ADVISORY BOARD

Chrissy Guest

Advisory Board, Chair

Chrissy Guest is the founding faculty member of the New York Film Television Student Alliance. She serves as the Ithaca College chapter advisor as well as the Advisory Chair for NYFTSA statewide.

An award winning educator, she teaches television production courses at the Roy H. Park School of Communications. She has approached media from several angles over the course of her career, having worked as a photojournalist, producer, director, writer, art director, news assignment editor and numerous other roles behind the scenes. She is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker for Infinite Hope: MLK and the Civil Rights Movement, airing nationally on PBS. Guest currently channels her practical experience and knowledge into future generations by teaching at Ithaca College and developing new curriculum, immersive work experiences and degree programs in an ever-innovating industry. Guest earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing and her B.S. Cultural Studies, Television and Radio Production. She is passionate about inspiring future filmmakers who want to tell stories through moving pictures, whether live-action or animated.