Staff & Personnel




James

James Kass
Founder & Executive Director
415.255.9035 x10

jkass at youthspeaks.org

Hodari Hodari Davis
Director of National Initiatives
415.255.9035 x16

hdavis at youthspeaks.org
joan Joan Osato
Producing Director
415.255.9035 x15

josato at youthspeaks.org
bamuthi Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Artistic Director
415.255.9035 x11

mjoseph at youthspeaks.org
jason Jason Mateo
Program Director:
Production and Media
415.255.9035 x13

jmateo at youthspeaks.org
kfoster Josh Healey
Program Manager:
School Clubs & Outreach
415.255.9035 x23

jhealey at youthspeaks.org
leighanne Leighanne Sanchez
Managing Director
415.255.9035 x20
lsanchez at youthspeaks.org
chinaka Chinaka Hodge
Program Director: Artistic Development & Performance
415.255.9035 x14

chodge at youthspeaks.org
lauren Lauren Whitehead
Program Manager:
Youth Programs
415.255.9035 x19
lwhitehead at youthspeaks.org
dennis Dennis Kim
Development Associate
415.255.9035 x21

dkim at youthspeaks.org
sean Sean Mason
Web Master
415.255.9035 x12

smason at youthspeaks.org
ekent Erika Kent
Program Associate
415.255.9035 x22

ekent at youthspeaks.org
brandon Brandon Santiago
Program Associate
415.255.9035 x22

bsantiago at youthspeaks.org
kfoster Katri Foster
Program Associate
415.255.9035 x25

kfoster at youthspeaks.org
 

 

   
       
       

Board of Directors
Tony Rodriguez, President / Sam Enoka, Treasurer / Catalina Ruiz-Healy, Secretary / Sara Jane Philips / Steven Wright / Lissa Soep / Weyland Southon / James Kass / Mary Wallace/ Eva Frank/ Jeff Daniel / Mo Clancy (Honorary) / Adam Mariano / Jonathon Melrod / Hydra Mendoza / Simone Crew

Living Word Touring Company
Dahlak Brathwaite / Delina Brooks / James Clotfelter / Kamilah Forbes / Sekou Gibson / Ajayi Jackson / Paris King / Sean Riley / Tommy Shepard / David Szlasa / Amara Tabor-Smith / Adia Whitaker

Special Advisors
Dr. A.A. Akom / Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade / Rob Bailey / Deborah Brand / Dr. Jamal Cooks / Dave Eggers / Lawrence Ferlinghetti / Kamilah Forbes / Katri Foster / Dr. Shawn Ginwright / Sarah Haynes / Danny Hoch / Greg Hodge / Bob Holman / Jaime Jacinto / Sterling James / Howard Junker / Elaine Katzenberger / Stan Lathan / Clarissa Nicasia / Mark North / Nancy J. Peters / Kevin Powell / Erin Pursell / Monique Russell / Nicole Sawaya / Lateefah Simon / Clyde Valentin / Vajra Watson / Greg Worthington