Leadership Team
Cristy Johnston Limón
Executive Director
cjlimon@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 11
Lindsey Bourne
Director of Finance & Operations
lbourne@youthspeaks.org
415-255-9035, ext. 16
Joan Osato
Producing Director
josato@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 23
Brandon Santiago
Program Director
bsantiago@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 21
Programs
Natasha Huey
Brave New Voices Manager
nhuey@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 24
Cassie Newman
Associate Director, BNV Network
cnewman@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 25
Gabriel Cortez
Lead Artist
gcortez@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 15
Jeán Teodoro
Poet Mentor
jteodoro@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035
Janae Johnson
Associate Director of Programs
jjohnson@youthspeaks.org
916-996-1140 (c)
Terisa Siagatonu
Senior Poet Mentor
tsiagatonu@youthspeaks.org
(415) 255-9035 EXT. 14
Haydee Naula
Program Associate
hnaula@youthspeaks.org
(415) 255-9035 EXT. 18
Development & Communications
Beverly Mislang
Associate Director of Resource Development
bmislang@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 EXT. 17
Kate Seifert
Grants Manager
kseifert@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 13
Bijou McDaniel
Digital Content and Special Events Manager
bmcdaniel@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035
Ann Pullido
Development Associate
apullido@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035
Nick James
Creative Director
njames@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035
Isa Nakazawa
Associate Director of Marketing
inakazawa@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 20
Amalia Renteria
Sr. Marketing Associate
arenteria@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035
Ya’Shalan “Yaya” Nelson
Digital Storytelling Fellow
ynelson@youthspeaks.org
510.593.5309
Finance & Operations
Dan Anthony Angeles
Administrative Associate
dangeles@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 37
Future Corp Fellows
Shannon Matesky
Senior Future Corp Fellow
Urban Word
New York, NY
smatesky@youthspeaks.org
Bayana Davis
Future Corp Fellow
Young Chicago Authors
Chicago, IL
bdavis@youthspeaks.org
Lauren Bullock
Future Corp Fellow
Words, Beats & Life
Washington, DC
lbullock@youthspeaks.org
Monica Davidson
Future Corp Fellow
Writers in the Schools
Houstan, TX
mdavidson@youthspeaks.org
Laree Pourier
Future Corp Fellow
First Peoples Fund
Rapid City, SD
lpourier@youthspeaks.org
Han Rodriguez
Future Corp Fellow
Southern Word
Nashville, TN
hrodriguez@youthspeaks.org
DEVIN SAMUELS
FUTURE CORP FELLOW
INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS PROJECT
Detroit, MI
dsamuels@youthspeaks.org
Contracted Project Leads
Michelle Lee
Senior Pedagogy Advisor
mlee@youthspeaks.org
Tassiana Willis
Emerging Arts Fellow
twillis@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 24
Tish Jones
Senior Field Building Strategist
tjones@youthspeaks.org
Sean San José
Artistic Director, Emerging Artists Program
ssanjose@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 23
Niema Jordan
Bigger Picture Project Manager
njordan@youthspeaks.org
