Susan Lee Kim - Corporate Secretary, Live Event Co-Producer
Susan Kim is the Corporate Secretary of Raw Science Film Festival, Inc. She is a seasoned attorney who has worked for multiple financial services institutions, including a large institutional bank and a company which provides CFO services to venture-backed start-ups. She is currently a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for an alternative financing company and has served on the boards of multiple non-profit organizations. Susan is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and earned her undergraduate degree in Economics-Philosophy from Columbia University in three years.
Keri Kukral - Founder, Executive Producer
Keri Kukral (founder) is a former professional ballet dancer and was awarded a full scholarship to the Ruth Page Foundation after being hand selected by Ruth Page from the Arie Crown Theater stage as a child. She has a degree in bio/ electrical engineering from Purdue University and a long career in the medical device industry most recently as Global Design Quality Engineering Manager at Celestica for drug-device combination products and electromechanical surgical instruments. Keri is the Founder and Executive Producer of the Raw Science Film Festival.
Silvia Masera - Live Event Co-Producer
Silvia works closely with the founder and the main producer to plan and execute the festival. She manages and negotiates with sponsors, vendors and suppliers, and coordinates caterers, decorators, audiovisual. Silvia ensures timely activities and maintains schedules and coordinates with the teams. She communicates between the main producer, team members throughout the planning and execution stages. Silvia’s skills in planning experience transcends to the highest levels driven by her passion and love for life. She provides full-scale meetings, galas, red carpets, and summits. Silvia will bring you an event to remember.
Jordan Blazak - Data Wrangler
Jordan Blazak is an award winning Director, Writer, and Producer in the Los Angeles area. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a BFA in Film/Television Directing. While being versed in directing multiple genres, Jordan primarily focuses on science fiction in his own creative writing.
Betsy McLane - Director of Programming
Betsy A. McLane, Ph.D. is the author of A New History of Documentary Film published by Bloomsbury, now in its Third Edition. She was Executive Director of the International Documentary Association for eight years. Betsy taught at Loyola Marymount University, Emerson College, The University of Vermont, and Southern Oregon University. Betsy was Vice President of Marketing and Promotion for Direct Cinema Ltd., an independent distribution company, for over 15 years. She is a voting member of the Documentary Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was the first woman President of the University Film and Video Association where she is a Life Member. She is the first person to receive a University Film and Video Foundation Scholars Grant.
Philip T. Johnson is the writer/director of the cult sci-fi film “Einstein’s God Model”, which was a winner at the 2016 Raw Science Film Festival. He has a Masters of Science from the University of Southern California and a certificate in Film Production from NYU. In addition to working on productions with industry leaders such as Anthony Russo, Eric Stoltz, the DiCaprio family, and Kevin Richardson, Philip is a practicing anesthetist at Yale New Haven Hospital. His films promote STEM careers using compelling narratives that illustrate advanced scientific concepts. He is currently in production on the feature film “Proteus Entangled” which explores quantum entanglement and FTL communication.
Kevin Grazier, PhD is a planetary physicist by education and is currently on the faculty at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Grazier was previously a scientist on the Cassini Mission to Saturn. He has served as the science advisor for several television series and feature films and is the co-author of the Hollyweird Science series of popular science books.