FAM Team

Amde Hamilton
Originator of FAM & Consultant
Powerhouse Poet, Writer, Griot,
Co-Founder of the
Watts Prophets, and Ordained Ethiopian Orthodox Priest

Desiree Edwards
Honorary Board Member
Community Advocate, Entrepreneur, and Owner of Watts Coffee House

Late Roger E. Mosley
1938-2022
Honorary Board Member & Creator of FAM Poetry Jam
Writer, Director, Famed Actor, Beloved Track & Field Coach, Mentor, Helicopter Pilot, and Encyclopedia of Knowledge

Antoinette "Toni" Mosley
Honorary Board Member
Author, Poet, Storyteller, and Writer of Memoir - Dodge Ball Captain Gets Fired

Board Member & Podcast Chair
Poet, Producer, Artistic Director, a.k.a. Food4Thought, and Co-Founder of Still Waters Writers Workshop
Oshea Luja

Rita Cofield
(Interim) Executive Director & Board Chair
Preservationist, Cultural Resource Manager, Community Advocate, and Neighborhood Preservationist

Lekecia Dorsey
General Member
Poet, Writer, Educator, and Founder of Resident Black Publications

Edward "Ed" Landler
Board Member
Community Advocate, Film Historian, Writer, Filmmaker and Director of 'I Build The Tower'

Ronald "Rudy" Barbee
Board Member
Community Activist & Liaison, and Member Friends of the Watts Towers

Ronald "Low M.B." Watkins
General Member
Poet, Writer, Community Activist, Musician/Rap Artist, and Co-Founder OFTB

Jaquelyn Badejo
General Member
Community Activist, and President of Watts Clean Air & Energy Committee

Danielle Cooksie
General Member

Pamela Garrett
General Member
Educator, Entrepreneur, Community Advocate and Historian, and Event Organizer of Watts Summer Festival