Sofiya Cheyenne

Sofiya Cheyenne: With a personal connection to disability inclusion, she has advocated and consulted for many arts & culture organizations throughout New York City and Long Island, including A.R.T. NY, Disney Theatrical Group, DOE of NYC, Eastern Suffolk BOCES, NYC Boroughs Councils on the Arts, Soho Repertory Theatre, and New York Foundation for the Arts. Implementing strategy, auditing grant practices and shifting organizational culture. She has developed sensitivity and anti-bias, anti-ableism trainings as well as DEIA Retreats for numerous nonprofits including Berkshire Cultural Asset Network, Lifes WORC, ART NY and Little People Of
America. Sofiya has also worked on theatrical productions as a content-creative consultant, advising on story and dramaturgy of a project. She has participated in many panels to teach advocacy and new language, to name a few, organizations such as BRIC Arts Media, MAC, The Public, NJ Theatre Alliance, Statera Arts. Sofiya has created social justice initiatives and devised theatre productions with educational nonprofits including, New Victory Theatre, EnACT, Girl Be Heard, Queens Theatre, The PEACE Project and EPIC Players.