WIFD 2025 OFFICERS
ERIN NICOLE PARISI PRESIDENT CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOPAZ FILM FESTIVAL Erin Nicole Parisi is an Emmy nominated, award winning filmmaker and photographer. She is the co-founder of Kinetigraf Entertainment. Her work includes features, shorts, industrials, commercials, brand campaigns and documentaries. Erin’s commercial clients include mayors, municipalities, musicians, businesses, nonprofits, and news outlets. She has worked with over 33 film festivals. Erin has served as the director of several film festivals, including Best of Fest Film Festival, Dallas VideoFest, and the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. Erin has served on the Board of Directors for 13 nonprofits. She has been honored for her charity work by the City of Dallas and received the Otis and Rosie Brown Foundation’s ExtraordinaryIs Community Impact Award. Her company, Kinetigraf Entertainment, has donated over $600,000 in consulting, media, and design services to help local nonprofits and film festivals including sponsoring the Dallas International Film Festival, Women Texas Film Festival, and the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. She been an avid volunteer for organizations like Dallas CASA, Methodist Hospital, Scottish Rite Hospital, Our Children’s House at Baylor Hospital, and Habitat for Humanity. Erin believes that a life of service makes our shared community stronger and that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Erin has been a WIFD member and served on the Board in various leadership positions for the past 3 years: Secretary (2022); PSA Director (2023); and Director of Programs and Productions (2024). She has worked on and created: educational events; monthly speaker programs; 40th anniversary events and dinner; movie screenings; networking events; past presidents luncheon; website; filmmaker training seminars and symposium; panel discussions; PSA; and Scholastic Grant Fund. Erin became the President of Women In Film Dallas on January 1, 2025 and will be serving a two year term. Contact ERIN at president@wifdallas.org
VICE PRESIDENT Melyssah Jade Colerangle is a writer, performer and educator based in Dallas Tx. She currently serves as Vice President of Women in Film and Media, Dallas. Contact MELYSSAH COLERANGLE at vp@wifdallas.org
SECRETARY Acting since the age of 8, this enigmatic and dynamic performer spent decades in Los Angeles as a professional actor and stand-up comedian. Settling back into her home town of Dallas, her mission is to keep production flourishing and expanding in Texas. She is dedicated to amplifying diverse and unique voices in the local comedy scene and setting the stage for growth and success among comedians. Her theatre and film studies include Indiana University, North Carolina School of the Arts and UCLA. She continued professional and advanced training at numerous acting schools in LA, such as Lesly Kahn, Larry Moss, and John Rosenfeld Studios. Finding success in coaching other professional and award-winning actors in Los Angeles, she opened the Belmont Collective in Dallas to spread the wealth of knowledge. Her comedy training and experience spans from the Second City stage in Chicago, to UCBLA, Funny or Die and Chelsea Handler. She is a regular performer at the Hollywood Improv, The World Famous Comedy Store and many local Texas venues. Contact ASHLEY HERMAN at secretary@wifdallas.org |
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BLAIR BOMAR CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOPAZ FILM FESTIVAL Blair Bomar is a classically trained, multi-hyphenate filmmaker. She can be seen most notably in recurring roles on USA’s thriller television series Queen of The South and Robert Rodriguez’s vampire horror series From Dusk Till Dawn. She earned her degree in Theatre and Dance from the University of Texas at Austin and studied subsequently at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the American Academy of Arts in New York. The Her Voice Podcast, an off shoot of an initiative she co-founded, is about getting candid and having meaningful conversations with female filmmakers in regard to their challenges and triumphs in the film and television industry and their unique experience of finding their voice. Bomar has various other writing, directing, and producing projects in the works and remains dedicated to expanding and telling stories through the lens of the female gaze. Contact BLAIR BOMAR at topazfilmfest@gmail.com
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KIMCHI NGUYEN DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP KimChi Nguyen is an actress, voice actress, and audiobook producer. She is proud to continue serving her local creative community on the Board of Women in Film Dallas. In recent years, KimChi began pursuing roles in film acting, returning from a hiatus with a history of modeling and commercial acting. Her empathetic nature started her adulthood as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. KimChi’s life trajectory changed when she and her husband began their little family. Now she is living her dream of driving for a living, while still making time for her creative side and physically challenging activities, such as bicycling, pole fitness, and inline skating. KimChi is an advocate for people with disabilities, and enjoys celebrating others in their successes. With goals of community inclusivity and engagement, she is growing a small talk show called Local Spotlight that interviews local people, and allows them to share their unique stories and experiences through the worldwide platform of social media, in hopes that more people will feel recognized for their amazing feats and accomplishments. Contact KimChi Nguyen at Membership@wifdallas.org |
CYNTHIA SANTIAGO DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP Cynthia Santiago is a multifaceted industry professional with a career spanning over 15 years as an actress. A former fashion producer and a past board member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), she has brought her expertise to various aspects of filmmaking. As an assistant director, she has worked on two award-winning short films, and she continues to mentor talent as an acting business coach. This summer, she takes on an exciting new role, making her directorial debut. Beyond her work in the entertainment industry, she has dedicated a lifetime to community service, actively engaging with several organizations. Now serving as the Director of Sponsorship for Women in Film, she is committed to forging meaningful partnerships and fostering growth within the organization. She is passionate about inclusivity and collaboration, bringing her deep sense of community to help Women in Film thrive. Contact CYNTHIA SANTIAGO at sponsorship@wifdallas.org |