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Lotus Young

@lotusyoung

Arts & Media Administrator, Accessibility Consultant, and Program Manager specializing in Social Media Management and Community Outreach.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an arts or cultural role where I can produce accessible, disability-justice-centered events, manage grants and production details, and collaborate with teams to scale inclusive programming and community impact.

I seek opportunities with values-aligned companies that are trying to make the world a better place. I am a wearer of many hats with 8 years of professional experience working as a Public Speaking Coach, Program Coordinator, Program Manager, Event Production Manager, and Accessibility Specialist, working predominantly at arts and justice oriented non-profits. I am a nationally award-winning performance artist and arts mentor with 10 years of experience and I enjoy incorporating my creative expertise into my roles.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Program Coordinator & Accessibility Chair

Current

Oaklash Joy in Nature

Feb 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)

Coordinated accessibility requests and curated workshops/panels for the Oaklash Drag & Queer Performance Festival, supporting 100+ artists with 3,000+ in-person and 265,000+ virtual viewers. Managed disability fund grant processes and served as an ongoing editor of Oaklash’s Cultural Equity Framework.

Grant Management Community Engagement Program Coordination

Accessibility Specialist

Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability

Jun 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Managed on-site and remote accessibility support for the Emerge Disability Justice Fellowship, overseeing accessibility requests and curriculum-building for two cohorts of fellows with disabilities. Co-facilitated the Virtual Culminating Symposium and disability inclusion training for staff at a partner hotel.

Accessibility Curriculum Development Event Operations Remote Support Stakeholder Management

Accessibility & Social Media Manager

THEYFRIEND Performance Festival

Sep 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 9 months)

Oversaw accessibility, social media, and email marketing, and recruited and trained volunteers for a five-day THEYFRIEND Performance Festival across four venues. Supported ~500+ attendees annually and contributed to fundraising campaigns with an approximately $1M budget.

Social Media Management Email Marketing Volunteer Recruitment Event Production Fundraising Budgeting

University Program Manager

Diamond Wave Arts of California

Aug 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Created newsletter and social media content that grew Instagram following 233% and Facebook LEADERSHIP following 75% in the first year. Managed marketing, venue and contractor relations, contracts, and accessibility for 15–20 arts and cultural workshops/events annually.

Content Creation Social Media Marketing Newsletter Production Event Planning Marketing Operations Contract Administration Community Outreach

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric

2015 - 2018

Activities and societies: Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Peer Educator (2016-2018), UC Berkeley PATH To Care Center; Consent Educator & Curriculum Designer (2016-2018), Berkeley Student Cooperative; Board of Directors, Bay Area Youth Summit (2015-2017); National Poetry Slam Team Competitor, CalSlam (2016-2018); Cohort, CONNECT: The NLGJA Student Journalism Training Project (2018)

- Keynote Speaker at the Cal Alumni Association Leadership Award Banquet (2018)
- Cal Alumni Association Leadership Award (2016, 2017, 2018)