For over 20 years, Jennifer has worked in the field of arts and education as a professional actress, teaching artist, classroom teacher, administrator and program leader. She holds a BFA in Drama Production from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA in Educational Theatre from New York University. She believes that giving oneself in service is a foundation for full self-expression. She is in her 10th year here at Inner-City Arts where she has served as Programs Manager before becoming Associate Director of Education. She also teaches drama to all ages within our programs and is committed to creating a space of acceptance, self-expression and inclusivity where any individual has their place in the collective whole. Jennifer regularly performs her own original material at various venues in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Leadership & Staff

Justine Adeboyejo
Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
Matías Anaya
Teaching Artist, Music

Nancy Avila
Accounting Supervisor
Ernest Baker
Teaching Artist, Dance
Eugenia Barbuc
Teaching Artist, Creativity Lab
Giselle Barrios
Programs Coordinator

Joanna Berkowitz
Program Coordinator

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

Victoria Imo
Visiting Faculty, ArtCenter
Holly Le
Staff Accountant
Jovonie Leonard
Teaching Artist, Dance
Ángel Macias
Teaching Artist, Mixed Media



Orlando Moreno
Outreach + Programs Manager

Adrian Noriega
Program Coordinator
Josh Pedregon
Teaching Artist, Music

Rob Ramsey
Teaching Artist, Screenwriting

Dana Carly Eitches Sasi
Teaching Artist, Music

Rebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, Ceramics

Rosanna Tullio
Associate Director of Institutional Giving
Anabel Vallin
Programs Assistant


Board Officers

Jonathan Schreter
ChairBolton

Grant Withers
Vice ChairCapital Group

Patricia Brum
SecretarySnell & Wilmer, LLP

Sam Kunianski
TreasurerSK Consulting
Board Members

Kingsley Afemikhe
Xos Trucks
Eric Coleman
Television Producer
Peter Gal
Dreamworks
Brian Goldsmith
Lionsgate
Kapil Gupta
Boston Scientific
Jackie Harman
COYN
Brian Ishida
Pacific Western Bank
Jeffrey E. Jaeger
Standard Properties
Tae Kim
Collins Kim, LLP
Melissa Passman
Day Pitney LLP
Christian A. Pierce
Actor/Writer/Producer
Kevin Pleasant
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Margaret Richard
MLR Consulting Partners
Darris Sherman
NBCUniversal
Tom Stillwell
Big Fish Consulting
Julia Taylor-Brown
The Garcia Companies
Vanessa Walker-Oakes
Flintridge Preparatory SchoolThe 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
- 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