California Film Commission

About Us

Members of the Board
The California Film Commission works to enhance the economic climate in California by keeping film industry jobs and projects in the state. The Commission has an advisory board of members appointed by the Governor, Senate Pro Tem and Speaker of the Assembly. There are several ex-officio commissioners.

Stan Brooks (Chair), Producer, Once Upon a Time Films

Mike Miller, (Vice Chair), International Rep., West Coast IATSE

Keith Weaver, (Secretary),  Sr. V.P., Government Affairs, Sony Pictures

Dan Adler, CEO, Fanista.com

Betsy Butler, Consumer Attorneys of California

Ron Calderon, Senator, CA State Senate

Steve Dayan, Business Manager, Studio Transportation Drivers

Bill Duke, Duke Media

Chris Essel, Consultant 

Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Producer, The Gotham Group

Wendy Greuel, Councilmember, 2nd District, City of Los Angeles

Joseph Hartwick, President, Physical Production, 20th Century Fox

Paul Krekorian, Assemblymember, CA State Assembly

Janet Knutsen, Producer 

Delroy Lindo, The Cieluna Co. Inc.

Tommy Ross, CEO, Pinnacle Strategic Group

Al Ruddy, Producer, Ruddy Morgan Company

Frank Stiefel, Executive Producer, Radical Media

Gary Tobey, Chairman / CEO, Haworth Marketing & Media


EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DESIGNEES
Amy Lemisch, Director, California Film Commission Jim Fitzpatrick, Deputy Director, California Film Commission
Tonya Hoover, State Fire Marshal, California State Fire Marshal's Office Ben Ho, Division Chief, California State Fire Marshal's Office
Joseph Farrow, Commissioner, California Highway Patrol Warren Stanley, Chief, California Highway Patrol - Southern Division
Ruth Coleman, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation Kris Lanin Liang, Deputy Director, Dept of Parks & Recreation
Randell Iwasaki, Director, Department of Transportation Frank Quon, Deputy District Director, Dept of Transportation