Director
and Chief Executive Officer Geoff Alexander has been archiving academic
films and writing on their history since 1994. Earlier, he spent eight years
as an announcer and programmer in non-commercial radio at KTAO in Los Gatos,
CA, and KDNA in St. Louis. He taught for two years in Special
Education programs with the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
Geoff attended Boston's Berklee College of Music,
majoring in flute and composition. His avant-garde musical compositions and
performances were noted in Keyboard Magazine’s "Experimental Music" special
issue in January, 1987. Geoff crafted the first written history of jazz
organ, now archived at Rutgers University's Institute for Jazz Studies, an
excerpt of which was published in Keyboard Magazine (May, 1989). He received
his B.A. in Creative Arts and Master's of Education from San Jose State
University. He has written two books on academic classroom films, one on how
to operate a sustainable nonprofit, and another on Hawaiian influences on
mainland culture.
His latest book is a memoir and history of Boston's Combat Zone red
light district.
Vice President-
Secretary Barinda Samra has been with ciné16/AFA since its founding in 1996. She served as program coordinator for
Cinequest (San Jose Film Festival). As a marketing
consultant in high technology, she
has spent more than 20 years developing programs and processes, working with companies
including as Cisco Systems, Seagate
Software, and Rational Software. Barinda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Biochemistry from San Jose State University.
Robert Emmett McGlynn, Public Relations Officer, has served
in the capacities of producer, program director, and fundraising
coordinator for radio station KFJC since 1980. His Saturday morning
"Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show" is a Bay Area
institution, dedicated to the history of film soundtracks; Rob also hosts
the semiannual "Psychotronix Film Festival" at Foothill College.
A St. Louis Missouri native, Rob has a B.A. in Communications from St.
Louis University.
Karen
Greenbank is our Chief Financial Officer. She grew up in
Oregon, received her AA from the Oregon Institute of Technology, and worked as
an administrative assistant in the high tech world for 20 years. She has
been rescuing and adopting out cats and kittens for more than 10 years.
Dave Peters,
Chief Information Officer, has been a Director of Software Development and Project Manager
at several Silicon Valley companies, and is an expert in communication
protocols and network management systems. Originally from CapeCod, Massachusetts, Dave has a B.S. in Oceanography from Humboldt State (CA)
University, with a minor in concert piano.
Michael Selic, Chief Financial Officer
emeritus, 1986 graduate of
California State University at San Jose, has had exciting careers as a
fruit picker, bartender, photographer and instructor in English as a
Second Language, among many others. He was President of the Board for four
years of WORKS/San Jose, a non-profit, volunteer-run visual and performing
arts venue. During that time, he assisted in securing several grants and
helped take the organization from near-bankruptcy to financial
stability.
Lisa
Cole, Resource Development Advisor emeritus, served as the Director of
Development for Arts Council Silicon Valley, managing their fundraising and communications programs, and coordinating the Silicon Valley Arts & Business Awards. In addition, she was
recently selected to participate in Community Leadership SJ/SV, a Chamber of Commerce leadership development program for 32
emerging corporate and community leaders in the San Jose metropolitan area. Prior to joining the nonprofit sector, Lisa spent more than
ten years in corporate affairs and public relations within the biotech and high tech industries. A San Jose native, Lisa holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a minor in Fine Arts from Azusa Pacific University.
Director
and Chief Executive Officer Geoff Alexander has been archiving academic
films and writing on their history since 1994. Earlier, he spent eight years
as an announcer and programmer in non-commercial radio at KTAO in Los Gatos,
CA, and KDNA in St. Louis. He taught for two years in Special
Education programs with the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
Geoff attended Boston's Berklee College of Music,
majoring in flute and composition. His avant-garde musical compositions and
performances were noted in Keyboard Magazine’s "Experimental Music" special
issue in January, 1987. Geoff crafted the first written history of jazz
organ, now archived at Rutgers University's Institute for Jazz Studies, an
excerpt of which was published in Keyboard Magazine (May, 1989). He received
his B.A. in Creative Arts and Master's of Education from San Jose State
University. He has written two books on academic classroom films, one on how
to operate a sustainable nonprofit, and another on Hawaiian influences on
mainland culture.
Vice President-
Secretary Barinda Samra has been with ciné16/AFA since its founding in 1996. She served as program coordinator for
Cinequest (San Jose Film Festival). As a marketing
consultant in high technology, she
has spent more than 20 years developing programs and processes, working with companies
including as Cisco Systems, Seagate
Software, and Rational Software. Barinda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Biochemistry from San Jose State University. 
Robert Emmett McGlynn, Public Relations Officer, has served
in the capacities of producer, program director, and fundraising
coordinator for radio station KFJC since 1980. His Saturday morning
"Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show" is a Bay Area
institution, dedicated to the history of film soundtracks; Rob also hosts
the semiannual "Psychotronix Film Festival" at Foothill College.
A St. Louis Missouri native, Rob has a B.A. in Communications from St.
Louis University.
Karen
Greenbank is our Chief Financial Officer. She grew up in
Oregon, received her AA from the Oregon Institute of Technology, and worked as
an administrative assistant in the high tech world for 20 years. She has
been rescuing and adopting out cats and kittens for more than 10 years. 
Dave Peters,
Chief Information Officer, has been a Director of Software Development and Project Manager
at several Silicon Valley companies, and is an expert in communication
protocols and network management systems. Originally from CapeCod, Massachusetts, Dave has a B.S. in Oceanography from Humboldt State (CA)
University, with a minor in concert piano. 
Michael Selic, Chief Financial Officer
emeritus, 1986 graduate of
California State University at San Jose, has had exciting careers as a
fruit picker, bartender, photographer and instructor in English as a
Second Language, among many others. He was President of the Board for four
years of WORKS/San Jose, a non-profit, volunteer-run visual and performing
arts venue. During that time, he assisted in securing several grants and
helped take the organization from near-bankruptcy to financial
stability.
Lisa
Cole, Resource Development Advisor emeritus, served as the Director of
Development for Arts Council Silicon Valley, managing their fundraising and communications programs, and coordinating the Silicon Valley Arts & Business Awards. In addition, she was
recently selected to participate in Community Leadership SJ/SV, a Chamber of Commerce leadership development program for 32
emerging corporate and community leaders in the San Jose metropolitan area. Prior to joining the nonprofit sector, Lisa spent more than
ten years in corporate affairs and public relations within the biotech and high tech industries. A San Jose native, Lisa holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a minor in Fine Arts from Azusa Pacific University.