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Our Leadership Team
Mike Taylor
Executive Director
Mike Taylor is passionate about bringing arts into schools, and providing artists with opportunities to share their passion. He is an accomplished spoken word artist who has performed on stages in the Bay Area, New York, London, and Paris. He believes that art connects everyone.
Mike Taylor is passionate about bringing arts into schools, and providing artists with opportunities to share their passion. He is an accomplished spoken word artist who has performed on stages in the Bay Area, New York, London, and Paris. He believes that art connects everyone.
Patrick Ohslund
Deputy Director
Jenna Robinson
Revisions Program Director
Bri Blue
Poetry Program Coordinator
Brianni “Bri” Blue is a published author, spoken word artist and motivational speaker from Berkeley, CA. Bri’s passionate and emotionally-charged performances allow her to connect with audiences through empathy, relatability and inspiration. She was the Founder and Host of the weekly “Speak Easy” open mic series, and created the 'Unapologetically You' Awareness Campaign with a mission to uplift and empower women.
Brianni “Bri” Blue is a published author, spoken word artist and motivational speaker from Berkeley, CA. Bri’s passionate and emotionally-charged performances allow her to connect with audiences through empathy, relatability and inspiration. She was the Founder and Host of the weekly “Speak Easy” open mic series, and created the 'Unapologetically You' Awareness Campaign with a mission to uplift and empower women.
Tim McClain
Dance Program Coordinator
Tim McLain-Batimana is a professional breakdancer, who began dancing at age 12 as a therapeutic response from being in the foster care system and is deeply rooted in the Bay Area Urban dance community. He began teaching professionally in 2017, with children, and adults. As an instructor Timothy has collaborated with local dance troupes to produce showcases for students to perform in front of school staff, and parents. As the BAC dance program coordinator he is responsible for project managing, team management, curriculum development, teaching workshops and outreach.
Tim McLain-Batimana is a professional breakdancer, who began dancing at age 12 as a therapeutic response from being in the foster care system and is deeply rooted in the Bay Area Urban dance community. He began teaching professionally in 2017, with children, and adults. As an instructor Timothy has collaborated with local dance troupes to produce showcases for students to perform in front of school staff, and parents. As the BAC dance program coordinator he is responsible for project managing, team management, curriculum development, teaching workshops and outreach.
Briana Leung
Pacifica Poetry Coordinator
Briana Victoria Leung is a 21 y/o Bay Area based queer non-binary Afro Asian Latinx storyteller and healer who has been writing, performing and competing in the local slam poetry scene for the last eight years. They are an artist and activist who often integrates these two identities into one as an “artivist” when exploring political and social issues through writing. Briana represented the Bay Area on an all BIPOC femme team during the 2018 Brave New Voice National Poetry Competition in Houston,Texas. Today they can be found working as a poet mentor teaching youth poetry workshops with Bay Area Creative's SPARC Poetry program, which is the same program that initially introduced Briana to poetry in elementary school.
Briana Victoria Leung is a 21 y/o Bay Area based queer non-binary Afro Asian Latinx storyteller and healer who has been writing, performing and competing in the local slam poetry scene for the last eight years. They are an artist and activist who often integrates these two identities into one as an “artivist” when exploring political and social issues through writing. Briana represented the Bay Area on an all BIPOC femme team during the 2018 Brave New Voice National Poetry Competition in Houston,Texas. Today they can be found working as a poet mentor teaching youth poetry workshops with Bay Area Creative's SPARC Poetry program, which is the same program that initially introduced Briana to poetry in elementary school.
Our Board
Poetry & Theater Teaching Artists
Our Dance Teaching Artists
Our Visual Arts Teachers
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