A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Gary is a professional filmmaker, working on everything from commercials and corporate to narratives and documentaries over his 30+ year career. He has filmed all over the country in dozens of states and around the globe in over 15 countries.

His work has premiered at SXSW, Telluride, and AIFF, and screened at festivals worldwide. A 20 year resident of Ashland, he is the founder of Film Southern Oregon, a non-profit that serves to connect and strengthen the Southern Oregon film and media community.

Joe practiced law for 30+ years, and worked as a Circuit Court judge, Justice of the Peace, bankruptcy trustee, and civil litigator.  He graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley, law school.  He worked briefly for law firms in Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, and then on North Slope oil royalty litigation in Anchorage, Alaska. 

He has volunteered in community theater, as a teen mentor, for the Britt Festival, and for veterans in Justice Outreach at the VA, among others.  He currently serves on the Oregon CASA Network Board of Directors.  He loves learning, travel, and helping others.  He lives in rural Talent with his wife, Ann, and three fur babies.

Andrew Bertell is a psychotherapist in private practice in Ashland, OR. He has served as a presenter and board member for the Baltimore Psychoanalytic Film Festival and a board member of the Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies.

Andrew attended graduate school at the University of Chicago and completed post-graduate training and fellowships with the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis + Psychotherapy.

He has worked as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist for 15 years and resides in the Rogue Valley with his wife and son.

Kathleen began enjoying world cultures, the arts, wine, food, and travel while living internationally and exploring Europe. Upon returning to the US, she worked as an events manager and learning facilitator for a major airline. She continued a professional career developing creative, interactive learning including short videos.

 Her love for culture inspired her to blog about wine, food, and the best spots to find them; she authored articles for travel magazines. She wrote local news features for their lifestyle, events, and local government sections. She published a children’s book about a curious cat who visits the great cities of the world and learns about the people and their culture.

Kathleen began the Oregon chapter of her story with relocation to the Portland area in 2015. She craved novel places to explore, like all the delights that the Pacific Northwest offers. She chaired the Tourism Committee of her city, managing its budget and marketing plans, and working with regional and state level colleagues. She also served as a City Councilor in a role as one of its primary policy makers and a visionary for the future of the city.

 The Oregon story expanded when she and her husband moved to the Rogue Valley in 2021. They have their own vineyard and wine label. Their adventure together discovering the arts, food, wine, and travel continues…

Sarahanne is the Director of Special Gifts at Southern Oregon University. Originally from the Chicago area, Sarahanne graduated from University of Oregon before holding a variety of executive positions with the National Press Club, Utah Symphony Utah Opera, Oregon Wine Experience and more. She served in lead volunteer roles for Sundance Film Festival and Community Works and currently serves as a Board member for Kappa Delta Sorority at University of Oregon. 

Sarahanne is a seasoned fundraising, event planning, marketing and business development executive with more than two decades of experience in the corporate and non-profit industries. She produced the Grape to Glass: The Oregon Wine Experience with Trish Glose special series for PBS.

She resides in the Rogue Valley with her fur baby Huckleberry.