BritWeek Staff

ANGUS MACKAY (Interim Executive Director)

Before joining the BritWeek 2012 team as Interim Executive Director, Angus was an LA-based public affairs consultant. Clients included the British Embassy, UK Trade & Investment, International Financial Services London, the office of the Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP, the LA World Affairs Council, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and the UCLA School of Public Affairs/ Concord Project. Prior to that, for many years Angus directed the UK Government’s public diplomacy program for southern California and neighboring States, and was honored for this work by Her Majesty The Queen in 2007 (MBE). He organized numerous media- and security-intensive visits by leading public figures from the UK, including then-Prime Minister Tony Blair, and provided analysis of California politics and the State’s economy. A graduate of Cambridge University (BA and Master’s degrees), Angus acted as a local media spokesperson, and pioneered transatlantic exchanges on a range of public policy topics.

JOANNE LICHTENSTEIN (Website Coordinator & Printed Materials Manager)

In addition to managing the website, Joanne facilitates several other aspects of BritWeek. Previously, she worked in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, and coordinated many benefits and concerts. Among other credits, she was lead organizer of seven American Cinema Awards Galas; the International Achievement in Arts Awards in LA, New York and London; Dionne Warwick: 45th Anniversary Spectacular Gala Dinner at the Hollywood Palladium; Michael Jackson, 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York and his All-Star Champagne Dinner, Dance & Carnival After Party at Tavern on the Green.

From 2004-2005, Joanne worked on a high profile case for renowned defense attorney M. Gerald Schwarzbach. Subsequently, from 2006-2007, she coordinated Cartoon Network’s six-day inaugural Platform International Animation Festival in Portland, Oregon. She learned html in order to maintain the festival website and quickly realized that digital artistry appealed to her steadfast nature.

As a freelance copywriter, editor and graphic artist, Joanne handles a range of projects and produces program books and other publications. She ghost-edited a recent celebrity autobiography, has served as estate manager, bookkeeper and personal assistant, both on and off the set, and is also an award-winning fine artist whose prints and commissioned works appear in collections across the United States, as well as in Europe, Scandinavia and North Africa.

GEORGINA CHARLES (Executive Assistant)

Georgina grew up in London and has six years of experience supporting C-level Executives in the technology, retail and entertainment industries. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating from University College London with a Bachelor of Honors in Politics and International Relations in October 2011, and joined BritWeek as Executive Assistant in 2012.