Diamond Wave is a queer arts organization offering community events and consulting services in the Bay Area.
What we do
Arts Programming
We offer queer-centered programming that challenges assumptions and builds community through theatrical productions and accessible events.
Artist-Led Consulting
We provide a nuanced and comprehensive approach to individual artist and organizational development informed by decades of experience working with and for artists, nonprofits, philanthropic institutions, and the for-profit sector.
Recent Programming
MASCellaneous 2021 Spring/Summer Workshop Series
Who we are
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Stephan McLeroy
Stephan McLeroy (he/him) is a queer, multi-ethnic writer, creative, and consultant that has five years experience contributing to and supporting the growth of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC voices.
He brings 10+ years of experience in software project management for multi-million dollar projects to his approach in operating creative businesses, with a specialty in systems creations and operations.
As the managing director of Diamond Wave, he manages the day-to-day operations of the hybrid queer arts/artist-led consulting organization. Stephan is also the founder of Prism Book Productions, supporting creatives, visionaries and other knowledge experts to write and publish their original works.
As a writer, Stephan has contributed to online publications and specializes in thrilling science fiction and fantasy stories that authentically embody the experiences of queer people and people of color like himself. He also brings 6+ years of experience in personal coaching and facilitation, and 15 years of experience immersed in the South Bay’s tap dance community.
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Kevin Seaman
Kevin Seaman (they/them) is a San Francisco-based artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores queer identity and drag culture.
They were an inaugural APAP Leadership Fellow, and received the 2017 Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Award and the 2019 Theatre Bay Area Legacy Award (for their role as community organizer of the 2018 Yes on Proposition E ballot measure).
At home in nightlife venues, theaters, and large-scale institutions, their work has been presented internationally at The Stud, CounterPulse, YBCA, Frameline, the Tank NYC, the Austin International Drag Festival, SATTELITE ART SHOW Miami, the National Queer Arts Festival, Stockholm’s Stolt Scenkonst, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Yale School of the Arts.
Additionally, Kevin has led sessions focused on queer arts and community issues for APAP|NYC, Grantmakers in the Arts, Americans for the Arts and National Performance Network’s annual conference.
Community Advisory Board
Honey Mahogany
Legislative Aide, District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney, City and County of San Francisco
Sarah Guerra
Front of House Manager, Queer Cultural Center
James Rouse Iñiguez
Associate Director, Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center, University of California San Francisco
Baruch Porras-Hernandez
Individual Artist and Community Events Manager, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Shannon Amitin
Executive Assistant, San Francisco Pride and advisory board member, Castro LGBTQ Cultural District
Nick Ishimaru
Individual Artist and former Artistic Director, Theatre of Yugen
Racial Equity Statement
We are committed to prioritizing racial equity
Diamond Wave is a queer arts organization built upon the idea that “no one is free until we are all free” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). We recognize that LGBTQIA+ people come from disparate and distinct cultural communities and that queer and trans Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) have been historically under-resourced and marginalized.
We actively champion anti-racism and incorporate racial equity learning into our internal structures and external communications. Diamond Wave is committed to ensuring that our organization consists of at least 50%+ QTBIPOC at all times, reflected in our advisory board, our staff and our artists.
Furthermore, when appropriate, we will convene community-centered advisory committees to inform programmatic decision-making and to ensure that broader QTBIPOC perspectives are embedded throughout our creative processes.