Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of local film, media, communications and educational professionals who are dedicated to bringing more film productions to the Toledo/Northwest Ohio region and growing our local film community.

Michael DeSanto
President
Owner, Bad Atom Studios

Charles Wetzel Jr.
Vice President / Treasurer
Actor, NexGen Talent

Jeffrey Bartlett
Secretary

Doug Hinebaugh
Director of Communications
Owner, DougieFresh Photography

Spencer LeGros
Director of Media Strategy
Songs by Spencer

Nick Komives
Director of Community Outreach
Toledo City Council Member-at-Large

Matt Foss
Director of Educational Outreach
Associate Professor of Theatre, University of Toledo

Rebecca Bennett
Director of Events and Programming
Maumee Bay Brewing Co.

Sara Eiden
Supervisor of Theater Operations,
Maumee Indoor Theater

Chris Eischen
Co-Founder / COO, Toledo Tech Loft

Holly Hey
Professor of Film, University of Toledo

Josh Nagel
Owner, Josh Nagel Productions

Lucas Ostrowski
Associate Professor of Theatre and Film, Bowling Green State University

Sadie Quinn
Owner, NexGen Talent

Valerie Thompson
President, AAF Toledo
Advisory Council
Our Advisory Council is a group of regional business owners, entrepreneurs and educational professionals who lend their expertise to help FilmToledo expand its operations, partnerships and programming.
Staff
Our hard-working staff runs the day-to-day operations for FilmToledo, including location scouting, hosting film screenings and workshops, and networking at film events throughout the state of Ohio.