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Aidan Un

Videographer

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Akua Maat

Senior Operations Manager

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Amber Hunnicutt

Festival Operations Director

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Antoinette Stewart

Box Office Manager

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Antonio Wooten

Merchandise Manager

Autumn Faith Valdez

Business Director

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Ayannah Kamryn

Parties Coordinator

Caroline Strange

Childcare Provider

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Catherine Lee

Chief Operations Officer

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Cota Cotanusca

Festival Support Specialist

Daniel Jackson

Lead Photographer

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Denise Beek

Board Co-chair of BlackStar Projects, Interim Communications Director

Eugene Haynes

Industry Liaison

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Heidi Saman

Program Director

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Jeanette Lloyd

Partnerships Director

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Kim Hunter-Bryant, MA, LCSW, PMH-C

Wellness & Grounding Facilitator

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Lo Lloyd

Onsite Technical Production Coordinator

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Maori Karmael Holmes

Filmmaker

Mariam Dembele

Marketing Manager

Marla Campbell Harris

Festival Support Specialist

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Marwa Eltahir

Festival Support Specialist

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Maryam April Pugh

Web Manager

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Naeemah Afi Patterson

Volunteer Coordinator

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Nehad Khader

Festival Director

Nyla Daniel

Parties & Panels Producer

Pablo Alarcon Jr.

Design Manager

Sabrina Paulino

Social Media Coordinator

Sam Plakun

Virtual Festival Coordinator

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Shaakira DeLoatch

Press Coordinator

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Shak Lawrence

Print Traffic Manager

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Shanti Mayers

Festival Bazaar Curator

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Shivon Pearl Love

The Daily Jawn Stage Producer

Sydney Alicia Rodriguez

Program Manager

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Sydnie Schwarz

Festival Support Specialist

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Takia Michael

Box Office Manager

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Taya Stevens-Allen

Accessibility Coordinator

Terri Hall

Individual Giving Director

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Tomarra Sankara-Kilombo

Merchandise Coordinator

Xenia Matthews

Communications Coordinator

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Zendra Shareef

Administrative Associate

Zoë Hodge

House Manager

 

Chenyao Liu
Digital Content Assistant		 E Morales-Williams
Wellness Coordinator & Safety Team Member		 Erieon Dominick
Childcare Provider		 Gabe Bryant
Safety Team Member		 Jowel Sinclair
Festival Fellow
Julian Turner
Video Editor		 Julissa Aguilar
Tech Production Coordinator		 Michael Moody
House Manager – Suzanne Roberts		 Mochi Robinson
Photographer		 Oliver Spencer
Technical Producer
Rachel Hampton
House Manager – Kimmel

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