consultants
Jocelyn Prince (Chicago)
Jocelyn Prince (she/her/hers) is a Founder and Principal at ALJP Consulting from the South Side of Chicago. She has worked with theaters across the country for over 20 years as an artist and administrator including Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Public Theater, Court Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre. She is an Associate with Beehive Dramaturgy Studio NYC and was a co-founding Artistic Director of The New Black Fest. She has taught in the Leadership for Creative Enterprises graduate program and the rhetoric, theater and performance studies departments at Northwestern University, and served on the theater management faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. Jocelyn is the creator of Theater Folx of Color, an affinity Facebook group for BIPOC in the theater industry with 13K+ active members. She has written for TimeOut Chicago, TimeOut New York, The Chicago Reporter, Nonprofit Quarterly and the African American Review. Her marathon street performance protest "Honk for Justice Chicago" in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, was featured in a variety of outlets including Chicago Tonight, The Chicago Reader, and The Washington Post. Jocelyn recently co-authored a book chapter about the protest with Dr. Harvey Young for the forthcoming publication - Acts of Rebellion, Activism, and Solidarity in Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance. Jocelyn is a Democratic Party activist and has held field staff positions with Obama for America (2008), Hillary for America (2016) and Kamala Harris for the People (2020). Jocelyn holds a B.A. in Journalism from Bradley University and a M.A. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University. She is a proud alum of the legendary Bradley University Speech Team. Zora is her joyful dog.
Erica Lauren Ortiz (Bowie)
Erica Lauren Ortiz (she/her/hers) is a Principal at ALJP Consulting. She is a passionate, values-driven, arts and culture leader, with a lifelong commitment to creating visionary and strategic plans that impact change and lead to a more just, thriving, and equitable community. She is the inaugural Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Ford's Theatre Society in Washington, D.C., leading the organization’s workforce, theatrical, programmatic and outreach efforts around access, opportunity, and belonging. Erica previously served as Director of Marketing & Production for Theatre Communications Group (TCG), where she served on the core team of the strategic planning committee, penning the new mission of TCG, and creating and curating new programs such as TCG Books Presents First Fridays (featuring playwrights including Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael R. Jackson, Dael Orlandersmith, Heidi Schreck, and Young Jean Lee). A serial entrepreneur, she is also Founder & CEO of The Brandprint, a full-service, creative strategy, media, and production firm of experts who build brand capital and memorable in-person and digital experiences for non-profit and mission-fueled organizations. Erica’s previous roles also include Sr. Director of Digital Marketing & Business Development at Odyssey Media, servicing affluent & influential multicultural female audiences through digital and event activations and the signature conference for 30+ the nation's leading Fortune 500 companies. She is also the founding TKTS Patron Services Coordinator for Theatre Development Fund. An award-winning actress and playwright, Ortiz has worked on over 50 productions in theater and film. She has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center (DC), Rep Stage (MD), Amoralists Theater Company (NY), MTWorks (NY), T. Schreiber Studio (NY), the New York Fringe Festival, PS 122 (NY), Atlas Performing Arts Center (DC), among others. As a production design consultant, she was featured on Bravo’s Project Runway, collaborating with finalist Bishme Cromartie.
Francesca Fernandez McKenzie (NYC)
Francesca Fernandez McKenzie (she/her/hers) is a Consultant at ALJP Consulting. She is an actor, educator and theater maker from the SF Bay Area based in NYC. She has performed on stages all over the country including Roundabout Theatre, Steppenwolf, Kansas City Rep, 59E59, The Daryl Roth Theater, CalShakes, Southern Rep, Theater Mu, and more. While attending the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University for her MFA in Acting, she was co-Founder of the Yale Cabaret in its 50th season, an originating member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working group, and a co-organizer of the Asian & Asian American Coalition. She is a co-Founder of Encompass Collective NYC, an ensemble of teaching artists offering affinity space actor training at accessible sliding scale prices for Global Majority artists. She is currently a professor at The New School and Yale University. She has worked as an educator at La Mama/Trinity College, Waterwell Drama Program, Urban Arts Partnership, Dwight/Edgewood Project, Play/Write, KidSmART, and the Edible Schoolyard NOLA. Learn more at her website.
Michael J. Bobbitt (Boston)
Michael J. Bobbitt (he/him/his) is a Consultant at ALJP Consulting. He is an arts leader, director, choreographer, playwright and currently the Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council, the Massachusetts' state arts and culture agency. Previously, he was Artistic Director of New Repertory Theatre in the Boston area and the Artistic Director for Adventure Theatre-MTC in Maryland. He has directed/choreographed at theaters nationwide and around the world. His leadership training is from the Harvard Business School’s Social Enterprise Initiative - Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management, The National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program, among other programs. Michael has taught at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, George Washington University, Catholic University, Montgomery College, Howard University, and the Washington Ballet.
Malkia Stampley (Chicago)
Malkia Stampley (she/her/ella) is an Associate at ALJP Consulting. She is a multi-hyphenate artist and arts leader from Milwaukee where she attended Marquette University, interning at Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Skylight Music Theater. She is Goodman Theatre’s Producer and a founder of the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival, where she served as curator and producer for two seasons. She is an alum of Theatre Producers of Color and Broadway for Racial Justice’s Casting Directive Fellowship. Malkia is a founder of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Arts Ensemble and served as Producing Artistic Director for three seasons. An arts educator, mentor and consultant, Malkia has directed across the Midwest and was a featured director for Texas State’s 2021 Black and Latino Playwright Celebration, passionate about fostering new works and collaboration. Malkia is also a stage, tv/film and voiceover actor, currently on AMC’s 61st Street.
Tramaine Chelan'gat (NYC)
Tramaine Chelan'gat (she/her/hers) is an Associate at ALJP Consulting. She is a global Social Impact Strategist and Management Consultant with 15 plus years of senior management and communications experience in Health, Media, Arts, Education, Policy Advocacy, and Community Engagement. Tramaine is a Kenyan-American - born and raised in the American South - who is currently based in New York City. She harnesses innovation that advances social justice, education, cultural, and economic progress. She has consistently propelled organizations forward during times of transition and held pioneering leadership roles with organizations such as UNICEF USA and StoryCorps. She received her B.A. in English Creative Writing and Media Studies and M.A. in Intercultural Management and International Development. She is an award-winning writer and has been a member of the Association for Managers of Innovation for 7 years. For the past decade, Tramaine has focused on the African Diaspora by serving as consultant, senior advisor, project manager, and coach for various organizations to advance Culture; Technology; Women’s and Girls’ Leadership; Education; Business and Entrepreneurship Development; Public Health; Advocacy; and Government Relations.
Stephanie Rolland (New Jersey)
Stephanie Rolland (she/her/hers) is an Associate at ALJP Consulting. She is a creative producer, curator, and arts administrator whose work is fueled by connection, experimentation, and laughter. She is a facilitator at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. She co-founded, curates and produces for Interfest, a collective using arts and ideas to arouse liberation for the Black diaspora through ritual, healing, and pleasure. Experience: Classix (virtual), Theatre Row, McCarter, Baltimore Center Stage. Fellowships: TCG Rising Leaders of Color, WP Theater, Americans for the Arts DIAL Labs. Service: KCACTF, LORT and McCarter EDI, TCG National Awards, NEA Grant Panelist. BA, University of Pennsylvania; MFA, Yale School of Drama.
Kim Davis (Chicago)
Kim Davis (she/her/hers) is an Associate with ALJP Consulting. She is an artist, educator, and researcher with more than 25 years of experience in arts and culture performance, education, and administration for nonprofit and municipal organizations. Most recently, she served as Senior Director of Education at Old Town School of Folk Music, where she developed and implemented the Creative Dance Residency, producing and presenting artists and companies such as Nejla Yatkin, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Valerie Alpert Dance Company, and The Cambrians. She also has given lectures and presentations and facilitated discussions at a variety of conferences, municipal departments, and universities. She has experience curating programs for festivals, conferences, artist residencies, and workshop presentations and she served as an Art of Rehearsal mentor for six years at Chicago’s famed Links Hall. She participated in the New England for the Arts’ National Dance Project - 2016 Regional Dance Development Initiative’s Presenter Showcase and she also served as a task force member of Chicago Dancemakers Forum’s 2017 inaugural Elevate Dance Chicago festival. Her background includes program design, workshop and curriculum development, individual mentorship and group facilitation, project management, strategic planning, and executive leadership. She is passionate about using the arts as a gateway to communication and the dismantling of systemic racism and injustice in communities. Davis is completing an EdD in Leadership and Innovation from Arizona State University and holds an MS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, a BA from Columbia College of Missouri, and has completed training in caucus facilitation, and certificates in Ethical Leadership and DEI in the Workplace. Her research investigates the attrition/retention and success of Black womxn in leadership positions within the arts and culture sector in predominantly white institutions. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of Links Hall.
Laura Moreno (Houston)
Laura Moreno (she/her/hers) is an Associate at ALJP Consulting. She is an actor, director, dramaturg, costume designer, and producer in Houston, TX. She is a graduate of the University of Houston, with an MFA in Theatre, MA in Arts Leadership, Certificate in Arts in Health, and a BFA in Acting. She is the founder of Women in Theatre - Houston, ¡Qué Onda! - LatinX Theatre Collective, and Artists for Change - Texas, as well as the Chief Representative for the Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) - Houston Chapter. Laura is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Beans & Rice Media Arts. She is a member of the LatinX Theatre Commons Steering Committee as well as a cohort member of the artEquity 2021-22 BIPOC Leadership Circle and has served on the anti-racist and DEI committees for the University of Houston’s College of the Arts and School of Theatre and Dance. She also serves as the Director of Marketing and Grants Manager for the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab.