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
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

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

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