Team Members
Amma Woods
Chief Program Officer



Amma is a knowledgeable nonprofit leader who specializes in program quality and growth.
Joel Weber Knopf
Director of Creativity
Joel Weber Knopf is a composer/lyricist whose music has been featured on NPR’s The Uncertain Hour podcast and the Emotion Motion podcast for kids.
Jamie Parganos
Executive Director
Jamie began her foray into youth development after being requisitioned to write an original children's musical.
Philip Carroll
Teaching Artist
Philip is playwright, comedian and educator based in Brooklyn, NY.
Margaret Leisenheimer
Teaching Artist
Margaret Leisenheimer is an NYC based actor, singer, and teaching artist.
Libby Lee
Associate Director of Programming
Libby Lee (she/her) is a New York based actor, artist, and educator.
Olga Elliot
Creative Producer
Olga Elliot (she/her) loves telling stories, re-watching The Office, re-reading Goosebumps and wearing Hawaiian shirts.
Chris Carr
Teaching Artist
Chris is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary conceptual artist, photographer, emcee, educator and instrumentalist.
Stephen Rondel
Teaching Artist
Stephen is an actor, teacher, director, producer and all around “theater fanatic."
Michael-Anthony Souza
Teaching Artist
Michael-Anthony Souza is a performer, director and creator proudly residing in Harlem.
Lebene Ayivor
Teaching Artist
Lebene Ayivor is a Brooklyn based actor, writer and teaching artist from Accra, Ghana.
Krystal Renée
Chief Marketing Officer
Krystal Renée is a multidisciplinary artist whose high-energy performances have been mesmerizing audiences for over a decade.
Kea Trevett
Director of Programs
Kea (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based theater artist and educator.
Richard Guerzon
Design Director
Rich Guerzon is a seasoned design director who has been working in the digital design field for many years.
Pedro Ramirez
Teaching Artist
Pedro Ramirez is an illustrator currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
Regina Gibson
Teaching Artist
Regina is a professional actor, writer, and teaching artist based in New York City.
Mary Murphy
Teaching Artist
Mary is an actor/voice-over artist and theatre educator who is delighted to join the talented team of teaching artists at Creative Muse.