Our Board of Directors
Officers
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Kathryn Omarkhail Artistic Director, COO
Kathryn is a clinical social worker employed by Tarrant County Mental Health Diversion Court Program Manager and as an Assessment Clinician at Baylor All Saints Medical Center. She also moonlights in private work conducting adoption social studies and adoption placements. Kathryn has served her community for three years as vice president of her neighborhood association, board member of Fairness Fort Worth, member of Code Blue COP (Citizens on Patrol), member of the Community Mobilization Committee and as member of the Fort Worth Community Resource Council. Kathryn began working behind the scenes with QCinema in 2003 helping set up before and after films. This work moved into other areas of service such as membership director, fund-raising, advertising and playing host to visiting filmmakers and producers. During the 2007 film festival, that hosting led to a move from behind the scenes to on the screen in a featured documentary film, Truths & Transformations. |
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Nicole Corley Treasurer
Nicole Corley is the Senior Manager of Labor, Payroll, and Travel Accounting for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. She assumed her current position in December 2014. In this position, she is responsible for managing and directing Labor, Travel, and Payroll activities for all Aeronautics sites. Ensure alignment of Labor Accounting and Payroll activity with critical company level objectives. Ensure business processes are compliant with DFARS requirements and maintain adequate internal controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Manage and support internal and external customer data needs. Represent Aeronautics as liaison to Corporate Office and Enterprise Business Services on all matters related to Labor, Travel, and Payroll policies, procedures, and systems. Provide strategic guidance in the definition, development, and implementation of next generation labor, payroll, and travel systems. Ms. Corley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace is evidenced in her involvement in various D&I initiatives throughout the business area. She has been an active board member for PRIDE Employee Resource Group (ERG) since its inception in 2012 serving as Vice President and President. Ms. Corley is a champion of LGBT workplace issues, education, and has been instrumental in creating dialogue around this topic at Aeronautics. Ms. Corley has transitioned to the role of Mentor to the 2015 board. A native of Texas, Ms. Corley was born in Port Arthur and raised in Houston. She graduated from the University of Houston, where she received a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting. She and her partner of 22 years, Gretchen Stoeltje, currently reside in Fort Worth with their dog, Ruby. |
Ursula Williams Secretary
Ursula works for the University of North Texas as a Web & Social Media Strategist within the College of Visual Arts & Design. She is also a UNT Ally, helping to support the University’s mission of providing a culturally diverse and mutually respectful environment where every member of the university community can feel safe, respected, and accepted. Ursula also contributes time to the Greater Denton Arts Council where she has been a part-time staff member for 9 years. She enjoys living and working in Denton, which is oftentimes described as “the next Austin, Texas" because of the city's vibrant and welcoming art and music community. She enjoys spending free time with friends and family, planning outings and mixers, and is currently working on helping develop the first Denton Independent Motorcycle Show, which will showcase uniquely built custom motorcycles, art exhibits, and area bands, as well as locally famous food trucks and breweries.
Ursula works for the University of North Texas as a Web & Social Media Strategist within the College of Visual Arts & Design. She is also a UNT Ally, helping to support the University’s mission of providing a culturally diverse and mutually respectful environment where every member of the university community can feel safe, respected, and accepted. Ursula also contributes time to the Greater Denton Arts Council where she has been a part-time staff member for 9 years. She enjoys living and working in Denton, which is oftentimes described as “the next Austin, Texas" because of the city's vibrant and welcoming art and music community. She enjoys spending free time with friends and family, planning outings and mixers, and is currently working on helping develop the first Denton Independent Motorcycle Show, which will showcase uniquely built custom motorcycles, art exhibits, and area bands, as well as locally famous food trucks and breweries.
Board of Directors
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Curtis Smith
Curtis Smith has been an active member of the Tarrant County LGBT community serving various groups. Besides being a Board Member for QCinema, Curtis is also the Pastoral Leader of Trinity Metropolitan Community Church in Arlington. Curtis continues close affiliations with the Fort Worth chapter of Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the Imperial Court de Fort Worth/Arlington, the Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association and all of the local AIDS service organizations. |
Michael McDermott
A lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Mike graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A.
in Television and Film, so naturally he went straight into landscaping. He’s worked at KXAS/Channel 5 for
almost two years, running studio camera and doing news writing. In 1983, he started his own landscape
design businessand has been doing that ever since. A self-described “volunteer-aholic,” Mike has
helped out a variety of organizations from the Fort Worth Zoo to the Fort Worth Historical Society. He
began volunteering for QCinema in 2003 and has been instrumental in fund-raising activities and film
procurement as well as bringing Leslie Jordan’s one-man show, When You Swish Upon a Star, for a sold-
out engagement at Casa Manana. He’s also happily joined at the heart to his partner, Stan.
A lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Mike graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A.
in Television and Film, so naturally he went straight into landscaping. He’s worked at KXAS/Channel 5 for
almost two years, running studio camera and doing news writing. In 1983, he started his own landscape
design businessand has been doing that ever since. A self-described “volunteer-aholic,” Mike has
helped out a variety of organizations from the Fort Worth Zoo to the Fort Worth Historical Society. He
began volunteering for QCinema in 2003 and has been instrumental in fund-raising activities and film
procurement as well as bringing Leslie Jordan’s one-man show, When You Swish Upon a Star, for a sold-
out engagement at Casa Manana. He’s also happily joined at the heart to his partner, Stan.
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Denise Bennett
Denise is an educator of science and has been in the field for more than 20 years. She has been selected by her students and peers several times to be honored in the Who's Who of Educators in both Kansas and Texas. An opportunity in 2003 with QCinema's need for volunteers helped her to get more involved in serving the lesbian and gay community. Since 2005 she has served QCinema as a board member in different positions such as Membership Director and Fund-raising Director. Volunteering also opened the door for Denise to be featured in a documentary Truths & Transformations which premiered during the 2007 film festival. Denise has enjoyed the many opportunities to discuss educational issues with producers and filmmakers worldwide provided by her involvement with QCinema. Since 2013, she has served as treasurer for Fairness Fort Worth. |
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Todd Camp Non-Executive Chairman
Todd used his journalism degree from Texas Christian University to begin a newspaper career that spanned more than two decades, beginning with two years at the Denton Record-Chronicle as a graphic designer, film critic and editorial cartoonist . He then spent 18 years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram where he helped define the paper’s ground-breaking section for young people, Class Acts, and served in multiple roles over the years as a critic, reporter, section editor, copy editor, humorist, vocal performer and punching bag. Outside of his journalistic endeavors, Camp has written, directed and starred in three features; reviewed film for KXAS/Channel 5; written and illustrated three graphic novels; written and illustrated seven long-running comic strips; and was a prolific stage performer in various Metroplex community theaters. In 1998, he co-founded QCinema, the Fort Worth Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, for which he served as Artistic Director for more than 14 years. He is currently the marketing communications analyst for American Airlines Federal Credit Union and as the Executive Director of QLive! Camp was recently named the Community Advocate of the Year by the Tarrant County Stonewall Democrats and the first LGBT Person of the Year by the Dallas Voice. |
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Doug Hopkins Non-Executive Chairman
Doug co-founded Q Cinema along with his partner, Todd Camp, and Shawn A. Moore. He has served as the festival's technical director since its inception, managing all the behind-the-scenes workings of projection, lighting and sound. In addition to his techie skills, he's also an accomplished artist, choreographer, dancer and video editor. Doug studied sculpture and dance at Texas Christian University, performing with several area dance companies, including Contemporary Dance Fort Worth, Ballet Concerto and Heels and Knobs. For nine years, he was a dancer for the critically acclaimed Bruce Wood Dance Company. Doug has also contributed three-dimensional illustrations for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and other publications, worked behind-the-scenes at the Irving Arts Center and as a partner in GatorDuck Ltd., a vintage/upcycling boutique. |
James Johnston Advisory Board
Johnston has been making independent films for about eight years, primarily as a writer, producer and director. His works include Merrily, Merrily; Deadroom; GDMF; and the feature Ciao, on which he served as co-producer. Recently, James wrapped production as producer on the feature film St. Nick and he is preparing to direct a new short and a music video for the Theater Fire and Bosque Brown. He did not attend film school and took his first fateful step toward filmmaking by volunteering to work on an ultra low-budget film. From there, he kept working on films in various roles and this is how he collected a great group of friends and collaborators that he works with on a regular basis. In addition to the QCinema board, James is on the advisory board and programming committee for the Lone Star International Film Festival. When not working on films and festivals, he is executive chef for his wife Amy McNutt’s award-winning vegan restaurant, Spiral Diner & Bakery.
Johnston has been making independent films for about eight years, primarily as a writer, producer and director. His works include Merrily, Merrily; Deadroom; GDMF; and the feature Ciao, on which he served as co-producer. Recently, James wrapped production as producer on the feature film St. Nick and he is preparing to direct a new short and a music video for the Theater Fire and Bosque Brown. He did not attend film school and took his first fateful step toward filmmaking by volunteering to work on an ultra low-budget film. From there, he kept working on films in various roles and this is how he collected a great group of friends and collaborators that he works with on a regular basis. In addition to the QCinema board, James is on the advisory board and programming committee for the Lone Star International Film Festival. When not working on films and festivals, he is executive chef for his wife Amy McNutt’s award-winning vegan restaurant, Spiral Diner & Bakery.
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Kyle Trentham
Kyle has had a hand in show business since childhood when he appeared as a regularly occurring character on the popular TV series Wishbone. He studied radio, television and film at the University of North Texas where he created his own short films. He has extensive stage experience, doing theatre in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and throughout North Texas. And he has also appeared in a number of television show and films, including Walker, Texas Ranger, Saving Jessica Lynch and Fright Flick. Since beginning with QCinema as a volunteer, he has also served as the Director of New Media, helping usher the festival into the digital age, and currently serves as Event Director. Kyle has served on the advisory board of the Lone Star International Film Festival and the board of the Metrognome Collective. He currently serves as Artistic Director of QLive!. |
