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Justus White is a Cabrini Green raised filmmaker, photo/video producer, and Christian content creator. He previously spent his high school summers attending Urban Gateways Summer program where he studied film …

Ty’Kira Smalls is an avid consumer of film/television, which led to her attending Columbia College Chicago to receive her BA in Cinema Art and Science. As a zealous writer, she …

Interdisciplinary artist Matt Woods, aka Motep, has been a sought-after collaborator and project manager in the Chicago arts and museum education scene since he moved to the city in 2001. …

E’Lisa Davidson, Media Instructor, was raised and resides on the West Side of Chicago. Her writing ventures began with poetry. At the age of 10, while watching older MCs, she …

James Duke discovered a love for art when he saw graffiti art murals in his neighborhood. In his senior year of high school James discovered Street Level and began learning …

John Adams is responsible for all facets of accounting, audits, contracts, human resources, technical resources, and other related duties. Joining Urban Gateways in 2006, he has worked in the non-profit …

Sherre Jennings Cullen, Chief Development Officer, joined Urban Gateways in 2009. Prior to Urban Gateways, Sherre led the development efforts at Writers’ Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Previously, she was …