Staff
Executive director, board PRESIDENT
Avery-Jai Andrews
Avery-Jai Andrews is a Dallas-based dance artist, arts entrepreneur and community organizer. She is deeply committed to developing the Dallas local arts community as evident in her service as Executive Director of Arts Mission Oak Cliff, Co-Founder of Agora Artists, and the Alumni Relations Coordinator for the Advisory Board of BTWHSPVA. A performer, producer, and creative, she is a versatile and potent leader with ambitious goals and a growing network. She is excited by the momentum in the Dallas arts scene and eager to see her hometown emerge as a destination for creatives. Avery-Jai earned her BFA in dance at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Office manager
Timothy Amirault
Timothy Amirault is a Dallas-based dancer and choreographer. They began their training at Booker T. Washington HSPVA, followed by Sam Houston State University where they received their BFA in Dance. While in college Amirault performed professionally with NobleMotion Dance and Hope Stone Dance. They also appeared in John RIdley’s season two of American Crime. After returning from college, Timothy became a founding member of Bridget Moore’s new Dallas-based company, B. Moore Dance. Amirault has now decided to pursue their own creativity, and is focused on choreographing and presenting work of their own.
director of development
Lauren Kravitz
Lauren Kravitz is a movement artist living in Oak Cliff, TX. She is committed to creating opportunities for connection and support for artists in Dallas as a co-founder of the non-profit for dancers, Agora Artists, and in her work with Arts Mission Oak Cliff. She began working with AMOC as an exchange member in 2019. Along with this work, Lauren guest teaches dance in TX and NYC, practices yoga, writes, crochets, and cares for her tuxedo cat, Phoebe. She is a guest artist with NY-based companies Sean Curran Company and Take Dance. Lauren is an alumni of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and Booker T. Washington HSPVA.
Programs manager
Attiyya Fortuné
A native of Dallas, Texas, Attiyya began her training at Dallas Black Dance Theatre and continued to develop her training through attendance of various summer programs. In 2020, Attiyya graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Dance and Business minor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has performed in project-based projects with Olivia Dwyer and Ondine Geary and was a member of Nu-World Contemporary Danse Theatre and VisKocity Dance Collective. Attiyya has had the privilege to perform several works by many esteemed artists in the Dallas and Denver-Boulder communities including Helanius Wilkins, Gesel Mason, Uri Shafir, and Katricia Eaglin. She has had the honor to present solo work at the Unseen Festival and Open Space in Denver, CO. Outside of being an artist, Attiyya has recently received her doula certification and looks forward to incorporating her embodied experience in this journey. Attiyya welcomes and looks forward to the connections and projects in her future.
Board of Directors
Past Collaborators
Sally Diamond (Founding Staff) | Sara Kitto (Founding Staff) | Rachel Kitto (Development, Stage Manager) | Maria Day (AMOCX) | Cain Rodriguez (AMOCX) | Kirsten Osborn (AMOCX) | Fernanda Pargas (AMOCX) | Caroline Cole (Artist) | Gabrielle Torres (AMOCX) | Corey Haynes (AMOCX, Photographer) | Christopher Sonny Martinez (AiR, Photographer) | Mary Ehrlicher (AMOCX, Graphic Design) | Jake Kluge (Audio) | Ryan Burkle (Lighting Designer) | Megan Shuffle Sheppard (AMOCX, Admin) | Ali Honchell (AMOCX) | Kineta Massey (Youth Education) | Derick Longoria (Costume Design) | Stephanie Baldwin (Board Member)