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.

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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 | Promoting Children of Heaven

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

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*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.*

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