​Mayolina Seguy
Co-Founder & Director
Mayolina is the co-founder and administrator at Aashka Company.  She is a youth engagement professional with 10+ years of program management and development and educational instruction. She is recognized for developing and executing innovative programs that create social awareness, promote self-esteem, and build a sense of community in the Boston area.

Noel Staples Freeman
​​African Dance Teacher
Noel Staples Freeman is a resident of Pittsfield Ma. She was raised in Dorchester Massachusetts. She is a 1987 graduate of Emerson College holding a B.S. in Children's Theatre/Performing Arts and dance. Sister Noel has been teaching and performing in the community and abroad for over 40 years in in the Boston and Lowell Public Schools.  She also served as an advocate and liaison for students and parents in alternative middle school settings in Dorchester Mass in the 90's.

​Renande Loayza
Board Member
Renande Loayza is a Community Activist with over 20 years of experience supporting families in low status communities. She has worked as a Legislative Aide and a
Community Liaison helping to provide resources and support to families who are in the Boston Metropolitan area as well as the South Shore. Currently, Renande is a Senior Academic Coordinator at Bentley University supporting Faculty Senate, the Research Council and the Learning and Teaching Council in the Provost. She is also the Staff Advisor to the National Association of Black Accounts (NABA) student group. She volunteers her time consulting non-profit organizations and assisting them in
program development and fundraising. She currently is the Chair of the Newton Ward 3 Democrat Committee and sits on the Board of Directors to Newton Community Pride, an
organization focused on the beautification and arts & culture in the city of Newton. She is also the founder of the Juneteenth celebration in the city of Newton.

Julia Jean-Baptiste
Hip-Hop & Afro Beats Dance Teacher
Julia Jean-Baptiste was a student at Aashka from the very beginning up until she graduated high school. As a veteran member of the performance team, it is her honor to be able to coach the team now and give back to the company that she grew up with. She takes pride in passing on what I’ve learned over the years, and she enjoys molding the students into great dancers as she sees so much of herself in them at every practice.

Harolyn Bowden
African & Modern Dance Teacher
Harolyn Bowden was an educator in Boston Public Schools for over 30 years, serving as a teacher and principal. She has studied modern, jazz, Haitian, Brazilian, African and sabar dance. She has performed and trained with the following dance companies and directors: Cle’Douglas Dance Theatre, Patrick LaCroix Dance Company, the Art of Black Dance and Music (DeAma Battle), Troupe Sewa (Joh Camara), Silimbo (Fatou N’Diaye), and presently is with Uprising Dance Theatre (Noel Staples). She’s taught dance at Simmons College, Massasoit College, Paige Academy, Freedom School, and to her BPS students.

Valine Valbrun
​Board Member
Valine Valbrun is a fundraising coordinator at Aashka Company. She started as a parent liaison and quickly developed a passion for helping organize small events at the dance school. Valine’s desire to help her community and youth started at a very young age and since then she has been trying to find the right niche to share her ideas and get her hands dirty. Valine also volunteers in different organizations in the Boston community. Her dream is to help small organizations grow using strong fundraising ideas.