Our Team Board Members
Welcome to California Performing Arts AV (CPAAV)!
We invite you to meet our dedicated Board Members, who have passionately supported the mission and goals of CPAAV. Together, we strive to elevate others with the performing arts and create enriching experiences for all. Join us in celebrating the community and collaboration that CPAAV thrive!
You can join our team and/or supporters by signing up at the bottom of the page.
Meet Our Partners
Meet Our Partners & Collaborators -
We’re honored to work alongside the talented individuals and businesses who collaborate with California Performing Arts AV to bring our projects to life. Whether through professional services, creative contributions, or generous donations of time and talent—each partnership helps us continue our mission of healing through the arts.
We are deeply grateful for every hand that helps us create, inspire, and uplift our community.
Art Director
OPEN POSITON
We’re a nonprofit dedicated to Healing Through the Arts — producing films, theatre, and community-based projects that inspire, empower, and uplift. The ideal candidate has an eye for design, strong leadership skills, and experience overseeing visual style across sets, props, costumes, and branding.
Responsibilities:
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Collaborate with directors and producers on visual concepts
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Lead design for stage and film productions
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Manage set and prop design teams
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Maintain creative consistency across projects
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience in film, theatre, or production design
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Strong creative vision and communication skills
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Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment
Tech Lead/Producer/Director/Lead Sound Design/ Lead Lighting Design/Casting
Jermaine Alexander
Jermaine Alexander is an actor and award-winning filmmaker. Currently, he's been on
Criminal Minds, Barry and Young and the Restless. Jermaine is the director of Theatre
While Black and is excited to share an episode of this labor of passion and love. He's
edited an award wining Documentary about 3 unsung heros during the world's most
unnatural disaster; Hurricane Katrina. Resilient Valor:PTSD
Grant Writer / Contract Specialist
Laz Navarri
Bio coming soon.
Production Designer/Wardrobe/Talent
Maya Scarborough
Hi! I’m a Digital Film Production graduate from Grand Canyon University with hands-on experience in multiple short films and student productions. Passionate about storytelling through design, I bring creativity, precision, and heart to every project—crafting sets, costumes, and props that help bring California Performing Arts AV’s stories to life.
Script Supervisor, Artist, Performer, BTS Manager
Lisa Michelle Garrett
Lisa Michelle Garrett is a professional artist and graphic designer whose work blends creativity, whimsy, and digital innovation. She holds an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design and brings her passion for visual storytelling to every project she creates. In addition to her design work, Lisa shares her love of art as an instructor with AV Art Club, where she teaches and inspires students on Thursdays and Sundays.
Director of Photography (DP)/Editor/Sound Design/Lighting Design
Octavius Johnson Sr.
Born and raised in the inner city of Baltimore, I’ve carried with me a relentless determination to rise above my circumstances and turn vision into reality. My passion for filmmaking and visual storytelling was forged through adversity and refined through years of hands-on experience in production, directing, and creative leadership. Every frame I shoot and every story I craft is a reflection of where I come from—and a declaration of where I’m going. Today, I use my lens to elevate untold narratives and bring authentic, purpose-driven stories to life.