Before becoming Executive Director of the Nantucket Film Festival in 2012, Mystelle Brabbée curated the festival program for sixteen years, ten of those as Artistic Director. Almost since its inception, she has stewarded the film program, including the line-up of as many as 75 features, documentaries, and short films; As Artistic Director, she has been responsible for the overall creative direction of live programs, including the Screenwriters Tribute hosted by Brian Williams, the All-Star Comedy Roundtable presented by Ben Stiller, the Staged Readings series, Late Night Storytelling, and the Teen View Filmmaking program. Brabbée has been the Senior Programmer for DOC NYC, a documentary festival at the Independent Film Center New York, and Director of Acquisitions for article27, a London-based film rights syndicator. In 2005, Highway Courtesans, a documentary shot in India that played over thirty film festivals and garnered several awards along the way was released theatrically in the US. She has taught in the Graduate Film Department of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Jaclyn has served as Festival Producer since 2019, however, she has been a part of the festival staff since 2009. Jaclyn has held various positions in her tenure with NFF from Box Office Agent to Marketing Director. In addition to NFF, she has consulted or worked for several other film festivals such as the Hamptons International Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, and NewFest. Outside of festival life, she has held event production and ticketing positions at cultural organizations including New York Road Runners, Brooklyn Ballet, Big Apple Circus, Tribeca Enterprises, Empire Entertainment, and TBA Global. She received a BA in Theater from the University of Albany. On her days off, Jaclyn is a fabrics artist and avid crafter; and currently splits her time between Westchester, Brooklyn, and Nantucket.

Megan Inaba is an event production and business development executive with over 15 years experience specializing in sponsorship procurement and the execution of high profile events and memorable sponsorship activations. As a consultant, her past clients include Social Media Week, PEN World Voices Festival, the Kentucky Grand Gala and National Basketball Retired Players Association. Prior to founding her consulting firm, she worked for thirteen years at the National Basketball Players Association as Director of Events and Sponsorships. Megan received her JD from the University of San Francisco and BA from UC Berkeley. She lives in Harlem with her husband and two kids where Friday night is movie night!

Beth has produced the Signature Programs for the Film Festival, for over 19 years. She is a theater producer and has been the Producing Director for Atlantic Theater Company, Classic Stage Company, and Naked Angels; and on the staffs of Lincoln Center Theater, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The New York Shakespeare Festival, and Folger Theatre, where she is currently. She has also produced several short films and a comedy series for HBO and worked for the Tribeca Film Festival.