ABOUT US
Co-Leaders: Tommy Soulati Shepherd & Kaitlin McGaw
Alphabet Rockers make music that sparks change. Kaitlin McGaw (she/her) and Tommy Soulati Shepherd (he/him/they), are visionary artists and leaders who create a culture of belonging for all of us.
They are GRAMMY-winners, 4-time GRAMMY nominees, nationally renowned children’s book authors, influential media creatives, keynote speakers, and resident artists of esteemed programs such as Othering & Belonging Institute, Destiny Arts Center and Hiiwav Black Music Incubator. Their music and leadership is built from their combined pedigree of applied research and creative practice (Kaitlin McGaw is a Harvard University graduate in African American Studies; Tommy Shepherd is a Pacific Conservatory of Theatre graduate).
SAMARA ATKINS
Choreographer & Artist (her/she)
ROZA DO
DJ + Artist (she/her)
ARAYAH FLEMING
Dancer & Teaching Artist (she/her)
MARJORIE ORTIZ
Dancer & Teaching Artist (she/they)
MAYA FLEMING
Artist (she/her)
KALI DE JESUS
Artist (he/him)
TOMMY SHEPHERD III
Artist (he/him)
NINO FERNANDEZ
Media Producer
(he/him)
CHISA YAMAGUCHI
Sozo Artists Producer/Bookings (she/her)
KABIR SEHGAL
Producer
(he/him)
KIMBERLEY LOCKE
Social Media: I AM Entertainment
(she/her)
STEFANIE CHUNG
Art & Curriculum Director (she/her)
KEVIN MCCANN
Engineer
(he/him)
CHRISSY MULVIHILL
Program Director
(she/her)
RANI LANGER-CROAGER
Founder + Co-CEO, Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative
(she/her)
CHUCK BROOKHART BROWN
Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative
(he/him)
BOSKO KANTE
ElectroSpit Founder
Music Producer/Engineer
(he/him)
VINITHA WATSON
Founder, Zoo Labs
(she/her)
ANNA MARIA LUERA
The Center for Cultural Education
(she/her)
RIKA IINO
Founder, Sozo Artists
(she/her)
CANDICE WICKS-DAVIS
Founder + CEO
Edutainment for Equity
(she/her)
KEVIN SEAMAN
Artists, Creator, Consultant
(they/them)
MARLON RICHARDSON
Artist, Leader
Hip Hop for Change
(he/him)
RICK OCULTO
Education Director
Our Family Coalition
(he/him)
CANDACE TABBS
Grant Writer
Benvenuti Arts
(she/her)
EVAN BISSELL
Arts & Cultural Strategy Coordinator, OBI
(he/him)
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