Meet Our Team


Keya Crenshaw (she/her)

Founder/Owner

Keya is the Founder of Black Chick Media, and is a Film Festival Consultant and Writer with over 15 years in the industry.

She has worked with The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Brooklyn Arts Council, The Women of African Descent Film Festival, The San Francisco Black Film Festival, The Columbus Black International Film Festival, The Hollywood Black Film Festival and the Columbus Post Newspaper, just to name a few. She holds degrees with honors in Film Studies and Women’s Studies from The Ohio State University, and has a love of everything film. As a published film and theater critic, she is trained in the craft of film and performance studies theory; Keya brings extensive experience to her work. 

As a creative entrepreneur and actor, Keya is a member of numerous organizations including the League of Professional Theatre Women based in New York City, the So and So Arts Club based in London, England, and Past Productions Columbus. Her most recent book chapter, Unbought & Unbossed: Black Womanist Resistance and the Power of Holding Space, was published in 2021 by The University of Arizona Press.

Samuel Joseph (he/him)

Marketing Director

Samuel is an experienced digital marketing expert with 10 years of marketing knowledge and experience under his belt.

He has worked both on the agency side and client side of marketing and he is passionate about helping clients unlock the potential of their businesses using the power of digital marketing. Samuel holds a Degree in Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh and is a certified Digital Marketing Professional by the Digital Marketing Institute, the leading global standard in digital marketing training.

Alé G. Sison (they/them/siya)

Graphic Designer

Alé is a graphic designer, artist, and all around superstar. Their visual and creative language is whimsical & powerful.

Based in Kaskasia, Myaamia, Shawandasse Tula ancestral lands, also colonially known as Columbus, Ohio, they are passionate about supporting others in pursuing their own passions in life. Other than designing, Alé is very passionate about protecting humanity and keeping the sacred sacred (land, water, plantcestors, spirit, indigenous sovereignty, compassion). They also love studying astrology and herbalism, dancing, yoga, reading, mindful meditation, quality time with family, vibrational cooking, slow living, and being with nature among so much more.