On July 28 Denver Film‘s board of directors announced that it has hired Denver political heavyweight James Mejia as the organization’s new CEO.
While Mejia lacks a significant background in the film world, unlike previous CEO Andrew Rodgers, who was brought on in early 2016 and left in April 2019, he has a strong track record in Denver politics and business that could serve the nonprofit well in its fundraising efforts. If Rodgers was hired to draw bigger audiences by programming mainstream classics like Hitchcock films, Mejia has been brought on to lure big donors and build the organization’s political profile, while leaving the programming to the strong team that has led the arthouse’s creative efforts for years.
Source: https://www.westword.com/arts/denver-film-appoints-james-mejia-as-new-ceo-11760925