Diane has a love of nostalgia…music, films, art. As a long time aficionado of movies in all genre she is looking forward to focusing on independent films of short duration. This interest is driven by her personality…always entertaining, and enjoying the stories, creativity and lives depicted in films. Her knack for seeing beyond the obvious makes her a natural for evaluating films pushing the limits. Diane is active in the Gilroy community, particularly with involvement in the schools attended by her three children. Diane’s contributions have been at the school level as well as the district level where she has served on a number of task forces with administrators and other parents. As a 21 year resident of Gilroy, Diane and her husband value their family, the community life they experience, and the rewarding careers each of them enjoy. Diane is a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker.
Andrew Juncker
Andrew has been a filmmaker since he was a child. He is a Oakland resident and an alumnus of Gavilan College. He attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where he received a B.A. emphasizing in film. He currently works at Gavilan College as the television studio technician and has worked on various film and video productions in the bay area. His tastes in film vary widely from big-budget Hollywood box office blasts to obscure avant-guarde enigmas. His short film "Micheal’s Storm" won the Juror’s Choice Award for Best Drama at the Poppy Jasper last year. This is his first year serving as a Juror.
George N. Panos
It is easy to say his interest in films began early. George recalls his dad breaking away from his busy restaurant business and taking his boys to see “Pork Chop Hill,” Westerns and kids’ movies like “Nikki, Wild Dog of the North.” Comedies, musicals and foreign films all fit into his mix – having watched films in Greek as a child during Greek Independence Day celebrations. While attending West Virginia University, where he earned a B.S. degree in Broadcast Journalism, George took a film class, which is why he has to be at a movie well before it starts to get the best seat – in line with the projector. He and his wife enjoy watching (oldies) the Thin Man series with William Powell and Myrna Loy on PBS. Before becoming an electronics sales representative in Silicon Valley, George had stints as a PR/Ad Agency copywriter and interned/part-time for on-air and production work at a PBS-affiliate station. Actively involved in promoting community and civic organizations, his contributions include chair of the Mt. Madonna YMCA Board of Managers, board member of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee, and president of the Morgan Hill Unified School Board of Trustees. He is a former contributing columnist to the Morgan Hill Times and appeared as a host on Morgan Hill’s local cable television network.
Kate Lutz
Kate has been in the Morgan Hill community since 2001, bringing her passion about life, art, nature and stories whether in movies, plays or poetry or improv. Retired from nursing, she now sings with the Aromas Threshold Choir for the past three years, and she is an active partner in the family real estate business with her husband. Kate is an articulate and discerning film lover and enjoys discussing the subtle and not so subtle nuances of a well-made film. Several family members currently work in sound and lighting in L.A. She and her husband often create stories together, and they plan to segue out of real estate and into short films when they retire next year.
Edward Taylor
Edward's interest in film spans the spectrum of enjoyment to the
production of movies with the use of low-end PC based video editing equipment.
Edward is currently employed by Google as an Engineering Director and is
focused on testing and quality issues across Google's software
properties. Edward's present responsibilities include testing of the Ads
and Commerce system and Infrastructure.
Edward has more than 20 years in the software industry, most which was
spent with IBM's Santa Teresa Lab (now called Silicon Valley Lab) where
he held various technical and management positions in the Data Base
organization. While with IBM, Edward was also responsible for developing
and delivering such diverse software products as (a first of its kind)
SGML Document formatter for the publishing industry and an architecture
and products for the definition and implementation of Information
Warehouses.
Also prior to joining Google, Edward was Director of Quality for Verity
Software, a leading Enterprise Search software company, and Director of
Engineering Services for Legato systems a leader in storage management
products.
Edward holds a BS degree in Business Administration and MS degree in
Computer Information Systems.
Peter Walsh
Peter is a Canadian film maker, writer & photographer and Morgan Hill resident who has worked 30 years in the Film & Television industries in Toronto, New York & Los Angeles. Mr. Walsh has produced and/or directed & written numerous documentaries, commercials and dramas. His work has won awards in national & international festivals and been shown on networks including PBS & NBC. Award winning documentaries include; Gonngashan White Peak in the Clouds ( CBC,PBS) which was shot in Tibet and China. STRIPTEASE, a documentary about working women unionizing, won various awards (Chicago, San Francisco) and honorable mentions and was a favorite of the women’s movement. In 1992 Mr. Walsh founded New World Media Alliance in New York City, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to social issues. He produced documentaries on subjects ranging from bio-energy healing to abortion rights, end of life decision making, & patient self determination. The films were produced in conjunction with a number of national foundations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Mr. Walsh has given seminars on his work and documentary film making at many colleges & universities in Canada & the U.S including the American Film Institute & USC.
Diane has a love of nostalgia…music, films, art. As a long time aficionado of movies in all genre she is looking forward to focusing on independent films of short duration. This interest is driven by her personality…always entertaining, and enjoying the stories, creativity and lives depicted in films. Her knack for seeing beyond the obvious makes her a natural for evaluating films pushing the limits. Diane is active in the Gilroy community, particularly with involvement in the schools attended by her three children. Diane’s contributions have been at the school level as well as the district level where she has served on a number of task forces with administrators and other parents. As a 21 year resident of Gilroy, Diane and her husband value their family, the community life they experience, and the rewarding careers each of them enjoy. Diane is a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker.
Andrew has been a filmmaker since he was a child. He is a Oakland resident and an alumnus of Gavilan College. He attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where he received a B.A. emphasizing in film. He currently works at Gavilan College as the television studio technician and has worked on various film and video productions in the bay area. His tastes in film vary widely from big-budget Hollywood box office blasts to obscure avant-guarde enigmas. His short film "Micheal’s Storm" won the Juror’s Choice Award for Best Drama at the Poppy Jasper last year. This is his first year serving as a Juror.
It is easy to say his interest in films began early. George recalls his dad breaking away from his busy restaurant business and taking his boys to see “Pork Chop Hill,” Westerns and kids’ movies like “Nikki, Wild Dog of the North.” Comedies, musicals and foreign films all fit into his mix – having watched films in Greek as a child during Greek Independence Day celebrations. While attending West Virginia University, where he earned a B.S. degree in Broadcast Journalism, George took a film class, which is why he has to be at a movie well before it starts to get the best seat – in line with the projector. He and his wife enjoy watching (oldies) the Thin Man series with William Powell and Myrna Loy on PBS. Before becoming an electronics sales representative in Silicon Valley, George had stints as a PR/Ad Agency copywriter and interned/part-time for on-air and production work at a PBS-affiliate station. Actively involved in promoting community and civic organizations, his contributions include chair of the Mt. Madonna YMCA Board of Managers, board member of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee, and president of the Morgan Hill Unified School Board of Trustees. He is a former contributing columnist to the Morgan Hill Times and appeared as a host on Morgan Hill’s local cable television network.
Kate has been in the Morgan Hill community since 2001, bringing her passion about life, art, nature and stories whether in movies, plays or poetry or improv. Retired from nursing, she now sings with the Aromas Threshold Choir for the past three years, and she is an active partner in the family real estate business with her husband. Kate is an articulate and discerning film lover and enjoys discussing the subtle and not so subtle nuances of a well-made film. Several family members currently work in sound and lighting in L.A. She and her husband often create stories together, and they plan to segue out of real estate and into short films when they retire next year.
Edward's interest in film spans the spectrum of enjoyment to the
production of movies with the use of low-end PC based video editing equipment.
Edward is currently employed by Google as an Engineering Director and is
focused on testing and quality issues across Google's software
properties. Edward's present responsibilities include testing of the Ads
and Commerce system and Infrastructure.
Edward has more than 20 years in the software industry, most which was
spent with IBM's Santa Teresa Lab (now called Silicon Valley Lab) where
he held various technical and management positions in the Data Base
organization. While with IBM, Edward was also responsible for developing
and delivering such diverse software products as (a first of its kind)
SGML Document formatter for the publishing industry and an architecture
and products for the definition and implementation of Information
Warehouses.
Also prior to joining Google, Edward was Director of Quality for Verity
Software, a leading Enterprise Search software company, and Director of
Engineering Services for Legato systems a leader in storage management
products.
Edward holds a BS degree in Business Administration and MS degree in
Computer Information Systems.
Peter is a Canadian film maker, writer & photographer and Morgan Hill resident who has worked 30 years in the Film & Television industries in Toronto, New York & Los Angeles. Mr. Walsh has produced and/or directed & written numerous documentaries, commercials and dramas. His work has won awards in national & international festivals and been shown on networks including PBS & NBC. Award winning documentaries include; Gonngashan White Peak in the Clouds ( CBC,PBS) which was shot in Tibet and China. STRIPTEASE, a documentary about working women unionizing, won various awards (Chicago, San Francisco) and honorable mentions and was a favorite of the women’s movement. In 1992 Mr. Walsh founded New World Media Alliance in New York City, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to social issues. He produced documentaries on subjects ranging from bio-energy healing to abortion rights, end of life decision making, & patient self determination. The films were produced in conjunction with a number of national foundations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Mr. Walsh has given seminars on his work and documentary film making at many colleges & universities in Canada & the U.S including the American Film Institute & USC.