Catherine Oberg
Executive Director - obergc@plazamac.org

As the Co-founder and Executive Director of The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center, Catherine Oberg is in charge of the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services offered to the community. Under Ms. Oberg’s leadership, The Plaza brings cultural and educational programming under one mission-driven roof and is fiscally supported by a combination of admission and tuition, philanthropic funding, grants, business sponsorships, and community contributions.

Ms. Oberg received a B.F.A in Film and Television Production from the Kanbar Institute, Tisch School Of the Arts, NYU, NYC. In 2013 she earned Advanced Certificates from Molloy College, LI, NY. One in Fundraising and Development and another in Not-for-Profit Management.

Prior to founding The Plaza, Catherine worked in the television industry. She has produced, directed, written, filmed, and edited for documentaries, news-magazine series, live-to-tape talk shows, and narrative dramas that have been broadcast on HBO, PBS, CNN, FOX, UK's Channel Four, Discovery Channel, Hallmark Channel, and LI Fios1. Catherine received an Emmy Award Honor for her contribution as an assistant editor on the HBO documentary "Lenny Bruce: Swear To Tell The Truth" narrated by Robert De Niro. The film received an Emmy Award and an Academy Award Nomination in 1999. She has taught editing at the School Of Visual Arts and at NYU’s School Of Continuing Education, both in NYC.

Kelly Ann-Bohn
Operations Manager - kelly@plazamac.org

Mary Lou Cohalan
Volunteer Coordinator - mcohalan123@gmail.com

Raised in Norfolk, Va., Mary Lou has lived in Bayport and Sayville for many years. She received her BA from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and her MA in Art History and Criticism from Stony Brook University. Until she recently retired, she was the director of the Islip Art Museum and the founder of the international Carriage House Workspace, both well-known exhibition spaces for contemporary art. She is now on the docent staff at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton. Through her avatar, The Trashmanian Devil, she maintains a blog about art and ecology. Mary Lou is the Volunteer Coordinator for The Plaza cinema, and through her tireless efforts we have been able to develop a thriving volunteer staff. If you are interested in volunteering at the concession stand or doing other tasks for The Plaza, she is the person to talk to.

Martin McMillan
Technical Support - martinmcmillan@plazamac.org

Martin McMillan is our go to for technical support. He obtained a BSSE in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Yale. Martin helps The Plaza stay up to date in technology by doing things like installing raspberry pi machines to help our outdoor screens run, or setting up internet connections so that we could have a summer documentary class at Isabella Rossellini’s farm. Most people in New York are surprised to learn that Martin grew up in Mobile, Alabama. Since then he has moved around for school and work as a physical chemist at places such as Kodak and pharmaceutical companies. Martin loves the intellectual curiosity of The Plaza’s patrons, and enjoys seeing them talk about films and think critically about what they’re watching on the screen.

Matthew Myers
Graphics, Web and Social Media - matthewmyers@plazamac.org

Matt is the resident graphic designer, web and social media manager at The Plaza. He creates all of our wonderful marketing materials and maintains our website for all of your movie and event needs. When he’s not busy creating things, he’s managing the the box office most evenings and weekends—making sure that our patrons are feeling welcomed, comfortable, and ready to see a movie! Matt graduated from Farmingdale State University with a BA in Visual Communications. He is a movie lover at heart and a dad of two. Since his girls are little, Matt rarely gets to see movies in theaters other than “Frozen” so he enjoys getting to see the occasional new film at The Plaza. When asked about his favorite part of working at The Plaza, Matt explained “I love how generous and supportive our members and volunteers are. Everything they do really shows how much they love The Plaza and want to see it succeed. It's really great to see the passion in this community!”