Our Team
Beam Center’s community is made up of youth, adults, artists, educators, metalworkers, community organizers, social workers, scholars, musicians, comedians, DJ’s, filmmakers, code writers, thespians, administrators, carpenters, ceramicists, mechanics, and the list goes on.
Meet all of the talented people who are part of Beam Center:
Brian Cohen
Executive Director
Matt Robinson
Chief Operating Officer
Kim Muench
Director of Finance
Marisol Castañeda Salgado
Director of Youth Journeys + Experience
Em Eason
Director of Industry + Externship
Stephen-Bernard Callender
Director of Project Production
Lizzie Hurst
Director of Project Leaders
Sanaly Santiago-Vaughn
Director of Youth Employment
Kyle Luntz
Director of Project Design
Jeff Wood
Director of School Partnerships
Pearl Cohen
Beam Camp Co-Director
Brett Ricard
Beam Camp Co-Director
Mukta Ahmad
Marketing & Communications Manager
Lisandra Tejada Grizales
Youth Employment Coordinator
Andrew Cerrito
Project Designer
Katherine Kokoska
Project Designer
Rose Malenfant
Project Designer
Christopher Medina
Project Designer
Anthony Ramos
Project Designer
Serena Seshadri
Project Designer
Izzi Stevenson
Project Designer
Lauren Trager
Project Designer
Breanna Hayes
Program Manager - Apprenticeship
Luna Bella Avila
Program Manager
Joshaun Jakes
Program Assistant - Project Leaders
Polo Mora
Program Assistant - Project Production
Devon Smith Jr.
Program Assistant - Project Production
Yaldiri Rivera
Program Assistant - Apprenticeship
Allen Riley
Advisor
Timothy Sullivan
Creative
Carlos Thompson
Facilities
Our Board:
Our Supporters
Photo credits on this page:
Vinny Antoine-Fils | Mitchell Dose | David Golann | Zelie Lewis | Salina Magarati | Endy Pierre | Sherlyn Ponce | Evan Ross Murphy | Ridima Shrestha | Devon Smith Jr. | Emily Wilson
Founder, ConstructEd Studio; Fellow, HGSE
Appointed 2025