HEAR US 2023 Panelists & Mentors

Meet the HEAR US 2023 mentor/panelists, without whom HEAR US would not be possible. These are the brilliant professional artists, scholars and hybrid practitioners - the field leaders and innovators - who fully and generously bring themselves to the rigorous HEAR US application review process, and then serve as project mentors to the HEAR US awardees. Their commitment to HEAR US is demonstrated in their participation but also in their questions, and their provocations to do better. We are grateful to each and every one!

  • Gustavo Aguilar

    GUSTAVO AGUILAR

    ASSOCIATE ARTS PROFESSOR, OPEN ARTS

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Indah Mariana

    Indah Mariana

    Visiting Assistant Arts Professor

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Khayla Deans

    Khayla Deans

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT; CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Mary Bitel

    Mary Bitel

    Associate Arts Professor

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Shanelle Gabriel

    Shanelle Gabriel

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, URBAN WORD/ POET & SINGER

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Shanga Parker

    Shanga Parker

    Associate Arts Professor, Drama

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Shindy Johnson

    SHINDY JOHNSON

    Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Faculty

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Sixto Wagan

    Sixto Wagan

    Director, BIPOC Arts Network and Fund

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Suhaly Bautista-Carolina

    Suhaly Bautista-Carolina

    Director of Programs and Partnerships American LGBTQ+ Museum
    Founder of Moon Mother Apothecary

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Susan-Sojourna Collier

    Susan-Sojourna Collier

    Assistant Arts Professor

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Traci Lester

    Traci Lester

    Nonprofit Executive and Board Member

    2023 Panelist & Mentor

  • Victor Peterson II

    Victor Peterson II

    Cheryl A. Wall and Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice Fellow

    2023 Panelist & Mentor