Board

Officers
President: Linda Lee
Vice President: Missy Ricker
Secretary: Matthew Sefick
Treasurer: BettyLynn Allison

Board members
Martin Bluford
Linda Eisen
Jason Gourdine
James L. Heyward
Robert Hopkins
Dan Jones
Harrison Palmer

Advisors

Rob Glasser
Jean-Marc Khayat
Rhett D. Klok
Ron Tucker

2022-2023

CFA Board of Directors & Advisors

Board

Matthew Sefick, CSA

Secretary
Photo of Matthew Sefick CSA

Biographical Info

Matthew Sefick, CSA is a casting director based out of Charleston, SC. In 2005 he graduated from the University of South Carolina with a master’s degree in Media Arts. Since college he has gained over 14 years of experience in the Film and Television Industry and is a member of the Casting Society of America as well as the Television Academy and is currently serving as the Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Carolina Film Alliance.

He began working in casting in the offices of Lifetime’s hit series Army Wives and helped cast over 100 episodes of the show and was named Casting Director for the final season of the series – Season 7. Since then he has cast feature films, television shows and commercials in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

In 2019 he finished regional casting for season 4 of USA’s Queen of the South and the first season of the Paramount/Spectrum show titled Paradise Lost that aired in the spring of 2020.  He also produced a short film called Sweatbox as part of the South Carolina Indie Grants program that will begin screening in online film festivals later this year.

Categories: Board Member 2022-2023, Board Officer 2022-2023

Advisors

Matthew Sefick, CSA

Secretary
Photo of Matthew Sefick CSA

Biographical Info

Matthew Sefick, CSA is a casting director based out of Charleston, SC. In 2005 he graduated from the University of South Carolina with a master’s degree in Media Arts. Since college he has gained over 14 years of experience in the Film and Television Industry and is a member of the Casting Society of America as well as the Television Academy and is currently serving as the Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Carolina Film Alliance.

He began working in casting in the offices of Lifetime’s hit series Army Wives and helped cast over 100 episodes of the show and was named Casting Director for the final season of the series – Season 7. Since then he has cast feature films, television shows and commercials in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

In 2019 he finished regional casting for season 4 of USA’s Queen of the South and the first season of the Paramount/Spectrum show titled Paradise Lost that aired in the spring of 2020.  He also produced a short film called Sweatbox as part of the South Carolina Indie Grants program that will begin screening in online film festivals later this year.

Categories: Board Member 2022-2023, Board Officer 2022-2023