The Callaloo Team

Creatives, Entrepreneurs, Artists, Educators, Innovators
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Marjuan is the CEO/Co-Founder/Author of Callaloo. She is responsible for leading the company's operations and creative direction. She originated Callaloo as a theatrical play in 2012. Marjuan is also a theatre and film producer, director, performer, playwright and educator. Marjuan holds her B.A. in Theatre and African Studies from Fordham University and her M.A. in Art and Public Policy from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Marjuan Canady

CEO/Co-founder/Author
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Nabeeh Bilal is the co-founder of Callaloo as well as its creative/art director. He comes from an design and illustration background and is responsible for the visual presentation of Callaloo. He is an illustrator, animator, senior web developer, designer, puppeteer, video editor, and art director. Nabeeh is a graduate of Temple University, where he studied Graphic & Interactive Design.

Nabeeh Bilal

CCO/Co-founder/Illustrator
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In addition to being a co-founder, Tatiana is Callaloo's Chief Operations Officers and oversees the brand's sales, acquisitions, and partnerships. She is a graduate of Hampton University, where she studied Business Management. She is also a complete ray of sunshine.

Tatiana Johnson

COO/Co-founder/Sales & Partnerships

Our Team Members

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Danyel is a self-taught musician and plays piano, guitar, ukulele, violin and Djembe. She received her Masters in Vocal Performance from James Madison University and her B.A. in Music with a double minor in Theatre and Dance from UNC Charlotte.

Danyel Reid

Performer
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Candice is a graduate of Virginia Common Wealth University and co-founder of the ``Creative JunkFood`` multi-media production studio.

Candice Taylor

Creative Consultant
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Nazaahah is yoga and wellness instructor with over 15 years of experience. She is also an entrepreneur and freelance graphic designer.

Nazaahah Amin

Teaching Artist/Yoga Instructor
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Wendy is an early childhood enthusiast and expert in constructivist curriculums. She is responsible for developing Callaloo’s Educational Supplements. She holds her M.S.T. in Early Childhood Education & Early Childhood Special Education and a B.A. Political Science from Fordham University.

Wendy Toribio

Education Consultant
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Christin is the Co-Chair of Diversity of the YPAC-board of Theater Resources Unlimited and is one of the Co-Founders of La Co-Op (La Cooperativa of New York Latinx Artists) a collective of theatre artists created to bridge the gaps existing in the Latino Theatre Community. She is a graduate of LaGuardia High School and Fordham University.

Christin Cato

Performer
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Tiffany N. Spearman is an arts administrator and consultant originally from upstate New York. She has over ten years of dance performance, teaching artist and choreography experience. She is a graduate of Boston Conservatory.

Tiffany Spearman

Production Manager
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Shermica is a dancer, choreographer, and the founder of Soka Tribe. A Brooklyn born Trinidadian, her mission is to spread the carnival culture in an engaging, entertaining and informative way.

Shermica Farquhar

Choreographer
erica

Erica is a holistic wellness instructor from Maryland. She is a lover of farming, film, photography, and art.

Erica Waddy

Production Assistant
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Belinda is a triple threat performer originally from El Paso, Texas. A proud Mexican-American artist and educator, Belinda is an adjunct faculty member at NYU's Dance Education program and a teaching artist with the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and the Disney Theatrical Group. She holds her BFA in Musical Theatre and Masters in Bilingual Education from The University of Texas at El Paso and a second Masters in Dance Education from NYU.

Belinda Aime Saenz

Performer
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Brandon is an actor from originally from Washington, DC. He has over ten years of performance experience, performing in plays and films nationally. He holds his BFA in Theater from Howard University.

Brandon Johnson

Performer
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PJ Johnnie is an actor and member of the Callaloo Kids performance ensemble in NYC. He is a graduate of the New School for Drama' s MFA program in ACTING (2016). PJ has also been seen in multiple episodes of Looking Through Windows. He is a teaching artist at the Bethel Woods Center of the arts.

PJ Johnnie

Performer
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Chelsea Dee is a multi-hyphenate creative of color. She is a graduate of NYU/Tisch School of the Arts and has pursued a multidisciplinary career in the performing arts writing, performing, and directing new works of theater that challenge stereotypes and dominant narratives. She has written, performed and produced her own work such as ``The Daughters of the Bayou`` and, most recently, her new one woman show, ``The Guide to Getting What’s Yours``.

Chelsea Dee

Performer
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Karen is an actress who has performed in over 30 productions in the DC-Metro area, as well as internationally in East Africa and Europe. She holds her B.A. in English from Howard University.

Karen Elle

Performer
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Shaba has performed with groups such as the internationally renowned Spelman College Glee Club. With Callaloo, she shares her passion for the arts and education with a variety of audiences via the cultural literacy program.

Shaba Lightfoot

Performer
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Ayesha is an actress from Colorado. She is a graduate of the Theatre Lab School of the Acting Conservatory and holds her B.S. in psychology from Howard University.

Ayesha Gowie

Performer
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Lori Pitts is an Applied Theatre practitioner, joker, teaching artist, performer, and director. Pitts has performed with Rorschach Theatre, Young Playwrights’ Theater, Ally Theatre, and FRESHH Inc.

Lori Pitts

Performer
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Yuma ``Dr. Yew`` Bellomee is a native of Mt. Vernon, NY. He has been drumming since childhood and has studied with a number of master drummers and dancers from West Africa and the Americas.

Dr. Yew

Drummer
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Sydnee is a writer and filmmaker originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma but raised in Dallas, Texas. She holds her BA in Film with an English minor from Howard University.

Sydnee Monday

Assistant Writer
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Lorena is a native New Yorker. A first generation Dominican-American, Lorena has worked bi-coastal as an actress and voice over artist in tv, film and theater. She holds her BA in Sociology / Criminology with a minor in Visual Arts from Fordham University.

Lorena Jorge

Actress
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Brittany is a graphic artist and writer from Lexington, Kentucky. She has a B.A. in visual communication design from Northern Kentucky University. Brittany loves drawing, writing, animals, cartoons, comics, food, pop culture and her dog, Nova.

Brittany Granville

Assistant Illustrator
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Kinaya is a California native and former dancer. She is a certified Zumba instructor and recent graduate of Howard University.

Kinaya Grayson

Education Assistant
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Jason is a do-it-all filmmaker, videographer, and editor. He received his Bachelor's degree from Norfolk State University with a focus in communications.

Jason Battle

Film & Video Consultant
darius

Darius Lyles is a filmmaker who has over 11 years of production experience working on network TV shows as well as feature films. He is the epitome of a camera nerd who loves to talk codecs and image quality. Darius holds his B.A. in Film Production from Howard University.

Darius Lyles

Videographer
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Thomas Mobley holds a Master of Fine Art from Full Sail University. He is a cinematographer and photographer extraordinaire.

Thomas Mobley

Film & Video Consultant

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