the team
Reel Families for Change is powered by a “tiny but mighty” team of part-time contractors and volunteers, dedicated to achieving our collective dream of workplace justice for arts workers in America’s screen industries.
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Administrative Leadership
Akima A. Brown
Founder & Executive Director
Akima A. Brown
Filmmaker, equity advocate, mother and caregiver, Akima A. Brown (she/they), is a self-proclaimed “artist-activist”. Her work of nearly twenty years spans the public and private sectors, and has centered on equity, inclusion, and access needs.
In addition to her role as founder of Reel Families for Change, Akima is also the Chief Principal of BTG Multimedia Group (a for-profit social enterprise that aims to disrupt the accessibility pipeline for underrepresented populations in the film and television industry).
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Sarah Lutot
Associate,
Communications & Outreach
Communications & Outreach
Sarah Lutot
Sarah Lutot is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware with a dual degree in Women & Gender Studies and English, and an avid champion of equity and inclusion efforts.
Since starting with Reel Families in Spring 2022, Sarah has supported the publicity, outreach, and relationship building efforts for a broad range of campaigns and initiatives including the Delaware Collective for Creative Economy, the Work-Life Sustainability Summit, the bi-weekly newsletter, and several articles and press releases.
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Erin Scudder
Assistant, Special Projects
Erin Scudder
Erin Scudder joins Reel Families for Change as Assistant for Special Projects. She brings more than a decade of administrative and operational experience.
A mom-to-be and wife of a filmmaker, Erin Scudder is familiar with the treacherous state of the film industry.
In this role, she oversees the organization's day-to-day affairs and aids with operational logistics to help us in our work to bring meaningful change to working families, like hers, in the screen industry.
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Regional Services
Linia Hardy
Public Ambassador,
Pacific Region
Pacific Region
Linia Hardy
Meet Linia Hardy, our Pacific Region Public Ambassador. She’s worked in the LA film and television community for the past six years and is a member of the Art Directors Guild Local 800.
She says, “As a future caregiver, I want to be part of building something better; a world where people can work in the screen industry and commit to their families.”
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Nanci Kaiser
Public Ambassador,
Mid-Atlantic Region
Mid-Atlantic Region
Nanci Kaiser
Nanci Kaiser is the Public Ambassador for the Mid-Atlantic Region at Reel Families for Change. She currently resides in Maryland with her 3 children and husband where she spends her time working in the independent film space as an actor, writer, and mom-manager.
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Julianna Pitt
Public Ambassador
Southeast Region
Southeast Region
Julianna Pitt
Julianna Pitt is an award-winning Director, Executive Producer, Creator, Screenwriter and Actress. She is also a proud mom! Raising children and having a successful career shouldn't be about making choice between the two, and womxn should be able to comfortably enjoy both. And now, as our newest Public Ambassador in the Southeast Region, she's helping us keep people from having to choose.
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Janae Smith
Public Ambassador
DelMarVa Region
DelMarVa Region
Janae Smith
Janae Smith is a Delaware-based artist and filmmaker. She's the newest member of the Reel Families for Change team; joining the Community Support Team. Janae serves as a local leader in the DelMarva region where RFC is working to support the development of equitable new production hubs. Janae says, "I believe RFC will help me reach my goal of helping others in this industry."
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Board of Directors
Sabrina LaFleur
Board Director
Sabrina LaFleur
Sabrina Maria LaFleur has dedicated nearly 20 years of her life to helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve their dreams through strategic financial planning.
While she has worked with clients worth upwards of $40 million, her true passion is helping everyday people transform their everyday lives by focusing on what matters most - the quality of our human experience.
Sabrina now finds joy in using her technical experience to help clients at ALL income and asset levels manifest the life of their dreams.
Dinah J. Louissaint
Board Director
Dinah J. Louissaint
Dinah J. Louissaint is a long-time advocate of mothers, children, and families. She has taken particular interest in the needs of America's working familis and the ways in which employers can support our most vulnerable populations as they provide care and/or age.
From her work in the NYC Dept. of Health and Human Services to her community service efforts around employer-supported re-entry programs for parents returning from leave, Dinah has always had an interest in the welfare of working families.
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From her work in the NYC Dept. of Health and Human Services to her community service efforts around employer-supported re-entry programs for parents returning from leave, Dinah has always had an interest in the welfare of working families.
Rayne Marcus
Board Secretary
Rayne Marcus
Rayne Marcus has more than 25 years of industry experience with work sites spanning New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Atlanta.
In addition to her role as a screen industry professional, Rayne serves on the Board of Directors for Reel Families for Change where she supports public awareness campaigns and coalition building initiatives like the Family Care Grant and the seasonal podcast Reel Talk, the organization’s spotlight speaker series.
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Mackenzie Irick Milks
Board President
Mackenzie Irick Milks
Mackenzie Irick Milks is a passionate researcher and advocate of inclusive branding; working with public and private entities to develop core messaging around their goals that align with their brand's valuies.
As RFC’s Board President, Mackenzie helms the Executive Committee and has aided in the creation of our core values, principles, and pillars of practice, which have helped to ensure the credibility, impact, and longevity of our family-focused organization.
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