Mia Diawara is a climate tech advisor, strategy consultant, and somatic-coach-in-training. She works with funders and organizations to implement “strategy with soul”—advising on investment and philanthropic strategies in pursuit of a more sustainable, regenerative, and equitable world.

Mia was formerly a Partner at Lowercabon Capital, where she invested in and advised early stage climate technology companies. Before joining Lowercarbon, Mia led impact due diligence for climate investments at TPG, where she also counseled portfolio companies on climate risk and emissions reduction. Earlier in her career, Mia advised executives across industries as a management consultant at Bain & Co and worked on energy policy and market-based climate interventions at NRDC and RMI.

Mia chairs the Nominating & Governance committee on the board of Robert Moses’ Kin and is humbled to serve such an extraordinary organization.

She holds a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society with a focus on Environment & Sustainability, and an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering—Atmosphere & Energy concentration—both from Stanford.

Magali Duque is from Venice, CA. Magali has been an RMK Board Member since 2015. Having worked in the social sector for nonprofits addressing equity issues, researched inequalities at various policy institutes in California and London, and worked in fintech for an educational loan company, Magali has an interdisciplinary and intersectional background in addressing racial equity. Currently, she is a second year law student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School where she is active in student and university affairs as a representative on Student Government and the Faculty Appointments Committee, an Executive Board Member of Penn’s Black Law Students Association, a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Penn Law Women’s Association and the Online Managing Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Magali received her MSc in Inequalities and Social Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2016, where she co-authored a number of publications on inequality at the Center for Analysis on Social Exclusion. Magali graduated from Stanford University in 2015 with where she received her BA in History with a focus in Global Affairs and a Minor in Modern Languages (French and Spanish). At Stanford, she co-led Robert Moses’ Summer Program Modern Dance Intensive along with board member Mia Diawara and participated in a number of his dance classes and on-campus productions. Magali loves dancing, travelling and nurturing a daily yoga practice.

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Laura Elaine Ellis is co-founder and Director of the African & African American Performing Arts Coalition, co-presenters of the Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF). Her work has been recognized by the State of California and the Alameda Arts Commission for preserving African American art and culture.  Ellis performs and choreographers with Dimensions Dance Theater and Flyaway Productions; she is the community outreach coordinator and co-curator for the SF Dance Film Festival’s Raising Voices program, and has served over 25 years on faculty for the Dance Departments at the Athenian School and CSU Eastbay.  Ellis served as an Advisory Committee member for RMK, before being invited to join the Board.

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Sophia Huang is a dancer, filmmaker, and data scientist. She has a doctorate of Education from University of San Francisco, a master of data science from UC Berkeley, a master of fine arts in Film, and an MBA from University of San Francisco. She is the founder of Wen Ting (former Wen Tzao) Language Institute in Taiwan. Since 1998 Sophia has been involved in San Francisco dance, film, and theater communities. Besides dance, theater, and film, Sophia works as a data scientist and strategist. Sophia was a principal researcher for the University of California, Office of the President and has been an organizational development / people analytics strategist  for various bay area high tech companies.

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Amy Iftekhar has been working in philanthropy for 15 years, with prior volunteer and work experience at local nonprofit and county health programs. She has a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is a photographer, enjoys international travel, and actively supports her kids’ budding artistic endeavors. She joined the RMK Board in 2017 with the intention of being involved in an inspiring, local Bay Area organization.

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Since founding Robert Moses' Kin (RMK) in 1995 in San Francisco, Robert Moses has created numerous works of varying styles and genres for his highly praised dance company. Moses has worked collaboratively with numerous artists and organizations, toured his company nationally and internationally, received a host of awards, and composed original scores for several of his dances. In addition to his work with RMK, Moses has choreographed for many dance, opera, and theater companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, San Francisco Opera, and Lorraine Hansberry Theater. An alum of California State University Long Beach and a highly regarded master teacher, Moses has taught on several campuses, including Mills College, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University, where he served as dance lecturer and Choreographer-in-Residence from 1995-2016. He has taught at festivals throughout the US and internationally, including Bates Dance Festival, OPEN LOOK St. Petersburg International Dance Festival, and Serendipity Arts Festival.

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Jamie Ray Wright is a former musician, a graduate from Stanford University with a BA in Economics and the University of San Francisco with an MBA in Marketing. He is a longtime member of the Board of Directors for Robert Moses Kin, on the Isadora Duncan Awards Committee and a former board member for Push Dance Company and Tim Rubel Human Shakes.

 

As a choreographer, his work has been presented throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at the Black Choreographers Festival/Here and Now, where his choreography opened the 2009 season. In 24 Views and the Pilot Program at ODC Theater, Collaborations! Dance: Music at the Cowell Theater and in 12 annual seasons at Dance Mission. He has also been commissioned to create works for And Still Dancing and the Opera Frontiers. In 2012 he choreographed the acclaimed Sleeping Beauty Trilogy, by author Anne Rice, which had its world première at Dance Mission.

 

Amelia Rudolph focuses on art's transformational and restorative nature to initiate a shift of perspective and ignite a sense of possibility.  A dancer-athlete, choreographer, filmmaker, and public speaker, Amelia is best known as the founder of the dance company BANDALOOP.  Since 1991 her award-winning work has been on the vanguard of innovation in dance, fusing post-modern movement, rock climbing technology, and a spirit of adventure. It has been seen by thousands in live performances and by millions through various media formats. Particular to her career are the dances she has directed in technical mountain environments, from an 18-day traverse of the Sierra mountains to a six-day climb of the 3,000’ cliff El Capitan in Yosemite, CA. Her collaborative process involves site-responsive practices, experiential learning, and community engagement, often focusing on social justice and environmental stewardship. Amelia holds bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Comparative Religion from Swarthmore College and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, and in 2021 was awarded an honorary doctorate from 17, Instituto de Estudios Críticos, Mexico City. She has received over forty grants, fellowships, and commissions, is a recent CORO fellow, and serves on several boards in the field of the performing arts. 

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