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 was recognized by the California Legislature as a Youth Arts Scholar, while being able to showcase his work at the African American Museum, Museum Of Latin American Art, and the Cannon House Office in Washington D.C. before graduating High School. Through his experience as an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz, he realized his role as an arts advocate through the work accomplished as a Programs Coordinator for the Chicano Latino Resources Center (El Centro), by curating Art Galleries and events which focused on the struggles, hopes and accomplishments of the Latino communities within California and beyond. Right after graduating, he continued to find opportunities to grow as an arts advocate at Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Summer Night Lights program under the Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) office. His last position in this office, the Art Program Coordinator role, played a big part in his growth as an arts advocate. For 3 years, he supervised over 50 visual/performing artists, and Physical health instructors conducting educational workshops and community events across 32 locations in Los Angeles County reaching more than 30 thousand community members each year. Abraham’s goal is to continue to provide art educational services and creative career opportunities to youth and adults, while also making art work that is relevant to his life’s struggles and accomplishments as a queer Latino artist.
Abraham Aragundi
Leadership & Staff

Justine Adeboyejo
Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
Email: justine@inner-cityarts.org
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Matías Anaya
Teaching Artist, Music

Abraham Aragundi
Data Specialist
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Nancy Avila
Accounting Supervisor

Ernest Baker
Teaching Artist, Dance

Eugenia Barbuc
Teaching Artist, Creativity Lab

Giselle Barrios
Programs Coordinator

Bob Bates
Co-Founder, Artistic Director
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Joanna Berkowitz
Program Coordinator

Jennifer Carroll
Associate Director of Education

Wendy Cruz
H.R. Generalist

Amy Cuenco
Director of Finance

Daniel Curtis
Teaching Artist, Photography

Amanda Edwards
Associate Director of Communications

Zion El-Amin
Teaching Artist, Dance

George Garcia
EVP & Chief Operating Officer

Joseph Henderson
Teaching Artist, Performing Arts

Holli Hornlien
Associate Director of Work of Art
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Victoria Imo
Visiting Faculty, ArtCenter

Holly Le
Staff Accountant

Jovonie Leonard
Teaching Artist, Dance

Nick Manuguerra
Assistant Facilities Manager
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Ashley Margo
Lead Designer + Teaching Artist, Media Arts
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Karina Mata
Teaching Artist, Media Arts
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Orlando Moreno
Outreach + Programs Manager

Cynthia Nava
Teaching Artist, Visual & Media Arts
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Adrian Noriega
Program Coordinator

Eva Perez
Lead Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
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Rob Ramsey
Teaching Artist, Screenwriting

Michael Sample
Co-Artistic Director
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Dana Carly Eitches Sasi
Teaching Artist, Music

Matthew Sutphin
Communications Manager
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Rebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, Ceramics

Jessie Tucker
Facilities Manager
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Rosanna Tullio
Associate Director of Institutional Giving

Sarah Tytus
Development Operations Associate

Anabel Vallin
Programs Assistant

Alma Villegas
Senior Director of Development
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Collette Williams Alleyne
Chief Education Officer
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Shelby Williams-González
President & CEO
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Board Officers

Grant Withers
Board ChairCapital Group

Kapil Gupta
Vice ChairBoston Scientific

Julia Taylor-Brown
TreasurerThe Garcia Companies

Vanessa Walker-Oakes
SecretaryFlintridge Preparatory School
Board Members

Kingsley Afemikhe
Shield AI
Kara Ahmanson
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
Patricia Brum
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Gillian Calof
ClimateWorks Foundation
Brian Goldsmith
Lionsgate
Jackie Harman
COYN
Roth Herrlinger
Evolution
Jeffrey E. Jaeger
Standard Communities
Tae Kim
Collins Kim, LLP
Thomas Kim
Insomniac / Live Nation
Melissa Passman
Alpine Global Management
Christian A. Pierce
Actor/Writer/Producer
Kevin Pleasant
Chase
Margaret Richard
MLR Consulting Partners
Darris Sherman
Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentThe Founders

Bob Bates
Co-Founder and Artistic Director
Co-Founder

Irwin J. Jaeger
Co-FounderFounders Board Members

Geoffrey Anenberg
Creative Space
Wallis Annenberg

Kim Baer

Bill & Tamara Bagnard

Jon Basalone
Trader Joe's
Frank Baxter

Craig Benell

Alan Berro

Cynthia Harnisch Breunig

Al Brooks

Marvin G. Burns

Vera R. Campbell

Ira Cohen

Bob Davidson

Sharon DeBriere

Susan Emerling-Torres

Mitchell Frank
Spaceland Productions
Bobbie Greenfield

Crosby Haffner
Synan Holdings
Eugene L. Hernandez

Douglas Hinchliffe

Steve Hirsh

Linda Hothem

Paul C. Johnson

Glorya Kaufman

Laurie Konheim

Melanie Lundquist

Rick Madden
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Michael Maltzan

Jay Mangel

Jeff Marine

Silvia Marjoram
American Business Bank
Randy Miller

Connie Moran-Romero

Scott Morielli
Graff Californiawear
Anthony E. Nicholas

Drew Planting

Maura Rampolla

Monica Rosenthal

Joseph Sanford

Martha Saucedo

Steve Schoenholz
Tempted Apparel
William Schoenholz

Eric Schotz

Michael Schreter

Bob Shearin

Mithra Sheybani
Attorney
Mark Slavkin

Beatriz Stotzer

Katerina Tana
