Flyana Boss is a fierce duo repping the vagina dynasty. Hailing from Detroit and Dallas these two young women are classically trained musicians who have turned their raw musical genius into a flossy irresistible package that will have you thirsty for more. Their messaging, witty rhymes, gritty production, impeccable timing, confident expression, ownership of their sexuality and keen pulse on the inner consciousness of the millennial, gen-y and gen-z put them in the perfect position to take over your entire timeline and playlist.

Karoline Menezes is a violist, educator, entrepreneur, and arts advocate based in Los Angeles, CA. She has performed alongside artists such as Eminem, Mary J. Blige, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Kanye West, Bebe Rexha and Andrea Bocelli. Karoline is also known for her work as a studio musician, having performed in numerous TV and Film scores such as The Lego Movie 2, Prodigal Son, Bumblebee, Crazy Rich Asians, Creed II, Empire, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and more. She is also an avid advocate for the arts and works on interdisciplinary initiatives to support career development of youth across the US and Latin America.

Dr. Lauri Scheyer is Professor of English and founding Director of the Presidentially Chartered Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics at California State University, Los Angeles and Xiaoxiang Scholars Program Distinguished Professor at Hunan Normal University.She was founding Curator of the nation’s only African American Poetry Archive, and founding Director of the UK’s first BA program in Creative Writing. She teaches all genres of creative writing, and is especially interested in global and culturally inclusive approaches to creative writing pedagogy. A widely published author who has received numerous literary awards, her most recent book is A History of African American Poetry (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

Daniel Trahey is a musician, educator, innovator, and social entrepreneur. He co-created Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s “OrchKids” program, and also founded the El Sistema -inspired program “Tuned-In” at the Peabody Institute where he taught  Collective Composition and Community Engagement for ten years. Dan plays Tuba for the Archipelago Project and the Austria based RET Brass Band and has performed world wide for hundreds of thousands of children, specifically targeting impoverished areas with little access to live performance. He has held orchestral positions in Mexico and the U.S.  Dan’s work is documented by media outlets such as 60 Minutes, PBS, NPR, The N.Y. Times, and The Washington Post. Dan has given TED talks in multiple locations and was named the Most Valuable Player in the Arts by Baltimore Magazine. Dan has taught at Baltimore School for the Arts, Idyllwild Arts, Peabody Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and The University of Maryland.

Myka Miller is the former Executive Director of the Harmony Project, a non-profit organization established in April of 2001 with a vision of serving the cultural and artistic needs of underprivileged children in the Los Angeles area. Myka is an accomplished musician and plays oboe, flute, English horn and sings. She resides in Los Angeles, where she regularly plays with local orchestras, rock and salsa bands, experimental groups, and jazz. 

Nelson Jackson is a musician, entrepreneur, and pastor based in Los Angeles, CA. As a keyboardist he has performed with several artists including Ariana Grande, Kenny Lattimore, and Aaron Spears. He also composed the music for several films such as A Question of Faith and The Sin Seer.  

Leonardo Cuadrado, Captain (ret) USMC, serves as New Directions for Veterans’ Interim President & Chief Operating officer. He is a remarkable leader who began his Marine career as an enlisted man. Cuadrado was selected for the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP), where he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant before earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant and retired as the School Adjutant, USMC School of Infantry (West). Since leaving the Marines, he has served as Chief Operating Officer for A Place Called Home and most recently as Director of Veteran Programs at Goodwill (Southern California).

Los Angeles has the largest population of homeless military veterans in the nation. The LA Homeless Services Authority estimates that more than 4,000 homeless veterans live on our streets. Many of these men and women suffer from Co-Occurring Disorders, including substance use, mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as chronic medical problems.

Since 1992, New Directions for Veterans (NDVets) has provided comprehensive services to thousands of veterans in Los Angeles County. Founded by two formerly homeless Vietnam veterans and a local advocate for homeless persons, NDVets initially operated out of a five-bedroom home serving eight homeless Vietnam War veterans. We now operate 2 Transitional Housing Programs for veterans on the street in need of housing and 6 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) facilities in Los Angeles County, along with 6 additional sites that will finish construction by 2020.

NDVets offers a wide array of services including substance abuse treatment, counseling, remedial education, job training and placement, as well as parenting and money management classes. Legal and tax assistance are available, as is an active aftercare program and resources for alumni. Veterans leave NDVets with a savings account, housing, a job or other income, computer skills, renewed self-confidence and the support of mentors and peers. Such a transformation takes hard work, motivation and accountability, but the results are life altering—and for many veterans, life-saving.

"I am a doctor of physical therapy,  pelvic health advocate, movement expert, educator, and ally. I help you understand your body and your symptoms and provide you ways to effectively address your symptoms to further provide you with you-centered strategies to move through life with less pain along with better knowledge to empower a life filled with strength, resiliency, mobility, and function.

It is so important to love ourselves and our bodies for all the amazing things it does for us. A great way to accomplish this is to understand it. When we know what our body is trying to do for us, we can find ways to work with it rather than against it as an adversary we have to overcome. When we find harmony with our body, we can love and appreciate it for the incredible and perfect vessel it is.

It is my joy to share my knowledge with you and to have those important conversations about the things that can be difficult to accept or talk about like our changing bodies, sex, pee, poop, and more at all stages of life. I cannot wait to provide you with ways to feel better so you can confidently move forward - liberated from pain, dysfunction, and fear of injury." - Dr. Claire Delcambre

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Jim Self is a Los Angeles-based freelance musician. Since 1974 he has worked for all the major Hollywood studios performing for over 1500 motion pictures and hundreds of television shows and records. His solos in major films include John William’s scores to Jurassic Park, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Hook, and was the “Voice of the Mothership” from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Recent films include Wall-E, Avatar, and Toy Story 3.

As a solo artist, Self performs regularly worldwide. His concerts and clinics present an interesting blend of classical and jazz music, and represent a wide spectrum of his many experiences as a performer, composer, and teacher. Self is also a published composer and arranger. He has about 60 titles for brass, string and woodwind chamber music, works for band, orchestra, solo tuba and trombone.