The Team

Peter was formally educated as a screenwriter and now wears hats of different shapes and sizes, including planning commissioner, marketing guru, and community activist.

Julia is a San José native, a dancer, a writer, a passionate arts administrator, and the local nerd next door.

Dana is a printmaker, painter, educator, and entrepreneur. She is currently the SVCreates Artist Laureate for Santa Clara County. She is the co-creator and program coordinator of the School of Visual Philosophy in San José.

Mike is a spoken word artist, the former Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, and a fan of lasagna.

Amanda advocates for the arts both through her work in public art planning and as a volunteer in various arts organizations and museums.

Brendan has been gleefully clapping on the 1 and 3 his whole life and is not about to stop now.

Yori is a figurative sculptor classically trained in Florence, Italy. He graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute and is a co-founder of Visual Philosophy, an art hub and atelier in San José.

Eva, a marketing communications professional and undercover writer, has found meaning and purpose in helping nonprofit art organizations and nascent literary movements. She's stepping into the political realm in order to round out her love letter to San José.

Usha Srinivasan is the founder and president of Sangam Arts / Mosaic America, a South Bay nonprofit dedicated to strengthening diverse communities through intercultural arts.