Meet the Team
In order to disrupt and address existing systemic hierarchy and white supremacy, Creative Acts operates as a non-hierarchical space, sharing power by collaborating on everything from social media to our partnerships and programs.
We recognize that sharing power and working non-hierarchically is difficult and takes time, and that in the process we must utilize some existing structures, such as job titles, as we attempt to dismantle the status quo.
SABRA WILLIAMS
(She/Her)
Executive Director/ Co-Founder
Sabra Williams has received international acclaim for her work as an actor and founder of The Actors' Gang Prison Project, including being named by President Obama a, “Champion of Change” in 2016, and being honored with a British Empire Medal for services to the Arts & Prison Reform by Queen Elizabeth in 2018.
As former Director of The Prison Project for thirteen years, and in partnership with students and teaching artists, she oversaw the program’s growth from one California State Prison to thirteen, as well as programs in two Reentry facilities, girls Juveniles Camps and a Correctional & Probation Officer program.
Sabra is a Visiting Lecturer at UCLA and an Adjunct Professor at USC. She was a Bellagio Rockefeller Resident Fellow in 2018.
She is currently a member of The Independent Shakespeare Company, LA ensemble and the Executive Director of Creative Acts.
www.sabrawilliamsacts.com
Heather Roberts
(She/Her)
Director of Operations
Heather Roberts has been working as a teaching artist and administrative professional in the nonprofit sector for almost a decade. For four years she worked as a staff member and teaching artist with The Actors Gang Prison Project. During that time she was also a teaching artist with The Actors Gang Education department, teaching theatre arts to young people in grades 2-12. In 2015, Heather worked with Tennessee Shakespeare Company in their Romeo and Juliet Project, performing for and teaching thousands of high school freshman at public schools and in juvenile camps. She is also a former volunteer ESL tutor with the Los Angeles Public Library. Currently, Heather is a proud member of the Creative Acts team, and working actor in the Los Angeles area.
www.heathermarieroberts.com
Major Bunton
(He/His)
Director of Programming
Major Bunton is the Vice President of Inglewood Wrapping Arms around the Community. Major grew up in Inglewood and gained a passion for helping others in his community. Major developed his expertise through participation in programs such as Breaking Barriers, Alcohol and Drug Abuse (AA and NA), Domestic Violence, Anger and Stress Management, YAAP (Youth Awareness Adult Program), YOP (Youth Offender Program), CBT (Cognitive Behavior Treatment). He is a Teaching Artist for The Actors Gang Prison Project and for Creative Acts and sits on the Advisory Committee.
To round out his impressive skill set, Major is also a fitness coach and enjoys working to help others achieve their own peak fitness.
www.iwatc.org
Dhaujée Rose
(She/Her)
Director of Development
Educator, wellness visionary, and creative strategist, Dhaujée Rose is invested in curating accessible health and healing experiences with creativity and care. Dhaujée has over a decade of global experience building innovative, culturally expansive curricula beyond the one-dimensional constrictions of traditional systems.
She consistently centers the dynamism of our beloved communities, collaborating to explore mental, physical, and spiritual restoration with joy and dignity. An artist by nature, Dhaujée roots her practice in her sense of service, commitment to engagement and ongoing curiosity to learn each day.
Dhaujee@creativeacts.us
Sam Richardson
(She/They)
Director of Communications
Sam Richardson is a photographer, artist and educator based in Los Angeles, CA. As an image maker, Richardson strives to unlearn, break open and find new ways of creating images that interrogate collaboration and photographic relationships in the context of the body, trauma and care. She has a background in studio work, crisis counseling and holds an MFA from UCLA.
They are a dedicated educator, and has extensive teaching experience in various settings. She is dedicated to creating the most expansive and inclusive form of arts education from theory to practice. She is a current lecturer at Chapman University, and Cal State Long Beach, and has been an Artist and Instructor in Residence at Urbano Project in Boston, a guest lecturer at CalArts and a former Teaching Artist with Los Fotos Project.
sam@creativeacts.us
Brittney Quach
(She/Her)
Organizational Support Manager
Brittney Quach is a recent USC graduate with roots in Alabama, driven by an unwavering passion for the arts' transformative influence in social justice. Her background includes being a student researcher on "Beyond the Board: A Study of Skateboarding, Schools & Society," where she actively contributed to breaking down barriers and destigmatizing skateboarding culture in marginalized communities.
Her profound experiences in the performing arts have led her to teach and guide in various theatre camps and programs with K-12 youth, fostering self-expression and a sense of community in her hometown. Additionally, Brittney is a working actor, singer, and model based in Los Angeles, aiming to shatter industry barriers as an Asian-American.
MISTI HASSAN
Manager of the DOORS Program
Misti is passionate about mental illness advocacy and decarceration. The arts have provided a therapeutic canvas for Misti. She seeks to extend that same healing, transformative space to others. After being incarcerated for 9 years, Misti graduated Summa cum laude from USC with her Masters of Science in Criminal Justice. She aspires to do research to influence policy change.