Our staff team and our board of directors bring diverse skills, experience, and perspectives to our work with court-involved youth. We are united by a shared vision of the value of all young people and the power of art to change lives. Click on our names to read more about us.
Executive Director
Curtis Young
New York
Staff
Sophia Dawson
Co-Director of Art and & Entrepreneurship Program, (Artist)
Francesca DeBiaso, MPS, LCAT
Co-Director of Art and & Entrepreneurship Program, Art Therapist
Ebony Walcott
Community and Social Justice Programs Assistant
Minotte Romulus
Assistant Director, Boston
Co-Founder
Lauren Finner
Teaching Artist, Boston
Abigail Thompson
Teaching Artist, Boston
2018-2019 Teaching Artist - Consultants and Interns
Rachel Granofsky (Teaching Artist - Consultant)
Paul Singleton (Art Therapist - Consultant)
Jessamyn Henscehl - School of Visual Arts, Art Therapy Intern
Sophia Beck - Pace University Intern (Peace and Justice Studies)
Board of Directors
Yasmine Awais, President
Assistant Clinical Professor, Creative Art Therapies Department at Drexel University
Amanda Holm, Vice-Chair
Manager of Nonprofit Effectiveness, The Boston Foundation
Irene Sherman, Treasurer
Emmy Award-Winning Independent Producer/Media Consultant
Lauren Adelman, Secretary
Co-Founder, Artist and Art Educator
Alex Venino, Assistant Treasure
Associate, Century Equity Partners
Joshua Bell
Major Gifts Officer, Studio Museum of Harlem
Kate Jellinghaus
Artist/Educator, Westwood High School
Tamara Scarlett
Client Partner, Oracle Data Cloud