Steering Committee
The Steering Committee of the New York Film Student Alliance consists of elected current students of a New York State institution who show dedication and innovative ideas to bring to the alliance, along with elected advisors to help guide our goals and dreams. The NYFSA Steering Committee has a drive and love for film and television production. Brought together by their passion and the idea of the NYFSA, the Steering Committee has been hard at work to create a new alliance to help students increase their knowledge and branch out into the industries. The NYFSA is our tool to open doors to fellow students and give opportunities that will help their future careers.
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My name is Sarah Weigel and I am a senior at SUNY Oneonta. I am a Mass Communications major, with a concentration in Production, and a double minor in Film and Event Planning. I love the film industry because of the magic of it all. I love seeing a simple concept develop into something breathtakingly larger than life, by passionate, talented people.
My name is Katharine Capozzi and I am a senior at SUNY Oneonta. I am a double major in Mass Communications, with a concentration in Production, and Music Industry, with a minor in Audio Production. I love film and television for the message they convey to its audience and the emotions and feelings they can create through a story and its music.
I am a freshman in the digital cinema program at Tompkins Cortland Community College. I love TV and film because I love great stories. I hope to one day become a film director to tell stories of my own.
My name is Brian Thornton. I am a Freshman in TC3’s Digital Cinema program. I love film and television because they are the most direct ways to tell a story to any given audience.
I have written work for film and television that has earned recognition in the Austin Film Festival, the AMPAS Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship and the Disney/ABC Television Writing Program. I am the writer and director of short films selected to screen in the SAG Foundation Short Film Showcase, the New Filmmakers Screening Series at Anthology Film Archives in NYC, the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, the Park City Film Music Festival, and more.
I joined Tompkins Cortland Community College in 2006 with 15 years of experience in broadcast television. I spent most of my time behind the camera as a photojournalist and director. I continue to work in scripted and broadcast television, producing sitcoms and web series. I also have received two course director awards for screenwritingI am currently teaching full-time at TC3 and giving students opportunities such as the chance to study and intern in Hollywood.