Larry Laboe is Co-Founder and Executive Director of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), an organization championing filmmakers and storytellers worldwide. Larry is a member of the Producers Guild of America and has been a Faculty Member at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and L Art University. He is a Board Member of the BRIC Foundation and Film Festival Alliance (FFA) and a Committee Member of SAGindie. Larry has produced content directed by talent such as Joseph Gordon Levitt, for some of the world’s leading brands, networks and studios, including Disney, NBC, VEVO, Dailymotion, MTV, DEFY Media, Comedy Central, Verizon, Amazon, Complex Media, Mountain Dew, Samsung, Coca-Cola, Verizon and Smuckers. These productions have been official selections at top festivals including South by Southwest (SXSW) and have won major awards including a BANFF World Media Festival Rockie Award.

Erika Newman is a teacher, director, designer, and plushie maker in Los Angeles. She received her BS in Theatre Education, k-12, in 2011 and her MA in Theatre Studies in 2014. Her work includes directing children's shows and running theatre camps/classes, designing and painting for new theatrical shows and films, as well as developing educational programming and managing business elements at the Ebell of Los Angeles/Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

Tahnee Freda is a writer, instructor and arts administrator who joined LAMusArt in 2016 and has served as Executive Director since 2022. In her tenure as a development professional and instructor for LAMusArt, Tahnee has raised millions of dollars in foundation, corporate and government support for the institution, and has taught hundreds of young East LA students in drama, playwriting and dance. She started in the non profit sector at the 52nd Street Project in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, a non profit dedicated to uplifting underserved youngsters through original dramatic works, as a Development and Management Associate and managed both development duties and executive office operations. She joined LAMusArt as a grant writer, eventually becoming the Communications Manager and then the Development Manager (as well as an instructor) before taking on the role of Executive Director. Tahnee is a graduate of the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts and holds a BA in Visual and Performing Arts Studies with a concentration in Playwriting. She received her certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Center for Nonprofit Management in 2023 and served as a member of the Teaching Artists Guild’s National Advisory Committee from 2023 through its closure in 2025. As an artist, Tahnee writes plays, fiction and non-fiction.

Jennifer Fukutomi-Jones currently serves as Principal Arts & Culture Administrator with the City of Glendale’s Library, Arts and Culture department, and works directly with the Arts and Culture Commission to oversee public art initiatives of the Urban Art Program. Prior to working with the City of Glendale, Jennifer held previous roles with Arts for LA, Ford Theatre Foundation, The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company and LA Opera. Jennifer received her B.A. in American Literature and Culture with a minor in Theatre from UCLA.

Debra Pasquerette is the Director of Creative Aging Programs at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. She has been with The Wallis since 2014 and was previously Manager of Community Engagement. Debra has worked in theater and arts management for over 30 years, including serving as the Director of Education at The Geffen Playhouse for 12 years. Debra is a writer, director and mixed media artist. She studied Performance Studies at Arizona State University and New York University. She lives in West Hollywood with her husband, fuzzy dog Dorothy and two chatty parrots.

Felicia Vann has over 30 years of experience teaching and training dancers. A competitive dancer since the age of 6 Felicia has an extensive career in dance working with professional choreographers in the industry, coaching and choreographing for numerous dance and cheer teams, teaching master classes for performing arts programs and schools, and choreographing for dance productions and conventions. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in both Dance and Psychology from Loyola Marymount University in 1998 and works regularly as a dance competition adjudicator. Felicia is currently the Head Coach and Spirit Coordinator for the Bishop Montgomery High School Song Team and the Executive Director and Lead Choreographer for the Precision Dance Company in Lomita, CA, a 501c3 non-profit dance company that she founded at the age of 15. Felicia’s life work has been training and inspiring dancers of all ages. She remains committed to the development of young people and continues to positively impact the lives of her students.