FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2023
Contact: Alex Bazeley
Phone: (347) 410-6050
Email: alex@extremekidsandcrew.org
**PRESS RELEASE**
Extreme Kids & Crew Announces New Executive Director
Brooklyn, NY — Extreme Kids & Crew is pleased to announce that Lovisa Brown has been hired as the organization’s next Executive Director. Extreme Kids & Crew offers free and accessible arts and play programming for neurodivergent youth and their families in New York City.
Ms. Brown brings to the role 15 years of experience as an arts educator, igniting underserved youth to seize their narratives and make an impact in their community. She is an expert in bridging the gap between race and art for students through diaspora stories and the skills of visual arts, music, film, and history. In addition, Lovisa is a skilled and tactful communicator who enjoys direct conversation with audiences of all ages and abilities.
“After a competitive and thoughtful interview process, we are very excited to welcome Ms. Brown to our organization,” said Board Chair Christian Bergeron. “She is someone who brings a wealth of expertise and experience to Extreme Kids, and her background in arts and education, along with her passion for building equitable communities, make her the perfect person to lead this team as we enter our next chapter.
As the Senior Director of Education for the Museum of the African Diaspora from 2010 to 2015, Ms. Brown delivered high-impact programs that expanded the museum’s educational capabilities and helped grow her team into a robust, diverse workforce. Since then, she has worked as an arts and education consultant at museums and community-based organizations in San Francisco and New York City, developing strategies to enhance visitor experiences, expand outreach services, and build sustainable, culturally-competent educational curricula.
She has also held roles at the International Museum of Women and the Children's Creativity Museum, building staff capacity, facilitating programmatic growth, and cultivating community relationships. Ms. Brown succeeds Caitlin Cassaro, Extreme Kids & Crew’s founding Executive Director, who served in the role since 2013 and left the organization in December 2022.
“Extreme Kids & Crew is a leader in the New York disability space, and I am honored to become part of such an important and impactful organization that is making a difference in the lives of neurodivergent youth and their families,” said Ms. Brown. “I hold dear the values of equity and inclusion that guide Extreme Kids & Crew, and am eager to get to know everyone and work together to bring new programs and initiatives to life.”
Ms. Brown is starting in her role effectively immediately.
About Extreme Kids & Crew
Established in 2010, Extreme Kids & Crew is a welcoming space where neurodivergent youth, their friends, and their families socialize, create, and play on their own terms. By establishing and maintaining creative community centers for the disability community, Extreme Kids seeks to show people that disability is not to be feared, pitied or mindlessly exalted, but understood to be an inherent part of life. For more information, visit https://www.extremekidsandcrew.org/.
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