THE BOARD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karen Peterkin, Board President
Executive Vice President of Film & Television for Kronicle Media
Shaunda Patterson-Strachan, Board Secretary
Attorney
Neema Barnette
Pioneer, Award Winning Television Director and Producer
Donyell Kennedy McCullough
Talent Executive
Autumn Bailey-Ford
TV and Film Producer
Halcyon Person
Head Writer at Sesame Street
Diane Houslin
New York City Based Television and Film Producer
Tressa Azarel Smallwood
CEO of MegaMind Media, Award Winning Producer
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Laiya St.Clair
Executive Producer, Cultural Strategist, Entertainment Host
Indya Davis
Marketing Executive
Kalahari Lewis Campbell, Alumni Rep
2025 Black Girls Film Camp Alum/ Alumni Board President
Daria Overby, Board Vice President
Television and Film Executive
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Award Winning Actress, Director, Producer
Naturi Naughton Lewis
Actress, Singer, Producer, and Director
Chika Chukudebelu Igwilo
Senior Vice President of Development at FX Networks
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Nichelle Tramble Spellman
Award Winning Writer/Director, Showrunner
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Sonja Warfield
Showrunner, Writer, Producer
Angela Nissel
Author and Veteran Television Writer and Producer
Morenike Joela Evans
TV and Film Director
Tia Smith
Director, Producer, Writer, Consultant
Dr. Chanel Craft Tanner
Author and Director of the Center for Women at UVA
Shante' Watkins, Parent Rep
BGFC Parent Council Chair
ADVISORY BOARD
Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd | Industry Advisor
Casting Director, Producer, Director
Chiquita Banks, Esq. | Legal Advisor
CEO, Bankable Consulting
Dr. Belinha De Abreu | Media Literacy Advisor
President, International Council For Media Literacy
Vicki Shabo | Policy Advisor
New America, Senior Fellow and Gender Equity Strategist