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

Abisola Pat Faison

Director Of Finance

Alea Curry

Operations Coordinator

Alex-Terrell Palmer

Marketing Projects Coordinator

Ava Novak

Artistic Production Associate

Breanna Foister

Director of Development

Belynda M’Baye

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

Denzel Faison

Operations Manager

Kevin Ferguson

TAP Production Coordinator

Kiley Golberg

Development Coordinator

Mandesia Sibiya

Alternative Learning & Social Impact Associate

Nabii Faison

Director Of Entrepreneurial Arts Program

Nia McClinton

Executive Assistant

Nikki Vera

Director of Marketing & Communications

Niyafa Boucher

Development Coordinator

Rebecca Schafer

Production Manager

Valerie Caesar

Graphic Designer

Board

Michael F. Lythcott

Board Chair

Linara Davidson

Treasurer

Velma Banks

Secretary

De’Ara Balenger

Denise Bradley-Tyson

Darlene Bruce

Anthony Roth Costanzo

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!