Inji Kamel (she/her)
Public Works Director 2018–present

Inji has the best job in the world. She began her career in San Diego working with such companies as La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, San Diego Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Music Society, Mo’olelo, Moxie, and UCSD’s Department of Theater and Dance. Upon moving to Seattle about a decade ago, she worked in Seattle Rep’s production department before moving back to Southern California to serve as the Institute Manager for Cornerstone Theater Company, a 35-year-old community-centered organization based in Los Angeles. It was there she was able to realize her dream of making excellent theater with and for everyone. She worked alongside some of the most innovative theater-makers in the country to create mutually beneficial partnerships with a wide range of communities, fostering collaborative art-making between artists of various levels of experience. Locally, she has worked at Seattle Opera, helped open the Federal Way Performing Arts & Events Center, and led artistic engagement strategies for ACT. Inji holds a B.F.A from the University of Arizona and an M.F.A. from the University of California, San Diego. She is a foster parent, an immigrant, and a lover of pastries.

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Lia Sima Fakhouri (she/her)
Public Works Manager 2017–present

Lia is an immigrant from Lebanon who moved to the states to pursue an education and career as a freelance director. Previous to her role on the Public Works team, she was the Seattle Rep Artistic Casting Intern during the 2016/17 season, where she had the opportunity to work on shows like Here Lies Love and Vietgone. Since joining the Public Works family she has experienced so much Equity, Joy, and Imagination in every part of the community. It has been, is, and always will be her utmost pleasure to fulfill this role.

Talia is incredibly excited to be joining the Public Works team! Originally from New Haven, CT, they received their B.F.A. in Theatre from Emerson College in 2021, with minors in global and post-colonial studies and peace and social justice. They began their journey in theater as a stage manager and have worn many other hats over the past decade of exploring this art form. They are looking forward to this next chapter of learning and creating theater in community here in Seattle. 

Derek Edamura (he/him)
Public Works Documentarian 2017–present

Derek is a Seattle-based filmmaker, digital artist, teaching artist, and youth mentor. Get to know Derek in his one-on-one interview with Seattle Rep and at derekedamura.com/about.

Aviona Creatrix Rodriguez Brown instills inclusivity and accessibility, by creating multidisciplinary art to tell stories surrounding being multiracial, exploring queerness, working through mental illness, stress, navigating drug addiction, and homelessness. Using tools and resources from smART Grants and the Artist Up Scholarship The Creatrix has developed healing workshops, along with a 45-minute solo show- translated into Spanish and toured to four states. Through ongoing community-oriented youth projects, they aspire to educate the masses on self-awareness and the benefits of art alternatives when dealing with everyday stresses. Creatrix encompasses the many art avenues to which they contribute: Arts Education Administration, Board Memberships, Curating, Directing, Teaching, Mentoring, Stage Managing, Performing, Producing, Writing.

Aimee Hong (she/her) is a Music Director, Accompanist, Conductor, and Voice and Piano Teacher. Some of her favorite musicals she’s Music Directed are Into the Woods, Heathers the Musical, Godspell, Sweeney Todd, Big Fish, and [title of show]. She has MD’d/worked at Bellevue College (where she is also an Adjunct Music Professor), Seattle Pacific University, Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, Seattle Children’s Theater, Studio East, Reboot Theatre Company, Renton Civic Theater, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Lesser Known Players, Burien Actor’s Theatre, Second Story Repertory, and St Luke’s Theater Company. Previously she taught with Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera. She studied Music Education at Western Washington University.

Danny Kam (he/they) is an award-winning actor/singer, teaching artist, director, and voice coach who strives to create a supportive and inclusive environment for performers of all kinds. In addition to teaching for Seattle Rep’s Public Works program and maintaining a private vocal studio, Danny works with The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Village Theatre, and Cornish College of the Arts. Selected recent credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Wonder Boy, Afterwords, West Side Story, Jasper in Deadland (The 5th Avenue Theatre); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, String, ZM, The Passage (Village Theatre); Chilifinger!, The Optimist (ACT); Bruce (Seattle Rep); and Cabaret (Cornish). Thank you for being a part of Public Works! 

Meg McLynn is a Seattle-based actor, vocalist, and teaching artist who loves sharing her passion for performance with students of all ages. She is a member of the vocal groups Sugartime Trio and Blue Plate Special, and she has been an Anthem Singer for the Seattle Seahawks. Local acting credits include roles with Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Symphony, ArtsWest, Seattle Opera, Seattle Public Theater, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Theatre22, and 14/48: TWQTF, as well as the feature films Different Drummers, 7 Minutes, and Colton. You can see her in the series, “The Girl in the Woods,” streaming on Peacock. Meg received her B.F.A. from Emerson College and her M.F.A. from Columbia University. Meg teaches Voice and Speech at Cornish College of the Arts, teaches the Acting Core Curriculum at Freehold Theatre Lab, and she’s created and taught several classes with Mighty Tripod Acting School.

Vincent (VJ) Orduna (he/him) has been seen working in several local/regional theaters including Village Theatre, Seattle Musical Theatre, Seattle StageRight Theater Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and Taproot Theatre Company. He did his Post-Graduate work at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and has been a teaching artist and acting coach for 20 years.

Nina Williams-Teramachi (they/them) is a Japanese-American teaching artist and actor/stage-manager originally from Sapporo, Japan, and Portland, Oregon working in Seattle. Nina recently stage-managed multiple shows as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival in the UK and on the stage management team at Seattle Rep's Public Works production of The Odyssey. They are especially passionate about training fellow arts administrators on applying EDI skills in the workplace and surviving the arts as a QPOC. Nina was last seen onstage as an actor in Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Northwest Premiere of Straight White Men. Nina also works as a teaching artist/educator, working with students from Original Work to Musical Theatre. Nina is a graduate of the Intiman Emerging Artist Program, the Seattle Children’s Theatre internship, and of the University of Washington. ninawilliamsteramachi.com