Andrea A. Stuart-Lehalle

Andrea has been a creative her whole life, focusing on music and filmmaking. A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’ Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, she spent 10 years as Creative Director of a boutique video creative agency in Paris, France, where she focused on leading the creative process. During her time in Seattle, she spent four years as director of Seattle Black Film Festival and 6 years in creative and brand leadership roles at Sound Transit, the regional transit authority. Currently, she is the Chief Operating Officer at SIFF, a film non-profit that programs year-round cinema across four historic Seattle theaters, hosts the annual Seattle International Film Festival as well as film education programs and support for a variety of special screenings and local festivals. Andrea remains active in music and film, and her greatest sources of inspiration remain her experience living abroad for almost 15 years and collaborating with people from all over the world, including her partner and her two children ages 6 and 8.