Executive Director
ActiveVoice
Shaady Salehi is executive director of Active Voice, a nationally recognized organization that designs and implements campaigns using film to advance social justice. With a decade of experience working at the intersection of media and social change, Shaady oversees Active Voice’s diverse portfolio of film campaigns and provides consultation to filmmakers and funders about using stories for social impact. She has spoken extensively at conferences and film festivals around the country, and has sat on review panels for the San Francisco Film Society and the BAVC Producer’s Institute. She also serves on the board of Let It Ripple, a nonprofit that experiments with collaborative filmmaking for the common good. She holds an M.S. in strategic communications from Columbia University, an M.A. in cultural anthropology from UC Davis and a B.A. in anthropology from Oberlin College. @shaadys @active_voice