Volunteers

These volunteers help make Cinema Treasures possible

If you're interested in helping save and preserve classic movie theaters, you should consider taking part in our groundbreaking project! To join our team, just contact us with your name, background, availibility, and interests.

Ken Roe, Theater Editor

“I am a founder member of the Cinema Theatre Association and have organised over 80 visits for the association which has now almost 1,500 members world-wide. I was honoured to be made a 'Life Member' of the C.T.A. in April 2003. I have a vast library of books from all over the world which deal with the specific subjects of cinemas & theatres and when I travel I seek out those buildings to photograph and document them.”

Michael Zoldessy, Blog Editor

“Growing up in New York, my favorite thing to do was go to the movies. I was so enchanted by film that I even began writing screenplays in high school. Only years later once I moved to Los Angeles and became aware of its numerous movie palaces did I realize that more than the actual movies, I am a fan of the moviegoing experience. Since then, theater history and preservation have been a passion of mine.”

John Coursey, Mapping Volunteer

“One of my earliest and fondest memories was attending, with my grandmother, a matinee performance at the Roxy Theatre in downtown Atlanta, GA. Although I can not remember the film which was showing, I can still recall much of the fantastic detail of this showplace. I love cinemas of all types, with a particular fondness for those built between 1938 and 1967.”

Monika Seitz Vega, Mapping Volunteer

“My strong interest in film and cinemas began when I was in high school. A job at a lonely single screen theatre a friend managed started what would become many years of being a manager and/or projectionist at several different art theatres. I'm now a photographer in southern California, and I seek out historic theatres whenever I travel. Photographing theatres -- whether they're still in use, wonderfully restored, or long past they're prime -- causes me to feel that in my own small way I am contributing to the history, memories, and magic of the location.”

Also, special thanks to our previous volunteers: Bryan Krefft, Sean Doerr, William Gabel, Roger Katz, Paul Salley, Grant Smith, Chad Irish, Ian Grundy, and Robert Burger.