TEAM
executive Director
Sue Biely is a trailblazer in Canadian independent media, designing and facilitating innovative initiatives to enable the sector to adapt to and utilize ever changing forces. With a history in content, policy, business models, conference design, workshop delivery, partnerships and campaigns -- Sue continually works to bring a diversity of voices and mediums to story telling for the common good.
Sue has had the fortune to collaborate with many partners and clients which include: Telefilm Canada, REEL Canada, Canadian Media Producers Association, Creative BC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, National Film Board of Canada, City of Vancouver, BC Alliance for Arts & Culture, Canada Council, and many provincial agencies in the media-sphere.
Impact DIRECTOR
As the Impact Director of Story Money Impact, Anthony Truong Swan works with social justice and environmental documentaries to develop partnerships across all sectors of civil society, helping to put relevant issues-based films on the front lines of creating social impact.
Anthony has more than a decade of experience organizing, executing, moderating and evaluating film screening events and panel discussions across Canada both virtually and in-person. In addition working with the films in SMI’s STORY TO ACTION program, Anthony has also impact produced The World is Bright, The Magnitude of All Things, No Visible Trauma, and Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy.
finance director
With a deep history in both the charitable and private sectors including many years as the Finance Director for HOPE International Development Agency, Nancy Strong attempted to retire at the end of 2021 before stumbling upon SMI’s part-time posting describing a need for all of her skills! Curious and feeling the call to still be in service, she is now supporting the SMI vision with her sound experience in accounting, payroll, compliance, and auditing. Stepping into new ground with justice documentaries, Nancy is excited to be learning a lot of new things while sharing her own knowledge with the SMI team and all of the individuals that we mentor.
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER
Chris Diplock is an operations and finance specialist with a decade of experience building systems, workflows, and financial processes for mission-driven organizations. He has led budgeting, grant administration, bookkeeping oversight, and CRM and data infrastructure across multiple nonprofits and social enterprises. He brings a steady, practical approach to helping teams stay organized and make informed decisionsImpact AND COMMUNICATIONS Coordinator
IMPACT AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Jackie Hoffart (they/them) is an emerging writer/director with a background in communications and event logistics. Although they grew up in Prairie cities, they are based in Vancouver. They are a recent participant in the Whistler Film Festival’s Screenwriters Lab as well as a winner of the Vancouver-based Crazy8s filmmaking competition. Jackie aspires to make films that centre trans and nonbinary lives in all their complexity and nuance. Also a stand-up comedian, they have twice served as a a JUNO judge for Comedy Album of the Year. They are honoured to work in the documentary impact space and look forward to supporting filmmakers in amplifying their work
Campaigns and mentoring lead
Tamo Campos is a filmmaker, community organizer, and extreme sports athlete. His films include The Klabona Keepers (2021), The Radicals (2018), A Last Stand For Lelu (2016), Northern Grease (2013) and over fifty shorts. Tamo embeds himself in the community wherever he goes, and is dedicated to combining social impact with his adventures in sport, activism, and filmmaking. His previous projects have had a strong outreach focus, collaborating with the land defenders within the films. He is also the cofounder of the nonprofit collective Beyond Boarding, a board member of Rediscovery International, and is currently working on a Master of Environmental Studies.
Earth day campaign coordinator
With nearly a decade of experience, Smiely Khurana is an expert in marketing, content creation, and media production. Collaborating with industry luminaries including top-tier film producers, directors, and publicists, Smiely has curated a portfolio of captivating content that resonates globally. With a deep passion for sustainability and social impact, Smiely founded the collective and podcast "The Sustainable Act" where she has collaborated with and reached audiences globally in diverse sectors, and has also previously led the provincial Reel Green initiative at Creative BC. Smiely aims to influence positive change through storytelling in her everyday work.