BlackStar Projects Staff
Akua Maat
Senior Operations Manager
Amber Hunnicutt
Festival Operations Director
Autumn Faith Valdez
Business Director
Catherine Lee
Chief Operations Officer
Akili Z. Davis
Operations Manager and Associate Editor, Seen
Anya Tang
BlackStar Summer Fellow, Seen
Heidi Saman
Program Director
Mariam Dembele
Marketing Manager
Jess Garz
Development Consultant
Imran Siddiquee
Lendl Tellington
Jourdan Wright
Digital Content Assistant
Leo Brooks
Creative Director
Nehad Khader
Festival Director
Maori Karmael Holmes
Chief Executive & Artistic Officer
Nyla Daniel
Parties & Panels Producer
Pablo Alarcon Jr.
Design Manager
Marley Ewell
BlackStar Summer Fellow, Communications
Sydney Alicia Rodriguez
Program Manager
Xihluke Marhule
BlackStar Summer Fellow, Festival
Terri Hall
Individual Giving Director
Xenia Matthews
Communications Coordinator
Zendra Shareef
Administrative Associate
Festival Staff
Aidan Un
Videographer
Antoinette Stewart
Box Office Manager
Antonio Wooten
Merchandise Manager
Caroline Strange
Childcare Provider
Daniel Jackson
Lead Photographer
Eugene Haynes
Industry Liaison
Kim Hunter-Bryant, MA, LCSW, PMH-C
Wellness & Grounding Facilitator
Lo Lloyd
Onsite Technical Production Coordinator
Cobbina Frempong
Lead Videographer
E. Morales WIlliams
Safety Team Member
Erieon Dominick
Childcare Provider
Marla Campbell Harris
Festival Support Specialist
Gabriel Bryant
Safety Team Member
Julian Turner
Video Editor
Katy Bagli
Parties Coordinator
Kerrin Lyons
Volunteer Coordinator
Moody
House Manager, Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Mochi Robinson
Photographer
Oliver Spencer
Technical Production Coordinator – Lead
Rachel Hampton
House Manager, Kimmel Theater
Renée Colbert
Web Manager
Sabrina Paulino
Social Media Coordinator
Sam Plakun
Virtual Festival Coordinator
Shaakira DeLoatch
Press Coordinator
Shak Lawrence
Print Traffic Manager
Shanti Mayers
Festival Bazaar Curator
Sydnie Schwarz
Festival Support Specialist
Takia Michael
Box Office Manager
Shauna Swartz
Program Guide Copy Editor
Tomarra Sankara-Kilombo
Merchandise Coordinator
Zoë Hodge
House Manager