If you have ever starred blankly at your Kindle because it wouldn’t work right or tried to figure out how to set up a TypePad blog and went to the bookstore to get some help, then you probably know the name Scott McNulty. The author of several books about everything from Google + to WordPress, Scott has been helping people get in touch with their technology for years.

Scott was nice enough to answer a few questions about writing, being a foodie and giving writing advice to your wife.

So tell the Geekadelphia readers about yourself. Have you always been a tech guy?

I’ve always been a geek, even in the Dark ages when that wasn’t cool, but I haven’t always been a tech guy. I spent most of my childhood/teen years reading about elves and spaceships, but I wasn’t really interested in technology. In fact, I didn’t even own a computer of my own until a year after I graduated from college in 1999.

What’s the hardest part of taking something like, say, the Kindle Fire, and making it easy for anyone to use?

Probably getting people to realize that tech books offer up useful information that you won’t find in the manual. Technology companies spend a lot of money trying to convince people that their products are “intuitive” and “easy to use.” In some cases this is true, but I find that lots of people still turn to the geeks in their lives to answer a variety of questions.

When I write I try to image myself in that role of tech confidante, answering the questions people have but might be hesitant to ask because the gadget they’re using is supposed to be so simple to use.

Other than that it is all about judging how much your reader knows vs. what they don’t. Will they know what “tapping” and “swiping” on a screen means? Surely they’ve heard of apps, but do they really know what apps are?

You are also something of a foodie. Are there any similarities between writing about food and tech?

I don’t do a heck of a lot of food writing, but I can tell you that people really into food, just like those really into tech, have strong opinions and aren’t afraid to share them.

Your wife Marisa McClellan just published the Food in Jars cookbook. As someone who has written a whole bunch of tech how-to books, did you have any advice for her?

All writers have a natural enemy: the deadline. My biggest piece of advice for Marisa, which she ignored, was: start writing as much as you can now even though your deadline is months and months away. When I wrote my first book I had something like 7 months to write it, so I spent the first month thinking about how cool it was I was writing a book.

I spent the second month thinking maybe I should start. The third month was devoted to really getting that outline fleshed out while the fourth month was all about organizing my desk (I can’t write this all these distractions!). Then I freaked out because I only had a few weeks to turn in the first half of the book, so I spent as many of my waking hours as possible feverishly writing.

I hoped to spare Marisa this experience, but you really have to live through it to understand.

So what’s next for you in terms of writing?

I’m sure I’ll write another tech book or two that no one in my family will read.

If you had a choice, get your hands on the next-gen iPad a month before everyone else or dinner at a brand new high end restaurant so you could write a review, which would you choose?

Assuming the dinner was free, I’d go with the restaurant. It would be neat to play with a next-gen iPad, but you have to return those review units so I’d end up buying one for myself. However, I don’t think the restaurant would want me to return my meal.

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This week we talk to Tara Bennett. You might know her from… oh man, where do I start?! Tara is one busy geek!

She is currently writing for SCI FI Magazine, SFX Magazine, FEARnet, Blastr, Snakkle.com (to name a few), has co-written the Official “Lost Encylopedia”, “Firefly: Official Companions 1-3” as well as authoring “300: The Art of the Film” and all four of the “24: Official Companion Guides.”

Whew! That’s a lot of pop culture awesome right there! We spoke to Tara about all of this as well as living in the Philadelphia area.

You are writing for a ton of awesome publications and sites and have also written extensively about 24 and LOST. How did you get started in “geek related” journalism?

Tara Bennett: I’ve loved film and television since I was a kid. There was nothing better than setting myself in front of the TV after school watching my favorite shows or having my parents take me to the movies. My dad is a huge cinema fan too so we had a huge library of VHS, Laserdiscs and then DVDs with our favorites playing on a loop any given night or weekend. I was a voracious reader of all things Hollywood from behind the scenes magazines like Starlog to novelizations of every movie that interested me. My passion for storytelling became my career goal.

I went to Rowan University (at the time Glassboro State) for their Radio/Television/Film program, graduated and went into corporate and then then live TV production. I loved it but I didn’t love the content I was producing. I wasn’t able to relocate at that time to pursue the kinds of entertainment I always dreamed of making so I actually fell into writing with my day job. I’d write scripts and eventually was a contributor for @Home as a film reviewer.

I stepped up my online writing to include interviews and features and really fell in love with it. In 2003, I got downsized from my producing job and it became the perfect moment to give writing a try as my new full-time profession. Gratefully, I managed to get in the door of some magazines covering sci-fi shows and I never looked back.

As a self-proclaimed LOST-ie, I read the LOST Encyclopedia front to back. How long did it take you and co-author Paul Terry to compile all the information for that epic tome?

Tara Bennett: We love to meet new Losties! The LOST Encyclopedia was hands down the hardest book I’ve ever had to wrestle into submission. It was Paul’s first authorship on a book and it sure was an introduction and a half for him. In November 2009, we basically started breaking down every element of the show alphabetically into an Excel file and ranked everything according to importance.

We then submitted that to the LOST writing team for approval. With everything sanctioned, we broke all of the entries in half and then spent from January 2010 to May 2010 writing every entry of the book with the guidance and clarification of the show’s writing team. They vetted all of our copy, tweaked it and then approved it.

The extra fun part was that we were writing as the last season of the show was unfolding so after every episode we had at least 4 – 10 new entries and we had to continue to add to every existing entry as more story was revealed. We were pretty wiped out by the end of the show and the book.

I can only imagine! It’s a great read. Who is your favorite LOST character (if you had to pick JUST one)?

Tara Bennett: That’s such a hard question and one I can never answer well. I loved so many but I usually lean towards Sawyer, because I am such a sucker for a character’s redemptive arc. I think Josh Holloway really came into his own playing Sawyer and taking him from a surly jerk to a man who learned through love how to be a selfless hero at the end.

My other pick is Ben because he was such a deliciously deceptive and manipulative character. Michael Emerson made him an indelible part of that show’s mythology and an absolute scene stealer that had me riveted to my TV.

You also list comics, toys, movies, TV, and music as your other interests. Name what you’re currently geeking out to in those categories.

Tara Bennett: Comics, I am behind in my comics reading but I was last reading The Walking Dead and Chew.

Toys? I am the proud owner of a Katniss Everdeen action figure by NECA on my desk right now. She’s right next to my Jim Henson by the sadly defunct Palisades Toys and my Bad Robot maquette from QMX. My desk says everything you need to know about me with toys.

I am behind on movies right now too but I did take a breather the other night to re-watch J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (which is still awesome) and I can’t wait to see what Gary Ross does with The Hunger Games.

TV? Fringe! Such an amazing show with such incredible fans akin to the Losties. Music, I went to see Zola Jesus a few weeks ago and she put on a great show.

Fringe is so great! Definitely one of my faves as well! What are some of your places in Philly?

Tara Bennett: I’m usually in Philly to catch a live show with friends so I love the TLA (meandering on South Street before to soak up the sights and sounds and food), WXPN’s World Cafe or the new Union Transfer club. Philly has amazing restaurants so my friends and I like to hit Penang on 10th, either of the Continental’s, or do a chocolate walk at any of the city’s sweet cafes. If you can get access, Ralph’s Cafe in the Comcast Center has the best view of the city.

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Welcome to this week’s Geek of the Week, where we highlight the fun and creative people of our city. This week, we’ve interviewed the amazing Hawk Krall – a very talented illustrator, food lover and writer.

So, Hawk. What’s your backstory, are you a native Philadelphian?

I grew up outside the city in Jenkintown and came to the city pretty often. Went to college in Brooklyn (Pratt) and lived there for a few years before moving back to Philly in 2001.

What’s your favorite part about the food scene in Philly?

When I first moved here, whether it was running good comics in the alt weeklies or putting sweetbreads on a restaurant menu, there was this idea with everything that “Philly’s not ready for that.. this isn’t New York..” but now it’s like the land of golden opportunity. So many of the people I’ve worked with over the last 10 years both art and food wise are opening their own restaurants and businesses and it’s just amazing to watch.

You’re a great illustrator. Do you have a background in art? How long have you been drawing food?

My parents are both artists so I was trained from birth, went to art school and have been illustrating for over ten years, at first mostly comics and humorous editorial illustration. I was working as a line cook and doing illustrations at night, and realized that combining the two would probably give me a better chance at making a real career out of it. (more…)

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This week’s Geek of the Week is a man of varied interests, my pal Brian Lim.

Philadelphia foodies might know Brian from his food blog Bridges Burgers Beer, where he rambles about local nibbles, or from his work with Foodspotting as a Philly Foodspotting ambassador. Those driving in and out of thte city… well, you probably don’t know him, but he’s the gentleman who helps engineer those bridges your car zips over.

Bridges. Burgers. Blogs. Brian does a lot. Read on to learn about this geeky gentleman.

So when you aren’t busy at your day job, you run a food blog. Tell us a bit about it.

I started my blog, Bridges, Burgers & Beer in October of 2009. It was sorta created out of boredom. I like to eat, drink, and cook. I’m also somewhat of a bridge geek. I hoped to combine my passions for all those things in my blog.

You party down with the Philly Foodspotting community quite a bit. Tell us about that group.

I got hooked on Foodspotting a few years ago when my friend/fellow blogger, Amy Cao, started to work with them. Because I take photos of my food normally and it was a fun, neat way to find food, I figured why not contribute to Foodspotting.

Since then, a Philly Foodspotting community developed and I became one of the two Philly Foodspotting ambassadors. We hold a food eatup or crawl every month, open to everyone. (more…)

Welcome to this week’s Geek of the Week, where we highlight the fun and creative people of our city. This week, we talk to both sides of the power-couple behind the Talkadelphia podcast. For their work, Kishwer and Gino were winners in our first-ever Philadelphia Geek Awards for Best New Podcast last year.

It’s been over 50 episodes/a year and a half now. How did this all begin, why did you want to start a local podcast?

Kishwer: I was listening to an acquaintance, the talented jazz composer and pianist, Vijay Iyer, talk to Terry Gross over on NPR’s podcast, Fresh Air and it struck me that writing really sucks. At the time, I was doing a number of Q&As for MTV Desi and I found it especially challenging to encapsulate people’s words in neat, 500-word blog posts. I wanted people to be able to tell their stories in their own words and using their own voices. Words can sometimes strip people of their personalities.

Plus, I missed the connection I felt to Philadelphia when I used to blog regularly from my own site. So on October 14, 2010, I tweeted: “I want to do a podcast. How do I do this and who wants to be interviewed.” And 10 seconds later, Gino, my then-boyfriend, called me. He was on board with the idea from day one. He really made it all happen.

Gino: It was all her idea. I just do what I’m told.

Listeners of the podcast will know that you guys are law school students. What else would you like to say about yourselves?

Kishwer: I have an unnatural affection for bacon.

Gino: I’m a comic book geek, a sports nerd and a movie nut. If they made a movie where the Avengers played football, I would self-combust.

Who’s been the most interest, favorite or notable guest you’ve had on thus far?

Kishwer: I really enjoyed talking to author Lorene Cary. She was someone I’d read since I was in high school and it was such a treat to find out she was as animated in person as she is on paper. And of course, it was a thrill to interview Philadelphia Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan. And let’s not forget Mayor Nutter. He has quite a sense of humor.

Gino: Obviously, no one can top our second ever guest, noted novelist Eric Smith. What’s that you say? He has something to do with this outfit? I had no idea!

What future plans do you have for the podcast?

Kishwer: As long as people still engage in our content, we know they’re listening and want to hear from us. As for future plans, well, we’ve recently become members of PhillyCAM and I think it may be neat to someday include a few video clips of our interviews.

Gino: What we try to do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!

Who are some people you’d like to interview in the future?

Kishwer: Bill Cosby. Nothing more Philly than Bill Cosby. I actually did interview him for my high school paper when he came to visit. But he just dodged all my “serious” questions with jokes. Somebody hook us up!

Gino: I’ve always said my dream interview would be Will Smith. I would make him sing the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song on the podcast with me. I might settle for Tina Fey, though.

Have any upcoming events that we should be keeping an eye for?

Kishwer: On Thursday, April 26, we’ll be at PhillyCAM from 1PM-2PM for Philly Tech Week, taping a live, streaming episode of Talkadelphia called “The Future of iOS Games,” featuring Yis Goodwin and Jeff Hsu of the iOS game Catball Eats It All and William Stallwood and Andrei Marks of Cipher Prime, a Philadelphia-based game studio as they talk about the next phase in iOS gaming. Come join us!

Gino: What she said.

—For folks reading this, you must check out their podcast immediately. Visit TalkadelphiaRadio.com or look for them on iTunes.

This week we talked with Koreen Olbrish, the founder of Tandem Learning.

Koreen started Tandem Learning in 2008 to address an unmet need in the learning space using technology with an emphasis on performance improvement and behavioral change. Koreen has strong ties to education and Philadelphia, having received her MS in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State University and helping start Freire Charter School in Philadelphia in 1999.

Recently, Koreen’s experience has been in the development of learning solutions, with particular expertise in simulations, serious games, mobile learning, augmented reality and the application of virtual worlds for learning.  That means she’s a serious gamer, readers!

Tell me about Learning in Tandem.

Koreen:  Learning in Tandem was the blog that I started when I started my company, Tandem Learning, four years ago. I thought when I started that I would be writing about being a female entrepreneur and all of the challenges of founding a tech services start up. Over the years it evolved into a journal of sorts, and I write about all kinds of things, but I try to always tie it back to learning, design or other business-related topics.

When my company was acquired by Ayogo Games last fall, I realized how varied the topics I write about are. I started writing for myself, assuming no one would ever read it, but its amazing how many times I’ll meet someone and they’ll bring up a specific blog post or say, “oh, I read about that on your blog!”

Realizing I wasn’t just talking to myself has made me try to bring meaning to my personal experiences and make my lessons learned (hopefully!) relevant for other people. Only very rarely do I talk about my adorable children or hilarious anecdotes!

You’re a self-proclaimed gamer, tell me about your favorite games.

Koreen:  Ugh, I am a gamer that doesn’t play nearly enough games! I think that’s probably fairly common with game designers. I was having a conversation recently about my gaming “style”…basically I play a new game for an hour or so and figure out if there is anything new that I could incorporate into one of my designs. If there is, then I’ll play more to figure out how it works. If not, it gets shelved. I was told that I’m a deconstructionist. I interpreted that as a shade of gamer snob…but I’m ok with that.

That said, I have some favorites that really expanded my own game design and what I teach my grad students. Scribblenauts… brilliant in its design and potential for learning. Heavy Rain is an amazing example of decision-making impacting storyline. Portal 2 is maybe the best puzzle-based game I’ve seen. I do tend to prefer the more immersive storyline driven experiences; Myst is still the only game I’ve ever finished. I have SkyRim waiting for me to play…I’ve “gamified” finishing my book, Immersive Learning, so I’m not allowed to play until I submit all of my chapters, which thankfully is any second now. My guilty pleasure game is Endless Ocean.

I’m also playing a lot of mobile games, since they tend to be shorter and I can play easily when I travel. Lately its Jetpack Joyride and Zwonks, which was recently released by Rude Boy Games, a division of my new company. I’m not sure they know how much I’ve been playing and I have hesitated to bring it up in any of our meetings. I guess they know now (more…)

One of my favorite places to hang out is Redcap’s Corner, a gaming store that recently relocated from 4040 Locust Street to 3617 Lancaster Avenue. I’m there every Wednesday for Dungeons and Dragons Encounters, most Tuesdays for board game night (we’ve currently got a Blood Bowl league going), and, when I can make it, Saturdays for Living Forgotten Realms.

The owners of the store, Adam Friedman and Benn Roe, are two of my favorite geeks in all of Philadelphia. After playing some King of Tokyo with them, I got them to answer some questions for me.

So tell us – what’s a Redcap, exactly?

Benn: A redcap is a cruel and unforgiving faerie who springs into existence in order to commit murder on nature’s behalf. He looks like a slightly goblinoid old man, usually found carrying a scythe or an iron pike and always found wearing a red hat, dripping with the blood of his victims. Being the savvy businessmen that we are, we knew right away this was the creature we wanted to identify with our store.

Adam: What he said.

What was the driving force behind you opening a board game shop?

Adam: I’ll let Benn cover this one.

Benn: After college, it slowly began to dawn on me that a political science and philosophy double major with a minor in English didn’t actually point toward any sort of career, and I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life. In high school I had wanted to open up a political bookshop with a coffee shop attached to it, so I started thinking of entrepreneurial sorts of things to do.

I quickly realized that I was driving out to the suburbs to play games at Alternate Universes, even though I lived in Philadelphia proper, and it all just sort of fell together. Philly needed a game store and I needed something to do with my life, plus starting a business where I could get paid to play games meant I didn’t even have to give up being a kid. (more…)

For this week’s Geek of the Week, we sit down and chat with Katrina Weidman, Bucks County native and Penn State grad. She’s currently a cast member on A&E’s Paranormal State investigating all the spooky stuff.

So Katrina, how did you get involved in all the paranormal stuff?

I’ve always been interested in the supernatural. I grew up in Bucks County and lived in haunted houses. When you’re constantly having experiences you have this need to find out “What was that?” It’s human nature to want answers for something you don’t quite understand. My mother’s side of the family was always very interested in the supernatural as well.

That side of the family also had experiences so it was never taboo to talk about ghosts in my family, it was normal and fascinating. I was always reading books on ghosts or watching scary movies. At sleep overs I was the one who broke out the Ouija board, which usually left my friends in tears and calling their parents for a ride home.

For those who are completely clueless about what you do, what does being a paranormal investigator mean?

In layman’s terms: I investigate, study and research anything science can’t explain. This includes UFOs, ghosts, demons, cryptos — anything in that realm.

What’s been the most challenging part of working on Paranormal State?

The schedule. The first season I was still a student at Penn State. Juggling two majors, a minor, three clubs and filming a TV show on top of it, I’m honestly surprised I somehow managed to graduate. After graduation, you’d think it were easier, but it wasn’t. We were working all the time on finding cases and clients. If we weren’t doing that we were traveling or filming for the show. I loved it, but you really do lose track of days and there were definitely times I would forget what town we were even in.

The downside to all of it is sometimes you have to miss out on other events, like weddings, baby showers, birthday parties, etc. That part was really hard for me because my friends mean the world to me.

What else are you up to aside from A&E and the spooky stuff?

Career-wise, I have a few projects that I’m working on. My next project was a two-hour special on Chiller. It’s called “Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Movies.” I am huge horror movie fan and whenever the previews say, “based on true events” I’m usually researching those “true events” for weeks! I’ll read every book, article and watch every documentary or interview. This project was a perfect fit!

Tell me about your other hobbies.

I’ve got tons! Snowboarding, cooking, knitting, dancing, playing piano, etc. I guess my “odd” hobby would be my weird obsession with The Golden Girls, I own every DVD, t-shirts, trivia books and more. I watch this show just about every day and will normally talk someone’s ear off about how awesome it is. This is usually met with a weird look.

—Thanks for taking the time to chat with us, Katrina. We admire your real-life X-Files investigations. Readers, be sure to follow @KatrinaWeidman on Twitter or check out her official Facebook fan page.

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My least favorite part of moving into a new place is living with white walls. Luckily there are people like Sean Martorana who spend their days making sure I don’t have to.

Sean, however, does much more than paint.

He’s the do-it-all artist you can’t possibly keep up with. Not satisfied by the thousands of paintings and drawings he’s created over they years, he’s begun to take on increasingly bold challenges such as designing jewelry, painting entire facades of restaurants, or covering office interiors floor to ceiling in a mash of murals and paintings. Hailing from Glassboro, NJ, Sean now inhabits Northern Liberties and spends most of his days working out of Indy Hall.

You create nonstop. What is it about the act of creation you can’t seem to get enough of?

Creation serves two very important purposes in my life. Selfishly, it’s a very therapeutic process. I feel good when I complete a work of art or a beautiful design; it’s a type of high. If I go too long without creating something, my thoughts start to get really chaotic. Keeping up my creativity keeps me sane (for the most part).

The other side of it is the fact that somebody is going to enjoy what I’ve created, possibly even developing an emotional connection to it. I never cease to be amazed by this intersection of myself, my art, and the people who connect with it.

What sources of inspiration do you draw upon to put yourself in such a consistently creative space?

This is a question that I get asked a lot, and I never feel like I give a solid answer. Mostly, I’m inspired by my current emotional state and the energy and emotions of the people around me – good or bad. Strong emotions of any sort create extremely strong energy, and I definitely feed off of it.

I’m also inspired by the people around me getting shit done every day. Philadelphia has no shortage of this. I don’t like feeling that I’m not working as hard or as intelligently as I’m capable of. I can be very hard on myself that way.

Then it’s just the day to day… what’s going on around me, what I see going on in other places. The world is full inspirational content. (more…)

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One of Philly’s most exciting tech companies is Old City’s appRenaissance. They recently made headlines with recen naming of Bob Moul as the company’s Chairman and CEO — an event that Mayor Nutter called “one more vote of confidence for this city as a growing hub for the tech economy.”

The founder and Chief Technology Officer of the company is Scott Wasserman, a man whose Japanese toy collection (glimpsed in the window of Gallery 309 which shares a space with appRenaissance) is nearly as impressive as his knowledge in all things tech. He’s this week’s Geek of the Week, and here’s what he has to say.

What were the origins of appRenaissance?

I founded appRenaissance in September 2010 after seeing the need for a one stop shop for mobile strategy, development, analytics and support. Previously, I was a partner at Transmogrify in Conshohocken and wanted to grow the new company in Old City. I love the tech and creative vibe in the neighborhood and I live 4 blocks from our office.

What is the company’s goal?

Our goal is to become the go-to company for mobile innovation in the region, and to extend our offerings globally.We also want to create a work environment that feels good to come to, fosters innovation and encourages learning. We believe in giving back to the community and our office is available for free to tech and design groups to use for their meet-ups and events.

In addition, we spend time in local universities and colleges to evangelize mobile and mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs. My personal involvement includes volunteering at the Temple Entrepreneur Institute and sitting on the board of the Wilmington University Game Design and Development program. I also recently had my first class pop-in visit at Drexel.

What are some of the biggest challenges you face in your work?

Right now mobile is has been widely adopted but the skills necessary to produce quality apps has lagged behind demand. Also the knowledge of how to apply mobile to the business sector is being invented as we speak. We’re doing our part to help educate the business leaders in the region on the transformational potential of mobile but some have been slow to adopt a mobile strategy. (more…)

Tattooed Mom is one of Geekadelphia’s favorite spots in Philadelphia. Robert Perry, one of the owners and masterminds behind the bar, is a great asset to the art and geek community in Philadelphia. He’s a supporter of all things creative, and sat down with me to talk about the history and mission behind Tattooed Moms.

How long has Tattooed Mom’s been around?

This year will be our 15th year… so that’s a pretty exciting milestone for us.

I feel like this bar has become a staple of South Street. How does that make you feel?

It’s great. I’ve seen so many eras come through on the street. It’s nice to grow with it, but still be an anchor for the street. We’ve always been very fortunate to be a gathering place for creative people. We’re the place that you go to before the show. We’re the place that the band comes to after the show. It’s nice to have been lucky to create an atmosphere were creative people feel comfortable.

Did you always have the idea of this “Punk Rock Themed” bar?

We are who we are. Mom and myself come from that world. A lot of the people that work here came up through that world. It’s just a natural expression of our histories and the people that we work with. (more…)

For this week’s Geek of the Week I got to spend of a few minutes with one of my favorite Philly film geeks, Lansing Sylvia the Director of Development over at the Philadelphia Film Society. I first got to know Lansie during the 20th Philadelphia Film Festival where she helped me co-ordinate some of the great content and contests for Geekadelphia.

For it being her first year she really brought a fresh passion and perspective that I feel was really missing from the festival, and I look forward to see what she brings to the Film Society in the years to come. I hope you enjoy our little chat about all things Philly film.

Most of our readers will probably know you as the voice of the Philadelphia Film Society’s Twitter, so what exactly do you do at the Film Society and how did you land that gig in the first place?

I haven’t been able to do the Twitter as much as before.

So what I do at the Film Society is I am the Director of Development, which is philanthropic foundational individual and corporate giving. So what that means is I am partially responsible for keeping the lights on.

How I got the gig is I got my masters in non profit leadership and one of my professors had just joined the board of the Film Society, so she knew they were looking for someone with development and marketing experience. She also knew I wanted to stay in Philly, so she recommended me to Andrew our executive director who met with me and I was hired about four or five weeks after I graduated.

What is it like working with an organization like the Philadelphia Film Society?

One of the things I am constantly amazed at is how tiny the Philadelphia Film Society is, the year round staff is like 6 people and we have a great seasonal staff that comes in as well.  Working in such a small environment, its like working in a family. It really honestly is.

Everyone plays a role and those roles always change.  That is the best thing but it is also the most challenging.

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