Naeema fundraises and strategizes to get more resources for the greater Mezcla community. Naeema currently works as an independent producer and director, managing the production of short content for production companies and nonprofits, as well as developing and producing independent documentary projects in Chicagoland and beyond. Her work has screened at a number of festivals, including New Orleans Film Festival, San Francisco Doc Fest and St. Louis International Film Festival. She is also an educator and has worked as an adjunct lecturer in film at Northwestern University and DePaul University.

Kenyetta works internally with the Executive Director and coordinators to manage tasks and create systems that allow Mezcla to run smoothly. She is a filmmaker and organizer from the Southside of Chicago with a passion for storytelling. Kenyetta has worked with entities such as Full Spectrum Features as an Associate Producer and is a member of the Reservoir Collective, a mutual-aid collective established by and for Black artists to pool funds to financially and creatively support Black Queer, Trans, and/or disabled artists in completing their artistic projects.

Regina focuses on bringing filmmaking resources to Mezcla through meaningful programs and partnerships. She is a freelance filmmaker and has served as a grant writer for several upcoming documentaries such as Traces of Home, Searching for Onoda, Love is a Stranger, BAPSI and more. She is working on the Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project as their Impact Coordinator and as Full Spectrum Features’ Community Development Specialist. Her DP debut was for a puppet satire called Beverly Hills and is currently in post-production.

Alicia informs Mezcla members of upcoming opportunities, programming, and resources through social media and digital communications. She is a documentary filmmaker and DP of the Filipinx diaspora exploring identity, memory, and intergenerational healing through the lens of the personal. Alicia is an Associate Producer for the docuseries Chicago Stories, produced by WTTW/PBS. She was an inaugural member of the Video Consortium’s Sony Mentorship Program. Alicia’s most recent documentary Of the Heart (2022) is a personal essay film that reveals the spiritual threads that connect mother and daughter.

Tamarra helps Mezcla thrive by finding, writing, and applying to grants that support our staff and programming. Her specialties include impact producing, grant writing, diversity and inclusion, equality training in the workplace, and amplifying voices through storytelling. She takes pride in her ability to leverage her expertise and knowledge to drive positive change and create a lasting impact.