Our Team.
It can't be done without a team and ours is one of the best!
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Founder
Brooke helps to keep it all together and running. She facilitates classes, writes grants, and has her hat in a lot of rings.
Creative Director
Clayton is a direct link to our veteran program and has been with Rough Draft almost since the beginning. He writes curriculum and facilitates classes all while finishing his PhD.
Poetry Facilitator
Brian is a local poet with mad skills for getting the best lines out of his class. He is a content editor for the Porter House Review through TXST. And he faciliates the poetry classes like no other!
Poetry Facilitator
Michael is our newest poet to inspire the men in our jail programs. He is a San Marcos poet and MFA student at TXST. So excited to have him on board!
Expressive Facilitator
Ellen is an Expressive Arts Facilitator who has been facilitating self-reflective creative workshops for a decade. She loves connecting people with their creativity by removing the pressures of perfectionism. Ellen is earning her Master’s in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University.
Art Facilitator
Olivia is an intern from TXST and assists in facilitating classes. She enjoys connecting with others and being part of opportunities that create positive change in the community.
Project Director
Aaron developed The Personhood Project from tracking down amazing poets to hosting the podcast. As a poet himself he did an amazing job for over 3 years on this project!
Audio Engineer
Alex rocks the audio world, literally. He handles all the recording, music, and mixing for all the podcasts. He's the master of all things audio.