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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

The Honorable Robert C. Byrd The Honorable Thad Cochran<br />

U.S. Senate<br />

U.S. Senate<br />

311 Hart Senate Office Building 113 Dirksen Senate Office<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20510 Building<br />

(202) 224-3954<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20510<br />

(202) 224-5054<br />

The Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers<br />

U.S. House <strong>of</strong> Representatives<br />

1714 Longworth HOB<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20515<br />

(202) 225-3831<br />

The Honorable Juanita<br />

Millender-McDonald<br />

U.S. House <strong>of</strong> Representatives<br />

2445 Rayburn House Office<br />

Building<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20515<br />

(202) 225-7924<br />

Dear Sirs and Madam:<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

November 26, 2006<br />

The Honorable Norman D.<br />

Dicks<br />

U.S. House <strong>of</strong> Representatives<br />

2467 Rayburn House Office<br />

Building<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20515<br />

(800) 947-NORM<br />

The Honorable Charles E. The Honorable Jerry Lewis<br />

Grassley<br />

U.S. House <strong>of</strong> Representatives<br />

U.S. Senate<br />

2112 Rayburn House Office<br />

135 Hart Senate Office Building Building<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20510 Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20515<br />

(202) 224-3744<br />

(202) 225-5861<br />

The Honorable David R. Obey<br />

U.S. House <strong>of</strong> Representatives<br />

2314 Rayburn House Office<br />

Building<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20515<br />

(202) 225-2365<br />

The Honorable Charles H.<br />

Taylor<br />

U.S. House <strong>of</strong> Representatives<br />

231 Canon House Office<br />

Building<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20515<br />

(202) 225-6401<br />

We are writing <strong>to</strong> you <strong>to</strong>day regarding your ongoing efforts <strong>to</strong> shed light on <strong>the</strong> secret contract<br />

between <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong> Institution and Showtime <strong>to</strong> create a joint venture with some exclusive<br />

rights over access <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong> archives and staff. It is our understanding that <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong><br />

has taken <strong>the</strong> position that <strong>the</strong> Showtime contract “has <strong>to</strong> date created no problems” and “<strong>the</strong>re is no<br />

fur<strong>the</strong>r opposition.”<br />

There is still great public concern and many questions over this exclusive 30-year cloud on our<br />

nation's attic:<br />

The contract is still secret, and indeed was even initially withheld from members <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Congress</strong>. What we know about <strong>the</strong> contract however is disturbing, including an<br />

unprecedented 30-year term, a non-competitive procurement, <strong>the</strong> declaration that<br />

organizations such as PBS are “competitive” with <strong>the</strong> new venture, and limitations this<br />

arrangement places on <strong>Smithsonian</strong> public web sites.<br />

The contract was negotiated in secret without input from <strong>the</strong> talented staff <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong><br />

museums and without any involvement from members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public. Since <strong>the</strong> public uproar<br />

over <strong>the</strong> announcement, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong> Institution has failed <strong>to</strong> involve <strong>the</strong> public in a<br />

meaningful dialogue, calling critics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> deal misguided, misinformed and dismissing <strong>the</strong><br />

entire affair as a “tremendous hullaballoo.”<br />

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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

The <strong>Congress</strong> has requested a study <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> contract by <strong>the</strong> Government Accountability Office.<br />

This study has only recently been delivered in draft form <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> and is as yet<br />

unavailable <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> public.<br />

A series <strong>of</strong> questions sent by <strong>the</strong> Senate Finance Committee, <strong>the</strong> House Appropriations<br />

Committee, and <strong>the</strong> House Committee on Administration has not been adequately addressed<br />

by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>. Answers <strong>to</strong> Questions for <strong>the</strong> Record posed by <strong>the</strong> House Committee on<br />

Administration have yet <strong>to</strong> be formally released <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> public.<br />

The Showtime contract is emblematic <strong>of</strong> a raft <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r issues that have arisen over <strong>the</strong><br />

management <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Institution, such as a lack <strong>of</strong> an adequate plan <strong>to</strong> address significant<br />

budget shortfalls that was requested by <strong>the</strong> GAO in <strong>the</strong>ir April 2005 study, <strong>the</strong> furor over <strong>the</strong><br />

delisting <strong>of</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong> Books as a reputable his<strong>to</strong>rical publisher, and continuing<br />

investigations in<strong>to</strong> accounting and management problems at <strong>the</strong> Institution's <strong>Smithsonian</strong><br />

Business Ventures (SBV) unit.<br />

To declare this matter <strong>to</strong> be resolved is premature at best. The GAO report has yet <strong>to</strong> be made<br />

public, <strong>Congress</strong> has not received answers <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir questions, <strong>the</strong> public and <strong>Smithsonian</strong> staff has<br />

yet <strong>to</strong> be consulted adequately, and no fundamental or even <strong>to</strong>ken reforms have been put in place by<br />

<strong>the</strong> Institution. At a minimum, <strong>the</strong> Institution should release <strong>the</strong> contract for public examination as<br />

befits an instrumentality <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States and should put in place a formal program for<br />

consultation with <strong>Smithsonian</strong> staff and <strong>the</strong> general public before undertaking major strategic<br />

changes <strong>of</strong> this nature.<br />

We thank you in advance for your consideration <strong>of</strong> our views on this matter and thank you for your<br />

continuing leadership in preserving and expanding public access <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong> Institution.<br />

Sincerely Yours,<br />

Carl Malamud<br />

Center for American Progress<br />

Ferndale, California<br />

Mark J. Duffy<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Archives<br />

The Archives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Episcopal<br />

Church USA<br />

K. Gabriel Coelho-Kos<strong>to</strong>lny<br />

Fremont, California<br />

Eugene H. Spafford, Ph.D.<br />

West Lafayette, Indiana<br />

Miles Fidelman<br />

New<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

Jubal Kessler<br />

Portland, Maine<br />

Lisa Starbuck<br />

Knoxville, Tennessee<br />

Roy Rosenzweig<br />

Arling<strong>to</strong>n, Virginia<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Shelley Bookspan, Ph.D.<br />

His<strong>to</strong>rian/Producer<br />

LifeS<strong>to</strong>ry Productions, Inc.<br />

Jeff Nye<br />

Owego, New York<br />

Harold L. Burstyn<br />

Syracuse, New York<br />

Jock Gill<br />

Peacham, Vermont<br />

Zachary White<br />

Joseph, Oregon<br />

Larry Tesler<br />

Por<strong>to</strong>la Valley, California<br />

Rick and Megan Prelinger<br />

Prelinger Library and Archives<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

R. Bruce Craig, Ph.D.<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

National Coalition for His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

Keith Dawson<br />

Gro<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

John Morris<br />

Be<strong>the</strong>sda, Maryland<br />

Deborah S. Alexander, Esq.<br />

Warren, New Jersey<br />

Henry Mensch<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Armando Stettner<br />

Kirkland, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

Michael D. O'Dell<br />

Dr. Judith E. Grass<br />

<strong>Members</strong>, James Smithson<br />

Society<br />

Sarah C. Palmer<br />

Cura<strong>to</strong>r, Williamsburg His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

Museum<br />

Williamsburg, Massachusetts<br />

William L. Ur<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Columbia, South Carolina<br />

John Todd<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

Jean G. Malamud<br />

Davis, California<br />

Jo Radner<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emerita<br />

American University<br />

Derrick D. Little<br />

Littles<strong>to</strong>wn, Pennsylvania<br />

Janet Smith Warfield<br />

Boquete, Panama<br />

Benjamin J. Doherty<br />

Chicago Palestine Film Festival<br />

Michigan City, Indiana<br />

Andrew Merriwea<strong>the</strong>r<br />

New York City, New York<br />

Michael Orr<br />

Monmouth, Oregon<br />

Michael J. Mendelson<br />

McLean, Virginia<br />

Keith R. Baker<br />

Somerville, Massachusetts<br />

Will Deutsch<br />

Fremont, California<br />

Andrew Thomas<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Daniel Lewis<br />

Walnut Creek, California<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Robert Arnold<br />

Art Conserva<strong>to</strong>r<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Edward Almasy<br />

Co-Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Internet Scout Project<br />

Julie Corley<br />

Life S<strong>to</strong>ry Productions, Inc.<br />

Robert J. Berger<br />

Sara<strong>to</strong>ga, California<br />

Margot M. Anderson<br />

Davis, California<br />

Lonn W. Taylor<br />

Retired His<strong>to</strong>rian<br />

<strong>Smithsonian</strong> Institution<br />

Joshua Rubin<br />

Jackson Heights, New York<br />

Kim T. Morris<br />

Meriden, Connecticut<br />

Anne Frances Wysocki<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Michigan Technological<br />

University<br />

Cory Doc<strong>to</strong>row<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

David Smith<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

Aleksandr Milewski<br />

Boulder Creek, California<br />

James McMichael<br />

University Place, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Marcus Eubanks, MD<br />

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />

Vincent Reilly<br />

Somerset, New Jersey<br />

Jayson Slinger<br />

St. Paul, Minnesota<br />

Sami Aronson-Unger<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus<br />

Nassau Community College,<br />

SUNY<br />

Lee W. Formwalt<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Organization <strong>of</strong> American<br />

His<strong>to</strong>rians<br />

Jon Roewer<br />

Manlius, New York<br />

Dale W. Johnson<br />

Blackey, Kentucky<br />

Shirley A. Goldman<br />

Davis, California<br />

John D. Podesta<br />

President and CEO<br />

Center for American Progress<br />

Bob Rosenberg<br />

Pheonix, Arizona<br />

Nathan Potter<br />

Corvallis, Oregon<br />

Lowell A. Francis<br />

Associate Edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Univ. <strong>of</strong> Notre Dame Press<br />

Christian Convey<br />

Wakefield, Rhode Island<br />

Tariqa F. Mead<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Bradley Hague<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

W. Robert Newberry, IV<br />

Clemson, South Carolina<br />

Doug Leigh, Ph.D.<br />

Pepperdine University<br />

Michael Diez<br />

Thibodaux, Louisiana<br />

Everett Lin<br />

Minneapolis, Minnesota<br />

53<br />

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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

Greg Towne<br />

Rochester, New York<br />

Clay<strong>to</strong>n Richardson<br />

As<strong>to</strong>ria, New York<br />

Steve Chambers<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

Charles E. Dunlap<br />

McLean, Virginia<br />

Chris Grier<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Ari Cohn<br />

Walnut Creek, California<br />

Melanie Harriman<br />

Anchorage, Alaska<br />

Steve Campbell<br />

Urbana, Illinois<br />

Stephen J. Miller<br />

Plymouth, Minnesota<br />

Ken McGlothlen<br />

Windsor, California<br />

Randall L. Lorge<br />

Minneapolis, Minnesota<br />

Laurie Kahn-Leavitt<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Filmmakers Collaborative<br />

David A. Smith<br />

Cary, North Carolina<br />

Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Stafford<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Timothy Dedman<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Alan G. Goggins<br />

Castro Valley, California<br />

Zachary Dowell<br />

Folsom Lake College<br />

Paul Applegate<br />

Cincinnati, Ohio<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Sarah Barbour<br />

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />

Tom Endicott<br />

Malden, Massachusetts<br />

David Suydam<br />

Longmont, Colorado<br />

Kelly Howard<br />

Arling<strong>to</strong>n, Virginia<br />

Stephen Conway<br />

Indianapolis, Indiana<br />

Jan Vilhuber<br />

Las Vegas, Nevada<br />

Tim Holmes<br />

San Leandro, California<br />

Mohit Goyal<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Tuttle<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Joseph Baribeau<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Steven D. Brewer, Ph.D.<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Biology Computer<br />

Resource Center<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts<br />

Amherst<br />

Yvonne Shepard<br />

Parkersburg, West Virginia<br />

Rich Howard<br />

Long Island, New York<br />

Ronald Pot<strong>to</strong>l<br />

Las Vegas, Nevada<br />

Holly Hartmann<br />

Eugene, Oregon<br />

Timothy Kukulski<br />

Oakland, California<br />

Graham Freeman<br />

Oakland, California<br />

Bruce Adelsohn<br />

Jackson Heights, New York<br />

Laura M. Fant<br />

Linden, New Jersey<br />

Philip H Stauffer, Ph.D.<br />

Los Alamos New Mexico<br />

John Sharp<br />

Lafayette, Louisiana<br />

Dalas Verdugo<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

J.M. Hardin<br />

Bos<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

Chris Holmes<br />

Oakland, California<br />

Eric Ferguson III<br />

Merritt Island, Florida<br />

Marcia Drago<br />

Citra, Florida<br />

Seth Gowans<br />

Dallas, Texas<br />

David Tarle<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Tarle<strong>to</strong>n/Dawn Productions<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Daryl Smith<br />

Science Museum <strong>of</strong> Minnesota<br />

Jesse Rock<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Lance Lankford<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Mark Pike<br />

Williamsburg, Virginia<br />

Brian N Lockhart<br />

Greensboro, North Carolina<br />

104<br />

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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

Shane Selman<br />

Dallas, Texas<br />

Thomas Goodman<br />

Bay City, Michigan<br />

Benjamin D. Forrest<br />

San Diego, California<br />

Nancy Owens Renner<br />

San Diego, California<br />

Pamela R.L. Friedman Robert Cheng<br />

Retired Docent<br />

University <strong>of</strong> California at<br />

National Air and Space Museum Berkeley<br />

<strong>Smithsonian</strong> Institution MIT<br />

Josh Smith<br />

Findlay, Ohio<br />

Grant E. Stewart<br />

Wilming<strong>to</strong>n, North Carolina<br />

Bob Watson<br />

Tucson, Arizona<br />

David C. Su<strong>the</strong>rland<br />

Lindale, Texas<br />

Andreas Welch<br />

Shreveport, Louisiana<br />

Chris Spitzer<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Brandon Warren<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Andrew Kamerosky<br />

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania<br />

Jessamyn West<br />

Librarian.net<br />

Be<strong>the</strong>l, Vermont<br />

Fred von Lohmann<br />

Senior Intellectual Property<br />

At<strong>to</strong>rney<br />

Electronic Frontier Foundation<br />

Tracy Stevens<br />

Jackson, Mississippi<br />

Kevin L. Schultz<br />

Citrus Heights, California<br />

Jennifer Hill<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Eric Taylor<br />

Morgan-Cain & Associates<br />

Hugh Stimson<br />

Ann Arbor, Michigan<br />

Daniel H. Moore, Jr.<br />

Kingsport, Tennessee<br />

David Garland<br />

Minneapolis Minnesota<br />

Doug Heiken<br />

Eugene, Oregon<br />

Jeremy G. Kahn<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Teresa Knezek<br />

Two Rivers, Arkansas<br />

Karen Stange<br />

Garden City, Kansas<br />

Gavin Baker<br />

FreeCulture.org<br />

Gainesville, Florida<br />

James Rodger Fleming<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Science,<br />

Technology and Society<br />

Colby College<br />

Gregory S. Sutter<br />

Pacifica, California<br />

Paul Lally<br />

Dover, New Hampshire<br />

Urban McLafferty<br />

San Diego, California<br />

Paul Gorman<br />

Birmingham, Minnesota<br />

David W Serhienko<br />

Fargo, North Dakota<br />

Ryan Stasel<br />

School <strong>of</strong> Journalism and<br />

Communication<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Oregon<br />

Alan Tabor<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Neil A. Wehneman<br />

Indianapolis, Indiana<br />

Allen Sherman<br />

Omaha, Nebraska<br />

Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Rusakiewicz<br />

Fresno, California<br />

Michael Butterfield<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Thomas Flynn<br />

Portland, Maine<br />

Daniel Robey<br />

Arling<strong>to</strong>n, Virginia<br />

Lorely Crewe-Halici<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>f Hunt<br />

His<strong>to</strong>ry Teacher<br />

New York, New York<br />

155<br />

Brian Meyer<br />

South Glas<strong>to</strong>nbury, Connecticut<br />

Lindsey Applegate<br />

Cincinnati, Ohio<br />

Benjamin Williams<br />

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts<br />

David P. Graham<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

Arthur Edson<br />

Grand Rapids, Michigan<br />

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich<br />

300th Anniversary University<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Harvard University<br />

Timothy Wahl<br />

Mah<strong>to</strong>medi, Minnesota<br />

Jeff Polaski<br />

Foothill Ranch, California<br />

Brent Thomas Scheffler<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Craig Green<br />

Hamil<strong>to</strong>n Virginia<br />

Richard Winters<br />

Lafayette, Louisiana<br />

Susan Ware<br />

Cambridge, Massachusetts<br />

Wendy Hale Davis<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

Michael Ball<br />

Bellingham, Massachusetts<br />

Patrick Hogan<br />

Nashville, Illinois<br />

Francis W. Cole III<br />

Bar Harbor, Maine<br />

Keith T. Allshouse<br />

Melrose, Massachusetts<br />

Hayley Downs<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Jeff Graveline<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Alabama at<br />

Birmingham<br />

Bruce Hepler<br />

North East, Maryland<br />

Judith Vecchione<br />

Bos<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Paul Ward<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Jon Claerbout<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Geophysics<br />

Stanford, California<br />

Clark D. Burbidge<br />

Salt Lake City, Utah<br />

Rob Friedman<br />

Sierra Vista, Arizona<br />

Joseph Pillow<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Murray R. Miller<br />

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />

Dr. John J. Bosley<br />

Baltimore Maryland<br />

David Creswell<br />

New York City, New York<br />

John Gilmore<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Susan Black<br />

Bellingham, Massachusetts<br />

Robert B. Nolan<br />

Columbus, Ohio<br />

Raphael B. Leib<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Edward Korman<br />

New York City, New York<br />

Michael 'Mickey' Sattler<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Maxim Mos<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Brooklyn New York<br />

Clay Ruede<br />

Englewood, New Jersey<br />

Jessica Melson<br />

Grand Rapids, Michigan<br />

Tim Lynch<br />

East Wenatchee, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Lynn Weissman<br />

Weisswoman Productions<br />

Somerville, Massachusetts<br />

Robert J. Dohrman<br />

Culver City, California<br />

Doug Finner<br />

Alexandria, New Hampshire<br />

David C Jones, MD<br />

Jericho, Vermont<br />

Todd Jarrard<br />

Beverly Hills, Michigan<br />

Daniel Newman<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Roger Leib<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Robert H<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Laguna Niguel, California<br />

Caren Park<br />

Puget Sound, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Kathy Linnell<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Michael Ness<br />

Fremont, California<br />

Patty McIntire<br />

Lansdale, Pennsylvania<br />

Chris Packham<br />

Kansas City, Missouri<br />

Robert H. McCarthy<br />

Westford, Massachusetts<br />

Dick Poinan<br />

Jacksonville, Florida<br />

Anna Dougherty<br />

Greenville, North Carolina<br />

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<strong>Letter</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>Regarding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smithsonian</strong>/Showtime Situation<br />

Cathy Gorn<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

National His<strong>to</strong>ry Day<br />

June Cross<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Columbia University<br />

Jeremiah Blatz<br />

New York, New York<br />

Robert DeLancey<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w H. Robb<br />

New Haven, Connecticut<br />

Daniel A. Reyes<br />

Laurel, Maryland<br />

Janis Lilly<br />

Artistic Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Burning Barn Theatre<br />

Erminio D'On<strong>of</strong>rio<br />

Monroe, New York<br />

Hans Raum<br />

Cornwall, Vermont<br />

Chuck Wolber<br />

Federal Way, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Judith Downie<br />

Vista, California<br />

Kathleen M. Hathaway<br />

Govt. Documents Librarian<br />

Poplar Creek Library<br />

Dennis E. Mitchell<br />

Midwest City, Oklahoma<br />

Ward O. Wheeler<br />

The Woodlands, Texas<br />

Dr. Alison C. Jameson<br />

Lehigh Carbon Community<br />

College<br />

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania<br />

Dennis M. McClune<br />

Schenectady, New York<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Colleen McGary-Smith<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w C Smith<br />

Maynard, Massachusetts<br />

Llewellyn Smith<br />

Producer/Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Vital Pictures, Inc<br />

John Lindsay-Poland<br />

Oakland, California<br />

Marie Concannon<br />

Columbia Missouri<br />

Alison Rosenblum<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

Timothy W. Foreman<br />

Minneapolis, Minnesota<br />

Lisa Hansen<br />

Oregon Symphony Violinist<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

Will Sanders<br />

Portsmouth, Virginia<br />

Edward Pelger<br />

New York City, New York<br />

Douglas J. Maltby<br />

Roseville, Minnesota<br />

Ed Krakora<br />

Tiffin, Ohio<br />

Robin Hessman<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Bos<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

Linn Briner<br />

Rincon Valley Middle School<br />

Santa Rosa, California<br />

Aimee Krouskop<br />

Bellingham, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Martin Webster<br />

Delhi, New York<br />

Derek Brooks<br />

Little Rock, Arkansas<br />

Peter Cressy<br />

Plainfield, Vermont<br />

Salem Mekuria<br />

Filmmaker/Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Wellesley College<br />

Jared Breland<br />

Memphis, Tennessee<br />

Steven Wiens<br />

Bellingham, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Forrest MacGregor<br />

Randolph, Vermont<br />

Thomas W. Cook<br />

George<strong>to</strong>wn, Texas<br />

Julia Elliott<br />

Edward V. Foreman<br />

Independent Producer for Public Pro musica press<br />

Television<br />

Minneapolis, Minnesota<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w Gerl<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Berkley, California<br />

Ronald Allen<br />

Loudonville, New York<br />

Jamey Lamar<br />

Art Music Recording<br />

Boise, Idaho<br />

Celia Carey, Managing Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Documentary Productions<br />

Alabama Public Television<br />

Maiya Papach<br />

New York, New York<br />

Charlotte Huitt<br />

Lake Forest, California<br />

Valery King<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Oregon State University<br />

Libraries<br />

Ker Cleary, M.A.<br />

Eugene, Oregon<br />

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David A. Garcia<br />

McAllen, Texas<br />

Melissa Earley<br />

Government Documents<br />

Librarian<br />

Spartanburg, South Carolina<br />

Anne Mar<strong>the</strong> Bazile<br />

Ph.D. Student<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota<br />

Anne Benham<br />

Charlottesville, Virginia<br />

Elizabeth B. Richmond<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin-Eau<br />

Claire<br />

C.C.W. Sparks<br />

<strong>Smithsonian</strong> Member<br />

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania<br />

Edward Kim<br />

Amherst, New York<br />

Alexis Grant<br />

Menlo Park, California<br />

Brett B. Windhausen<br />

Columbia, Missouri<br />

Edward Herman<br />

Lockwood Library<br />

University at Buffalo<br />

Richard Chung<br />

New York, New York<br />

Jonathan L. Barkan<br />

Executive Producer/Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Arling<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

Jared Todd Weddle<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Linda M. Blakeley<br />

Reno, Nevada<br />

Zachary Kerns<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Ryan P. Ridge<br />

Blooming<strong>to</strong>n, Indiana<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Paula McMillen, Ph.D.<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Oregon State University<br />

Libraries<br />

Hilary Klotz Steinman<br />

Documentary Film Producer<br />

New York, New York<br />

Leslie Anne Foster<br />

Eau Claire, Wisconsin<br />

Sue Williams<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

New York, New York<br />

Myndi Clive<br />

Reference Librarian<br />

Reno, Nevada<br />

Ralph Katz<br />

New<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

Jo Anne Beezley<br />

Pittsburg, Kansas<br />

Mary Staats<br />

Berkeley, California<br />

Mary M. Williams<br />

Technical Services Librarian<br />

Muskingum College<br />

Greg Fite<br />

Oakland, California<br />

Janet L. Fischer<br />

Librarian<br />

Newark, California<br />

Jennifer M. Pierce<br />

Cleveland, Ohio<br />

Dana Riggs<br />

Sebas<strong>to</strong>pol, California<br />

Mayacamas Olds<br />

Sonoma, California<br />

E. Todd<br />

Floral City, Florida<br />

Maxine Neuman<br />

Faculty Member<br />

The School for Strings<br />

H<strong>of</strong>f-Bar<strong>the</strong>lson Music School<br />

Shawn A. Riney<br />

Librarian<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Robert Barat<br />

New Rochelle, New York<br />

Jeff Johnson<br />

School <strong>of</strong> Journalism<br />

Indiana University<br />

Brian L. Baker, JD, MLS<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Law Library<br />

San Joaquin College <strong>of</strong> Law<br />

Jennifer Morris<br />

Hanover, Maryland<br />

James Gernert<br />

Towson, Maryland<br />

Tim Flowers<br />

Bryceville, Florida<br />

Michele Hayslett<br />

Librarian<br />

Raleigh, North Carolina<br />

Donna Barger<br />

Manhattan Beach, California<br />

Fred Eckler<br />

Betty Baisch<br />

Yonkers, New York<br />

Randy Bush<br />

Hawi, Hawaiʻi<br />

Kendall Nordin<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n D.C.<br />

Bradley J. Rhodes, Ph.D.<br />

Mountain View, California<br />

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Lucy E. Lynch<br />

Academic Use Support<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Oregon<br />

Hans Kuhn<br />

Eugene, Oregon<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Linda K. Kerber<br />

President, American His<strong>to</strong>rical<br />

Association<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Iowa<br />

Hasan Diwan<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Benjamin Hill<br />

Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Technology<br />

Robert Powell<br />

Fairfax, California<br />

Kathleen Putney<br />

Santa Rosa, California<br />

Albert J. Beveridge<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

J. Whitson<br />

Documentary Production<br />

Manager<br />

Alabama Public Television<br />

Richard Berlin<br />

Campbell, California<br />

Jeffrey L. Bollman<br />

Lincoln, Nebraska<br />

Mark Casazza<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r/Academic Information<br />

The City Univ. <strong>of</strong> New York<br />

Peter Donovan<br />

Cro<strong>to</strong>n on Hudson, New York<br />

Michael Walters<br />

Bedford, Texas<br />

Tom Poe<br />

Charles City, Iowa<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Elaine H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />

Port Jefferson Station, New<br />

York<br />

Ryan Mikolash<br />

Milwaukee, Wisconsin<br />

diane estelle Vicari<br />

President<br />

International Documentary<br />

Association<br />

Yolanda Wales<br />

Ben<strong>to</strong>n Harbor, Michigan<br />

Robert A. Schneider<br />

Edi<strong>to</strong>r, American His<strong>to</strong>rical<br />

Review<br />

Gordon Ewasiuk<br />

Woodbridge, Virginia<br />

Judah Richardson<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Florida<br />

Gary Hamel<br />

Hous<strong>to</strong>n, Texas<br />

James R. Jacobs<br />

International Documents<br />

Librarian<br />

Stanford University Libraries<br />

Warren A. James<br />

San Ramon, California<br />

Erin E. Gilliland<br />

Columbus, Ohio<br />

Allyson Mower<br />

Librarian<br />

Salt Lake City, Utah<br />

Louis R. Foster<br />

Kyle, Texas<br />

Joan M. Gregory<br />

Salt Lake City, Utah<br />

Vicki Rosenzweig<br />

New York, New York<br />

Whitney Merchant<br />

Teacher<br />

Fairfax, California<br />

Ellen K. Rothman<br />

Water<strong>to</strong>wn, Massachusetts<br />

Barbara Weinstein<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. <strong>of</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry, University <strong>of</strong><br />

Maryland<br />

President-elect, American<br />

His<strong>to</strong>rical Assoc.<br />

Jeremy Ginsburg<br />

New York, New York<br />

Larry Bragman<br />

Fairfax Town Council<br />

Fairfax, California<br />

Samuel DiBar<strong>to</strong>lomeo<br />

Colorado Springs, Colorado<br />

Nancy C. Gerking<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Bridget Brew<br />

San Rafael, California<br />

Nancy T. Lombardo<br />

Systems Librarian<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Utah<br />

Kay Nettle<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

Josiah Wilkinson, Esq.<br />

Dublin, Ohio<br />

Alison Davis Wood<br />

Producer, WILL-TV<br />

Urbana, Illinois<br />

Robert B. Holt<br />

Cambridge, Massachusetts<br />

John Paul Perry<br />

Boulder, Colorado<br />

Bill Ball<br />

Arling<strong>to</strong>n, Virginia<br />

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Melody Vosseller Habeeb<br />

Mexico, New York<br />

Andrew Tilles, Member<br />

International Documentary<br />

Association<br />

Acad. <strong>of</strong> Television Arts &<br />

Sciences<br />

Anthony Graf<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

Prince<strong>to</strong>n University<br />

John Davis Malloy<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Wendi D. Wilkerson<br />

Doc<strong>to</strong>ral Fellow<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Louisiana,<br />

Lafayette<br />

Renata Ewing<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Carl Smith<br />

Nahunta, Georgia<br />

Roger C. Memos<br />

Film Researcher<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Tom Schillaci<br />

biscuit boy productions, LLC<br />

Durango, Colorado<br />

Laura Cohen<br />

Tallgrass Films<br />

Chicago, Illinois<br />

Noah Stanik<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

L. Marc Fields<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Emerson College<br />

Frank Frost<br />

Frank Frost Productions, Inc.<br />

McLean, Virginia<br />

Richard Pearce<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Kelly McTavish<br />

Sandpoint, Idaho<br />

Maryam Arif<br />

Researcher, Turner<br />

Broadcasting, Inc.<br />

Atlanta, Georgia<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Sally Patrick<br />

Chris LaTour Salt Lake City,<br />

Utah<br />

Daniel D. Miller<br />

New York, New York<br />

Edith Couturier<br />

Natl. Assoc. <strong>of</strong> Independent<br />

Scholars<br />

Rayford Kytle<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

Chris Merritt<br />

San Diego, California<br />

Joe Wins<strong>to</strong>n<br />

President<br />

Ow Myeye Productions, Inc.<br />

Dennis Palmieri<br />

San Francisco, California<br />

Sandi DuBowski<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Simcha Leib<br />

Productions<br />

Jennifer Lee<br />

Altadena, California<br />

Joan Sekler<br />

Filmmaker<br />

Santa Monica, California<br />

Scott Petersen<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Barbara Kaplan<br />

Film Edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Vik-Thor Scott Rose<br />

Phoenix, Arizona<br />

Mary Alice Baish<br />

Assoc. Washing<strong>to</strong>n Affairs<br />

Representative<br />

American Association <strong>of</strong> Law<br />

Libraries<br />

Kent W. and Eunice E. Creswell<br />

<strong>Smithsonian</strong> <strong>Members</strong><br />

Okemos, Michigan<br />

Bill Sleeman<br />

Baltimore, Maryland<br />

Dr. Troy C. Beglinger, OM,<br />

MHT<br />

Chico, California<br />

Vic<strong>to</strong>ria A. Harden<br />

Be<strong>the</strong>sda, Maryland<br />

Micah Salb<br />

Be<strong>the</strong>sda, Maryland<br />

Alex Farnsley<br />

Kevin King<br />

Farnsley King Pictures<br />

Jill Godmilow<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Notre Dame<br />

Notre Dame, Indiana<br />

Holly Mosher<br />

Hollywoodnt Productions LLC<br />

Venice, California<br />

John McDonald<br />

South Pasadena, California<br />

Scott Hamil<strong>to</strong>n Kennedy<br />

Filmmaker<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Tristan DiVincenzo<br />

New York City, New York<br />

Nicholas Stein<br />

Siverback Communications<br />

Studio City, California<br />

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Boris Gavrilovic<br />

Filmmaker/Teacher<br />

Jersey City, New Jersey<br />

Myron Meisel<br />

Los Angeles Film Critics<br />

Association<br />

Jeff Tamblyn<br />

Merriam, Kansas<br />

Judy Fiskin<br />

California Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arts<br />

Lawrence Hott<br />

Florentine Films/Hott<br />

Productions, Inc.<br />

John Reilly<br />

Documentary Film Producer<br />

New York, New York<br />

Eve Wes<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Aaron Kirk Douglas<br />

Documentary Producer &<br />

Filmmaker<br />

Portland, Oregon<br />

Paul Espinosa<br />

Independent Filmmaker<br />

Phoenix, Arizona<br />

Dhruv Dhawan<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Dubai, United Arab Emirates<br />

Jim Beaver<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Russell O'Bryan<br />

Senior Producer<br />

The Ohio Channel<br />

Kelly Sheehan<br />

RAINLAKE Productions<br />

New York, New York<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Patty Oertel<br />

Board Member<br />

International Documentary<br />

Association<br />

Alison McMahan<br />

Documentary Film Producer<br />

Homunculus Productions LLC<br />

Kent Gibson<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Helen Hood Scheer<br />

International Documentary<br />

Association<br />

Rich Beckermeyer<br />

Operations Manager, AUTV<br />

Andrews University<br />

Kate Drennen<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Daniel Malak<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Gainesville, Florida<br />

Sheri Williamson<br />

Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Arizona Bird<br />

Observa<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

Bisbee, Arizona<br />

Theodore R. Life Jr.<br />

East Chatham, New York<br />

Judy Branfman<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Research Scholar, UCLA<br />

Melinda Frame<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

InFrame Productions, Inc.<br />

Suzanne Bultmeyer<br />

Portside Productions<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Lydia Nibley<br />

Burbank, California<br />

Moses LaSabra<br />

Department Chair, Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy<br />

Studio One Art Center<br />

Patrick Mullins<br />

Filmmaker<br />

El Paso, Texas<br />

Nick Lerman<br />

Wyncote, Pennsylvania<br />

Immy Humes<br />

Independent Filmmaker<br />

New York, New York<br />

Sándor Lau<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r/Producer<br />

Sándor Lau Creations<br />

Sandra Ruch<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

International Documentary<br />

Association<br />

Ira Ingber<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

William Gazecki<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Ronald Deutsch<br />

Fast Lane Films<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

St. Clair Bourne<br />

Chamba Mediaworks, Inc.<br />

New York, New York<br />

414<br />

Mary D. Kraeszig, J.D., D.V.M.<br />

Zionsville, Indiana<br />

Brooke Hanson<br />

Cinema Graduate Student<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

California<br />

Donna McGee<br />

Carol Stream, Illinois<br />

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Mauricio So<strong>to</strong><br />

New York, New York<br />

Phil Travis<br />

Executive Producer<br />

EyeballTraffic Media<br />

Robert Halliday<br />

Bangkok, Thailand<br />

Cindy Keefer<br />

Archivist/Producer<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Lillian Jiménez<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Latino Educational Media<br />

Center<br />

Anna Eisenberg<br />

Yountville, California<br />

Len McClure<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

San An<strong>to</strong>nio, Texas<br />

Mike Roth<br />

Documentary Produce<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Bonnie M. Morgan<br />

Colonial Beach, Virginia<br />

Ron Sut<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Pinehurst, North Carolina<br />

David Alpert<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Performing Arts<br />

The Calhoun School<br />

Kirk Jackson<br />

Going Home Pictures<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Ross<br />

Zionsville, Indiana<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Meredy<strong>the</strong> Dee Winter<br />

Executive Producer<br />

POV-Planet One Ventures, Inc.<br />

Alana Kakoyiannis<br />

New York, New York<br />

Claire Ragge<br />

Producer, Gaslight Productions<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

donnie l. betts<br />

Filmmaker<br />

No Credits Productions, LLC<br />

Nick Nordquist<br />

Filmmaker<br />

Vista, California<br />

Gerald Jones<br />

Independent Feature Project<br />

Miami Beach, Florida<br />

Patrick Morell<br />

Filmaker<br />

Golden Rabbit Films<br />

Tom Weinberg<br />

mediaburn.org<br />

Chicago, Illinois<br />

Mark Freeman<br />

Filmmaker<br />

San Diego, California<br />

David Snyder<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Jen McGowan<br />

Filmmaker<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Michael J. Morgan<br />

Judy Lieff<br />

Retired, Public Affairs Specialist Independent Filmmaker<br />

<strong>Smithsonian</strong>, National New York, New York<br />

Zoological Park<br />

Joanna Kiernan<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Thomas Kn<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Small Package Productions<br />

H<strong>of</strong>fman Estates, Illinois<br />

Alex Cutler<br />

Teacher, Producer<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

Malcolm Slaney<br />

Senior Research Scientist<br />

Yahoo! Research<br />

Robert Richter<br />

Independent Documentary<br />

Producer<br />

New York, New York<br />

Juliana Parroni<br />

New York, New York<br />

Elizabeth Stanley<br />

Elizabeth Stanley Pictures<br />

Santa Monica, California<br />

Barney Murray<br />

Dallas, Texas<br />

Leslie J. Yerman<br />

New York, New York<br />

Peter Suber<br />

Brooksville, Maine<br />

Paul and Karen Walerow<br />

Wheatland OmniMedia<br />

Naperville, Illinois<br />

Scott Burns<br />

Staff Technologist<br />

Public Knowledge<br />

Brian T. Murtagh<br />

Summerville, South Carolina<br />

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Stephanie Castillo<br />

ʻOlena Media<br />

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi<br />

Colin A. Sachs<br />

Seattle, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Wyler<br />

Artistic Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

High Falls Film Festival<br />

Peter Miller<br />

Willow Pond Films<br />

New York, New York<br />

David Oden<br />

David Oden Productions<br />

Col<strong>to</strong>n, CA<br />

Michael Rose<br />

Michael Rose Productions, Inc.<br />

Marina Del Rey, California<br />

Susan Strasser<br />

Takoma Park, Maryland<br />

Ian McDermott<br />

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />

http://public.resource.org/smithsonian_congress.html<br />

Susanne Mason<br />

Documentary Producer<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

Michael K. O'Sullivan<br />

St. Paul, Minnesota<br />

Helen S. Cohen<br />

Filmmaker and Artist<br />

Open Studio Productions<br />

Shumon Huque<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania<br />

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />

Lisa McWilliams<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Mobile Film School<br />

Chelo Alvarez<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Malibu, California<br />

Todd Moss<br />

Vice President, Production<br />

Revela<strong>to</strong>r Pictures<br />

Jason Neff<br />

Direc<strong>to</strong>r & Producer<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

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Tracy Hea<strong>the</strong>r Strain<br />

Documentary Filmmaker<br />

Bos<strong>to</strong>n, Massachusetts<br />

Margie Palmer<br />

Port Angeles, Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Harry G. Clay<strong>to</strong>n, Jr.<br />

Derby Connecticut<br />

Dahlia G. Kozlowsky<br />

Brooklyn, New York<br />

Frances McElroy<br />

Shirley Road Productions<br />

Narberth, Pennsylvania<br />

Ronnie Farer<br />

New York, New York<br />

Viviane Vives<br />

Barcelona Films<br />

Austin, Texas<br />

509 People, 46 States<br />

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