SF CAMERAWORK STAFF, BOARD, COMMITTEES, & SUPPORTERS

Jasmine Ross
Gallery Associate

Jasmine Ross is a lens-based artist from Oakland, California, and a recent Yale graduate with a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, and Art. Her fine-arts documentary photography explores themes of identity politics, intergenerational memory, and ancestral heritage, reflecting her perspective as a multiracial Black woman. Working primarily with medium and large format cameras, Ross embraces the slow, intentional process of analog image-making, where so-called failures become unexpected gifts. Her practice grounds itself in honoring community-builders, ensuring their contributions are acknowledged in their lifetimes. Ross’s debut group show, Tell It Slant at the Yale School of Art, documented the closure of Beauty Plus, a 31-year-old Black-owned New Haven beauty supply store. Alongside her artistic practice, she has gained extensive experience in fundraising and exhibition production through organizing her first independent solo show. Having navigated the inequities of the gallery world early in her career, Ross is committed to fostering more equitable outcomes for artists—an ethos that fuels her excitement to join SF Camerawork as Gallery Associate, where she looks forward to learning the business of art while supporting and uplifting fellow artists.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Featured

Stephanie Cochinos

Board President

Development & Finance Committee

With two decades of expertise in growth strategy and innovation, Stephanie Cochinos has held leadership roles at Fortune 100, fintech, and consulting companies. She is the founder of 195 Strategy, focused on transforming complex business challenges into human-centered solutions. She holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

As a photographer, Stephanie creates work that explores the intersection of cultural identity and place, highlighting the poetry found in landscapes and built environments across the world. The images reflect her interest in how shared human experiences transcend geographic and cultural boundaries. Her work has been featured in an exhibition at the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

Jonathan Calm

Artist and Assistant Professor Art & Art History, Stanford University

Finance Commitee

Jonathan Calm (he/him) is a visual artist in the media of photography and video, represented by Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco, and assistant professor at Stanford University.

Jonathan was the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Headlands Center for the Arts Larry Sultan Photography Award in partnership with McEvoy Foundation for the Arts and Pier 24 Photography.

The KQED Arts profile Jonathan Calm Revisits ‘Green Book’ Locations in Search of America’s Past and Present was nominated for a 2020 Northern California Area Emmy Award for Best Historic/Cultural-Feature/Segment.

Brooke Farrington

Artist/Creative Director

Governance Chair

Brooke Farrington is a Creative Director with two decades in the fashion and advertising industries. She has worked with new, emerging and heritage brands over her career and provides creative leadership on and off-set. Brooke is a published photographer, a curator and collector of contemporary photographs and holds a BA in Photography from The Academy of Art University.

Brookes personal work focuses on the human condition through portraiture, editorial storytelling and the vibrant dreamworld of fashion fantasy. She often gives back to the community by supporting non-profit organizations as well as emerging brands/ small businesses with her creative contributions. She is most inspired by and thrives in her collaborations with other artists and the community around her. Brooke is a Bay Area native and lives and works in Oakland, Ca.

Jamil Hellu

Artist and Stanford University Lecturer

Programming Commitee

Through a multidisciplinary art practice that spans photography, video, and site installations, Jamil Hellu’s work focuses on themes of identity, visibility, and cultural heritage, while expressing a shift towards a world beyond binaries. Navigating from a personal lens, his projects weave together strategies of performance and photographic representation to point to the tensions found in the evolving discourse about sexuality.

Born in Brazil, Hellu holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Art Practice from Stanford University and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute.

He is a Photography Lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University. An active member in the San Francisco Bay Area arts community, Hellu serves as an advisory board member for Recology’s Artist-in-Residence Program.

Joanna Knutsen

Development & Governance Committee

Joanna Knutsen (she/her) is a photographer and arts professional from San Francisco. She graduated from New York University with a major in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. Before joining SF Camerawork as a former Gallery Manager, Joanna was a Digital Marketing Specialist at Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, and a Work Scholar at Aperture Foundation in New York. Her own photographic work is interested in the impressions and histories of natural landscapes.

Susan Malone

Treasurer

CPA, Managing Partner, Hood & Strong

Susan Malone (she/her) is the managing partner of Hood & Strong LLP, and an active member of the Firm’s Not-for-Profit Service Group. Susan's client involvement is exclusively with not-for-profit organizations and she has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting.

Ashima Yadava

Programming Committee Chair

Ashima Yadava is a conceptual documentary photographer and printmaker. With the camera as her conduit, Ashima believes in art as a means to social activism and reform. Her work is rooted in long-form stories with a focus on issues of gender, race, and social justice.

Born in New Delhi, India and based in San Francisco, she works in digital and analog methods including large format and silkscreen. She is currently a California Arts Council Fellow and Director of Programming at Authority Collective. Her work has been featured in publications including NPR, National Geographic, Mother Jones, SFChronicle, and exhibited around the world at places like Root Division, deYoung Museum, the United Nations in New York, Rotterdam Photo Festival, Rhode Island School of Design, International Center of Photography, NY, Technische Dresden in Germany, She is a Director’s Fellow from the ICP, New York.

Ashima is the founder of Huq : I Seek No Favor. Huq brings together over 100 artists and thinkers to respond to the abortion ban.

Instagram: @indigonyx

Fall Intern

Simone Hare is a senior at Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco, graduating in 2026. A Bay Area native, she is passionate about the intersections of art, fashion, and community storytelling. She views art as one of the most powerful frameworks for activism and social change, inspiring her to explore how creative expression can spark dialogue and reimagine culture. Through her leadership in student organizations centered on social justice, community building, and art appreciation, Simone has developed a deep interest in how creativity can connect people and inspire impact. Through her internship at SF Camerawork, she is excited to deepen her understanding of photography as a tool for connection and change.

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Jonathan Calm
Stephanie Cochinos
Brooke Farrington
Joanna Knutsen
Ashima Yadava

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Susan Malone, Chair
Jonathan Calm
Stephanie Cochinos
Jamil Hellu

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Brooke Farrington, Chair
Jonathan Calm
Joanna Knutsen

PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Ashima Yadava, Chair
Brooke Farrington
Jamil Hellu

SUPPORTERS

SF Camerawork receives significant support in the form of grants and in-kind donations from San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, The Heliocentric Arts Fund, The Joy of Giving Something, Skyline Foundation, and Drusie Davis Family Foundation as well as individual contributors, and SF Camerawork's Membership.

Special Thanks to Our Generous Contributors of 2024-2025:

for more information about donating at the Collector’s Circle (1K) level, sponsoring an exhibition, and other ways to donate, please visit our donation page.

Leith Brooks Barry
Michelle Branch
Jessie Barker
Jonathan Calm and Matthew Horridge
Ciel Creative Space
Katie Colendich
Adam Chin
Jim and Diane Coward
Eugene Dominique
Drusie Davis
Binh Danh
Dave Elfving
Brooke Farrington
Anne and Peter Griffes
Katie Hall and Tom Knutsen
Herb Ritts Foundation
Kathleen Hormel
Michael Light
Whitney Lawson
Susan Malone
Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation
Kate and Wes Mitchell
Larry Reed
Derek Schrier and Cecily Cameron
Alison Taggart-Barone
Sharon Tanenbaum
Katherine Thompson
Jon Tigar
Kenneth Weinberg
Paul Sack
Joanna Knutsen
Elaine Mellis
Ligaya Tichy
David Matesanz and Andrew Johnstone