MoPoetry Phillips,
Board President
MoPoetry Phillips is both the co-founder of Regal Rhythms Poetry, which includes Hit the Mic Cincy Open Mic & founder of Arts Equity Collective. She is an international spoken word artist, who graduated from Northern Kentucky University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She facilitates weekly writing circles, empowerment workshops, summer camps, and events within the schools, colleges, corporations, and jails. She has been highlighted in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Herald, Street Vibes, Urban One Radio, WCVG, and WVXU Cincinnati Edition. Her passion is to unify spoken word artists to utilize their artistry to create a greater impact within the community.
Demontre Lewis,
Treasurer
Demontre ThePoet Lewis was has been writing since he was 12 years old. He is the author of "Beautifully Flawed," published by Regal Rhythms Poetry in 2023. His focus is always on positive moves and moving forward. That is why he is known as THE MOVEMENT. He is a spoken word artist with a huge catalogue, and an advocate for suicide prevention and substance use disorders.
Kathy Fields,
Secretary
Originally a native of Georgia, Kathy Fields has resided in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1991. She is a motivational speaker and business owner in the construction industry and has thirty years of corporate experience in a variety of disciplines. Her expertise lies in leadership development, customer service, analysis, and process improvement. She has worked for companies such as Procter & Gamble, Kroger, American Tourister, and Peck Shaffer & Williams LLP saving time, streamlining processes, training and identifying major outages which saved millions of dollars. Deemed the Capless Hero by the Cincinnati Herald, Kathy continues to find time to uplift the community. As the CEO and founder of non-profit, Heroes are Forever Inc., she remains passionate about bringing resources, fighting injustice and elevating youth, family, and community.