{"id":8058,"date":"2026-04-02T00:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/?page_id=8058"},"modified":"2026-07-03T23:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:05:13","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/es\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8058\" class=\"elementor elementor-8058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-478a606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478a606\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-256ea25\" data-id=\"256ea25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123ec87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123ec87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet The Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58da854 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58da854\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d46cba0\" data-id=\"d46cba0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4421f01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4421f01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717388c e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"717388c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"118962316\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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They are an arts administrator and multidisciplinary artist with experience across organizations including American Conservatory Theater, Marin Shakespeare Company, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Americorps, and the Latinx Theatre Commons. Their administrative work centers on supporting teaching artists, coordinating programs, and building systems that make creative work more sustainable and accessible. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ea59b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"26ea59b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6521\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">As a dramaturg, Fran creates work that blends bilingual storytelling, physical comedy, and experimental theatrical forms. Their writing has been produced and presented nationally, often centering themes of labor, environmental memory, and communal resilience. Across both administrative and artistic work, Fran is committed to cultivating spaces where creativity, cultural specificity, and community connection can thrive. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Fran is Carmina Burana!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b680789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b680789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c4fcb37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c4fcb37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45f049f5\" data-id=\"45f049f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cce9dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cce9dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a62fa82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a62fa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-6.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-216f18fe\" data-id=\"216f18fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f113623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f113623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jos\u00e9 Aviles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed8111e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed8111e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jos\u00e9 Aviles is EPACENTER\u2019s Director of Theatre and Dance. With over 30 years of experience as an actor, director, producer, and educator, he most recently directed the world premiere of *All My Mothers Dream In Spanish* by AZ Espinoza with Azuka Theatre and Teatro del Sol. His other directing credits include school tours of *Cinderella: A Salsa Fairytale* and *The Day You Begin*, along with the Philadelphia premiere of *Elliot, A Soldier\u2019s Fugue* by Quiara Alegr\u00eda Hudes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fa299d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"52fa299d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">He is also the co-founder and Artistic Producing Director of Teatro del Sol, where he directed the world premiere of *Good Cuban Girls* and produced *Oedipus El Rey*. Previously, Jos\u00e9 served as the Director of Education for American Stage Theatre Company and Arden Theatre Company, and was an Education Associate at the Walnut Street Theatre.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66480b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66480b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-349e5c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"349e5c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49fd3ed7\" data-id=\"49fd3ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d47b91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d47b91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aef609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63aef609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c97a498\" data-id=\"6c97a498\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5d06ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f5d06ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michelle Benigno<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e43f49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e43f49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Michelle Benigno serves as Associate Director of Administration at EPACENTER. She leads human resources, administrative systems, and organizational compliance, and partners closely with the CFO to support sound financial management and long-term sustainability. Passionate about building thoughtful , efficient infrastructure, Michelle focuses on creating systems that allow creative teams to do their best work and ensure the organization operates with integrity and accountability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3e780d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5b3e780d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">She earned her B.S. in Business Management from San Jos\u00e9 State University and began her career interning in the Finance Department at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. She later spent several years in senior living healthcare, leading operations through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Transitioning from serving seniors to supporting youth and families has been deeply meaningful for her, and she is inspired by the opportunity to help expand access to the arts for historically underserved communities. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">One of her favorite artists is Takashi Murakami. His work blends bold color and playfulness with extraordinary detail and depth. She is inspired by art that invites curiosity; pieces you can return to again and again and still discover something new, which is an approach that feels especially powerful in creative learning spaces. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff86edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ff86edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-efd6e74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efd6e74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-346c19b8\" data-id=\"346c19b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4dc78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b4dc78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eab50d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1eab50d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-290f27a8\" data-id=\"290f27a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2d2888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b2d2888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David Castro<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695e0af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695e0af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">David Castro has been in the facility management industry for over 14 years. He started his career in the medical field, managing both Luxury high-rise buildings and Class A, B, and C Buildings. By obtaining different positions such as Plant Operations Manager, Environmental Services Director, and Facilities Director, David has gained experience and knowledge of the complexity of each building. Managing a group of highly skilled technicians while managing the security team. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5186a35e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5186a35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1361\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1361\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">As the Associate Director of Facilities for EPACENTER, David&#8217;s role is to ensure that all Fire\/Life\/Safety codes and procedures are being followed. His responsibilities consist of responding to all building and security-related issues, vendor management, and day-to-day facility operations. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires David is The Bronx Tale. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e14e41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3e14e41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-261e5866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"261e5866\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40927f05\" data-id=\"40927f05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ccda75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56ccda75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe32193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe32193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-714ecfa0\" data-id=\"714ecfa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ba5357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57ba5357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staci Edwards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ab54b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ab54b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Staci Edwards has deep roots in East Palo Alto, as her family&#8217;s history here goes back four generations. She attended school in the Ravenswood City School District, went to Eastside College Preparatory School for high school, and then graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in Sociology. During middle school, she was one of the founding youth members of EPACENTER who helped conceive how the organization should serve the community she grew up in. She later served on EPACENTER&#8217;s board for two years while she was in college.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52190de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"52190de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Now as EPACENTER&#8217;s Strategic Initiatives Associate, she supports, develops, and coordinates partnerships and cross-sector coordination efforts at EPACENTER. You might find her planning events, connecting with families, or building relationships with potential partners while she is on-site.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Staci is <\/span><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8220;It Don&#8217;t Mean A Thing (If It Ain&#8217;t Got That Swing)&#8221; by Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, especially the live version! She absolutely loves hearing Ella scat while Duke is playing on the piano. Such a beautiful piece!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff2c6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ff2c6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a0fee7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a0fee7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f7e500e\" data-id=\"3f7e500e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421a0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"421a0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2453ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d2453ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a238a35\" data-id=\"a238a35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc6cf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fc6cf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexia Gutierrez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b818c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b818c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Alexia Gutierrez is a dedicated professional with more than a decade of experience in business management and accounting. Born in Mexico and raised in East Palo Alto, she grew up with a deep appreciation for the power of community spaces and cultural events. As a child, she often wished her neighborhood had the same recreational programs and artistic gatherings found throughout the Bay Area; places where families could connect, celebrate, and be inspired. Today, as the Events Operations Manager at EPACENTER, Alexia is turning those hopes into a reality. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282fd5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"282fd5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6741\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6741\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6741\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6741\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">She plays a key role in bringing meaningful events and community projects to life, creating opportunities for joy, creativity, and togetherness. Her work is driven by a commitment to uplifting East Palo Alto and helping build a brighter, more connected future for the generations to come. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">What inspires Alexia the most is spending time in nature!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed4119f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ed4119f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-42f61506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42f61506\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27a1120e\" data-id=\"27a1120e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7e6645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b7e6645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddf195a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ddf195a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3b27c1\" data-id=\"e3b27c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef8f274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ef8f274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alicia Gutierrez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09912b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09912b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Alicia Gutierrez was born in Mexico and moved to East Palo Alto over 28 years ago, attending Sequoia High School at a time when East Palo Alto lacked resources for ESL students. That experience shaped her commitment to equity, access, and community empowerment. She later on went to pursue higher education with the goal of becoming a social worker, while building a career in education. Over the past decade, she served as a Family Services Specialist, Family Engagement Coordinator, and Operations Assistant Director; roles that strengthened her leadership in supporting families and advancing community-driven programs. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c25ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"26c25ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6501\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Today, she serves at EPACENTER as a Family Engagement and Community Manager. In this role, she leads outreach efforts, builds strategic partnerships, and designs programs that connect families to transformative opportunities. As both a professional and a parent of program participants, she brings a deeply personal and informed perspective to her work. She continues to dedicate her role towards uplifting her community, expanding access to resources, and ensuring that families can thrive in the place they call home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Alicia is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. She believes it is about following your purpose, trusting your path, and turning life&#8217;s challenges into meaning. She feels it relates beautifully to her own journey. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46420970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"46420970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31297227 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31297227\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a53e9e\" data-id=\"40a53e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478a5b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"478a5b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6062c4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6062c4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72b1f658\" data-id=\"72b1f658\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a1520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0a1520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jennifer Ifil-Ryan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5da8ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b5da8ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jennifer Ifil-Ryan is an artist, arts educator, and administrator. Working largely within non-traditional learning environments and cultural spaces, Jen has produced large scale participatory arts initiatives that have touched over 200,000 individuals. Jennifer holds an M.A. in Individualized Study from NYU and has served on the boards of the Fund for Public Housing and the NYC Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission. She has recently relocated to the Bay Area and is excited to contribute to the local arts ecosystem through her work as Director of Visual Arts with EPACENTER.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7c382a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"2b7c382a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7291\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Jennifer is Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) by Kara Walker from June 1, 2024 &#8211; June 1, 2026. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b36836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54b36836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f9efc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f9efc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7da52f05\" data-id=\"7da52f05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ea8dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44ea8dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716cd3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"716cd3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4737f94c\" data-id=\"4737f94c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33167791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33167791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizar Ivanov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d4e605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d4e605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Elizar Ivanov, Production Operations Coordinator, is a San Francisco Bay Area based multi-disciplined theatrical technician and jack of all trades. Originally from Moscow, Russia, he has worked in professional theatre for over 18 years in many fields, including but not limited to, lighting, video, sound and production management. Prior to joining EPACENTER, he worked for the Tony Award winning company, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, as Assistant Production Manager for 8 years. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a140b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5a140b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1511\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1511\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1511\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">As Production Operations Coordinator, he is responsible for smooth operations for technical elements for onsite productions and rentals. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Elizar is Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki, because of its take on humanity and nature with the constant evolution of technology.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f648fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f648fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f682b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f682b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37eb98ac\" data-id=\"37eb98ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675ea86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"675ea86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675c70a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"675c70a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30474acc\" data-id=\"30474acc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645d7109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"645d7109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leanny Mu\u00f1oz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff89b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff89b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Leanny Mu\u00f1oz, Director of Program Operations &amp; Production, received her Master of Music from Louisiana State University. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Fine and Performing Arts and a minor in Music Performance at the Louisiana Scholars&#8217; College at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. She joined EPACENTER after nearly 4 wonderful years with the Sacramento Philharmonic &amp; Opera, where she left her role as Director of Operations. Additionally, Leanny spent 7 years at the University of California, Davis as a PhD Candidate in Musicology. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc81c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1fc81c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5331\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5331\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5331\"><p><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Her primary research interest were late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Spanish and Latin-American music, especially as related to nationalism and other socio-political issues. She is interested in film music, the discourse of colonialism in music and the classroom, arts administration, and remaining an active community member.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Leanny is inspired by Manuel de Falla&#8217;s orchestral-suite Homenajes (1938). She admires and connects with Falla&#8217;s homage to his mentor and his friends, showcasing the influence of those personal relationships on his own identity and the identity of Spanish music. Leanny values all her mentors, friends, and family; and they continuously shape her actions and choices. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5193bacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5193bacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8a437 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd8a437\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d381ad3\" data-id=\"3d381ad3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405fa552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"405fa552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5488c858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5488c858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-624c4d29\" data-id=\"624c4d29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aff68f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aff68f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jacqueline Quintanilla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5385d3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5385d3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jacqueline Quintanilla was born and raised in Oakland, and giving back to her community has always meant a lot to her. She has over 10 years of experience working in nonprofit accounting, and she truly loves what she does because it allows her to support missions that make a real difference. She&#8217;s also an artist, which is why working at EPACENTER feels so special. She feels lucky to be a part of a place that inspires imagination and creativity. She often thinks about how much she would have loved a space like this growing up. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d971ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7d971ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jacqueline is inspired by &#8220;Self-Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser&#8221; by Frida Kahlo, her favorite artist. The delicate lace framing her face reflects softness, but her eyes are strong and full of resilience, even through her tears. Jacqueline finds it a beautiful piece with intricate details, and finds it even prettier in person!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7deea0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7deea0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a60ed21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a60ed21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-666faff6\" data-id=\"666faff6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c180c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53c180c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576b735b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"576b735b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cb088c0\" data-id=\"5cb088c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c9a6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15c9a6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nadine Rambeau<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a459f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a459f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Nadine Rambeau, Executive Director of EPACENTER, has spent the past 30 years activating creativity as a catalyst for empowerment, economic equity, and social change in multiple communities across the United States. Nadine has served as the Executive Director of EPACENTER for the past 9 years. Before that, she was the managing director of the community arts and education division at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Before arriving in California, she played key leadership roles in establishing accessible arts education programs for youth at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chernin&#8217;s Center for the Arts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5956be52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5956be52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1491\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">She got her start in arts education working for the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs&#8217; nationally recognized, award-winning job-training-in-the-arts program for youth, Gallery 37. Nadine holds an MFA in critical theory from the California Institute of the Arts and a BA in political science from Northwestern University. Nadine&#8217;s favorite book is The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6bc95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a6bc95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39c2c4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39c2c4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43215060\" data-id=\"43215060\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c401bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c401bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db2ffb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3db2ffb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5b3d60\" data-id=\"3e5b3d60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7db636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e7db636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Suzanne Romaine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721f5dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721f5dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Suzanne Romaine brings extensive experience in nonprofit fundraising and developmental leadership, with a track record of building major donor programs, leading fundraising teams, and growing revenue for mission-driven organizations. At EPACENTER, she leads fundraising, earned revenue, and communications strategies that strengthen partnerships with donors, supporters, and community partners while advancing the organization&#8217;s long-term sustainability and impact. She studied at UC Berkeley, where she received a BA in Rhetoric. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a9bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e8a9bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2431\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Following her master&#8217;s studies in Graphic Design and Film, she co-founded a local production company and spent more than a decade at KQED Public Media. During her tenure, she was part of the producing team for many national PBS projects including FRONTLINE\/World, American Experience &amp; Cousteau&#8217;s &#8220;Ocean Adventures&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Suzanne is inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke&#8217;s &#8220;Letter to a Young Poet&#8221; because it offers timeless, profound advice on nurturing creativity from within, and finding patience in life&#8217;s uncertainties. &#8220;To be an artist means not to calculate or count but to grow like a tree which does not force its juices but confidently stands amidst the spring storms without any fear that summer might not arrive. For summer will come.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c347f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80c347f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bebff48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bebff48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b979a5a\" data-id=\"2b979a5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2970224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2970224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c793c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c793c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d16fd4e\" data-id=\"3d16fd4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f2c31f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f2c31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jason Singh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff0a331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff0a331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jason Singh is the Advancement Coordinator at EPACENTER. He has a diverse professional background which has seen him lead political campaigns, work with children, and collaborate with a variety of non-profits throughout the United States. Creativity and curiosity are the fuel to his endeavors, as he seeks to embed lasting changes in his communities through his work. He hopes to make EPACENTER a creative and cultural hub for the Bay Area, where people can come to unapologetically be themselves. He is an artist that writes, produces, and records English and Punjabi music under the name, JAJU.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670d5e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"670d5e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1721\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1721\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1721\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1721\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jason&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"> musical prowess allows him to be unattached to any one genre and create multi-lingual songs that bridge his love for both Punjabi and American culture. His aim is to create music that is totally unique and 100% original, while still retaining a familiarity that allows it to connect with people of any background. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Jason is Human Sadness by The Voidz. He believes that it is an 11-minute masterpiece that pushes boundaries by creating a soundscape that is messy and chaotic on the surface, but is a deeply nuanced and layered piece of art that challenges the norms of what music can be.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1189623162\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1189623162\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b887ad6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b887ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87392fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a50a49c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a50a49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-7.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42981838\" data-id=\"42981838\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ef9823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ef9823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neill Castro<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a7b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82a7b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Neill Castro is a versatile musician and educator who began his musical journey at a young age, studying guitar at 8, drums at 9, and bass by 12. A professional since 2009, he quickly became a staple of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene, maintaining a busy schedule as both a guitar instructor at various music schools and a performer, playing 4\u20135 nights per week with a wide range of groups and talent agencies. His work has been featured in Ubisoft\u2019s AAA-rated game Rocksmith, where he contributed as a transcriptionist. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319063e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"319063e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8311\"><p><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A member of Local 6 Musicians Union, Neill brings extensive experience performing at corporate events, festivals, weddings, theaters, and large-scale productions. He currently collaborates with top entertainment companies, including Elan Artists (featuring singers from NBC\u2019s The Voice). Neill has shared the stage with acclaimed artists across genres, performing for audiences of up to 18,000 alongside members of Kool and the Gang, Janet Jackson, Whitesnake, Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9!, Too $hort, Primus, Glee (TV Show) and Dazz Band. He has also worked as a sideman for Jane Lynch, Alan Cumming, Teedra Moses, Pete Escovedo and the E Family, Adrian Marcel, Shoshana Bean, Lyrics Born, B Slade, Kev Choice, San Quinn, and many more. <\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The works of Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown inspired James as he developed his sound in the Bay Area while building a distinguished professional career. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Neill&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> biggest source of inspiration is the people around him &#8211; his colleagues and students constantly push him to refine and grow in his craft. But if he had to point to one piece of art, it would be \u201cWhy Break Mine\u201d by Bay Area supergroup, Legally Blynd.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7920fc49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7920fc49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-225e175b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"225e175b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-341a748\" data-id=\"341a748\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247554a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"247554a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e4c707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27e4c707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63ee57ed\" data-id=\"63ee57ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49340289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49340289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cassi Coleman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b1c268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b1c268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Since the age of 2, Cassi Coleman has been training in a variety of styles of dance including Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Lyrical to name a few. She has danced and trained professionally in Los Angeles and the Bay Area as a back up dancer for 5 years. With over 10 years of teaching experience and 7 years at EPACENTER, she currently teaches a variety of dance classes including our highly awarded competitive dance team. Alongside dance, Cassi has over 5 years of social media content creation experience on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26feb0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"26feb0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6541\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">In 2021, she was selected as a member of the Disney Creators Lab where she was educated about the business side of content creation and how to continue to grow her caree<\/span><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">r. With her knowledge, she now teaches a content creation class at EPACENTER where students practice graphic design and social media video production. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Cassi is The Little Mermaid movie! <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7894382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-236d39a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"236d39a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c66cc25\" data-id=\"2c66cc25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2039bcfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2039bcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466c4807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"466c4807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8305\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-3.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3375518d\" data-id=\"3375518d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3470f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3470f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Angela Gonzalez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c2dc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c2dc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Angela Gonzalez is a culinary artist, educator, pastry chef, and founder of the dessert catering company Dial-a-Dessert. Originally, from Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, Angela&#8217;s love of food began in her childhood kitchen, where cooking was a way to connect, create, and care for others. With a background in architecture and design, formal training at The French Culinary Institute of California, internship experience at Chez TJ, and teaching experience at Sur La Table, Angela brings both artistic vision and professional expertise to her work. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e1d5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"11e1d5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3001\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Through Dial-a-Dessert and her broader culinary career, she has a long explored the connection between creativity, craftsmanship, and hospitality. At EPACENTER, Angela is passionate about helping young people build confidence, technical skills, and self-expression through culinary arts. She believes the kitchen is more than a place to cook; it is a space for storytelling, collaboration, cultural exploration, and empowerment. Through hands-on learning, she encourages students to see food as an art form and as a powerful way to share identity, imagination, and connection with others. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Angela is heavily inspired by the art and paintings of Mark Rothko!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d632cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d632cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-62563a1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62563a1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d53c478\" data-id=\"7d53c478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1121ecd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1121ecd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42deaa2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42deaa2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-4.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-647b93cd\" data-id=\"647b93cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4571abd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4571abd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">William Griffin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612d3264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"612d3264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">William Griffin is a musical performance and recording studio instructor at EPACENTER, where he teaches piano, vocals, singing, music production, as well as mixing and mastering. He has also served as AV support. William&#8217;s work is rooted in making music education accessible and relevant to the public, and adapting across a wide range of offerings to meet students at their level. Whether he is working with beginners or more advanced learners, he brings a professional standard into every session, using state-of-the-art technology to bridge creativity with real-world industry practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6d4f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a6d4f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fd866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"68fd866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1101\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">As both an educator and a visionary, William recognizes EPACENTER&#8217;s powerful impact on his hometown of East Palo Alto. His role is uniquely shaped by a dynamic environment with a high volume of new and returning students, as well as consistent classroom turnover through afterschool programming. He approaches each student with the same expectations he would bring to a professional setting; creating a space where discipline, creativity, and opportunity intersect while helping young artists build confidence, skills, and a sense of purpose through music. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The art form that inspires William the most is music!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533d34b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"533d34b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-780b9b56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780b9b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aab88b7\" data-id=\"7aab88b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725270f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"725270f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1033cf4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1033cf4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8771\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-6.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d85d6ad\" data-id=\"1d85d6ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b80e78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b80e78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James Henry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f7ee92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f7ee92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">James Henry is a master percussionist, songwriter, producer, performer, film score composer, and recording artist whose work spans jazz, world beat, funk, and contemporary music. A dynamic live performer, James brings soulful vocals, amazing percussion, and high-energy musicianship to audiences through his work with his band, Hands on Fire. As a recording artist, he has performed and recorded with renowned musicians including Sting, Narada Michael Walden, Santana, Bob Weir, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, among many others. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7406583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7406583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">James has received recognition for Best CD in Northern California and Best Of San Francisco World Beat Music. His performances include appearances at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, the Bay of Islands Jazz Festival in New Zealand, and the Hamburg Germany World Jazz Festival. As a film score composer, James has contributed percussion and drum work for television and film projects at Tarpan Studios. With four critically acclaimed CDs to his credit, James continues to explore new creative directions through performance, composition, and collaboration. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The works of Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown inspired James as he developed his sound in the Bay Area while building a distinguished professional career. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474bc747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"474bc747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59c9674d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59c9674d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-636fdf81\" data-id=\"636fdf81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769bd44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"769bd44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b71da37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b71da37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b9d7d35\" data-id=\"5b9d7d35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3146ef76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3146ef76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Addie Lee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ad1ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ad1ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Addie Lee is a photography instructor at EPACENTER. Prior to joining the organization, he worked at an automotive restoration shop and studied photography at Foothill College. A passionate automotive enthusiast, Addie specializes in automotive photography and has developed his skills over three years into a professional practice. He now shares his expertise through teaching. In his free time, Addie enjoys gardening, capturing images, exploring the outdoors, and working on his cars.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11320abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"11320abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2881\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2881\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2881\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2881\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Addie does not draw inspiration from a single work of art, but rather from a style; light painting. <\/span><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Having seen many photographers specialize in this technique, he is inspired to master it and incorporate it into his automotive photography and other creative work. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d46f280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d46f280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d422c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d422c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4df49425\" data-id=\"4df49425\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39aa8673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39aa8673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4062c2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4062c2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-5.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c037b37\" data-id=\"2c037b37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1929818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1929818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christina Velazquez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5602dfb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5602dfb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Christina Velazquez started working for EPACENTER as a Visual Arts Teaching Artist in 2018. She has led art classes, community events, and internships. The Art Corp Internship was a huge highlight of her&#8217;s, where she led a group of graphic designers who were showcased in the first EPACENTER Illuminated Gala. As a Visual Artist and Teaching Artist, her mission is to engage her audiences in the various art practices. Christina often wishes people were more connected to their creative side. She believes that people have no idea how creative they are and how they can use their talents. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7acc005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1281\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1281\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1281\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1281\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">This is why connecting with the East Palo Alto community is part of her dedicated vision to amplify their creative powers. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Christina is often inspired by the artwork of contemporary women artists, such as Ana Mendieta, Yayoi Kusama, Kara Walker, and Frida Kahlo.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124c2f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"124c2f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet The Team Staff Instructors Fran Astorga Fran Astorga is the Programs Operations Manager at EPACENTER. 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