Staff & Board

We are driven by the arts because we center the artists in all levels of the organization from staff to board. We are the home where Black culture takes center stage amplified to reach our local, national and international communities.

Executive Team

Sade Lythcott

Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan McCrory

Executive Artistic Director

Barrie Koegel

Chief Operating Officer

Administrative Team

Ashley Antwi

Development Manager

Morgan Barnes-Whitehead

Development Coordinator and Donor Database Administrator

Valerie Caesar

Graphic Designer

Alea Curry

Operations Coordinator

Brittany Davis

Executive Assistant to the CEO & Executive Artistic Director

Abisola Pat Faison

Director Of Finance

Denzel Faison

Operations Manager

Nabii Faison

Director Of Entrepreneurial Arts Program

Kevin Ferguson

TAP Production Coordinator

Belynda M’Baye

Soul Series L.A.B & Special Projects Program Manager

Ava Novak

Artistic Production Associate

Alex-Terrell Palmer

Marketing Projects Coordinator

Mandesia Sibiya

Alternative Learning & Social Impact Associate

Nikki Vera

Director of Marketing & Communication

Board

Michael F. Lythcott

Board Chair

Linara Davidson

Treasurer

Velma Banks

Secretary

De’Ara Balenger

Denise Bradley-Tyson

Anthony Roth Constanza

David Alan Grier

Alia Jones-Harvey

Zoë Kravitz

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Tracey Ryans

Cleo Wade

Jonathan Wiggins

Michelle Wilson

Your gift supports a diverse array of Black artists telling stories in new innovative ways!