WORDPLAY BOARD & STAFF

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Joe Moorman,

Board Chair

Senior Director of Organizational & Community Development,

Mayerson Academy

Michele Maciejewski,

Treasurer

Accounting Vice President, Corporate Controller,

Messer Construction

Steve Yandell,

Secretary

Associate Professor of English,

Xavier University

Eve Bolton,

Trustee

Board Member,

Cincinnati Public Schools

Regina Carswell Russo,

Trustee

Founder & Chief Media Messenger,

RRight Now Communications

Jess DeLisio,

Trustee

UX/UI Designer,

Procter & Gamble

Indi Ekanayake,

Trustee

Thriving Learning Communities (TLC) Program Specialist, 

Mayerson Academy

Priya Klocek, Trustee

Owner,

Consultant On The Go LLC

Nick Pietoso,

Trustee

Owner,

Nicola's Restaurant

Tim'm West,

Trustee

Senior Managing Director, LGBTQ Community Initiative,

Teach for America

LEGACY TRUSTEES

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OUR STAFF

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Spring Starr Pillow,

Education Specialist

Gwen Dunn,

Staff Accountant

TEACHING ARTISTS

Many of WordPlay's programs are led by teaching artists—trained professionals in the visual, performing or literary arts who use the arts to enhance learning. Teaching artists might use acting to support reading comprehension, dance to teach poetry or puppet-making to teach storytelling, creating an engaging and creative learning experience for students.

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Samuel Foulkes

Creative Writing

Pauletta Hansel

Brandon Hawkins

Creative Writing, Poetry

Visual Arts

Brandon Isaac

Spoken Word, Stand Up Comedy

Yalie Kamara

Poet-in-Residence

Teisha Murray

Dance

Elaine Olund

Creative Writing, Visual Art, Yoga

Annie Ruth

Multi-discipline Artist,

Visual Art, Creative Writing

Natalie Villacorta

Creative Writing

Liz Wu

Music, Creative Writing

Simone Yael

Theater, Community Arts