Susan Lee Kim - Corporate Secretary, Live Event Co-Producer
Susan Kim is the Corporate Secretary of Raw Science Film Festival, Inc. She is a seasoned attorney who has worked for multiple financial services institutions, including a large institutional bank and a company which provides CFO services to venture-backed start-ups. She was most recently Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for an alternative financing company and has served on the boards of multiple non-profit organizations. Susan is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and earned her undergraduate degree in Economics-Philosophy from Columbia University in three years.
Keri Kukral - Founder, Executive Producer
Keri Kukral (founder) is a former professional ballet dancer and was awarded a full scholarship to the Ruth Page Foundation after being hand selected by Ruth Page from the Arie Crown Theater stage as a child. Keri was directed by Larry Long, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Peter Anastos. She has a degree in bio/ electrical engineering from Purdue University and a long career in the medical device product development including neurovascular products and surgical instruments. Keri is the Founder and Executive Producer of the Raw Science Film Festival which is in its twelfth edition. The mission to humanize science and technology while celebrating fact-based experts through audio-visual media has been lifelong.
Josh Chamot - Director of Engagement
Josh Chamot recently stepped away from his role as Media Officer for Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. National Science Foundation, where he collaborated with scientists and engineers, reporters, industry partners, and other agencies to break news about research and inspire public engagement. Across two decades at NSF, he promoted nearly every field of research--from quantum computing to paleontology, from particle physics to cancer treatment--through press briefings and public outreach, social media and feature content, oversight of video and animation products, expert trainings, and more. He led several of NSF's largest outreach efforts, from the 2024 discovery of a technique to render skin transparent with Yellow #5, to the global 2019 announcement of the first image of a black hole , to the 2006 relocation of the Liberty Bell. He previously worked at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Department of Energy, and was founding editor of the Expert Voices Op-Ed and features platform for Space.com/LiveScience.com. He studied meteorites at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earning his M.S. in Geology in 2000, and double-majored in music and geology at the College of William and Mary, earning his B.S. in Geology in 1998.
Silvia Masera - Live Event Co-Producer
Silvia works closely with the founder and the main producer to plan and execute the festival. She manages and negotiates with sponsors, vendors and suppliers, and coordinates caterers, decorators, audiovisual. Silvia ensures timely activities and maintains schedules and coordinates with the teams. She communicates between the main producer, team members throughout the planning and execution stages. Silvia’s skills in planning experience transcends to the highest levels driven by her passion and love for life. She provides full-scale meetings, galas, red carpets, and summits. Silvia will bring you an event to remember.