Regna originally joined the Aspen Film team in 2014, and  has enjoyed a range of full and part-time positions within the organization across nearly every department. She is thrilled to join the team again in a role near and dear to her heart to continue to amplify and develop the education department as a robust and integral part of the mission of Aspen Film. Regna holds a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction through the Arts from Lesley University and uses an interdisciplinary approach to development and community engagement.

It has been her great privilege to work in support of the arts through a fulfilling and winding pursuit of creative and impactful work, both in private and nonprofit sectors, for 30+ years. Most recently she was the Executive Director for 5Point Film Festival (2018 – 2021), where she grew the nonprofit beyond the annual festival, specifically with regard to online initiatives, education outreach, filmmaker development, and partnership engagement. Prior to moving to the Roaring Fork Valley, she co-owned a small, independent movie house which provided dynamic programming through film, music, performance art, and community events. Alongside her work for Aspen Film, she is a freelance producer and advisor for nonprofit arts organizations with a focus on mission and culture, strategic planning, and systems development. She is the proud mom of two sons, and when not onsite at her family home and artist residency in Colorado, she is in Denmark where she lives part-time with her Danish sweetheart.

She can be reached at aspenfilmeducates@gmail.com

Jason Anderson is a programmer, writer and lecturer based in Toronto. He’s the lead programmer for Short Cuts, the Toronto International Film Festival’s annual program of short-form cinema. He’s also the director of programming for the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, the country’s largest standalone festival of Canadian movies. He’s served on juries for festivals such as Hot Docs, Vienna Independent Shorts, the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama. Previously a longtime critic and columnist for Toronto’s Eye Weekly and The Grid, he currently writes about film and music for such publications as Uncut, Sight & Sound and Cinema Scope. He teaches film criticism at the University of Toronto and feature journalism at Ryerson University. His first novel Showbiz was published by Toronto’s ECW Press in 2004. Raised in Calgary, he lives in Toronto with his wife, daughter and too many records.

He can be reached at janderson@aspenfilm.org

A lifelong enthusiast of pop culture and cinema, Lucy Lerner is a programmer, curator, critic, and producer with decades of experience in the arts. Before working for Aspenfilm, she was the Senior Programmer at Mountainfilm and works as the Lead Curator and Producer for the Psychedelic Cinematique, a program of the Psychedelic Science Conference. Her diverse background includes a 17-year tenure at the Telluride Film Festival, where she served as the Managing Director of the SHOWcorps office.

Raised in Chicago, living in Southwest Colorado, and parent to two amazing daughters, Lucy’s extensive expertise spans project direction, project management, programming, curation, production, and operations/event management. She has served on numerous festival juries and currently programs for a diverse range of film festivals.

She can be reached at llerner@aspenfilm.org

Erin is an Aspen native fortunate to have grown up in the Roaring Fork Valley. She attended the Aspen Community School, where she learned to appreciate art, music, dance and theater. She has many fond memories of performing on stage at the Wheeler and was a young volunteer at the inaugural Aspen Shortsfest. After graduating from CRMS, Erin’s curiosity for the world led her to earn a BA in International Communications from The American University. She spent several years post college traveling the world and has lived on both coasts of the US. Her professional background includes direction of a nonprofit program, as well as significant experience managing operations, sales and events in the outdoor and photographic industries. While she found each of these roles fulfilling in their own right, they kept her tethered to more urban environments. She is a mountain girl at heart and is passionate about spending time outdoors.

She can be reached at emcvoy@aspenfilm.org

Aaron Koehler is a passionate filmmaker based in Colorado. He strongly believes in the power of storytelling to bring people together and drive change. Aaron pursued a degree in cinematography to hone his craft and later taught film production and analysis at the School of Cinematic Arts at the Community College of Aurora.

In addition to teaching, Aaron worked on numerous independent films and documentaries, often focusing on civic engagement issues and highlighting equity gaps that impact marginalized populations. He is particularly proud of developing a curriculum for the film analysis course LGBTQ Voices and Representation in Film, which emphasizes the power of cinema to amplify marginalized voices.

In the summer of 2021, Aaron helped develop and execute Aspen Film’s first summer film camp for youth. He then joined the organization full-time in the fall of 2023 as their Senior Marketing + Communications Manager. Outside of work, Aaron has an avid interest in experimental photography and video.

He can be reached at akoehler@aspenfilm.org