THE TEAM

Hip-Hop Education Center

Our Team

Meet the educators, artists, researchers, archivists, strategists, and cultural leaders advancing Hip-Hop as a force for education, equity, preservation, and innovation.

Education
Research
Archives
Culture

Vision and direction

Executive Leadership

Guiding HHEC’s mission, organizational strategy, partnerships, and growth.

Martha Diaz

Founder & President/CEO

Tiffany Vega

Executive Director

The people behind the work

Staff & Programs

A multidisciplinary team connecting scholarship, education, archives, storytelling, technology, and community practice.

Teaching & Learning

Dr. Justis Lopez

Sr. Director, Teaching & Learning

Pinqy Ring

Director of K-12 Education & Engagement

Roy Bailey

Community of Practice Manager

FBSD Women in Hip-Hop Initiative

Dr. Kashema Hutchinson

Director of Fresh, Bold & So Def Women in Hip-Hop Initiative

Dr. Christine Pash

Research Committee Member

PRiZM Jeremy Torres

Research Committee Member

Communications & Marketing

UniQue Webster

Director of Marketing & Communications

Nefertari Bakare

Digital Marketing Apprentice

Digital Infrastructure, Archives & Innovation

Swift Anthony Scott

Director, Digital Infrastructure & Innovation

Black Robb

Co-Curator & Project Manager, H2O Made You Look

Jada Hampton

Digital Archivist Apprentice (H2O)

Amber Smalls

Digital Archivist

Trust and transparency

Recognition