Ian McCluskey

Executive Director

A seventh-generation Oregonian, Ian McCluskey is deeply rooted to the diverse stories of the region. McCluskey's independent work producing, writing, shooting, directing, and editing has led to more than two dozen national awards including NW Emmy Awards, Chicago Film Festival's Hugo Awards, CINE Golden Eagle Awards, and Telly Awards. His work has been broadcast by PBS and featured in numerous film festivals, including Montréal's Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA), Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and IFP in New York.

After working for Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), McCluskey founded the non-profit NW Documentary, where he now teaches and produces. Using today's digital technology and borrowing from the traditions of photography, literary non-fiction, and documentary, his work reflects the people, place and personality of his native Northwest.

Filmography

  • Eloquent Nude: The Love and Legacy of Edward Weston & Charis Wilson, 2007
  • Sun Gu Ja, 2004
  • Echo of Water Against Rocks: Remembering Celilo Falls, 2000

Julie Gliniany

Associate Director

Julie Gliniany is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Communication with an emphasis in Rhetoric, Media, and Public Culture and a minor in Sociology. She has been with NW Documentary since 2006 and assists with all aspects of programming, marketing, and administration. Her five-year background in non-profit arts work and musical and theatrical training lend themselves well to the interdisciplinary arts of documentary storytelling. Gliniany's public relations skills helped produce and distribute to a wide audience the award-winning documentary film Eloquent Nude.

Allan Luebke

Instructor

Allan Luebke is a professional audiovisual production specialist and instructor for the Documentary Explorers Camps. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, where his documentary Behind These Walls won the national student Emmy Award. Luebke's passion for documentary filmmaking and his genuine enthusiasm for working with students have made him an effective and popular instructor in the Documentary Explorers Camp program.

Jen Smith

Storyboard

Jen Smith is editor of NW Documentary's newsletter, Storyboard. She has volunteered for the organization for six years, contributing public relations, writing, design and event planning work. She co-produced "Gimme Doughnut" with Magda Diaz and Anna Maj Michelson as a project for NW Documentary's DIY Documentary workshop. The 10-minute film explores the local characters and cultural anomaly that is Voodoo Doughnut.

She graduated with a Journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. Jen has nearly ten years experience in in a variety of non-profit organizations, and such diverse skills as marketing, public relations, filmmaking and ad campaign design.

Board of Directors:

  • Meg Allen
  • Dennis Lavery
  • Kate Regan

Resource Council:

  • Jon Combs, Pro Photo Supply
  • Yassi Irajpanah, Commerce Bank of Oregon
  • Michael Kilgore, IronStone Bank
  • Kathleen Lewis
  • Michael Dell Long, Long Law PC
  • Jessica Martin, Oregon Public Broadcasting
  • Vikki Mee
  • Ben Moorad
  • Sherine Ngai, IronStone Bank
  • Tom Ranieri, Cinema 21
  • David Hamilton
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