Board of Directors

Diana Barrett

Diana Barrett holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Business Administration from Harvard University, where she taught Business Leadership in the Social Sector as well as in various other executive programs. The use of public and private partnerships for global poverty reduction is an area of special interest to Diana, which led her to found The Fledgling Fund (2005). The Fledgling Fund provides an opportunity to focus on innovative approaches to complex social issues including the use of media to ignite social change. Diana also serves on the Boards of the International Center for Photography, the Institute for Philanthropy in the U.K., the Social Change Film Forum at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Advisory Board of the Acumen Fund.

David Shuman

Mr. Shuman is the Managing Partner of Northwoods Capital Management, LLC, a New York based investment fund that invests in global equity markets and select private equity opportunities. He is a Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Business School.

Erica Spellman-Silverman

Erica Spellman‐Silverman was a Senior Vice‐President at both ICM and William Morris Publishing in New York City. She has taught as Adjunct Professor for 2 years in MFA Program at NYU Tisch Film School. She was invited to give her lecture, “The Business of The Movie Business” at Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Business, NYU Creative Writing, Columbia University Film School, and Bennington College. Erica received a B.A. from NYU in English. She currently holds the position of Literary Agent for Trident Media Group.

National Advisory Council

We are very proud of the prominent members of our National Advisory Council, who volunteer their efforts on our behalf in multiple ways. By supporting Journeys in Film, each individual listed below understands and supports the critical need for preparing today’s American youth for participation in our increasingly interdependent world.

Liam Neeson | National Spokesperson | A Letter From Liam

Brooke Adams | Actor

Sharon Bialy | Casting Director,CSA

Ted Danson | Actor

Professor Alan Dershowitz | Harvard Law School |

Sara Jo Fischer | Independent Art Consultant

Gary Foster | Horseshoe Bay Productions

Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. | Chair of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

Jill Iscol | Ed President IF Hummingbird Foundation

Rosabeth Moss Kanter | Harvard Business School

Bruce R. Katz | Rockport Shoe Company

Harold Ramis | Director, Writer, Actor

Kevin Roache | Continental Airlines

Emily Shagley | Marketing Specialist

Tony Shalhoub | Actor | An Interview with Tony

Professor Richard A. Shweder | University of Chicago

Mary Steenburgen | Actor

Walter Teller | Law Firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, LLP

Loung Ung | Spokesperson for The Cambodia Fund

Elizabeth Clark Zoia | Public Relations Specialist

.*We would like to give special recognition to the late Sonia Weitz, a holocaust survivor, for her valuable service on our National Advisory Council.  She was a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to educating youth about the dangers of ignorance and bigotry, through her firsthand testimonies.  View our Sonia Weitz Legacy page to learn more.*