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Anthony Edwards, Actor & Director, Vice Chair, 1in6 Board of Directors
Among his many television and movie credits, Anthony Edwards may be best known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene in the series ER, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance, and LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw in the iconic film Top Gun. In 2010, Anthony won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for the film Temple Grandin. In November 2017, Anthony published an article titled, "Yes Mom, There is Something Wrong: From Victim to Survivor," in which he first disclosed the sexual abuse he endured as a child. In his role as Vice Chair of the 1in6 Board of Directors and spokesperson for the organization, Anthony is a dedicated advocate for male survivors of sexual abuse and assault.
Matthew Ennis, President & Chief Executive Officer, 1in6
Through his work over the last two decades, Matthew Ennis has become a leading voice in the anti-sexual violence movement and a highly sought after subject matter expert on the topic of male sexual abuse and assault, having spoken at training events, universities, and military installations across the United States and around the world. As a survivor, and President and Chief Executive Officer of 1in6, Matthew is dedicated to expanding resources to male survivors and normalizing the conversation around the topic of male sexual abuse and assault.
Martin Moran, All The Rage Playwright and Performer
Martin Moran’s latest play, THEO, premiered this past spring at Two River Theater. His one-man play, All The Rage, received a 2013 Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Off Broadway Solo Show. He received a 2004 OBIE and two Drama Desk nominations for The Tricky Part, based upon his memoir (of the same title), which won the 2005 Lambda Non-Fiction Prize and Barnes and Noble Discover Award. His Broadway and Off-Broadway performances include roles in: Spamalot, Cabaret, Titanic, Wicked, Bells Are Ringing, How To Succeed in Business…, Big River, Floyd Collins, (Playwrights Horizons) A Man of No Importance, (Lincoln Center Theater) 3 Kinds of Exile and Cider House Rules at The Atlantic Theater Company and Mans A Man at Classic Stage Company. His film and Television work includes guest appearances on The Newsroom; The Big C; Z-Nation, Possible Side Affects; Private Parts; various Law &Orders; Dellaventura and Mary and Rhoda. He wrote the book and lyrics for the 2012 “Inner Voices” solo musical, Borrowed Dust, with composer Joseph Thalken. Moran’s writing has appeared in Ploughshares, the Pushcart Prize anthology and the New York Times. He was awarded a MacDowell Colony Fellowship and a New York Foundation for the Arts grant for Creative Non-fiction. His second memoir, All The Rage, was released in 2016 by Beacon Press.
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TOTO KISAKU
Kisaku is an award-winning Congolese playwright, actor, director, and producer who studied drama at the National Institute of Arts in Kinshasa, the capital of the Republic Democratic of the Congo. After establishing the K-Mu Theater in 2003, he spent the next 15 years traveling the world producing and participating in plays, with a focus on going beyond the constraints of daily life and examining how people living in difficult circumstances (poverty, oppressive regimes) can use artistic activities to recreate their environments and improve their lives. Based on these materials, he takes drama, tragedy, comedy, habits, questions, silences, thoughts, new forms and – always -- identity to create something new. It is in the depths of these four walls that he searches for and find emptiness, an opportunity within each person and each community to realize their values and metamorphosis through the introduction of beauty and the principles of art. Toto arrived in the U.S. in late 2015 seeking political asylum, which he was granted. Since his arrival, Toto has spent his time learning English and redefining his artistic expression based on the drama that his country of origin is experiencing as well as the country which has welcomed him. A critical theme found throughout Toto’s work is his invitation to both spectator and actor to find ways to go beyond the four walls of a performance space. Toto was the recipient of the 2010 "Freedom to Create Prize,” presented in Cairo, Egypt. Kisaku was the recipient of the 2018 Rebecca Blunk Fund awardees, awarded by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Festival Appearances: Festival of Limoges, Avignon, Paris Quartier d’Eté, Right About Now, A / D Werf, ICAF, TAZ, Festival on Niger, Pilotobé, Mantsina sur scène, Connexion Kin, Albugga Festival, Toseka, TILT Festival, Arts & Ideas...
Toto participated and collaborated with different artists, companies, and organizations in Kinshasa as well as across the world: "Patati Patatra et des Tralalas" by D. Niangouna; "Tabataba" by BM Koltes; "Roberto Zucco" by BM Koltes; "20 ans, et alors !" by Don Duyns; "Topdog / Underdog" by Suzan-Lori Parks; "Rencontres au Pluriel" by Toto Kisaku; "Basal'ya Bazoba" by Toto Kisaku and Guido Kleene; "Surface" by Toto Kisaku. Several residencies and collaborations: MC theater (Amsterdam), Compagnie du Tournesol, (Paris), KVS (Brussels), Theater Embassy (Amsterdam), Stichting Doen (Amsterdam), OMSK (Dordrecht), French Institute of Kinshasa, France, and New York
Martin Moran, All The Rage Playwright and Performer
Martin Moran’s latest play, THEO, premiered this past spring at Two River Theater. His one-man play, All The Rage, received a 2013 Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Off Broadway Solo Show. He received a 2004 OBIE and two Drama Desk nominations for The Tricky Part, based upon his memoir (of the same title), which won the 2005 Lambda Non-Fiction Prize and Barnes and Noble Discover Award. His Broadway and Off-Broadway performances include roles in: Spamalot, Cabaret, Titanic, Wicked, Bells Are Ringing, How To Succeed in Business…, Big River, Floyd Collins, (Playwrights Horizons) A Man of No Importance, (Lincoln Center Theater) 3 Kinds of Exile and Cider House Rules at The Atlantic Theater Company and Mans A Man at Classic Stage Company. His film and Television work includes guest appearances on The Newsroom; The Big C; Z-Nation, Possible Side Affects; Private Parts; various Law &Orders; Dellaventura and Mary and Rhoda. He wrote the book and lyrics for the 2012 “Inner Voices” solo musical, Borrowed Dust, with composer Joseph Thalken. Moran’s writing has appeared in Ploughshares, the Pushcart Prize anthology and the New York Times. He was awarded a MacDowell Colony Fellowship and a New York Foundation for the Arts grant for Creative Non-fiction. His second memoir, All The Rage, was released in 2016 by Beacon Press.
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Matthew S. Washington is a Deputy Manhattan Borough President. In this role, he has overseen the distribution of over $100 million in capital funding to enhance parks, theaters, hospitals, museums, affordable housing developments, community centers and public schools. He has also been actively involved in neighborhood planning processes and rezoning efforts throughout Manhattan. Matthew was named to the 2018 New York City 40 Under 40 Rising Stars list published by City & State New York.
Matthew previously served as Deputy Director of External Affairs at The Durst Organization. While there he managed public affairs for new development in Queens and worked with the project team that developed One World Trade Center, the Western Hemisphere’s tallest building. In addition to government and real estate development, he has a diverse background in non-profit management having served as the Executive Director of Friends of the High School for Environmental Studies and formerly as Deputy Director of Friends of Hudson River Park.
With a rich professional history, Matthew also invests much of his personal time to public service. Born and raised in East Harlem, he remains committed to the area and was a member of its community board (Community Board 11) for over 10 years where he was elected as its Chairperson at 26 years old – a position which he held for nearly 6 years. His commitment to service extends to other organizations as well, having served a member of the Board of Directors for the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, Voices UnBroken, Harvest Home Farmers Market, El Barrio’s Operation Fightback, the New York City Chapter of the New York League of Conservation Voters, Civitas, Make Music New York and Learning through an Expanded Arts Program.
Matthew is currently on the Advisory Board for CIVITAS, Board of Directors of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and is a Trustee of the Board of Trustees at Alfred University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Cultures.
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Judson Flanagan is Vice President for International Operations at International Rescue Committee(IRC) in New York. Judson joined the IRC in 2015 with over 20 years of experience overseas and in headquarters with the International Finance Corporation, Catholic Relief Services and International Orthodox Christian Charities.
Judson started his career in the Russian Far East in 1993, designing and managing humanitarian programs across the Far East and into Siberia where communities were impacted by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the social safety net as Russia transitioned from a command economy to a market economy (1993-1994). In 1995 he moved to the International Finance Corporation, directing a land privatization project in Western Russian for several years. With the Kosovo crisis escalating in 1999, Judson went to Albania with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), overseeing the provision of humanitarian assistance to Kosovars fleeing violence in their home territory. Following that, Judson moved back to CRS headquarters where he stayed for 14 years leading operations and cross-cutting technical and functional teams for US Programs, Program Quality Technical Support and Human Resources (1999 – 2013).
Judson holds a B.A in Literature and International Affairs from Tufts University and a Master’s degree from Columbia University in International Affairs and Soviet-Russian Studies.
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Audu Kadiri is a full-time Community Organizer with African Communities Together-ACT, in New York City. Audu has over 15 years of experience working in community outreach, public health, and human rights. Audu previously worked as Head of Programs for the International Center for Advocacy on Rights to Health – ICARH, in Abuja, Nigeria where he coordinated HIV prevention projects, documented human rights violations against gay men, and was part of the team that coordinated Nigeria’s first clinic serving this population. Since arriving in New York, Audu has continued his advocacy and human rights work, volunteered for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs as a Yoruba interpreter, and organized with the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project – QDEP. Audu is also a Co- initiator and Steering Committee member of the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project- BLMP, an organization created to build the leadership and power of Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Communities Worldwide.
Martin Moran, All The Rage Playwright and Performer
Martin Moran’s latest play, THEO, premiered this past spring at Two River Theater. His one-man play, All The Rage, received a 2013 Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Off Broadway Solo Show. He received a 2004 OBIE and two Drama Desk nominations for The Tricky Part, based upon his memoir (of the same title), which won the 2005 Lambda Non-Fiction Prize and Barnes and Noble Discover Award. His Broadway and Off-Broadway performances include roles in: Spamalot, Cabaret, Titanic, Wicked, Bells Are Ringing, How To Succeed in Business…, Big River, Floyd Collins, (Playwrights Horizons) A Man of No Importance, (Lincoln Center Theater) 3 Kinds of Exile and Cider House Rules at The Atlantic Theater Company and Mans A Man at Classic Stage Company. His film and Television work includes guest appearances on The Newsroom; The Big C; Z-Nation, Possible Side Affects; Private Parts; various Law &Orders; Dellaventura and Mary and Rhoda. He wrote the book and lyrics for the 2012 “Inner Voices” solo musical, Borrowed Dust, with composer Joseph Thalken. Moran’s writing has appeared in Ploughshares, the Pushcart Prize anthology and the New York Times. He was awarded a MacDowell Colony Fellowship and a New York Foundation for the Arts grant for Creative Non-fiction. His second memoir, All The Rage, was released in 2016 by Beacon Press.
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Caitlin Steinke is a human rights advocate and asylum attorney based in New York City. She volunteers with RIF Asylum Support, where she provides free legal consultations to asylum seekers, explains changes in asylum law and policy, and conducts presentations to help asylum seekers navigate the asylum process. She is also Of Counsel at The Law Office of Sandy Khine, PC, an immigration law firm in lower Manhattan.
