Meet The Team

Our student care team and administrators are here to help

Like anything else, the Film Connection works because of the great team we have in place! For business opportunities or to speak with an executive please email businessaffairs@rrfedu.com.

Administration and Staff

Tommy Lee Kirby

Institutional Director

tkirby@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Alissa Meihls

Student Records Facilitator

alissa@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x234

Anthony Galang

Executive Assistant / Office Manager

agalang@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Joyce Mullen

Chief Compliance Officer

jmullen@rrfedu.com tel:+18002954433

Ron Osborn

Screenwriter

Christine Chen

Filmmaker

Josquin Des Pres

Film Producer

Mark Christensen

Audio Engineer

Zac Adams

Filmmaker

Ira Parker

Film Producer

Kristin Beringson

Executive Chef

Daniel Lir

Filmmaker

Jimmy Douglass

Audio Engineer / Film Producer

Orville Kline

Audio Engineer

Lance Dean

Film Producer / Marketing Officer

Bayout Benett

Filmmaker

Joseph Peterson

Film Producer

Uriel Soto, Jr

Audio Engineer

Shevy Shovlin

Consultant

G.W. Childs

Audio Engineer / Film Producer

Steve Catizone

Audio Engineer

Joey Heier

Producer/Filmian

Donny Baker

Audio Engineer

Craig Larson

Station Producer/Broadcaster

Jean Augustin

Audio Engineer / Film Producer

Ron McPherson

Filmmaker

Sean Taylor

Filmmaker

Zef Cota

Filmmaker

Richard Brandes

Filmmaker / Screenwriter

Ryan Conway

Audio Engineer / Film Producer

IV Duncan

Mixing Mastering Engineer

Todd Fitzgerald

Audio Engineer

Scarlet War

Producer / Songwriter / Rapper

Gregory Wilson

Audio Engineer

Sheldon Ellerby

Audio Engineer / Film Producer

Rick Rooney

Audio Engineer

Brent Latin

Audio Engineer / Film Producer

Herb Trawick

Influencer

Dave Pensado

Film Producer / Influencer

Robert W. Clyne

President and CEO of Clyne Media

Rick Rooney

Founder, Planet Dallas

Meredith Harris

Radio Personality

Student Services and Administration

Matthew Johnson

Director of Admissions

mjohnson@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x254

Korey La Rue

Associate Director of Admissions

klarue@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x227

Andrew Trivette

Associate Director of Admissions

atrivette@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x239

Benji Shapiro

Assistant to Director of Admissions

bshapiro@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x267

Orlando Mendoza

Assistant to Director of Admissions

omendoza@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x268

Nathan Miller

Assistant to Director of Admissions

nmiller@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x264

Joey Povinelli

Lead Admissions Representative

jpovinelli@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x270

Miguel Tamez

Admissions Representative

mtamez@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x257

Daniel Bwinika

Admissions Representative

dbwinika@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x266

Kenai Gonzalez

Admissions Representative

kgonzalez@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Chris Weaver

Lead Financial Planner

cweaver@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x231

Angelica Aguilar

Family Financial Planner

Aaguilar@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x261

Zipporah Granadoes

Financial Planner

zgranadoes@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Samantha Celenza

Financial Planner

scelenza@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Sulaman Goondall

Financial Planner

sgoondall@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Alex Solis

Lead Academic Facilitator

asolis@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x222

Zachary Sheets

Lead Academic Facilitator

zsheets@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x226

Jon Bicchieri

Mentor Services

jonb@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x258

Elliot Campos

Academic Facilitator

ecampos@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x228

Sam Zulfer

Academic Program Manager

szulfer@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x229

Kristianne Descher

Academic Facilitator

kdescher@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Alex Torres

Academic Facilitator

atorres@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x271

Roman Banuelos

Academic Facilitator

Rbanuelos@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x253

Dougy Rathje

Academic Facilitator

drathje@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

Bailey Licklider

Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable

blicklider@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x233

Zolita Estrada

Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable

zestrada@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x241

Leslie Dupree

Career Services Representative

ldupree@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433 x238

Blythe Norton

Graphic Designer

bnorton@rrfedu.com (800) 295-4433

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