CEDRIC TEKIE-HATALA is a Communications Manager for a nonprofit organization. She has worked and traveled in Africa, Europe and North America. Her extensive experience in various countries and industries has been instrumental in collaborating with various individuals and organizations. She loves the arts and considers it a catalyst in social change. 

In her own words: “If art is a catalyst to social change then what Lua Shayenne Dance Company does is discourse in movement. It is important to support artistic initiatives and endeavours that draw attention to and promote social change.”