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Ross Lewin brings 10 years of photography, videography, dance, and entrepreneurial experience to his role as Media Director at interfusion. In his 5th interfusion festival as a photographer, Ross values images that bring the authentic joy and color of interfusion to life. As the owner of Lewin Creative Group, Photographer Matchmaker, and youth meditation company Zen Warriors, Ross uses media and technology to bring innovation to real-world problems.

“Interfusion has been a proving ground for my inner magic. Such a unique place…I can be in my element with my camera, capturing love, growth, and community while simultaneously doing the work; diving deep into my own programming, my own limiting beliefs.  Without fail I come out the other side stronger, transformed and guided by pure love.”

As Media Team Director of Interfusion Festival, Ross is responsible for the selection and management of photography staff, establishing team standards, objectives and milestones, and ensuring the highest quality end products for our project and community.

Learn more about Ross and the Lewin Creative Group here.

Creator of WildPetsCreation Graphic Studio, based in Italy. She has assembled a small team of Italian and American illustrators and graphic designers through the years. Their work is focused on custom artwork, book illustrations, and graphic designs. When she is not in her house in Italy, she is seeing the world and working from new places that can inspire her creativity, and offer new opportunities to collaborate.

Lorenzo is the Nighttime Director of Interfusion Festival and is one of the nations top Latin music DJs. Aside from salsa, Renzo also mixes Top 40, Hip-Hop, R&B, House, Swing and many other genres as well. What makes him an in-tuned DJ is the fact that he is also an avid dancer. Utilizing this knowledge is what has helped propel him on the scene. He credits knowing what dancers like to hear as a silver lining in his growth as a DJ. Renzo prefers the heavier, percussion driven rhythms of salsa and counts some of his favorite salsa artists as Sonora Poncena, Roberto Roena, Ray Perez, Ray Barretto, Conjunto Universal, La Terrifica and Just Betancourt. Overall, Renzo loves all salsa from the Cuban rhythms, Columbian salsa to modern day salsa romantica. If it has the clave and cowbell he can be seen bopping along to it.

Jermaine Corley has served as the Operations Director for Interfusion Festival since 2019, where he works with staff to plan, coordinate, and execute the behind-the-scenes operations. He comes to the festival with 20 years of experience leading small and midsize software teams in the development of complex engineering solutions. As Operations Director, Jermaine brings his authentic and unique self to a role which he finds challenging yet rewarding and demands humility, creativity, flexibility, good humor, determination, and compassion. While his passion is Bachata and Kizomba music/dance, he is hoping that this year’s festival and beyond will present lots of opportunities for exploring Brazilian Zouk. 

Sea Rios (Pron. “s-EE r-EE-oh-s”) is a Queer, Latinx Artist, Consent + Nonviolent Communication Educator, Cuddlist, ZEGG Forum Facilitator (leader in communal emotional processing), Certified Yoga Teacher, Empowerment Coach, and Nerd in all things psych, trauma, relationship, sensual, ritual, and spiritual. Sea (They/Them) loves deconstructing cultural norms and systems of oppression through co-creating a culture of radical choice, radical authenticity, conscious communication, and conscious connection.

A talented musician and improvisationalist in their own right, Sea also performs their original music and leads Finding Your Voice playshops throughout the DMV. Their playshops draw from authentic relating games, meditation, music therapy, dance therapy, laughter yoga, and somatics to help folx slip into a creative trance: that yummy place where the subconscious and conscious harmonize, expanding what we knew we were capable of; that place that melts away notions of separation; where the critical mind takes a backseat; where our inner children play; and where profound joy, catharsis, and aliveness thrive.

Mikela (she/hers) joined the Interfusion Festival project team in 2022, bringing with her a decade of experience in wellness, education, and organizational leadership.

Mikela began her movement journey in 2016 after leaving her career as an elementary school teacher to pursue yoga teacher training. She went on to serve as Collective Director at Yoga District for six years, overseeing operations across seven DC-based studios, coordinating more than 30 teacher trainings, and leading curriculum development on diversity and inclusion in wellness spaces. Her work is rooted in the belief that the body holds wisdom, and that healing occurs when we integrate body, mind, and spirit.

A trauma-sensitive yoga instructor, licensed massage therapist, and mental health counselor, Mikela holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and recently completed her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins University. She is especially passionate about creating spaces that honor neurodiversity, creativity, and playfulness.

Emma comes to Interfusion with 10 years of experience as an intuitive healer. She combines her Reiki Master certification, clairvoyant abilities, and Shamanic training to help her clients pursue healing. Emma’s mission is to hold space for people on their spiritual journey of self-love, awareness, and expression. She founded KiVibes, based in Tyson’s Corner, VA, where she creates a welcoming environment for clients to benefit from energy healing, spiritual guidance, and intentional jewelry. Emma envisions a future where all beings have the opportunity to step into their personal power and intentionally pursue their life passions

Eric Sipes found a love of movement arts when he began teaching himself to breakdance via videos from a file-sharing program back in early 2000. Hardly able to contain his excitement and passion for movement, he began sharing his practice with any and everyone.

After moving to Baltimore in 2011 he was introduced to AcroYoga and it changed his life completely. Eric has trained with professionals from all over the world and has spent literally thousands of hours practicing his craft. Eric believes that in order to be a great teacher you must also be an amazing student, he obtained a 200hr yoga certification from Baltimore Yoga Village before receiving his AcroYoga International certification, AcroRevolution certification, Lux Teacher training Certification, Thai Massage Certification, and more!

You can catch him performing partner acrobatics at various venues with his partner Kelly Marburger, and also as a member of the acrobatic troupe “ClubSandwich”. His progression based method of teaching along with an embodied practice, a clear voice, and a passion for supporting others will help take you to the next level in your practice!

Find him on Instagram @sipes and Facebook Eric N. Sipes

Iva Vest’s passion is embodying + sharing authentic, conscious living and holistic wellness. Through her work as a Certified Transformational Health Coach + Empowerment Mentor, she lives to witness and inspire others toward true self-love + greatness by powerfully facilitating awareness of their true path, reminding them that all they desire is available to them, in every moment. She is a dynamic, spirited lover of nature, food, movement, and the raw experience of being human. Iva’s extensive dance and yogic background fosters a deep love for sacred movement, which provides a strong framework for cultivating the mind/body awareness available throughout her offerings.

Sarah Taub, Ph.D.(she/her), (www.sarahtaub.com) teaches relationship and community skills and helps groups deepen their intimacy. She facilitates group processes including consensus decision-making, business meetings and retreats, conflict resolution sessions, and ZEGG Forum (www.zegg-forum.org/en), and has co-created consent policies and led consent support teams for retreats and festivals of 50 to 1500 people. This is Sarah’s fourth year with Interfusion – she was previously Co-Director of the Consent Program and now is Director of the Care Center as well as assisting with the Consent Program.

Sarah has been organizing with Center for a New Culture (www.cfnc.us) since 2004, putting on multi-day camps and other events that create a culture based on awareness, compassion, and freedom rather than on fear and judgment. Since 2011, she has co-managed Abrams Creek Center (www.abramscreekcenter.com), a retreat center and community in the mountains of West Virginia, where she now lives with her intimate network of co-creators.

What excites Sarah most is holding space for the deepest group conflicts so that an even deeper level of connection, understanding, and creativity can emerge.