Reg was former artistic director and co-founder of Tears of Joy Theatre, where he established the Higher Stages Arts Academy program in 1998 utilizing the creative process to help underserved children connect with the adventure that is education, in meaningful and exciting ways. Reg is the team leader, program manager, grant writer, instructor and community liaison for MATI.

Allehseya developed, implemented and taught a comprehensive and award winning high school level Media Studies Program for the District of Columbia Public School System's Literary Arts Department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Allehseya has been responsible for MATI program development and coordinating educational curricula that integrates Literacy benchmarks while meeting Arts and Technology standards in K-12 education. She is currently on extended leave in Washington, DC.

Elijah is a certified specialist and senior producer at Portland Community Media where he's written, directed and produced a variety of T.V. productions for more than a decade. His digital video productions have included documentaries and in-depth features. Elijah teaches both in MATI's in-school and after-school programs and is developing curriculum for Animation, Video, Photograghy, Graphic Design and Spokenword classes.