The Young Shakespeareans
ALISON KORMAN Artistic Director / Founder
Alison is an entrepreneur and classically trained actor who, after working in Mexico and Senegal, returned to New York City's Metropolitan Opera and 92nd Street Y before founding her own arts management company, Korman+Company. During 25 years procuring and producing $5 million annually in still photography, she simultaneously performed off-Broadway and in various theatrical venues abroad. Living in Los Angeles since 1997, she has served as an Account Director for the Taproot Foundation, performed for hundreds of schoolchildren with the LA Assistance League’s Nine O’Clock Players, and began teaching Shakespeare to Title 1 elementary school children in South Los Angeles in 2009. She conceived the idea for The Young Shakespeareans Program in 2010, officially founded the organization in 2017, and has developed its curriculum in the conviction that unleashing the awareness and potential of Title 1 public school children transforms their lives while serving the broader community. Alison continues to perform in theatre, film and television. She received her degree in Special Education and Foreign Language from Washington University in St. Louis.
of John Adams Middle School
The Young Shakespeareans
JERRY GONZALES II
Jerry A. Gonzales II serves as the Director of Human Resources at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Prior to joining Lucas Museum, he worked at Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), as the Senior Director of Talent, Learning and Culture. He also previously served as the Deputy Director of Operations for The Broad Center, and was responsible for supporting the ongoing infrastructure there (finance, technology, human capital) in service of two flagship leadership development programs: The Broad Residency and The Broad Academy. Before moving into the world of nonprofit management, Jerry served in several student affairs roles at UCLA. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Asian American Studies from UCLA, holds credentials as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and as a Society of Human Resources Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). He attended the University of West Los Angeles - College of Law, and is a certified mediator through the Mediation Training Institute at Eckerd College.
