Your Leadership. Our Future.
GSCA Board of Directors – Call for Nominees
Nominations: August 25–October 1, 2025 (closes 11:59 PM ET)
Voting: October 6–24, 2025
Results Announced: November 7, 2025
Are you ready to help shape the future of the giant screen industry? The GSCA Board of Directors is inviting passionate leaders to step forward. Serving on the Board is both a high honor and a chance to make real, lasting impact.
Why run for the GSCA Board?
- Apply your expertise to guide the industry.
- Influence the association’s direction at a pivotal moment.
- Represent the global giant screen community with vision and accountability.
Learn more about qualifications, responsibilities, and time commitments here.
Our Commitment to Diversity
GSCA seeks a Board that reflects the breadth of our global community. We actively welcome candidates across:
- Gender (including nondiscrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation)
- Race and ethnicity
- Age
- International perspectives
Your voice matters. Your perspective strengthens our leadership.
2026 Board Vacancies
We are filling ten positions:
Elected seats (7):
- Distribution: 1
- Related Business: 1
- Theaters: 3
- Production: 1
- At-Large: 1
Appointed (optional): Up to 3
How to Nominate Yourself
Submit your materials to Tammy Barrett by Wednesday, October 1, 2025:
- Recent photo
- Business category (Production, Distribution, Theater, or Related Business)
- Short biography (max. 500 words; Word document)
- Statement of purpose (max. 500 words; Word document)
- Signed Code of Conduct Declaration
- Completed Board Skills Matrix (confidential; shared with Governance Committee post-election)
- (Optional) One-minute introduction video
Email: tammy@giantscreencinema.com
Questions: 1.703.855.3699
Current Board Members
Terms Expiring December 31, 2025
Distribution — Don Kempf (Giant Screen Films); Antonietta Monteleone* (Mission Partners Entertainment Group)
Production — Shaun MacGillivray (MacGillivray Freeman Films); James Neihouse, ASC
Related Business — Kyle Kline (Sparrow Audio Visual Entertainment, LLC)
Theaters — Heather Farnworth* (Ontario Science Centre); Ryan Holota (Saskatchewan Science Centre); Jim Remar (Cosmosphere); Gordon Stalans (Tennessee Aquarium); Alexandra van der Zee (Omniversum)
*Have reached term limits and are unable to run again
Continuing Board Members
Serving through 2026
Distribution — Patty Collins (MacGillivray Freeman Films); Amber Hawtin (SK Films)
Production — Jonathan Bird (Oceanic Research Group); Michael Daut (Michael Daut Productions); Tyler Mifflin (SK Films); Phil Streather (Principal Large Format)
Related Business — Mike Lutz (Lutz Strategies)
Theaters — Dianne Clark (SciPort Discovery Center); Regina Faden (Fort Worth Museum of Science and History); Alan Hanstein (Challenger Learning Center); Adam Smith (Exploration Place)
Ready to lead?
Send your nomination materials to tammy@giantscreencinema.com by October 1, 2025.