Anisa Hamdan is passionate about creating a space for creativity to flourish for each person who walks through the gates of Inner-City Arts. She is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, has worked for the California Science Center in educational theater and for the City of Los Angeles in theater management and production. A proud mother of two creative daughters who challenge her to keep her artistry alive by being on stage and producing live theater.
She enjoys interacting with students who participate in the school day program Learning and Achieving through the Arts (LATA) and Artists In the Middle, the middle school summer arts workshop programs, as well as, the parents in the summer parent workshops. She also manages the amazing teaching artists, and a team of talented staff, interns and volunteers to aid in coordinating with schools and teachers for their participation in creativity!
Leadership & Staff
Gladys Avila
Work of Art Program CoordinatorNancy Avila
Accounting SupervisorVincent Caldera
Programs CoordinatorWendy Cruz
H.R. GeneralistAmy Cuenco
Director of FinanceGeorge Garcia
COO & Interim Executive DirectorJustin Izbinski
Grant WriterSamantha Longman
Teaching Artist, Creativity LabOrlando Moreno
Programs CoordinatorLatrice Postell
Teaching Artist, DanceMichael Sample
Co-Artistic DirectorMarissa Sykes
Lead Teaching Artist, Creativity LabRebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, CeramicsBoard Officers
Jonathan Schreter
Chair, Bolton & CompanySusan Luehrs
Secretary, Wells Fargo BankBoard Members
Erikk Aldridge
AEGPatricia Brum
Snell & Wilmer, LLPEric Coleman
The Walt Disney CompanyMalik Ducard
Google/YoutubePeter Gal
DreamworksBrian Goldsmith
LionsgateKapil Gupta
Cedars SinaiJackie Harman
COYNSean Howard
MGC Sports/ Solomon PageBrian Ishida
Pacific Western BankJeffrey E. Jaeger
Standard PropertiesWade Killefer
KFA, LLPSam Kunianski
SK ConsultingKevin Pleasant
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Tom Stillwell
Big Fish ConsultingVanessa Walker Oakes
Flintridge Preparatory SchoolGrant Withers
Capital GroupThe Founders
- Bob Bates Co-Founder
- Irwin J. Jaeger Co-Founder
Founders 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
- Kathleen Maguire
- 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
- Joni Topper JP Morgan Chase
Young Professionals Board Members
- Huwayda Fakhry Nabih Youssef Associates
- Justin J. Garza The Dream Adopters
- Sarah Hanner Charly West
- Amanda Hovest KBDA
- Michael Khosravifard UX Design
- Toyin Moses Actress