved from Atlanta to the Tampa Bay area in 2004 and quickly began to understand why so many people make it their goal to move to this area. >
Jason Fields
Vice PresidentDr. Fields is the Medical Director at DACCO, Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office-Substance Abuse Treatment Center. He is also the president-elect for the Florida Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Fields has >
Ben Tozour
TreasurerBen Tozour, originally from Southern New Jersey fell in love with the Tampa Bay Area and its community after just one visit and relocated to the marina area of Gulfport >
Sunny Hall
SecretarySunny Hall was born and raised in Polk County, Florida. Baptized with water and filled with the spirit, she came out at 17 years old much to the chagrin of the >
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rob Akins
Board MemberRob has long been a patron of TIGLFF’s efforts to bring compelling, world-class LGBT cinema to Tampa Bay. Rob began supporting TIGLFF as an attendee in 1997 advancing his involvement >
Mariruth Kennedy
Board MemberMariruth returns to the Festival Board after almost 10 years away. Born and reared in NJ she made her way to Florida via Cincinnati in 2000. Mariruth runs two successful >
Ed Lally
Board MemberAfter a long-term career in banking Ed retired from Wachovia Bank to devote more time to LGBT causes. His activism in the community began in the mid-80’s when many of >
Todd Richardson
Board MemberTodd is thrilled to be joining the team of the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. He has volunteered and created events for the festival that include a classic >
STAFF
Renée Cossette
Festival DirectorRenée has been with the organization since 2005, and is a huge part of the success of TIGLFF.
KJ Mohr
Program DirectorKJ Mohr, TIGLFF’s Director of Programming for the past seven years, has been working in film for 2½ decades as a curator, programmer, educator, filmmaker and consultant. As Director of >
Timothy Thomas
Sr. Event & Logistics CoordinatorTim was born right here in Tampa and is a true Florida native. Tim has been volunteering for many years and started his time with TIGLFF in 2005 while being >
Ty Maxey
Festival Volunteer CoordinatorA native of Columbus, Ohio, Ty relocated to the Tamp Bay area from Sarasota in the year 2000. A long-time advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and related causes, Ty quickly >