About Pangea Day

Pangea Day Global Team

Jehane Noujaim, TED Prize Winner & Filmmaker

Delia Cohen, Executive Director

Pangea Day Team

Anna Sang Park, Producer
Anna Verghese, Production Coordinator
Avery Willis, Deputy Director of Global Outreach
Becca Pace, Director of Marketing and Operations
Ben Whitehouse, Curatorial Consultant
Claire Chandler, Associate Producer
Daniel Bergman, Curatorial Consultant
Deborah Kanafani, Curatorial Consultant
Duncan North, Writer
Elaine Charnov, Curatorial Consultant
Eric McGinty, Screener
Jackie Stolfi, Rights and Clearances Coordinator
Jennifer Trone, Director of Friends of Pangea Day
Jeremy Boxer, Curatorial Consultant
John Pollack, Writer
Josh Siegel, Curatorial Consultant
Karen Cirillo, Screener
Kathleen Lingo, Assistant Editor/Production Assistant
Lara Stein, Director of Global Outreach
Laurence Kardish, Curatorial Consultant
Leanne French, Writer
Leigh Ferreira, Director of Digital Marketing
Liz Ogilvie, Screener
Mona Eldaief, Editor
Nancy Buirski, Executive Producer
Noah Harlan, Screener
Paulette Bensussen, Director of Business Development
Raffi Asdourian, Editor
Ralph Simon, Global Mobile Producer
Richard Pena, Curatorial Consultant
Rosadel Varela, Producer
Saralena Weinfield, Outreach Coordinator
Sharan Sklar, Senior Producer
Shira Golding, Jury Coordinator/Screener
Tom Hamilton, Producer and Researcher
Tony Felzen, Screener
Victoria Clark, Rights and Clearances Coordinator
Virginia Cromie, Production Assistant
Yance Ford, Programmer


TED Conferences

Chris Anderson, Curator

Amy Novogratz, TED Prize Director
Emily McManus, TED.com Editor
George Riley, Software Architect
Jason Wishnow, Director, Film & Video
June Cohen, Executive Producer of TED Media
Katherine McCartney, Director of Operations
Marla Mitchnick, Film & Video Editor
Matt Curtis, Partnerships
Matthew Trost, Editorial Assistant
Michael Glass, Production Manager
Tom Rielly, Community Director
Will Allen, Partnerships
Yesenia Martinez, Curator’s Assistant & Office Manager

Global Production by Events for Change

Michael Olmstead, Executive Producer

LJ Feinholz, Controller
Mike Brady, Production Technical Director,
Shannon Smartt, Talent and Venue Coordinator
Trisha Ricci, Production Coordinator


Pangea Day Broadcast

John Gonzalez, Director

David Parks, Supervising Broadcast Producer
Dorinda Ivey, Associate Producer
Dori Jones, Writer
Diana Cuevas, Script Supervision
Gary Natoli, Stage Management
Jess Heimlich, Communications
Julie Gelfand, Associate Director
Robert Lamacchia, Technical Director
Ian Vysick, Audio Mixer


Los Angeles
Sony Studios: Don Levy, Gina Marrelli , Janice Pober, Maria Marill
Anton Goss, Production Designer
Cheryl Teetzel, Stage Manager
Dave Edwards, Art Director
Douglas Smith, Stage Manager
Erin Olmstead, Stage Manager
Jennifer Bernstein, Remote Site Coordinator
Jesa Thornton, Stage Manager
Matt Hought, Facilities & Production Coordinator
Michael Jackson, Translation Mix
Oscar Dominguez, Lighting Designer,
Ron Paul, Stage Manager
Shrian Stotland, Screens Technical Director
Tim Bock, Production Manager
Valdez Flagg, Stage Manager


London, England
Somerset House: Jon Howes & Linda Bernhardt
Chris Wayne, Associate Producer, Stage Manager
Dennis Leonard, Site Producer
Jessica Ramsey, Event Management


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morro da Urca
John Orchard, Site Producer
Maria Giannini, Event Manager
Carioca Films, Local Production and Promotion


Cairo, Egypt
The Pyramids, Giza
Amanda Amos, Production Assistant
Avril Rodriques, Technical Director
Marwa Lashine, Promotion
Sabrine Hossamy, Executive Producer
Stuart DeCew, Production Coordinator
Promoters, Amr Afifi, Eshan Faizy, Local Event Production


Mumbai, India
National Center for Performing Arts Theater
Dave Dennison, Site Producer
Katie Doherty, Event Manager
Images and Entertainment, Narav Ganatra, Local Production Manager


Rwanda, Kigali
Jali Club
Danny Huebsch, Site Producer
Ian Mayne, Event Manager
Rwanda Cinema Center, Eric Kabera, Pierre Kayitana, Local Production and Promotion