Christina Ayala

As Managing Director, Christina is committed to fostering a workplace culture at CounterPulse that prioritizes trust, collaboration, and the well-being of artists and staff alike. With a background in education, nonprofit leadership, and the arts, Christina brings a deep commitment to human-centered design and cooperative practices to her role, working to ensure that CounterPulse thrives as a community-led space. An artist and facilitator at heart, she has spent her career creating spaces where people of all ages can explore movement, music, and storytelling as tools for connection and transformation. She believes that creativity is inherently tied to our liberation and is excited to help steward a space that prioritizes both. Outside of work, she dreams of co-creating a healing arts collective, tending to a vibrant garden, and exploring the intersections of sound, movement, and somatic practice.