Erica Barnes

Erica manages VAFF year-round operations and fiscal needs, and oversees the planning and implementation of VAFF’s outreach programs and special events. Erica began working with the Festival in 2013 as the Digital Media Gallery Coordinator and most recently as Filmmakers and Sponsors Lounge Coordinator. She has substantial experience working with arts organizations, previously as Assistant Director at Second Street Gallery, Programming Director at KRUI, and served on the board of Student Broadcasters, Inc. She has a B.A. in Arts Management from the University of Iowa and moved to Charlottesville in 2012.