Jolene served as Vice President for five and one-half years, before assuming the role of President upon Cynthia Neely’s resignation in June 2008. She represented the chapter at the WIFT International Summit in October 2005. She and partner Rob McKinnonis are co-founders of a feature film production company, a corporate member of WIFT Houston. As producer, she completed her first feature film for an Austin production company, the SAG low budget horror movie MR. HELL, shot on 35mm in 2004, premiering at MFAH in 2005, with DVD release in the US and Canada in April of 2006, and later released in Germany and Spain.

Torn between academic training in the methods of left-brain logic and a deep-seated love for the creative and performing arts, Maureen gas been fortunate in striking a balance as Editor in Chief and Co-Publisher of Indie Slate magazine, a well-known niche publication covering independent film and TV production/distribution found on newsstands across North America and in the offices of key industry execs. In her role at Indie Slate, she continually draws upon her education, a BS in Psychology, an MBA, with  Practitioner Certification in NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming), along with experience in the performance world as a dancer, writer, actor, and professional vocalist.

In 1997, after a successful career in human resource management and development with Fortune 100 organizations, she left the corporate world to work full-time with producer-publisher-entrepreneur Dave Walker on transforming his 10-page production industry newsletter into Indie Slate Magazine. Together they also created Indie-U: Continuing Education in Moviemaking, a program through which they produce or sponsor a variety of events and top-quality weekend classes, including Hollywood Film Institute’s 2-Day Film School, the 35mm Hands-On Shoot, and the Indie Way Workshop conducted by successful L.A.-based producer/writer/director Darin Scott.

In addition to her work in media, Carole was an early innovator of programs to benefit children with autism.  In 1976, she was a co-founder of Avondale House for Autistic Children which currently educates and assists 162 children in its school and habilitation programs.  She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's in educational psychology, both from the University of Houston. 

Recently hired as Executive Director of Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS), Trish has been a freelance Director, Designer, and Producer in theatre and recently in film since 2007.  She has over 10 years of significant experience in the commercial and non-profit professional theatre both internationally and nationally including producing, administration, directing, designing and supervision of technical production and has worked in various capacities for Broadway, West End, London, National US tours, UK tours, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters. She served from 2003 to 2006 as the Associate Producer/Director for the Peter Hall Company Season with Theatre Royal Bath, under the acclaimed director Sir Peter Hall with responsibility for developing and managing a $350,000 budget each season for the physical production of a repertory of three to four plays requiring Broadway level production values.  Her work with Sir Peter included two West End transfers, several UK tours, and three U.S. tours.

Cash Anthony is the author of one documentary/narrative and four short scripts, three of which she also directed and edited.  On of her shorts won second place in WIFT's recent screenwriting competition, and two of her four feature-length scripts have won international screenwriting awards. Cash has been a member of Women In Film & Television Houston for over a decade, and has served as President, Treasurer, and Program Director for a local writing group, The Final Twist Writers Society.  She is a published author of a series of murder mystery stories and co-author of a reference book, Motorcycle Safety and Dynamics.  She was also principal editor of The Guide To Texas State Agencies, 5th ed., published by the University of Texas Press.  Cash is a graduate of the University (Plan II Honors) and UT School of Law.  She served as a prosecutor for Harris County and was a consumer advocate before turning to her creative pursuits.  She is an AV-rated attorney, and an avid motorcyclist.  Cash and her husband Tim Hogan have lived in southwest Houston since 1982.  She was elected to the WIFT Board in 2011.  

Yankie Grant is a comedy/drama actress and charter member of WIFT/Houston. Her acting career began in a Dallas High School Drama class, where she won the role of Goldie Hawn in her class spoof of the television series "Laugh In." She fell in love with the laughter and applause and the rest, as they say, is history. Yankie has performed in Houston theatres off-off-Alley, such as the Skyline Theatre, Actors Workshop and the Country Playhouse Black Box. She is co-owner of a Murder Mystery Party Company. Recently, she has been working in various capacities with Walker Cable Productions as a Pre & Post Production Coordinator and Script Supervisor in addition to casting for the company.
 
She also has had roles in independent films. Yankie believes Houston has the potential to become a leader in the entertainment industry. Represented by Pastorini-Bosby Talent. You can reach her at Yankiegrant@sbcglobal.net,

Amy graduated from Case Western Law School with a Juris Doctor degree and moved to Texas in 1985 bound and determined to make a difference in people’s lives.  She passed both the Texas and Washington DC bars and has been practicing civil law for the last 24 years.  She married, had a son, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas and developed her litigation practice and skills. In November of 2009, she opened her own law firm, Mitchell & Duff, LLC, the premier woman-owned law firm in Fort Bend County.

Approximately 10 years ago, Amy decided it was time to give back to the community and started volunteering in a number of different community service organizations.  In this connection, she joined the Exchange Club of Sugar Land and Sugar Land Rotary, as well as the State Bar Grievance Committee.  She has served on the board of the Exchange Club and currently is President Elect.  She chaired the 5A Grievance Committee for the State Bar for two years and has served on the Gulf Coast District Exchange Board as the Child Abuse Prevention Chair and the ESCAPE Board. She chaired a number of charitable events, including Santa’s Exchange (we give over 3000 underprivileged children toys for Christmas), Wine and Music for Literacy and worked diligently on numerous other charitable events for SEARCH, The Fort Bend Womens Center, Literacy Council of Fort Bend, the Exchange Club and Rotary and the ESCAPE Center.

Melody Moss is an actor, choreographer, and producer.  She is known for her versatile portrayal of characters, for her creative vision in dance, and for her production integrity.

Melody has had the opportunity to play hundreds of diversified roles, for stage, television, and film. Her formal training in drama and dance led her to regional comedy theatre productions and national touring companies on Broadway and Off-Broadway.  Her tenure in the theatre included a three-year run with Whatever Happened to Black Love? and Before Time Runs Out, with Thomas Meloncon.  Acting credits include the feature film 7  Kilos and the television pilot Suspect to Superstar. 

Coming up in the business, Melody has worked behind the scenes as a location scout, casting director, script supervisor, production coordinator, and as a producer.  She has worked as the production accountant for MGM, the assistant to the director for New Line Cinema, and as an associate producer for United Paramount Network. One of Melody's projects, an independent feature film called Cook County won the 2008 Hollywood Film Festival's "Best Feature Film."

Page Parkes-Eveleth is co-owner of the largest modeling and acting agency group in the Southwestern United States. Page is known worldwide for her “eye” in scouting and developing talent for the fashion and commercial industry’s most renowned agencies. Her efforts over the past 28 years have earned her an outstanding reputation, successful agencies, the National Businesswoman of the Year award from the National Association of Women Business Owners, National Leadership Award, Honorary Co-Chair of National Republican Congressional Committee Business Advisory Council, the 2004 Fashion Forum Award, honoree at the Child Advocates Angels of Hope event in 2005 and her company was recently, named a Winner of Distinction for 2006, 2007 and 2008 by the Better Business Bureau.

Page sits on the board of the Better Business Bureau,Women in Film and is also very active within the community - taking special pride in her long time involvement with Child Advocates as an advocate and also as a Board member. 

Currently serves HoustonPBS as Executive Director of Content.  Prior to this appointment she had the privilege of serving as General Manager of Locke Bryan Productions, a company whose leadership has always supported WIFT and many, many local industry organizations. She is proud to be part of their incredible team and to work alongside Camille and Locke Bryan.

Her career began in television, right here, in Houston at KHOU-CH11. In 1987, she joined Telemundo to work on the development and launch of KTMD as well as the first Spanish language Newscast in Houston. She later led a team at CH 8 – Houston PBS, working in all areas of live broadcast, town meetings and local news and public affairs programs.

In 1995, she was asked to join CME to work on the launch project of POP-TV in Slovenia and work on similar projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Ukraine. This incredible opportunity led her to other projects in Serbia, Bosnia, and other Eastern European regions. Patricia returned to Houston 2005, to launch LatinAmerica Broadcasting Inc. (LAT TV™), which launched May of 2006, to serve Spanish-speaking audiences in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Phoenix.