National Advisory Board
Paul Schadewald
Chair
Paul Schadewald is the Senior Project Manager for Bringing Theory to Practice. He has two decades of experience …more.
Milmon F. Harrison
Vice Chair
Dr. Milmon F. Harrison is Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs in Undergraduate Education at UC Davis. …more.
Sophia Krzys Acord
Board Member
Dr. Sophia Krzys Acord is a Senior Associate Consultant at ASK Associates. …more.
Chelsea N. Bouldin
Board Member & PAGE Co-Director
Chelsea N. Bouldin is an Octavia E. Butler scholar, Ph.D. candidate, and university fellow at Syracuse University in the Cultural Foundations of Education department. …more.
Mari Castañeda
Board Member
Dr. Mari Castañeda is Dean of Commonwealth Honors College and Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. …more.
Lizzy Cooper Davis
Board Member
Dr. Lizzy Cooper Davis (She/They), Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at Emerson College, is an artist and scholar …more.
Rebecca Castillo
Board Member
Rebecca Castillo is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Southern California. She is currently a Special Projects Lead …more.
Frederick “Wood” Delahoussaye
Board Member
Educator, entertainer, emcee, and New Orleans native Frederick “Wood” Delahoussaye has propelled through the elements of artistry …more.
Liya Escalera
Board Member
Dr. Liya Escalera is Vice Provost for Academic Support Services at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. …more.
Denise Frazier
Board Member
Denise Frazier is an educator, musician, and interdisciplinary artist from Houston, who has lived and worked in New Orleans since 2002. …more.
Sylvia Gale
Board Member
Dr. Sylvia Gale is the executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at the University of Richmond. …more.
Kayhan Irani
Board Member
Kayhan Irani is an Emmy-award winning writer, a cultural activist, and a Theater of the Oppressed trainer. …more.
Carlos Francisco Jackson
Board Member
Carlos Francisco Jackson is dean of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. He is also a tenured professor of art and design at the …more.
David King
Board Member
David King (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, facilitator, and administrator committed to youth development, cultural equity, …more.
Fred Knight
Board Member
Frederick Knight is an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for Research, Civic Engagement and Policy …more.
Michaele Pride
Board Member
Michaele Pride, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, is a Professor of Architecture at the University of New Mexico, and co-Director of the UNM Design and Planning Assistance Center (DPAC). …more.
Darby Ray
Board Member
Darby Ray is the Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Civic Engagement at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where she also …more.
SYLVIA C. SPEARS
Board Member
Dr. Sylvia Spears (She/Her/Hers) is currently serving as Provost & Vice President for Lifelong at College Unbound in Providence, …more.
Ural Grant
Board Member & PAGE Co-Director
Ural Grant is an award-winning theater artist and educator. He recently completed an MFA program in Theater at Michigan State University …more.
WINOKA YEPA
Board Member
Winoka Yepa (she/her/asdzaan), is Diné originally from Shiprock, New Mexico, which is located on the Navajo Nation, also known as Dinétah. …more.
Carol Zou
Board Member
Carol Zou is an artist, writer, educator, and cultural organizer who has worked for over a decade on the relationship between arts, culture, community, and activism. …more.
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