BRAVE NEW VOICES FESTIVAL
FAQ & Safety
The emotional, and physical safety of our youth and all festival participants is paramount to us, and we are working hard to ensure this virtual festival is as fun as it is safe and accessible.
Specialists
Mental Health Coordinator
Page Palmer is new to the Brave New Voices family. Page graduated from Northern Illinois University with his Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences. He continued his academic career at Northern Illinois University. Page graduated with his Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Program. He has experience working with youth, couples, and families. Page completed his internship here at DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau and is now a full-time Youth and Family Therapist/Crisis Coordinator at the agency. Page works with a variety of clients and their families while also navigating extreme cases of runaways and child lockout situations.
Page Palmer
Page Palmer is new to the Brave New Voices family. Page graduated from Northern Illinois University with his Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences. He continued his academic career at Northern Illinois University. Page graduated with his Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Program. He has experience working with youth, couples, and families. Page completed his internship here at DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau and is now a full-time Youth and Family Therapist/Crisis Coordinator at the agency. Page works with a variety of clients and their families while also navigating extreme cases of runaways and child lockout situations.
ASL Interpreter
MJ Jones (pronouns: they/them/theirs), a Southern California native, is a Freelance ASL-English Interpreter in Washington, D.C. MJ's intersectionalities include Black, first-generation Filipinx, masculine of center, sighted, and hearing. MJ has a B.A. in Deaf Studies and a minor in Queer Studies from California State University of Northridge (CSUN). They recently graduated with their M.A. in International Development from Gallaudet University.
MJ Jones
MJ Jones (pronouns: they/them/theirs), a Southern California native, is a Freelance ASL-English Interpreter in Washington, D.C. MJ's intersectionalities include Black, first-generation Filipinx, masculine of center, sighted, and hearing. MJ has a B.A. in Deaf Studies and a minor in Queer Studies from California State University of Northridge (CSUN). They recently graduated with their M.A. in International Development from Gallaudet University.
ASL Interpreter
Rodney LeBon is a Haitian-American ASL/English Interpreter currently based in Washington, DC but travels frequently across the US for work and more recently, on to your computer screens due to COVID-19. Rodney has a passion for communication access for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing communities specifically in spaces related to social justice, cultural representation, and music/performing arts. He is actively involved in boards related to the ASL interpreting field promoting the increase of BIPOC ASL interpreters all over the country.
Rodney LeBon
Rodney LeBon is a Haitian-American ASL/English Interpreter currently based in Washington, DC but travels frequently across the US for work and more recently, on to your computer screens due to COVID-19. Rodney has a passion for communication access for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing communities specifically in spaces related to social justice, cultural representation, and music/performing arts. He is actively involved in boards related to the ASL interpreting field promoting the increase of BIPOC ASL interpreters all over the country.