Meet the Staff

Born and raised in Northern Virginia, Nicco Berry is a dedicated cinematographer who loves telling stories through his lens. After graduating from Old Dominion University in 2013, he moved to California and spent several years working in corporate America. Eventually, Nicco returned to Virginia and found his true calling. Since 2020, he has been working as a freelance cinematographer, combining creative vision with technical skill to craft compelling, emotionally driven visuals.

Avery Collins, the host of the Open Mic Nite Series Rhymez & Rhythm, is an actor, playwright, and director in the DMV area. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he has a strong tie to urban culture and stories "from the streets". He brands himself as a Hip-Hop theater artist, as Hip-Hop and Theater are both mediums of storytelling. While attending the University of Maryland, from which he graduated in 2016, he began merging these two passions into what he realized was called Hip-Hop Theater. Since the beginning, he has performed in and written various Hip-Hop Theater productions, including his most recent work, My Free Sun with Renita Martin.

Being born and raised in Baltimore has shaped who Niree is as an artist. She loves telling stories about and bringing awareness to young Black children struggling due to no fault of their own. Niree's work addresses issues that forever impact our children's lives, including mass incarceration, welfare, and zoning. She is here to be a part of the change one heart at a time. Through her work at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Kennedy Center, Young Playwrights Theater, and F.R.E.S.H.H. Inc., Niree has been able to use her directing, playwriting, and teaching skills to not only tell these stories but also teach children how to create their own paths.

Hailing from PG county, born and bred, Jarrell 'Tha Griot' Pittman uses his artistry to emphasize the importance of embracing and diving deep into the figurative pages of our own stories. He adopted the name because a griot is a storyteller sharing the culture and history of a people through the spoken word. Jarrell prides himself on that. In doing so, he finds elements of those stories that are to offer as lessons to the world.

Jarrell has performed in numerous showcases up and down the East Coast as an emcee. He placed 2nd in the "Who's Got Next?' showcase in DC, and first in the Coast to Coast live showcase in DC, which offered him the opportunity to compete nationally in Miami, FL. 
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As an educator, Jarrell has dedicated his experience in elementary classroom education to instructing the youth, artists and, entrepreneurs in digital media.

Jarrell is the founder of Tha Griotsphere, a multifaceted organization that combines his love for the art of storytelling, teaching, and media. Tha Griotsphere collaborates with other entities like Propel Productions Center Inc., a non-profit focused on mental health and wellness through the arts. 

Jasmine Nicole is a trained vocalist, music educator, songwriter, experienced vocal producer, audio
engineer, and business owner. With over 20 years of singing experience and more than ten years in music education and audio production, she has dedicated her life’s work to the sonic beauty of music.
 

Jasmine’s musical abilities have allowed her to travel and sing domestically, within several parts of the United States, and internationally before audiences that numbered in the thousands. Throughout the years, her musical gifts have been continuously crafted through singing in several gospel groups, studying, and performing classical music, jazz music, conducting, and choral composition. Her
academic journey culminated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music.
 

More recently, the love of music, vocal production, and teaching led her to form her own business, All in
One Voice. Now, Jasmine works as the CEO, lead educator, and lead engineer for AiOV, whose
mission is to enhance and develop the natural vocal abilities of passionate singers through education and specialized vocal training. She focuses on leveraging her teaching expertise, vocal performance training, and overall love of music to educate, equip, and empower Creatives everywhere through song.

Ty Velines is an award winning IT Specialist from Baltimore, MD. Ty started in both the arts and STEM at a young age, participating in musicals while attending a STEM program during their middle school years in the Baltimore area. They attended Baltimore School for the Arts for Vocal Performance before venturing to the University of Maryland for Landscape Architecture. Their love for theater, music, and the arts led them back into the world of theatre in college, and they graduated with their degree in Theater Performance.

Their work has been seen across the DMV area since 2015. Their most notable performance being Progo in A Wind in the Door at The Kennedy Center in DC. They are currently working to integrate arts and technology into their work,

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