MEET THE MENTORS BEHIND THE MISSION
DIRECTORS
SHONICA GOODEN
Founding Director
Education : Point Park University (B.F.A. in Dance)
Professional Credits: Hamilton: An American Musical (Broadway), CATS (Broadway Revival; Rumpleteazer ),Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway), Matilda The Musical (National Tour), Bring It On: The Musical (Broadway and National Tour)
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TV/Film: Fossé Verdon, Manifest, Ted 2 and The First Purge.
AMBER JACKSON
Creative Director
(Founding Member)
Education: Point Park University; Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Professional Credits:
Hamilton: An American Musical,
Wicked (Broadway),
Rasta Thomas, Rock The Ballet
Tv/Film: So You Think You Can Dance, Netflix’s Soundtrack, The Late Show, James Corden, The Talk, and Nashville
JAMAL WHITE
Social Media Manager
(Founding Member)
Education: Southern Methodist University (B.F.A. in Dance)
Professional Credits: Rasta Thomas' Rock the Ballet, Missouri Ballet Theater, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Alvin Ailey II, BODYTRAFFIC
Choreography Credits: Southern Methodist University, London Contemporary Dance School, BODYTRAFFIC, Deeply Rooted Youth Ensemble, and The Ailey School
TERRANCE MARTIN
Director of Mentorship
(Founding Member)
Education: University Of The Arts (B.F.A. in Dance)
Professional Credits: Zorro The International China Tour, Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Sebastian),My Fair Lady, Mama Mia, Footloose , Wonderful Life, West Side Story, Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, In The Heights
FRANCESCA AXAM-HOCKER
Director of Philanthropy
(Founding Member)
Education: Boston Conservatory (B.F.A. in Dance)
Professional Credits: Board of Trustees member of the Berklee School of Music and The Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
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Senior Manager of Visitor Services at the Paley Center for Media.
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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (Arts Administration and Management)
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Manhattan School of Music (Arts Administration and Management)
AMBASSADORS' CIRCLE
WENDELL GRAY
Director of Community Outreach
(Founding Member)
Education: University Of The Arts (B.F.A. in Dance)
Professional Credits: collaborative works with Pavel Zustiak, Jonah Bokaer, Helen Simoneau, I-Ling Liu, Christal Brown, Esther Baker-Tarpaga, and J Bouey
Choreography Credits: University of the Arts, Pennsylvania Ballet II + Philadanco II, and Periapsis Music and Dance.
TAKIA HOPSON
(Founding Member)
Education: Southern Methodist University
(B.F.A. in Dance; B.A. in Journalism)
Professional Credits:
TV/Film: Earthgang's "Up" Music Video , Lead Dancer in A-Lex ft. Musiq Soulchild music video "Goals", Featured Dancer in Step Up: High Water
Choreography Credits: Ballet Dallas
BRIANNE SELLARS
(Founding Member)
Education: Point Park University
(B.F.A. in Dance)
Professional Credits: Live Stage performance for Jackie Nese; peformed works by: Peter Chu, Kyle Abraham, Garfield Lemonius
Tv/Film: Step Up HighWater-Youtube Red
