A-lan Holt
Director, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University
Director, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University
Organizational Strategist  *  Creative Lead *  Racial Justice Educator 

A-lan A. Holt is the youngest director in the arts at Stanford University. There she leads the Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA), a popular university-facing program housed in the Office of the Vice President for the Arts. IDA is a home for Stanford’s diverse communities and has been particularly successful in supporting underrepresented students and communities on and off-campus. At Stanford she teaches (as an appointed member of Academic Council), initiates strategy and programming in the areas of diversity, equity and culture; and supports campus-wide leadership and initiatives toward inclusivity and anti-racism. Holt leverages over ten years experience building inclusive belonging and stewarding organizational change. 

A-lan is a practicing multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been recognized in theater, poetry, and film. In 2018 she was a Sundance Film Fellow, a SFFilm Screenwriting Fellow, and is a frequent contributor on-air at KQED Arts (the Bay Areas NPR). Her debut film Inamorata was acquired by Issa Rae Productions and won a special jury prize for best first-time filmmaker at San Francisco’s Black Film Festival. She is the host of "Every Skin Has a Story: Creatives of Color Take on Beauty" presented by science skincare line Retrouve, and is often a lead creative on film projects for commercial branding. In 2016 her debut artist book Moonwork was published by Candor Arts Chicago, shorted-listed for the Cornish Family Prize and acquired by several public and private institutions globally.
Stanford University
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IDA supports visionary arts leadership by stewarding the power of the arts toward social justice. Our organization was founded in 1969 as a result of student and community collaboration and action.
 
Organizational Leadership: I run the daily operations of IDA, including managing, supporting, and administering programs with our staff of 5 and student staff of 20.

Strategic Visioning: I analyze and execute our growth trajectory including fundraising and development, HR staffing, financial modeling and analysis.

Fundraising: My efforts have increased IDA’s program budget by 50% in my tenure. Total amount fundraised for IDA this fiscal year, $690,000.

Public Speaking: I regularly speak on behalf of the organization to our students, community, advisory board, and to the general public via keynotes, panels, conferences etc. I advise on PR and communications strategy. 

Programs Director: We saw large programmatic growth during my time. Bringing in 250 students and community members weekly. Audience size for public programs have grown meaningfully to now 3k annually.

Teaching: I support curricular innovation for IDA via the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) on social justice principals at the intersection of arts and culture. 

University-wide Impact: I lead DEI strategy on behalf of the Office for the Vice President of the Arts which sits in the Office of the President.
Stanford, California, United States
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Director, Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Stanford University
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Stanford, California, United States
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Associate Director, Institute for Diversity in the Art
Atlassian
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Project lead: designing and developing e-learning strategies and tools for over 50k Atlassian product users. Specializing in creative direction and script development. Accessibility and equity within education materials.
San Francisco Bay Area
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Instructional Designer
wikiHow
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Conceptualized strategies for delivering free how-to resources to over 35 million unique monthly visitors. Worked collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment to develop and launch new content-based web initiatives with a focus on disability access and community inclusivity. Recruited and managed an international team of writers. Built systems to streamline workflow across time zones. Content created during my tenure averaged about 4 million unique visitors daily.
Palo Alto, CA
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Project Manager
The Public Theater
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Youngest writer awarded two-year playwriting residency at the Tony Award-winning Public Theater. Selected from 575+ applicants to develop new play in collaboration with literary and artistic teams. Executed rigorous writing schedule in order to meet deadlines over two-year period. Play presented as part of Public Theater Spotlight Series in April 2013.
Greater New York City Area
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Emerging Playwright
Google
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Authored editorial copy (headlines, taglines and creative prose) for daily deals posted on Google Offers NYC. Researched services and products offered by local and international merchants.
Greater New York City Area
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Writer- Editorial
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors
Concentration: Identity, Diversity and Aesthetics
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
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Stanford University
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Two year playwrighting residency
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Public Theater Emerging Writer's Group
Highest departmental Award for Honors Research
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
George Fredrickson Prize for Honors Research
For full length play 8ball
University of California San Diego
Dr. Floyd Gaffney National Playwriting Award
Synopsis: In the basement of a residential high-rise two strangers find themselves alone in a makeshift bedroom. They lay on top a mattress and dream together; while dreaming they being to hallucinate; while hallucinating they soon fall in love. All of this happens while a party rages on in the room above them. Part love story, part lullaby to today’s youth generation, The Bottom follows Blue and Eunice’s first and final night together.
The Bottom (Full length play)
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Aubrey Beam
Public Programs Coordinator at Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Andrew Grigg
Playwright at (various)
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Stockton, CA
Ernest Johnson
Playwright
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Los Angeles, CA
Silas Jones
Playwright
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Santa Barbara, CA
Elaine Kendall
playwright
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Torrance, CA
Steven Korbar
Playwright--
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Palm Springs, CA
James D. Waedekin
Playwright
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Mill Valley, CA
Joe Amato
Playwright
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Daly City, CA
Lauren Doyle
Playwright
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Sunnyvale, CA
Mimi Wai
Sr. Director of Finance and Administration, Stanford Arts
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Los Gatos, CA
Clair Handy
Realtor with Sereno
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San Francisco Bay Area
Jessica Dees
Senior Manager @ Roblox, ex-Google, ex-Facebook
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Mountain View, CA
Claire C
Student at Stanford University
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Napa, CA
Lindsay Moorhead
Corporate Counsel, Delicato Family Wines
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San Francisco Bay Area
McKenzie L.
Academic Programs Coordinator at Stanford University's Cantor Museum
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Palo Alto, CA
Elizabeth Giudicessi
Vice President of Admissions, Marketing and Public Relations at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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Union City, CA
Ninia Fang
Owner, Chocolate Studio
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San Francisco, CA
Max Williams
Membership Manager at SFMOMA
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        A-lan is an inspired writer and excellent problem solver with great instincts for designing creative copy. She knows how to research a project well and identify the right information and style for conveying a message. Her work was consistently striking and original; she didn't fall into the common trap of using the same formula over and over (which is easy to do when creating at such a high volume). Instead, she maintained a freshness and sincerity in her voice, taking time to find key differentiators about the Google Offers businesses in order to highlight their strongest attributes. She exhibited a lot of dedication, always eager for feedback to improve her craft, and it showed--A-lan’s writing sparkles.
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A few things about me: - I’m a 34-year-old ex-wanna-be rockstar Hapa musician who got into tech in my late 20’s to pay the bills. 😳🎶- Product…
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A-lan Holt
Student at Stanford University