THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MISSION
BUILT AT THE INTERSECTION
OF EDUCATION AND ART.
REV KIDS is shaped by educators and working creative professionals who believe every child deserves both the tools to learn and the opportunity to be heard.
FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY
NICK
BROOKS.
Nick Brooks is an award-winning author, filmmaker, musician, and former educator—an artist whose work moves between classrooms, bookshelves, screens and recording studios.
His creative credits include Promise Boys, Up in Smoke, the Ethan Fairmont series, Marvel's X-Men, The Mandalorian, and Grand Theft Auto VI. A USC MFA graduate, he received the George Lucas Scholar Award and the James Bridges and Jack Larson Award for Writing and Directing.
REV KIDS draws on that unusual combination of hands-on teaching and professional practice. The goal isn't just to introduce young people to the arts; it's to help them develop work, see how industries function, and imagine paths into them.
AUTHOR
FILMMAKER
MUSIC ARTIST
FORMER EDUCATOR
LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCE THAT OPENS DOORS.
Our founding leadership combines youth-development experience with careers in television, film, and music.
NICK BROOKS
Founder & Executive Director
A former educator and working artist across literature, film and music, connecting student creativity to lived industry experience.
MILANA EDWARDS BROOKS
Director of Communications & Operations
Vice President of Mary J. Blige's Blue Butterfly Productions, accomplished film/TV producer, former educator and Teach For America alumna.
JACKY WRIGHT
Chief of Staff & Strategic Partnerships
Television and film producer and longtime music artist manager with experience supporting and developing creative talent.
WHAT SETS REV KIDS APART
WE'RE NOT TEACHING CREATIVE CAREERS
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
The people behind REV KIDS know both what it takes to reach a student and what it takes to bring a creative project into the world. That informs the programs, mentors, and experiences we're building.