Lakisha May is an actor, producer, and advocate. Her on screen acting credits include City on a Hill, Boardwalk Empire, Law and Order: SVU, and others. Lakisha’s theater credits include Skeleton Crew (Broadway). She has originated roles in world premiere plays such as Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody, Mfoniso Udofia’s Sojourners, Robert Askins’ The Squirrels and others. She is one of three co-founders of CCC, a collective of black artists who have built an investment apparatus to galvanize resources for artists.

Additionally, Lakisha has taught drama students at Spelman College and NYU. Her advocacy work includes being the chair of the Leadership Awards Committee at the James Beard Foundation. She serves as vice chair of the board at Space on Ryder Farm, a non-profit residency program and organic farm in Brewster, New York. Lakisha has her MFA in Acting from The American Conservatory Theater and her BA from Spelman College.