Who we are

SAFS President: Joe Marx

Following a 35-year career as an analytical chemist and operations manager of a chemical company in the northeast, Joe turned off that side of his brain, retired to Florida with his wife Andrea, and began dabbling in more artistic pursuits.

Players in Players in The Margin Players in 2004 that gets together monthly for a play reading and potluck dinner Joe took over leadership of the organization in 2007. Joe has appeared on stage in St Augustine with A Classic Theater as well as fundraisers for Artbreakers and other organizations. His A Classic Theater credits include “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, and “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which he portrayed 5 different characters. inThe Margin Playersin 2004 that gets together monthly for a play reading and potluck dinner Joe took over leadership of the organization in 2007. Joe has appeared on stage in St Augustine with A Classic Theater as well as fundraisers for Artbreakers and other organizations. His A Classic Theater credits include “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, and “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which he portrayed 5 different characters.The Margin Playersin 2004 that gets together monthly for a play reading and potluck dinner Joe took over leadership of the organization in 2007. Joe has appeared on stage in St Augustine with A Classic Theater as well as fundraisers for Artbreakers and other organizations. His A Classic Theater credits include “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, and “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which he portrayed 5 different characters.The Margin Playersin 2004 that gets together monthly for a play reading and potluck dinner Joe took over leadership of the organization in 2007. Joe has appeared on stage in St Augustine with A Classic Theater as well as fundraisers for Artbreakers and other organizations. His A Classic Theater credits include “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, and “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which he portrayed 5 different characters.

In college, Joe had taken electives in film history ad always enjoyed going to the movies, He befriended a Professor of Film Studies as Flagler College who allowed him to sit in on her classes. Together, they formed the St Augustine Films Society in 2012 as a 501.c.3 nonprofit.

Joe’s other pursuits include being President of A & J Associates, an IT company specializing in computer repair and training; playing golf and beach volleyball; attending symphony in Jacksonville, and ushering at the Amphitheater as well as sitting on several Boards. He has taught at Flagler College and UNF.

SAFS Board of Directors

James Gilmore

 H. James Gilmore is a documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on culture, social justice and history. He is the director of over 20 films on a variety of topics, from ZIMBABWE: A RACIAL REVOLUTION (1988) about the transition from white-ruled Rhodesia to black-ruled Zimbabwe, to CRACKING ACES (2018) which profiles the groundbreaking women who fought to shatter the glass ceiling of professional poker.  Gilmore holds a MA in Broadcasting and Film from the University of Iowa and serves as executive producer of Acadia Pictures, an independent production company he founded in 1995. In addition to his work in film, he is the associate director of the Acadia Institute of Oceanography in Seal Harbor, Maine. He is currently Visiting Filmmaker at Flagler College.

John McCluskey

In 1999, the Honorable Hon. F McCluskey founded the law firm of Schuman McCluskey and Seisler in Charleston, WV. Following his service as the 70th Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of WV, the State’s highest court. Born and educated in Clarksburg, John’s law career was preceded by his election to the State Legislature in 1972, while still a law student an UWV. After serving as WV Commissioner of Finance and Administration from 1985 to 1988, he spent 10 years representing clients in Federal and State court trials. He is now semi-retired and served recently as the moderator of the panel discussion following the streaming of Reunited States, which was a co-production of the Golden Way, Compassionate St Augustine, and the Flagship initiative of Flagler College.

Kelly A Truman

Kelly is the CEO of TruBasa Consulting LLC. She obtained her Bachelors degree in accounting from Flagler College/ Kelly has 21 years of professional experience as leader in several different business management, audit, tax, finance and accounting roles. As public accounts auditor, Kelly performed numerous internal and financial statement audits of local governments, not for profits, and government authorities. As Senior Accountant, she has undertaken financial statement audits of various types of entities, and provided tax services for individuals, corporations, and partnerships. Additionally, Kelly has acted as the Chief Financial Officer and Controller positions in real estate and land acquisition and development space. Through these roles, she has been heavily involved in raising funds and managing capital for these entities. Kelly is the mother of four children and understands the value of time and uses he experiences to apply a direct approach to services she provides.

Louis Post

Louis is a clinical psychologist who did graduate training a Colombia University, and clinical training at Yale. He served on the clinical faculty of Michigan State University Department of Psychiatry, where he taught and trained medical students and residents, and served as chief psychologist on an inpatient psychiatry unit. Louis serves on the Board of the Beaver Island Archipelago Trails Association, a role that has involved raising fund from townships, and currently developing grant applications, for trail design and development. Louis and his wife, Clare moved to St Augustine in 2016, where they spend 8 months each year. They depart for the summer months to an island home in the middle of Lake Michigan.

SAFS Committee Volunteer Chairs and Vice-Chairs

Film Panel

Gail Hulslander & Rosie Angelli

Membership
Gail Hulslander & Ruth Hope

Website and Social Media Publicity
Ruth Hope

Marketing
Cathy Stone

email staugustinefilmsociety@gmail.comstaugustinefilmsociety@gmail.com  if you are interested in joining a committee as a volunteer