Board Members
The National Film Preservation Board serves as a public advisory group to the Librarian of Congress. The Board consists of 44 members and alternates representing the film industry, archives, scholars, filmmakers and others who comprise the diverse American motion picture community. As its primary mission, the Board works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage, including: advising the Librarian on the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry, and counseling the Librarian on ongoing development and implementation of the national film preservation plan.
Members of the National Film Preservation Board 1988-2021 (PDF, 118KB)
NFPB Study Groups and Issues Task Forces (PDF, 375KB)
Current Board Members
- Board Chair
Dr. Jacqueline Stewart - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Member: Reginald Hudlin
Alternate: Marcus Hu - Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Member: Carol Lombardini
Alternate: Tracy Cahill - American Film Institute
Member: John Ptak
Alternate: Tim Lanza - American Society of Cinematographers/Int’l Cinematographers Guild
Member: Ellen Kuras
Alternate: Michael Pessah - Association of Moving Image Archivists
Member: Laura Rooney
Alternate: CK Ming - Directors Guild of America
Member: Martin Scorsese
Alternate: Christopher Nolan - Motion Picture Association of America
Member: Charles Rivkin
Alternate: Karyn Temple - National Association of Theatre Owners
Member: Joseph Masher
Alternate: Michael O’Leary - National Society of Film Critics
Member: Dave Kehr
Alternate: David Sterritt - The Department of Cinema Studies of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
Member: Josslyn Luckett
Alternate: Dan Streible - Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA
Member: Richard Masur
Alternate: Valerie Yaros - Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Member: Miriam Petty
Alternate: Allyson Nadia Field - Society of Composers and Lyricists
Member: Ashley Irwin
Alternate: Cindy O’Connor - US Members of FIAF
Member: Susan Oxtoby
Alternate: Rajendra Roy - University Film and Video Association
Member: Ben Levin
Alternate: Suzanne Regan - UCLA Film and Television Archive
Member: May Hong HaDuong
Alternate: Chon Noriega - Writers Guild of America
Member: WGA West: Howard Rodman
Alternate: WGA East: Malcolm Lee - At-Large Representatives
Rafael Agustin
Margaret Bodde
Brenda Castillo
Grover Crisp
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Charles Ramirez Berg
Bird Runningwater
M. Night Shyamalan
Dr. Jacqueline Stewart
Alfre Woodard - Pro Bono Counsel
Eric Schwartz