Organizations Filed Purposes:
Women in Film & Video of Washington, DC (WIFV) advances the professional development and achievement for professionals working in all areas of screen-based media and related disciplines. WIFV supports women in the industry by promoting equal opportunities, encouraging professional development, serving as an information network, and educating the public about women's creative and technical achievements in media production. We provide more than 90 professional development, networking, and skills-based workshops per year.
Women in Film & Video (WIFV) provided more than 90 programs during the 2019-20 program year to satisfy the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and GENERAL EDUCATION needs of its 900+ members. Most members attend multiple events per program year. All WIFV programs are open to the general public and we had more than 2000 non-members attend the Wednesday Ones, Roundtables, master classes, special interest workshops, and ScriptDC. The meetings present industry leaders who share their insights and provide attendees with info to hone their skills to become better freelancers, employers and employees. From March-June professional development programs were hosted online due to COVID-19. We found a broader geographic representation since attendees didn't have to deal with commuting. WIFV nominates films annually for inclusion into the National Film Registry. WIFV continues its fiscal sponsorship program to support women-created media and added new projects to that program.
Women in Film & Video (WIFV) offers NETWORKING opportunities at all events and provided several events to aid members in making connections across the Mid-Atlantic media industry. WIFV hosted a Fall Open House and more informal events for rising professionals to provide opportunities for more than 900 new and existing members to network with each other and non-members. From March-June we provided all programming online, including networking. We were unable to hold the Annual WIFV Media Job Fair due to COVID-19 prohibitions of public gatherings of more than 10.
Women in Film & Video (WIFV) distributed a member E-NEWSLETTER 11 times, a MEMBERS IN THE NEWS E-NEWSLETTER 12 times, a MONDAY MISSIVE 50 times for its 900+ members and the 3000+ non-members who have signed up for e-newsletter delivery. The e-newsletter promotes member accomplishments, introduces new opportunities and research, and informs readers about professional development and educational offerings from WIFV and other media organizations. The e-newsletter and members in the news are archived on the WIFV website for general public access. The e-newsletter has dramatically increased the amount of information it presents because of the electronic format and now includes live links to information and members profiled making the material even more accessible via search engines. The weekly MISSIVE provides breaking news and event announcements.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melissa Houghton | Executive Director | 60 | $71,544 |
| Monda Webb | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Violin | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Skyrme | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Cathie Saadeh | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Fran Murphy | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Menkes | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Emma Mankey Hidem | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Giuseppe Lucarelli | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Flor | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Dylan Comstock | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Ericka Boston | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| John Benedetto | Programming Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Barger | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
| Carletta S Hurt | Immediate President/Advisory Committee Liaison | 0 | $0 |
| Julle Allen | Treasurer/Co-Chair, Kids World Film Festival | 1 | $0 |
| Hillary Shea | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Paige Gold | Executive Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Robin Noonan-Price | President/Co-Chair, Kids World Film Festival | 2 | $0 |
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