Amir Santiago

@MutaVision Muralist

Amir Santiago, known as Muta, is a long time Miami based muralist, fine artist, conservator, sign painter and designer. Muta currently works as a graphic designer, creative consultant and muralist using many of his learned techniques from his continued work in the creative industry and the ever changing street art culture.

Paul Kettlewell

@OdoboStudio Muralist/BRAND DESIGNER

Paul Kettlewell has had a career in visual communication and design consultancy for over 24 years. Having worked with clients such as 3M, Adidas, Carlsberg, Helly Hansen, Greenpeace, Toyota and The UK Ministry of Defence, he has a wealth of experience in all aspects of the creative process. Since moving to Miami, he has become a muralist and street artist exhibiting his pieces in various galleries, including Art Basel Miami for the past 4 years.

Emily Pascual

3D Artist, VR/AR Designer

Emily Pascual is the Head of Growth for Genius Plaza, a bilingual ed-tech social enterprise. As an AR and VR Designer, Emily creates immersive educational experiences. She’s an activist who works with organizations advancing political, social, and economic justice for underrepresented minorities and women. She has worked with policy-driven organizations and nonprofits including UN Women and LATISM (Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media.)

Daniel Espinal

3D ARTIST & ANIMATOR, GAME ARTIST

Daniel Espinal is an architect and multimedia technologist based in Dominican Republic with special interest on interactive media, real-time 3D graphics and all sorts of digital immersive experiences. He believe in the power of art as a medium to generate awareness and consequently a change.

Juan Carlos Gallo

AR DEVELOPER

Juan Carlos Gallo is passionate about digital design. It allows him to express his different interests while solving problems using many seemingly disparate tools: programming and aesthetic, technology and feeling, left and right brain. Juan began in the world of programming, and soon his visual mind led him into graphic design, motion graphics, web design, 3D, culminating in its logical synthesis, VR and AR.

Jack Jeworski

PRODUCT STRATEGIST

Jack Jeworski brings to the team a strong background in strategic product development, with experience as a product manager and a director of business development in Silicon Valley. His work as an activist includes journalism, organizing events to promote social justice, and delivering a lecture at Stanford University about alternative energy.

Vinni Hamilton

Musician & Digital Composer

Vinnie Hamilton is a singer, songwriter, producer, and an educator. He teaches music and directs bands at different levels. His production company, Vinni Hamilton Productions, producing music for different artists of various genres. He has also recently launched a masterclass series to continue practical education for professional musicians.

Gabriel Garcia

Musician & ACOUSTIC Composer

Gabriel Garcia graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Composition in 2015 from New World School of the Arts. He is a founding member of Compositum Musicae Novae, a Miami-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a platform for local artists, poets, dancers and musicians. He also teaches private piano lessons at World Music by Americo Baptista, a music education non-profit organization.

Maria Cuellar

Musician & Bitl Team Member

Maria Cuellar graduated with a Music Business degree from Florida International University. She is a songwriter and has worked for Florida Grand Opera as a performer and for their Marketing and PR department. She has dreamed of someday using her artistic and musical skills to change the world.

Ariana Olivero

Chief of Staff & BITL Team Member

Expected to graduate in May 2018, Ariana Olivero is pursuing her BA in Organizational Communication from Florida International University. Among her engagements, Ariana is the President of FIU’s Social Media Association, which hosts conversations around key issues in society and business as technology transforms the way we connect to each other.

Rashielle Teape

The Ledge Media, Social Media/Event Marketing

As co-founder of The Ledge Media, Rashielle Teape is dedicated to using her skills and passion for writing, graphic design and marketing to tell stories that matter. Having been raised in both Jamaica and Miami, and with most of her career spent working with a non-profit zoological foundation – conservation and environmental issues are especially important to her.