BNV Staff
James Kass
Founder & Executive Director
jkass@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 11
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Artistic Director
mjoseph@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 17
Leighanne Daley Sanchez
Managing Director
lsanchez@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 18
Hodari Davis
National Program Director
hdavis@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 12
Joan Osato
Producing Director
josato@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 16
Lauren Whithead
Program Manager
lwhitehead@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 14
Josh Healey
jhealey@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 23
Kirya Traber
ktraber@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 22
Katie Bone
kbone@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 20
Dennis Kim
dkim@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 34
Brandon Santiago
bsantiago@youthspeaks.org
415.255.9035 ext. 25
Michelle Lee
mlee@youthspeaks.org
Talia Taylor
Mona Baroudi, Public Relations
MVMT, Online Marketing & Managment
Founded in 1996, Youth Speaks Inc. is a multi-faceted organization that understands and believes that the power, insight, creativity, and passion of young people can change the world. Brave New Voices was created by Youth Speaks, Inc in 1998 after the inaugural Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in San Francisco—the first poetry slam dedicated to youth in the nation’s history. To learn more, get involved, and attend other events, visit 
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