Founding Team
Community and Arts Leaders committed to the vision of Atlanta School for the Arts
Dr. Kristin Moody
Executive Committee
USC Professor,
Education Consultant,
Change Leadership Educator and Coach
(Baltimore School forthe Arts Graduate)
Sonya Halpern
Executive Committee
Entrepreneur,
National Board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
National Black Arts Festival,
Atlanta Judicial Commission,
Equity Advocate
Angela Harris
Executive Committee
Artistic Advisor - Dance
Executive Director - Dance Canvas,
Emerging Leaders Council for Americans for the Arts,
National Visiting Fellow - School of American Ballet
(Baltimore School forthe Arts Graduate)
Verena Anders
Executive Committee
Artistic Advisor - Music
Musician and Music Educator,
Choral Teaching Artist for Atlanta Music Project - AMPlify
(Baltimore School for the Arts Graduate)
Jessyca Holland
Founding Team
Co-Founder and Executive Director of C4 Atlanta, Actor, Arts Advocate
Dr. Julie Johnson
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Dance
Dance Artist and Educator, Senior Dance Lecturer - Spelman College
(Baltimore School for the Arts Graduate)
Khari Simmons
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Music
Producer, Band leader, Bassist
Dr. Fahamu Pecou
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Visual Art
Interdisciplinary Artist and Scholar
Jason Carter
Founding Team
Founder of Sol Fusion, ONE Music Fest
Neda Abghari
Founding Team
Founder and Director of the The Creatives Project, Photographer, and Arts Advocate
Jamil Jude
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Theatre
Artistic Director at True ColorsTheater
Director, Producer, Playwright, Dramaturg
Veronica Kessenich
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Visual Art
Executive Director of the Atlanta Contemporary Museum
Asata Reid
Founding Team
Chef, Community Health Educator Nutrition Activist
Mike Johnson
Founding Team
Founder/CEO of Groundrush
Founder and Director at Decatur FM
Damita Howard
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Theatre
Stuntwoman (SAG) and Action Actress
Neil Rollins
Founding Team
Senior Vice President of FinTech and Alternative Lending at SunTrust
Chris Lane
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Theater
Music producer, actor
(Baltimore School for the Arts Graduate)
Hallie Angelella
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Theater
Alliance Theater Early Childhood Program Manager
(Baltimore School for the Arts Graduate)
Raymond McCrea Jones
Founding Team
Artistic Advisor - Visual Art
Independent Photographer and
Co-founder ATL Photo Night