Joey Reyes Project Manager (they/them) is a queer, Latine creative producer, consultant, and administrator originally from Southern California, now based in Chicago. Their professional journey spans collaborations with leading arts consulting firms, including AMS Planning & Research, Evolution Management Consultants, A. D. Hamingson & Associates, and CNTR ARTS. Through these partnerships, Joey has contributed to projects in executive searches, capital campaigns, audience development, and strategic planning & research. Independently, they are the Creator and Host of the Mx It Up podcast, a platform celebrating LGBTQ+ creatives of the global majority working across arts, culture, and entertainment.

Since 2020, Joey has been a key collaborator with Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT, where they work alongside Artistic Ensemble Member Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi to produce the annual Black Trans Women at the Center Virtual New Play Festival. This groundbreaking program is the only one of its kind commissioning Black trans women to write, star in, and direct original works. From 2019 to 2022, Joey served as Associate Producer for The Sol Project, a national initiative championing Latine playwrights in NYC and beyond. In this role, they supported the development and production of new works, co-produced the SolTalk podcast, and interviewed over 30 influential Latine artists, including Daphne Rubin-Vega, Robin de Jesús, and Luis Alfaro.

In September 2020, Joey was recognized as one of “19 Theater Workers You Should Know” by American Theatre Magazine in a special issue highlighting TGNC theatre practitioners. They are also a 2018 alum of artEquity’s National Facilitator Training. Joey holds an M.S. in Leadership for Creative Enterprises from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a minor in Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University.