Meet the 2025 Staff

Jay Seidel

Festival Director

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Jay Seidel

John Axelrad

Jay Seidel

Jay Seidel has been fascinated by visual storytelling for decades.  A former photojournalist who worked for a variety of newspapers and magazine outlets found a passion for drones and aerial storytelling. Seeing all the amazing work by the many aerial visual storytellers and content creators from around the would is what led him to start the Southern California Drone Festival. 

Donya Mirtabatabaie

Marketing Staff

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Donya Mirtabatabaie

Donya Mirtabatabaie is a senior at California State University, Fullerton majoring in Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations. She is from Santa Clarita, California and is a first generation college student.

 

Abigail Chertock

Marketing Staff

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Abigail Chertock

Abigail Chertock is a senior at Cal State Fullerton, studying Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.

Rosaura Canales

Marketing Staff

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Rosaura Canales

Rosaura is a student at Cal State Fullerton majoring in communications.

Natalia Lozano

Marketing Staff

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Natalia Lozano

Natalia Lozano is a first-generation senior at California State University, Fullerton. She is pursuing a major in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies.

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Vanessa Quinones

Marketing Staff

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Vanessa Quiñones

Vanessa is a senior at California State University, Fullerton. From early in her life, she was passionate about storytelling, which led her to major in Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations and a minor in Cinema and TV of the Arts at CSUF.