List of Sunlight Media Collective Members & Board

Sunlight Media Collective Core Leadership Bios

• Dawn Neptune Adams (Penobscot Tribal Member, Racial Justice Consultant to the Peace + Justice Center of Eastern Maine, Wabanaki liaison to Maine Green Independent Party Steering Committee + environmental & Indigenous rights activist). Dawn is a Sunlight Media Collective content advisor, journalist, public speaker, narrator, production assistant, grant writer + event organizer.

• Maria Girouard (Penobscot Tribal Member, Historian focused on Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act, Coordinator of Wabanaki Health + Wellness at Maine- Wabanaki REACH + environmental & Indigenous rights activist). Maria is a Sunlight Media Collective co-founder, film director, writer, content advisor, public speaker + event organizer.

• Meredith DeFrancesco (Radio Journalist of RadioActive on WERU, environmental & Indigenous rights activist). Meredith is a Sunlight Media Collective co- founder, film producer, film director, journalist, organizational & financial management person + event organizer.

• Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot Tribal Member, lawyer, environmental & Indigenous rights activist, author, and Director of Land Peace Foundation). Sherri is a Sunlight Media Collective content advisor, writer, grant writer, public speaker + event organizer.

• Josh Woodbury (Penobscot Tribal Member, Tribal IT Department and Cultural & Historic Preservation Department, + Filmmaker). Josh is a Sunlight Media Collective cinematographer, film editor, web designer + content advisor.

• Kathy Paul (Penobscot Tribal Elder + environmental & Indigenous rights activist). Kathy is a Sunlight Media Collective content advisor, film co-director + producer, public speaker + event organizer.

• Chek Wingo (Filmmaker, Choctaw heritage). Chek is a Sunlight Media Collective film director, film editor, and cinematographer.

• Lilah Akins (Screenwriter, Wabanaki and Jewish heritage) Lilah is a Sunlight Media Collective current events/news contributor.

• Joanna Weaver (Filmmaker). Joanna is a Sunlight Media Collective film editor, film director, cinematographer, grant writer + organizational/administrative support person.

• Andrea DeFrancesco (Environmental & Indigenous Rights Activist). Andrea is a Sunlight Media Collective content advisor, organizational support person, film production assistant, and editing assistant.

• Sierra Henries (Nipmuc Tribal Member + Artist). Sierra is a Sunlight Media Collective content advisor, cinematographer and film production assistant.

Sunlight Media Collective Board members

Name Role on Board Work or Other Town of Residence Volunteer Affiliation Dawn Chair Racial Justice Bangor, Maine Neptune Adams Consultant at Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. Penobscot Tribal Member. Meredith Vice Chair Freelance radio Lamoine, Maine DeFrancesco journalist , producer, WERU FM Kathy Treasurer Penobscot Elder, Indian Island, Maine Paul advisor, writer Penobscot Tribal Member. Josh Secretary Penobscot Nation Indian Island, Maine Woodbury Office of Information Technology and Penobscot Cultural and Historic Preservation Department Penobscot Tribal Member. Joanna Independent Ouray, Colorado Weaver filmmaker Andrea Owner of Ironbound Gouldsboro, Maine DeFrancesco Island Seaweed; writer/editor Sherri Mitchell Mitchell Law; Land Hampden, Maine Peace Foundation; indigenous rights attorney; writer;radio producer Penobscot Tribal Member.