Artistic Director Alexandra Chasin is Associate Professor of Literary Studies at Lang College, The New School.  Chasin is the author of four books, most recently Assassin of Youth:  A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger’s War on Drugs, a cultural history of drug prohibition (U Chicago Press, 2016).  Chasin holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and a PhD in Modern Thought & Literature, from Stanford University, and has received fellowships from the Leon Levy Center for Biography at CUNY, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. 

Program Director Zina Goodall is a producer and writer who has worked as a community organizer, circus performer, and teaching artist. She loves developing work with all types of artists, and has produced performances, immersive events, zines, and short films. You can find her at zinarosegoodall.com

Media and Communications Manager Stephanie Orentas is a manager, curator and producer. She is a multifaceted forward thinker who centers her work in showcasing Latinx music, performing arts and beyond. She firmly puts artists first; managing Combo Chimbita, a tropical futurism band, and Bembona, a Panamanian-Boricua DJ and artist. Currently, she sits on the advisory board for New Latin Wave.