Christina D. Eskridge, MPH
Elevate Founder and Executive Director
She is a performing artist, teaching artist, director, playwright and public health professional, holding a Master’s Degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley. For the past decade, Christina has worked to fuse her two passions of health and theater through performance, her teaching artistry, and her extensive work in health care at Kaiser Permanente. Christina is also on the Board of Directors for the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH). From performances specifically for children with autism, to facilitating workshops using drama-based techniques in the corporate environment, Christina believes live theater is a healing tool, ripe with opportunity. This belief drove her to establish Elevate in 2020, during the historic COVID-19 pandemic, producing live, virtual theater about important health issues, for audiences across the country.
Oliva Harris
Elevate Community Coordinator
Olivia (she/they) uses interactive theatrical tools to create conversations about consent, boundaries, and healthy relationships all across the world. She worked as an educator and program manager with the Harlem Children's Zone, Drew University, Bond Street Theatre, and the Philadelphia Theatre Company before joining national consent education nonprofit Speak About It in 2018. Now, they're excited to help develop community at Elevate!
A nerd at heart, Olivia earned a Masters Degree in Applied Theatre from CUNY and Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. The experiences were very different, but she relishes the opportunity to make creative connections across disciplines.
Originally from Boston and Atlanta, Olivia now lives in West Philadelphia. You can learn more about Olivia's work at www.oliviaharris.com.
Bobae Blain
Elevate Social Media Intern
Bobae Blain is an Oakland native and is thrilled to have worked with Elevate on LINE TO HOPE as a stage manager and now as Elevate’s Social Media Intern. Bobae is in her year at UC Davis. Bobae participated in many productions in high school, some of her favorites including Mamma Mia, The Wolves, and Heathers. Check out the incredible Motivation Mondays and Theater Thursdays Bobae is sharing on Elevate’s Instagram!
Elevate Advisory Board
Elevate is a certified Minority, Woman Owned Business Enterprise with the New York City Department of Small Business Services
