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Allyssa is a Creative Strategist and Career Consultant and prime-time television EMMY® winning Animator most noted for her animation for FX, NBC, Discovery Channel, MTV, i am OTHER, Animation Domination, Apple, ComicCon San Diego, Georgia Public Broadcasting (PBS), and Captain Planet’s Planeteer Movement. She has been in the animation industry for 14 years animating on […]

Ashley is a multimedia designer and art director who has been on teams that race against time in theaters and recording studios, collaborated to create winter wonderlands for television, summer camps and art classrooms for new media feature films, and worked on buildings and architectural competitions. She holds a Masters of Architecture from the University […]

Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Cynthia Nava earned her BFA in Illustration from California State University, Long Beach. Cynthia is a teaching artist who loves to share her enthusiasm and love for art with her students. Her playful and colorful illustrations have been featured in various art shows and events in the […]

Originally from Atlanta, Ellen moved to Brooklyn, NY at the age of 17 to attend Pratt Institute where she received her BFA. Professionally she went on to spend years working in marketing and business development for the mental & behavioral health field. After deciding she wanted to transition to the non-profit sector she knew she […]

Abraham Aaron Aragundi is an Artist and Arts advocate from Compton, California. During his youth, he was accepted to the Ryman Arts and California State Summer School for the Arts programs where he was able to grow as a visual artist focusing on color pencil, acrylic, oil painting and mixed media. Through these experiences, he […]

As Senior Manager, Communication, Chris is tasked with facilitating the creation of design assets across digital and print, in additional to overall strategy and brand stewardship. This follows several years consulting with charitable and nonprofit arts organizations as a communications strategist, and before that as an account manager for a digital marketing agency. As a […]

A native Angeleno, Matthew’s love of the arts started at a young age when he began acting in school plays. He later attended California State University Northridge where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Prior to joining the Inner-City Arts team, Matthew worked at Center Theatre Group for 3 ½ years, where he […]

As the Manager of Individual & Events Giving, Jenifer Fleming directly engages donors to fundraise for annual-giving campaigns and events while managing the Inner-City Arts Membership program and Young Professionals Board. Jenifer started her career in non-profit work as a Getty Intern at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena.  She worked for several […]

Collette Williams Alleyne has over a decade of experience in alternative and arts education. After starting with Opportunities for Learning as an Academic Recovery Teacher, she entered into the position of Area Curriculum Advisor followed by a promotion to Assistant Principal, Regional Supervisor, and Educational Programs Project Coach. In the past three years as Director […]

Mike Halverson lived and worked in Virginia, Budapest, Berlin, and New York City before returning to support youth creativity and collaboration in his hometown of Los Angeles. He has been a professional landscaper, carpenter, DJ, journalist, camera operator, audio technician, screen printer, film composer, singer-songwriter and classroom teacher, and is co-founder of the Superflux Collective, […]