Staff
Jodi S. Klebick
Executive Director
Jodi joined Steeltown in 2007 as consultant and President of Klebick & Company, LLC, a stategic marketing firm founded in 1999, where her clients included Loew’s Cineplex Entertainment, the UltraViolet Loop, the Product Development and Management Association International Conferences, and many other nonprofit and for profit organizations. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Broadcast/Cable Communications, Jodi worked for WPXI-TV, WIXZ-AM, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Katz Graduate School of Business Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, and Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. Jodi has been a Board Member of PUMP and co-founder of Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival. In 2009 she was nominated for the American Marketing Association Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Award, and she is currently a member of Women in Film and Media Pittsburgh Chapter and Meeting Professionals International. She is also a past recipient of the National Association of Women Business Owners “Volunteer Service Award." In Jodi's free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and gardening.
Carl Kurlander
Executive Producer
Carl grew up in Pittsburgh but moved to Los Angeles in 1982 after winning the MCA-Universal Studios Scholar Award while attending Duke University. For two decades, Carl worked as a screenwriter (“St. Elmo's Fire”) and television writer/producer (“Saved By The Bell”) writing screenplays under contract for Columbia, Paramount, Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Orion, and Disney Studios, in addition to writing and producing over 150 episodes of television for NBC, Fox, and CBS. In 2001, Carl returned to Pittsburgh, began teaching at the University of Pittsburgh, and in 2003, co-founded the Steeltown Entertainment Project. Carl has remained in Pittsburgh and in his free time, enjoys spending time with his supportive wife, Natalie, and daughter, Campbell.
Cait Murray
Film Factory Associate Producer
Cait has spent the last four years immersing herself in the Pittsburgh film industry. Highlights include having worked with 1905 Productions, Fleadh Films, and Trifocal Media. In 2006 she served as Production Coordinator on "My Tale of Two Cities" and facilitated the film's Sonoma Valley Film Festival premiere. Cait initially joined Steeltown in 2007 as Office Manager. In 2009, she took a one year hiatus and studied film and french language in Paris at the Sorbonne and the American University of Paris, and was honored by Women in Film and Media Pittsburgh Chapter. Cait is thrilled to return to Steeltown in 2010 as Associate Producer of the Film Factory.
Jessica Pachuta
Program Coordinator
Jessica joined Steeltown in the Spring of 2009 as an Intern and officially joined the organization as Program Coordinator in September 2009. She enjoys sharing her love of filmmaking with the students she interacts with in Steeltown's Youth and Media Intiative. Jessica comes to Steeltown with degrees in Film and Video and Applied French from Pennsylvania State University where she interned at WPSU. Jessica has worked on several local independent productions and has enjoyed volunteering with organizations such as Girl Scouts of SWPA and Penn State's Dance Marathon.
Kris Veenis
Production Manager
Kris joined Steeltown in 2007 with a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from St. Vincent College. Kris has served as the Post-Production Coordinator on "My Tale of Two Cities,” Sound Recordist and Co-Producer on "The Shot Felt 'Round the World," and currently serves as Steeltown’s Production Manager. In his free time, Kris works on independent film projects, cooks, and plays hockey.
