Irish Screen America Advisory Board
Sarah Wilkinson Reynolds
Sarah Wilkinson Reynolds spent her career at the New York Times where, among other positions, she was the Managing Director of Entertainment Advertising, at the time a $200mm revenue source. In this capacity, she oversaw the publishing of the Arts and Leisure section and the Friday Weekend section. She was awarded 2 Publisher Awards; the first for her contribution to creating a marketplace for the independent film industry and the second for the creation of the now yearly event, “Broadway on Broadway”, currently known as “Stars on Broadway”. In addition, she brought the NYT onboard as an early sponsor for both the Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Film Project. In 1992, she was presented with the New York Times Sales Leadership Award.
Over her 14-year career she also spent time in the Book Review and Magazine. Sarah is married with four children and lives in Harrison, New York, and has been active in various charities and school programs since.
David Donoghue
From 2009 to August 2013, Ambassador Donoghue was the Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin. He presented credentials to the UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on 13th September 2013 and now serves as Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He is advising Irish Screen America on grants from the Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs.
Eoin Egan
Eoin is currently a producer on TV series “Nightflyers” for NBC and Netflix, he is also Exec Producer for long form and branded content at Harbor Picture Company in New York. Egan is advising Irish Screen America on potential filmmakers and actors to invite to our screenings.
Vincent Parker
Vincent Parker is the Strategy Director for an Advisory, Strategy and Communications Agency based in New York City. Prior to 2015, for 7 years, he was a senior advisor in the Office of the First and deputy First Minister in the Northern Ireland Government. Parker is advising us on the development and funding side of the project.
Naomi Sheridan
Naomi Sheridan’s first screenplay was “In America” a film she co-wrote with her father, Jim, and sister, Kirsten. The screenplay was nominated for numerous awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, the WGA award and the Humanitas award. It went on to win the Critics Choice award and the National Board of Review award. Sheridan is advising us on the filmmaker/writer side of collaboration with Irish Screen America.
Special Thanks
We couldn’t have done this work without the guidance and experience of Lisa McLaughlin, Pascal Ladreyt, Marcus J. Fox, Tara Halloran, Gregory Schenz and Jonathan Loughran. Thank you.
