"Born on a military base in Madrid, Spain, Alyx Picard Davis lived in California, Wisconsin, and New York before her ninth birthday in Oklahoma City. She started at deadCenter Film as a volunteer in 2006 and currently serves as the organization’s Executive Director following eight years on the operations and programming sides of their annual Festival.
Alyx previously worked amongst future rock stars at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is a proud graduate of UCO, where she received her BA in English-Creative Studies and served on the Alumni Association board. A charter member and current vice president of Exchange Rotary, Alyx also regularly contributes to several community organizations that focus on art, education, journalism, and placemaking. She currently serves as vice chair on the Board of Directors for the Film Festival Alliance, an international collaborative community of festival professionals."