Ayesha Jaco MAM — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Executive Director at West Side United
Co-Founder of M.U.R.A.L. (Magnifying Urban Realities and Affecting Lives)
Founder of Move Me Soul Youth Dance Company
Faculty at Northeastern Illinois University, Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner-City Studies
Chicago Dancemakers Forum 2018 Lab Artist

Biography

Ayesha Jaco MAM serves as the Executive Director at West Side United. Based in Chicago, she is also recognized as a philanthropist, choreographer, and educator.

Jaco is a co-founder of M.U.R.A.L. (Magnifying Urban Realities and Affecting Lives), formerly known as the Lupe Fiasco Foundation. She also founded the Move Me Soul Youth Dance Company. Her career history includes a role as a Substance Abuse Prevention Program Manager at Youth Outreach Services.