Our Bios
Siddeeqah Shabazz
Executive Director
Siddeeqah Shabazz(she/her) is originally from Oakland, CA with degrees in theatre from the University of La Verne and the Guildford School of Acting in England. She has been an actor for the last 20 years and has spent the last 10 years working in arts education . As a youth worker she started off as a teaching artist and youth coordinator at Pillsbury House + Theatre and moved on to work at the Guthrie Theater as an education manager. She has worked with youth from all backgrounds and in many capacities and she is passionate about continuing that work as the Executive Director of Kulture Klub Collaborative. She is a consultant with Put Ur Play On Productions in Oakland, CA and as an actor Siddeeqah has worked with the Long Beach Playhouse and Lewis Family Playhouse in southern California. In Minnesota she has worked with Climb Theatre, Shadow Horse, Gadfly, Chain Reaction, Freshwater, and 20% Theaters, Exposed Brick Theatre, Savage Umbrella, Aniccha Arts, Intermedia Arts, Artistry, Underdog Theatre, Transatlantic Love Affair, Full Circle Theatre, and Yellow Tree Theatre. She is also a burgeoning playwright and director and a Doctor Who (2005), Harry Potter, and fiber arts enthusiast!
Malik Thomas Aka “Des”
Program Manager
Des is a Self engineered independent Recording artist who owns his own media brand “ Smoke Summ Incorporated” which he uses to shine light on other independent artists in Minnesota by engineering songs, taking photos and videos, also managing artist. Des also has a goal setting program “The Next Step” where he helps youth to get transportation, housing and income by creating goals on a vision board.
Pauline Moll, MA, R-DMT
Creative Arts Therapist
Pauline Moll (she/her, ella) is a trauma-informed teaching artist, performer, and Registered Dance/Movement Therapist who loves making and facilitating art in community. Pauline uses the arts to connect to our bodies, our stories, and each other.
Through teaching and performance, Pauline has brought the arts to schools, extracurricular programs, hospitals, nursing homes, day centers for adults with disabilities, community organizing spaces, and arts organizations across the United States, Mexico, and Scandinavia. She also uses the arts in facilitation for social justice and strategic planning. Pauline is bilingual as a heritage Spanish speaker
While earning her BA in Theater from Northwestern University, Pauline had her heart humbled and eyes opened to radical arts education when she interned in the Education department at Goodman Theatre, a program grounded in bell hooks’ teachings. She went on to learn from other civic arts organizations, such as Up with People and Sojourn Theatre, as well as community organizing and mutual aid spaces before returning to school for her MA in Dance/Movement Therapy.
When she’s not at KKC, Pauline is a COMPAS teaching artist and freelancer and has ongoing partnerships with Curiosity Studio and Theater Mu. Learn more on her website at www.paulinemoll.com. Let’s make something together!
Jax Bonsack
Development Manager
Jaxon is a writer, artist, and designer with a degree in architecture and historic preservation from the University of Minnesota. With many years of experience working in the arts, as well as fundraising and development, they bring a deep passion for using the arts to build community, connect people, and foster healing and empowerment.
Christina Jacobson
KCC Board Member
Christina is the Director of Equity and Human Resources for Simpson Housing Services. Prior to working for Simpson, Christina worked for several years as an Employment Attorney in Chicago. After moving to Minnesota, Christina joined the KKC Board in 2020. Christina looks forward to more active volunteer opportunities in the future, including engaging in programming with the youth.
Romisha Gray
KCC Board Member