The People of
Variety SoCal
Our board is full of BIG HEARTED, highly talented Southern Californians from all backgrounds and industries. We couldn’t do it without them!
Board of Directors
Steve Bunnell
President of the Board
EVP, Content Strategy Marcus Theatres
Mike Polydoros
Chairman of the Board
CEO/Founder
Paper Airplane
Nikki Daniel
Vice President of the Board
Allison Fullmer
Vice President of the Board
Eric Tabak
Vice President of the Board
VP, Exhibitor Relations, Moviefone
William Paja
Treasurer of the Board
Retiree
Michael A. Alvarez, Jr.
CEO/Co-Founder, P3 Inc
Mark H. Anderson
President, Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles
Susie Cotliar
VP, Cinema Partnerships The Walt Disney Company
Dale Davison
Senior VP, Operations and Development, Metropolitan Theatres
Barbara Dretzke
Brian Flanagan
Exhibitor Relations, Amazon Studios
Brett Fellman
TCL Chinese Theatres
Mary Beth Garber
Audio Talent
Patricia Gonzalez
SVP, In-Theatre Marketing, Paramount Pictures
Richard Gutierrez
Sr. Director, Business Operations, AEG
John C. Hall
Partner/Producer
Ricky Jefferson
Account Executive, NBC4 Multi Platform Sales
Spencer Klein
Director of Distribution, Netflix
Shelly Kratzer
In-Theater Marketing Cloudburst Entertainment
Charles Leisenring
Writer | Director | Producer
Robert Macias
Account Manager – Client Services, Deluxe Entertainment
Cami Martinez
VP, Operations/Client Services, Velocity Cinema Services
Branden Miller
SVP In-Theatre Marketing & Distribution, MGM Studios
Rick Olson
CEO, Olson Visual
Mike Rosenberg
VP, Sales & Marketing, Astro Food Service
Cary Silvera
SVP, Asst General Sales Manager, Warner Bros. Discovery
Greg Washer
President, Clean Fun
Ania Wojcieszynska
Marketing Executive
Young Variety
Kids4Kids
Christine Rizzolo
President of Board
Paulyne Yip
Treasurer of Board
Rachel Lueras
Secretary of Board
Emma Olson
Sarah Jefferson
Flora White
Office Staff
Britni Smith
Executive Director, Variety of Southern California
Briana Young
Fundraising and Operations Coordinator, Variety of Southern California
President’s Council
Christopher W. Aronson
EVP, General Sales Manager, 20th Century Fox
William D. Esensten
Partner, NSBN LLP
Alan Davy
Retired
Scott Forman
Executive Vice President & General Sales Manager, Warner Bros. Pictures
Jeffrey B. Goldstein
President Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures
Michael D. McCartney
EVP, Film, Cineplex Entertainment LP
Clark Woods
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