Guild Members

Nick Fortugno is a designer of games and interactive narrative experiences and co-founder of Playmatics. Fortugno has been lead designer on dozens of works, including leading interactive narrative design on

Rigoberto Lara Guzmán (they/he) is a Mexican producer, organizer, and strategist. They reside in the Northeastern Woodlands as a remote tech worker whose current labor involves building scholarly networks, promoting

Andrew Wagner is a writer, editor, creative director, and strategist. He builds brands big and small. He loves making things happen and simply making things.

Janet Wong is the Associate Artistic Director of New York Live Arts and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company. She leads the performance and humanities programming with Bill T. Jones.

Kate Digby is a choreographer/director, performer, somatic movement educator, and assistant professor of dance at Kansas State University. Her current research involves the creation and presentation of original interdisciplinary performance

riley wong is a machine learning engineer at google, where they are at qtpoc@google board member, a google.org fellow with the trevor project, and work on generative machine learning for

Anna cofounded Farm2People where we work on the local food supply chain; Chef at Hank and Bean. Writer / Performer with the IAMA Theatre Company. Grateful to GoFA for recent

I am an innovation consultant, writer and educator – focused on questions of system thinking, metrics and the psychology of creativity. I had the honor to be an inaugural member

Paloma Lopez is a Food Entrepreneur, Circular Food Systems Consultant and former Global Director of Sustainability and Brand Strategy for the Kellogg Company, with eighteen years of global experience creating

Hailed by Dance Magazine as “One of the most influential people in dance today,” Sydney Skybetter’s choreography has been performed at such venues as The John F. Kennedy Center for

Idris is an innovative and passionate individual who uses his technical and artistic expertise to disrupt traditional narratives through immersive experiences, all the while empowering others to do the same.

Madebo is a foresight strategist and a writer, building a practice at the intersection of arts, technology, and culture. His passion is using storytelling about the future to empower better

As co-founding member of the Rada Film Group, filmmaker, artist, and author Michèle Stephenson draws from her Panamanian and Haitian roots to tell provocative stories in a variety of media

Darius is a sleep physician from Chicago, Illinois. He is the director of the Advocate Aurora Children’s Sleep Network, a program dedicated to building capacity in a growing number of

Jheanelle Brown is a film curator/programmer, educator, and arts administrator based in Los Angeles whose curatorial practice creates frameworks to explore the boundlessness of Black life in experimental and non-fiction

Trista will MacGyver her way into the most unexpected situations to discover the signals of the future that will help you make the world a better place. Trista has worked

Cara Mertes has championed the artists as leaders in society, working to harness the power of cultural expression to support communities, policies and priorities rooted in dignity and justice. She

Adam Huttler is a serial entrepreneur at the intersection of technology, culture, and social justice. His career emphasizes developing innovative business models for mission-driven companies, in both the for-profit and

Ari Melenciano is an artist, designer, creative technologist, researcher, and educator who is passionate about exploring the relationships between various forms of design and the human experience. Currently, her research

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and Brooklyn native. She is co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for coastal cities, and co-creator of

Hussein Rashid, PhD, is a native New Yorker whose pop culture worldview is shaped by Star Wars. His idea of fun is getting into the minutiae of speculative fiction, without

Jordan is a facilitator of ideas and people shaping humanity’s future. He is a Senior Advisor at JumpScale, an impact investment and philanthropy advisory agency that guides clients toward Integrative

Tatiana Vahan is an artist working at the intersection of research, activism, and community organizing. In 2017 she founded bar-fund, a grassroots grant-building initiative in which local artists fundraise and distribute

Jeffrey works for Meta on audio products for creatives and media. He is a creative strategist, producer and marketer with more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection

Born and raised in Colorado, nature is Kacey’s playground and creative toolbox for cultivating transformational group experiences and coming back home to herself. Since studying prevention science and developmental counseling

Bristol Baughan is a TED Fellow, Emmy-winning and Oscar-Nominated film producer, and founded Inner Astronauts to coach high achievers out of achievement addiction and into authentic leadership and presence. She

Lauren Ruffin is a thinker, designer, & leader interested in building strong, sustainable, anti-racist systems & organizations. She’s into exploring how we can leverage new technologies to combat racial and

Laurie is a neuroscience researcher turned filmmaker & podcast producer. Her work in the Cognitive Affective Laboratory explored chronic pain and the placebo effect, utilizing fMRI and EEG. She is

Ahmed Best is a multi-hyphenate artist, educator, host and futurist. A true polymath, Ahmed started his career as a songwriter and producer on Atlantic records and then went on to

Shawn Peters is a cinematographer and storyteller represented by the William Morris Agency, listed as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces in Independent Film in 2016, and is a

Sam Osoro is a health economist focused on the underserved population in Massachusetts at Tufts Health Plan. He is focuses on risk adjustment and how to address chronic illnesses at

Saelyx Finna is a dream tech researcher, impact producer, business strategist, and creative media artist. For five years, Saelyx served as the Executive and Artistic Director for Northwest Film Forum,

Joe Brewster draws from his experience as an activist,  psychiatrist, and native of LA to tell compelling personal stories using a variety of media.  His work is designed to inform,

Donna Morton is a serial social entrepreneur, an Ashoka, Ogunte and Unreasonable fellow. She recently completed a year long entrepreneur in Residence with Salmon Nation. Morton was the founding CEO

Sarah works at the intersection of culture, ideas, and people. For two decades, the central theme of her work has been designing new ways for teams to create and collaborate

Awarded director, writer and narrative designer working at the convergence of design, science and storytelling. European Director of the World Building Institute since 2008. Together with Alex McDowell, he developed

Caroline Woolard (b.1984) is a systems-change artist who, in making her art, becomes an economic critic, social justice facilitator, media maker, and sculptor. Since the financial crisis of 2007-8, Woolard

Started playing music professionally as a Percussionist in 1973. Member of the core group of teachers at “The great Mother Conference” since 2010. In 2001, in collaboration with Robert Bly,

Sandi DuBowski turns movies into movements. He is the Director/Producer of Trembling Before G-d, Producer of A Jihad for Love, Co-Producer of Budrus. His award-winning work has screened at Sundance,

Oona is both a collaborative and entrepreneurial leader. She’s in her element when bringing visionary ideas to life and does so through the lens of community-building, which utilizes her skills

Sarah Wolozin is the founding director of the MIT Open Documentary Lab where she develops and oversees lab projects, programs, and operations. She is the founder and editorial director of Docubase,

Jillian Mayer is an artist and filmmaker. Through, videos, sculptures, online experiences, photography, performances, and installations, Mayer explores how technology affects our lives, bodies, and identities by processing how our

Stephanie Lepp is a producer whose work strives to hold up a mirror — inviting us to grow from what we see.  As the Executive Producer at the Center for

Kadallah Burrowes is a nomad most content while pushing their limits and exploring new possibilities. Because of their interest in the intersection of art and technology, they find themselves gravitating

Cidney Hue is a director and filmmaker in NYC with a focus on building inclusive futures through science fiction. Her most recent award-winning film, Ovum, is a Black Mirror-esque short

Claudia is on the faculty at UCLA currently teaching in the Gender Studies Department and at the Law School. Her scholarship and research focus on trauma and the law. She

Michelle Woo is an art producer, art historian and arts business consultant based in Los Angeles. She is currently the director of For Freedoms and received a 2017 ICP Infinity

Ryat Yezbick is a visual artist, researcher and facilitator who examines group identity, contemporary morals and our cultural relationship to witnessing in the era of digital surveillance and decentralized global

I’ve had the honour to contribute to meaningful beautiful projects with people and organisations that I admire and respect. I enjoy working and learning about much of the visual side

I create with the hopes of waking people up to new truths. My stories deliver visceral impressions through what is felt but doesn’t fit into words, where imagination and subtext

Andrew Kircher is a creative producer, dramaturg, teacher, and artist. He is the Director of Public Humanities + Research at the Bard Graduate Center, and he previously led The Public

Elizabeth M. Webb is an artist and filmmaker originally from Charlottesville, VA. Her work is invested in issues surrounding race and identity, often using the lens of her own family

Stephanie Dinkins is a transmedia artist and Associate Professor at Stony Brook University who creates platforms for dialog about artificial intelligence (AI) as it intersects race, gender, aging, and our

Andrea Steele is Founding Principal of Andrea Steele Architecture (ASA), a New York-based practice that believes the scale of architecture is not measured by its physical size, but by its

Mitchell Little is the executive director of the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity. Mitch’s team funds equitable social mobility investments to advance Philadelphia’s most vulnerable.  

Creating spaces has always been the driving motivation of Leila’s work – physically as well as personally by bringing people together. Within this, the question of healthy building materials –

Felami Burgess is a media professor, producer, creative director and writer based in New York City and the southern coast of Kenya. In a desire to create greater opportunities for women,

Sage Crump is an artist, culture strategist and facilitator who engages the social justice movement.  Based in New Orleans but working nationally, she believes in leveraging art, creative practice, and

Rahdi Taylor is a documentary film executive with expertise in film development, artist development, DEI/JEDI, and strategic program design. She is EVP at Concordia Studio, where she designs and directs a

M. Rako Fabionar is a consultant, facilitator, and healer who creates learning environments for people to experience deeper connection, insight, and well-being. He is sought after for his powerful presence

Romain Sepehr Vakilitabar is the founder of Pathos Labs, a non-profit laboratory focused on finding ways that technology and media can most effectively dismantle hatred, and create understanding and compassion

Writer of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Most recently a podcast enthusiast and practitioner. I have dedicated my storytelling practice to be a bridge between distant worlds, to translate what sometimes

Jesse Fleming is a trans-disciplinary and multi-sensory researcher and artists working at the intersection of designed perception, well-being, and Extended Reality

Richard splits his time between being the Chief Catalyst, Fung Group, focused on new value creation and building innovation across the group, And, on new business ventures focused at the intersection

Dr. Wilneida Negrón is a social entrepreneur, researcher, and public interest technologist developing new models for people-centered systemic change and equity, focused on four interconnected sectors: labor markets, capital/finance, tech,

Rosa Weinberg is a design educator and artist. Trained as an architect, she focuses her teaching and creative practice on the conceptualization and fabrication of sculptural wearables, assistive devices for

Mutale Nkonde is the founding CEO of AI For the People (AFP) a non profit communications agency.Our mission is to eliminate the under-representation of black professionals in the American technology

Kemi Ilesanmi is Executive Director of The Laundromat Project, which advances artists and neighbors as change agents in their own communities. She is inspired by the immense possibilities for joyful

Christie George is an independent strategy consultant and expert on investing in mission-driven startups. For more than 20 years, she has worked at the intersection of media, politics and technology.

Hank is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. His work is included in numerous public collections including the Museum of

Salome Asega is an artist and researcher based in Brooklyn, NY. Salome has participated in residencies and fellowships with Eyebeam, New Museum, The Laundromat Project, and Recess. She has exhibited at the Shanghai

Tahir is a creative technologist whose practice investigates the role systems play in the generation of form and the role collaborative knowledge production plays in the resilience of communities. Tahir

Lisa Dent is an advocate for living artists and cultural workers. Her background includes work in film, theater and the visual arts as a curator, gallerist, writer, production designer and creative

Erin Michelle Washington is an Artist, Scholar, and Waymaker from Montgomery, AL. She attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and obtained her MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theater.  In

Dr. Natalie Gosnell is an observational astrophysicist and Assistant Professor of Physics at Colorado College. Dr. Gosnell received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and

Kevin Cunningham is an interdisciplinary artist and producer. His focus is on the creation of large-scale immersive works that use technology to amplify human connection. Since 2005 he has created

Paulien Dresscher is working as an independent curator and researcher in the field of culture and digital media. Currently she curates the Interactive program of the Nederlands Film Festival, the

Lyel builds products and teams to help ensure technology creates a more just and prosperous future for everyone. He is the Co-founder of Swayable, which uses data science to create

Fundamentally I work in developing new ventures and managing the various steps to liftoff.. fostering collaborations, developing parameters and frameworks, and supporting talent and leadership. In the sustainable (green) economy

Roddy Schrock is an arts executive and curator supporting artists untangling cultural knots. Schrock is the Executive Director of Eyebeam, an institution dedicated to supporting art engaging technology. There, he

Amelia Winger-Bearskin is an artist, technologist, and community-builder whose practice explores the relationship between systems and storytelling. Working in immersive media such as VR, performance, and participatory events, Winger-Bearskin invites

Jacob Ellenberg is a maker, storyteller, organizational consultant, and meditation teacher. In the realm of storytelling, Jacob has developed films, novels, tv shows and executive produced the TV series Dark

Barry Threw is Executive Director of Gray Area — a San Francisco non-profit institution focused on creative action for social transformation through public events, education, and incubation. His previous leadership

A US Marine Corps Veteran with 20+ years experience guiding clients with complex problems to technical solutions. Currently work with US Government Financial Regulators leading strategic IT literacy, policy, planning,

Julia Kaganskiy is an independent curator and cultural producer working across art, design and technology. She is currently curating the forthcoming AI, Ethics & Health season at Science Gallery London.

Mark is a Board Member of the Guild of Future Architects and Managing Partner of Heartland P5 Holdings, a Public Benefit Corporation aggregating, strengthening and deploying regenerative strategies and technologies

Yasmin Elayat is an Emmy-award winning immersive director, United States Artists 2020 Fellow, and Co-Founder at Scatter, an immersive company pioneering Volumetric Filmmaking. Yasmin directed Scatter’s Zero Days VR (Sundance

Andy Horwitz is a writer, producer and cultural programmer working at the intersection of live art, technology and social impact. He lives in Culver City, CA where he is developing

Katerina Cizek is a two-time Emmy-winning and Peabody-winning documentarian working across emergent media. She is currently the artistic director and co-founder of the Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab,

Marina Zurkow is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on near-impossible nature and culture intersections. She uses life science, materials, and technologies including food, software, animation, clay and other biomaterials to foster intimate connections

Sean Ansett is a circularity leader. Sean provides strategic advice to corporations, social enterprise start-ups, UN agencies, organizations, and non-profit organisations on ethical trade, human rights, and environmental circularity globally

Dedren Snead is a writer, technologist and futurist from Atlanta, Georgia. Known for his award-nominated fantasy comic book series SORGHUM & SPEAR, Dedren created a fantasy saga featuring African folklore

“I make art with human somas.” Micheline Pierrette Berry is a Somatic Artist, Embodiment Catalyst, Post-Modern Dancer, Filmmaker, Spoken Word Weaver, Mischievous Ritual Instigator, and Teacher Trainer. She has spent

Melissa Painter heads MAP Lab, a product invention and incubation studio for emergent technologies, and is the founder of Breakthru, a platform of immersive wellbeing experiences for the workplace powered

Heidi Boisvert is an interdisciplinary artist, experience designer, creative technologist and academic researcher who interrogates the socio-cultural and neurobiological effects of media and technology. Simply put, she studies the role

Alfredo Salazar-Caro is creator living/working between Mexico City, NYC, and Online. His works is an amalgamation of portraiture, installation/sculpture, documentary, video and VR/AR. Salazar-Caro is co-creator and creative director of

Dr. Iqbal Akhtar is an associate professor with a dual appointment in the departments of Religious Studies and Politics & International Relations in the Steven J. Green School of International

Robyn is a third-culture kid who discovered an affinity for tackling complex, systemic issues while traveling extensively during her studies. Her early career revealed a natural affinity for operations design

Karim Ahmad is a writer, culture strategist, organizer, and founder of Restoring the Future, a network of culture workers using worldbuilding and industry organizing to build a more just and beautiful media

Sabrina is the Director of Civic Design for the New Urban Mechanics. She is also a public artist and illustrator whose work explores people, identity, deep reflection, storytelling and the

Alexandra is known for her work as a feature documentary producer, primarily of social justice and culturally relevant films. Her films have received critical success, premiering at prominent film festivals

I am a public innovator for a smarter and just world. I founded 100weeks.org because I wanted to radically reframe and innovate support to people who are determined to escape

ashley sparks is a Southern theater maker, facilitator, and IRL/virtual convening curator. sparks leads spark + dive, inc. and co-directs the theater ensemble Mark-n-Sparks along with Mark Valdez.   sparks’ work

Jessica Clark is a media futurist, journalist, and strategist whose work connects ideas across art, technology, and politics. She heads up GoFA’s New/s initiative. She’s the founder and executive director

Martin Pettis is a mental health professional and community engagement advocate with over 20 years of experience working with underserved communities. He is the Executive Director CARE Mental Health, which

Jane M. Saks is a founding member of the Guild of Future Architects and the Founding President/Artistic Director of Project&. Her work focuses on new models of cultural participation with

Tayyib Smith is Principle of Meta Global, parent company to Little Giant Creative. He is dedicated to cultural competency and the ability to engage multicultural audiences. He co-founded Pipeline Philly

Barton is a future thinker who is always curious to learn about new topics. Newly based in San Diego, California, he is looking to bring his curious, open-minded thinking to

Lafayette’s practice engages projects at the intersection of urban planning and speculative fiction. He leverages the radical imagination and world building capabilities of speculative fiction and the multi-disciplinary, strategic implementation

Cedric Tai is a conceptual visual artist and facilitator whose work focuses on neurodivergent experience, labor and politics.

Karim Ben Khelifa is an award-winning Belgian-Tunisian transdisciplinary artist and director, whose documentary storytelling is at the crossroads of Art, Science and Journalism. A proponent of cross-pollination that spans disciplines,

My creative work takes place at the intersection of storytelling, innovation and social justice. At the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture, I facilitate collaboration, innovation, + cultural impact programs

Usha Devi Venkatachalam is a technologist who has implemented software solutions and conducted capacity building trainings in over 20 countries. Her expertise and passion are in architecting sustainable, culture-specific, and

Melinda is a social change architect, master facilitator, ordained minister, and social entrepreneur. She is the Founder/CEO of Beautiful Ventures, a creative social enterprise that influences popular culture, disrupts anti-blackness

Ari is on a quest to activate creators and generate stories that bring about a more flourishing world. He is the Founder and a Managing Partner of m ss ng

Lisa Lomax (formerly Biagiotti) is a writer and filmmaker. She is currently working on her debut novel, Body Parts, a coming-of-middle-age story set in the near future where a feminist

Aliya A. Latif, founder of PeaceBuild 360, LLC works in Restorative Justice and Leadership Development in New York City and internationally. Aliya is passionate about cross-cultural dialogue and thoughtful community

Janani Balasubramanian is an artist and researcher working at the intersections of contemporary art and science. Janani’s work has been presented and/or commissioned by over 160 venues across North America and

Jennifer Brandel is CEO and Co-founder of Hearken, a company that helps organizations around the world develop and operationalize participatory processes. Hearken took home the prize for “Best Bootstrap Company”

Dao is the co-founder of the groundbreaking NFB Digital and CBC Radio 3 studios and their industry shifting bodies of work. He has won over 100 awards including Producer of

Eli Pariser is an author, activist, and entrepreneur focused on how to make technology and media serve democracy. In 2004, at 23, he became Executive Director of MoveOn.org, where he

Aisha Shillingford, (she/her), Artistic Director at Intelligent Mischief, is an artist, writer, and strategist originally from Trinidad & Tobago. She has been a spiritual and cultural organizer and network weaver

Thomas Debass is a civil servant in the field of economics and international relations spanning over two decades and three federal agencies. He regularly gives lectures and talks about strategic

Nancy Baker Cahill is a new media artist who examines power, selfhood, and embodied consciousness through drawing and shared immersive space. Her goal is to approach complex social issues through

Mark is a humanities scholar and a venture investor in quantum and AI technologies. 

Sharon Chang is a future architect and the Founder of the Guild of Future Architects. Her work focuses on reframing the relationship between creativity, capital, and impact. Nearly two decades

I decided to dedicate my life to this grand experiment known as Liberia, and on a larger level, post-colonial Africa. I knew that it was my calling to look forward.

Tao Leigh Goffe is a writer and a DJ specializing in the narratives that emerge from histories of imperialism, technology, and abolition. She is an assistant professor of literary theory

Olivia Powell is a writer, artist, director and Storyteller who wonders what else stories can be and do. With a particular interest in metafictions, musicals, (historical) fantasy and the mortality of

Diego Galafassi is a transdisciplinary artist from Brazil with a practice grounded at the interface of art, sciences and co-creative processes. He is a director, writer and producer of documentaries,

Christopher is designer, a globalist and a gatherer. He is a member of Creative Capital’s National Advisory Council, is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Zoukak Theatre Company

Eric Gottesman is an artist who studied history before art and whose work addresses nationalism, migration, structural violence, history, and intimate relations. Gottesman’s work is always collaborative. He has never

Jen is a future architect with a deep commitment to collaboration and coherence. Through her work as a facilitator and coach, she focuses on connecting people, teams and organizations to

Aguilar y Wedge is a Latinx civil engineer turned artist synthesizing design and technology to develop large scale installations and immersive experiences. Inspired by the translation of concepts to material

A framework generalist and network entrepreneur, Kaz uses pattern recognition and agile prototyping to uncover blind spots and identify opportunities. The founder of Curious Catalyst, and the daughter of two

Bruce is a brand strategist and writer who has helped Fortune 100s, national nonprofits and leading institutions tell their stories. With 25 years in the Boston and New York City

I’m an XR industry-leading Emmy award-winning producer, public speaker and champion of independent artists dedicated to building the pipeline, vernacular and stories of the tech-centric content ecosystem for audiences worldwide.