mainstage producer
Mainstage Producer and primary stage readiness coach for DEMO2026, the annual festival presented by NEW INC, the New Museum's art and technology incubator. Led the full RAMP (stage readiness) program, working one-on-one with 24 NEW INC member presenters across four tracks to develop and refine their talks from concept through performance. Also oversaw all Mainstage production including budget and staffing management, production scheduling, artist proposal review, site visits, and load-in/load-out.
Keynote Speakers Devon Turnbull · Femi Adeyemi · Lawrence Lek · Sarah Elizabeth Lewis · Xin Liu
Cooperative Studies Aurora Mititelu · Lita (Karla) Vinueza · Morry Kolman · Romi Ron Morrison · Shakti Mb · Be Oakley · Bobby Joe Smith III · Marion Tannis · Chester Toye · Maelys Monga · Melissa Lyde
Creative Science Adam Vackar · Annie Chen · Zoe Lee · Joshua Ashish Dawson · Sabina Hyoju Ahn · Sirintip Phasuk
XR Talk Chipo Mapondera · Maya Charles · Chinazo Rena Anakwe · Navild Acosta · Dr. Shadow F. Sosa · Ji Yeon (Yaloo) Lim
Social Architecture Davi Merchan · Bradley Pitts · Alex KB Monroe · AB Rey · Gabrielle Horton · Ora Ferdman
NEW INC | NEW MUSEUM
artistic producing director broadway advocacy coalition
Performers & Artists · Tiffany Mann · T. Oliver Reid · Ari Groover · Dam Domenech · Andrea Prestinario · Adam Hyndman · John Clay III · Arnold Harper II · Shaunice Alexander · Jerrie Johnson · Aurielle Marie · Ben Wexler S T A R R Busby · Maleek Rae · Nia Akilah Robinson · The Bengsons · Denise Manning · Sierra Lancaster · Nora Schell
Hosts & Moderators Zhailon Levingston · Qween Jean · Jerrie Johnson
Fellows Stephanie Pacheco · Wildin Pierrevil · Ari Afsar · UGBA · Camille Thomas · ML Roberts · KB · Farah Habad · Davia Spain · Janai Lashon · Jasmine Leeward · Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez · Immanuel Simone · Andrea Ambam · Dezi Eivah Bing · Daniella Carter · Jasmine Eileen Coles · Nicole Davis · DejaJoelle · ChelseaDee Harrison · Faylita Hicks · Courtney Jamison · Kayla Stokes
Policy & Advocacy Voices Ligia Guallpa · Jasmine Gripper · Zakiyah Ansari · Sarita Daftary-Steel · Kamilah Forbes · Chris Myers
Institutional Partners The Public Theater · Justice Beyond Punishment · ZEALOUS · RAPP · Alliance for Quality Education · The Children's Agenda · CUNY · Community Capacity Development · Columbia Law School · Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (FICGN)
Founders: Britton Smith, Adrienne Warren, Amber Iman,
Designed, curated, and produced the full programming portfolio of BAC — the Special Tony Award–winning organization using arts and storytelling to drive justice-centered systemic change.
Led a suite of original initiatives from conception through execution: the Artivism Fellowship (a seven-month artist-activist incubation program, six cohorts), Night of Artivism, Artivism Work in Progress, What Now: Unplugged, The Storytellers Lab, a PSA for the Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network, and The Invitation — for artists who’ve considered change when the stage door isn’t enuf - a civic gathering co-presented with The Public Theater.
Managed $300K+ budgets, grew program applications by 50%, boosted attendance by 45%, and maintained 100% alumni retention across all cohorts and events.
A guided storytelling experience for the future of narrative change, crafted to empower folks from all industries to see themselves as storytellers, and ready you to harness the power of storytelling for social good.
Co-created and co-facilitate a touring interactive workshop empowering culture-makers across entertainment, advocacy, education, and media to harness storytelling for systemic change. Guiding participants through prompts, provocations, and creative activations to generate new narratives and sharpen existing ones toward liberation and impact.
