Behind every successful creative practice, there
is a trusted group of like-minded individuals who support our artistic endeavors. Below you'll find a few of the professional experts who assist us in various ways, such as supporting literary projects, curating exhibits, assisting with our educational programs, managing editorial tasks and facilitating community outreach. (team members listed below are fictional characters created for use on our website.)
(Founder | writer | artist | educator)
Juan carlos reyes is a renowned writer, visual artist, editor, and instructor in the Creative Writing Program at Seattle University. His body of Work has explored themes of identity, memory, culture, and storytelling through fiction, visual art, and education. As the founder of this creative endeavor, mr. Reyes guides each project with an emphasis on visionary creativity, collaboration and a commitment to creating engaging experiences for readers, students and fellow creators.
(Literary program coordinator)
Ms. Vega organizes all aspects of literary events, workshops, readings and public programming. While she is dedicated to seeing that each project goes smoothly from conceptualization through final execution, ms. Vega's true passion lies in connecting writers, readers and artists through literature and community engagement.
(Editorial & publications manager)
Mr. Castillo manages the editorial process from manuscript development through to publication. In addition to coordinating manuscripts for review by editors/publishers, mr. Castillo oversees communication related to literary matters and assists in ensuring that high-quality editing practices are followed throughout each publishing cycle.
(Visual arts curator)
Ms. Navarro plans exhibitions; coordinates the presentation of artworks; installs galleries and creates digital collections. Her understanding of how visual storytelling can be used to engage audiences helps to enhance the experience of visiting the gallery/exhibition space while also creatively highlighting the artistic projects being presented by juan carlos reyes.
(Director of community engagement)
Mr. Cruz establishes relationships with cultural organizations; literary festivals; educational institutions; community arts programs and other potential partners. Mr. Cruz facilitates workshop, speaker engagement opportunities, collaborations and public event opportunities that promote creativity and storytelling.
(Communications & digital media specialist)
Ms. Mercer manages website content; newsletters; social media; digital communications. Ms. Mercer keeps site visitors up-to-date about newly published works; new exhibitions; new workshops or upcoming events while providing a consistent and interesting on-line presence.
