| ISPA 2021 Patrick Hayes Award Recipient - Rika Iino |
ISPA Award Recipient Rika Iino2021 Patrick Hayes Award Recipient Rika Iino (she/her) is the founder of Sozo Media, a collective of creative companies: Sozo Artists, a dynamic roster of artists in dance, music, spoken word, new media and film focused on innovation and social justice; Sozo Impact, a non-profit organization dedicated to incubating work by BIPOC artists and producers; and Sozo Vision, a consultancy which partners with institutions to design social impact-facing programs and strategies, with clients ranging from Yale University to The Apollo Theater. Rika’s work as producer/manager spans two decades and hundreds of live and digital projects with artists and organizations globally. Rika plays an active role in arts advocacy and leadership development across the industry including work with Creative & Independent Producer Alliance, Association for Performing Arts Professionals, and International Society for the Performing Arts. Rika was raised in Japan, spent formative years at Phillips Exeter Academy and studied music at Mozarteum in Austria before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University. She is based in Oakland, CA. www.sozomedia.com Back to the Virtual Edition: 2021 ISPA Award Winners Announcement |
