Erik K. Raymond Lee is an Oakland native and professional choreographer and dancer for the past 11 years. He began dancing hip hop and received formal dance training from UC Berkeley, BA in Dance & Performance Studies (2010) and Mills College, MFA in Dance (2017).  He also has trained in liturgical dance and African Diasporic dances. He was Program Director for Berkeley Scholars to Cal, an 8-year mentoring program for Black and Brown youth. He became Co-Managing Director for Ailey Camp Berkeley/Oakland in 2019 after working within the organization for 4 years. He is excited to serve as HART Director.

Photography Credit: Edward Miller

Sean Gonzalez (she/him) is a young performing artist and arts administrator, with a BA in Performing Art & Social Justice, Dance Concentration, from the University of San Francisco (2019). Over the years, Sean has developed a passion for the administrative end of the art world, hoping to use her positions to help artists and our communities thrive. Besides her position with PUSH, she also holds the position of Praxispace Coordinator for Alexandra Beller’s online creative community, praxispace.com, and is a founding member and administrator for the developing Indigequeer Collective. She is incredibly excited to be in this position with PUSH, and to work alongside the HART Residents in this pilot program.

Photography credit: Ken Skelton

A Senegalese Brit born in Mexico and raised in San Francisco, Flo Dabokemp, also known as IDA fLO is a vocalist, songwriter, professional dancer, and holistic movement coach deeply influenced by her intercontinental roots. After performing a single off her debut album live on BET’s 106th and Park in 2011, IDA fLO went on to secure a residency at San Francisco’s Supper Club, partnered with Wild 94.9’s for their High School Tour, performed at LGBTQ+ Pride for five consecutive years, and across the Bay Area. She also trained professionally with ODC Dance Commons, Allan Frias’ Mind Over Matter dance company, and Ronnie Reddick’s Dance Alliance. With 9.94M playlist reach on Spotify, 43 top charted tracks on Traxsource, and 32 top charted tracks on Beatport in just the last three years, IDA fLO is recognized as one of the highest performing vocalist/songwriters in House Music today. Her more recent release, ‘My Life (Sun Can’t Compare)’ with Francesco Poggi on Black Book Records gained a 1.63M playlist reach on Spotify alone.