Meet the National Board

  • Nissy Aya

    Playwright and Dramaturg

  • James Borders

    JB Borders & Associates - Consultant

  • Ty Defoe

    Educator/ Consultant/ Indigenous Director

  • Patricia Garza

    Director of Programs Los Angeles Performance Practice

  • Shamieka Goins

    ACC Board Vice President and Secretary

  • Lauren Turner Hines

    Board President
    Founder- ACC

  • Cloteal L. Horne

    Actor/ Educator/ Creative Producer

  • Sharifa Johka

    Board Chair
    Founder | Producer Black Realities

  • Ken Jones

    Kenneth M.Jones Esq - Attorney

  • Alex Meda

    Artistic Director Studio Luna

  • Christiani Nix

    Founder of 4CN Marketing

  • Lillian Osei-Boateng

    Philanthropy Arts and Culture Leader

  • Tiffany Taylor

    Board Treasurer

  • Nia Weeks J.D

    Executive Director- Detangled