Meet Our Staff!
Bringing writers, filmmakers, and the community together.
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Barbara Morgan - Executive Director
Leveraging the vast amount of footage recorded at these events since its inception, Morgan created the festivals On Story Project in 2009, and serves as the project’s Executive Producer. A conglomerate of mainly digital resources, On Story includes a television show (available on PBS affiliated stations nationwide), radio show (distributed by PRI and NPR affiliated stations), podcast series, a three-part book series (published in partnership with UT press), and extensive public archive, making the Festival experience free and open to the public at large. She has received 2 Lone Star Emmy’s for On Story episodes, Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan and for the Season 8 episode Script to Screen: Arrival in 2018.
Morgan is an independent film producer, whose films have included Natural Selection, Antone’s: Home of the Blues, Portrait of Wally, and Spring Eddy. She serves on a number of boards, including Dell Children’s Blood and Cancer Center, and The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. Morgan lives in Austin, Texas with her daughter, Hannah, and two dogs.

Colin Hyer - Creative Director

Casey Baron - Chair of the Uplifting Storytellers Initiative Advisory Board
Casey has been a part of the Austin Film Festival family for three years running; starting off as an intern before climbing the ladder to become the festival’s Shorts Programmer for its 25th anniversary, and Senior Film Program Director after that. He’s excited to jump into his new role as the Director of Programming and Industry Relations, and continuing the organizational and personal mission of championing storytellers. When he’s not racing to find interesting stories, Casey spends his spare time watching basketball and soccer, listening to music, and playing with his dog Niobe.

Carla Click - Managing Director

Marcey White - Development Director

Alyssa Alvarado - Screenplay Department Director

Grace Donaldson - Script Manager

Hannah Mason - Young Filmmakers Program Director

Elizabeth Mims - On Story Executive Producer
Elizabeth Mims
On Story Executive Producer

Andy Volk - Lead Film Programmer

Marissa Padden - Film Administrator

Samuel Garcia - Film Marketing Coordinator

Khoi Banks - Marketing Coordinator

Travis Broughton - Marketing Director
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Roy Morgan - Canine Relations
He’s a big fan of head pats, belly scratches, and great filmic storytelling. Follow us on social media — especially instagram — to get more updates from this cool canine.
Roy Morgan
Director of Canine Relations

Mayonnaise Hyer - Conference Canine
Mayonnaise Hyer
Conference Canine