Our Staff

After a childhood career in the entertainment industry, Christina Carrera moved to Los Angeles in 2014. She discovered Greenway Arts Alliance through her attendance at Fairfax High School, and became a program participant. Her internship at Greenway Institute for the Arts during her senior year of high school sparked a passion for arts education. She then went on to graduate from Occidental College with a B.A. in Theater & Performance Studies and minor in Urban and Environmental Policy. As Student Programs Manager, she is committed to promoting and advocating for the accessibility of arts programming in her community. In her free time, she enjoys singing, writing poetry, and spending time at the beach.

Matias Ponce is a Mexican American actor, he has played in various T.V. roles, films, and plays. Most recently he appeared in ABC’s General Hospital and in Cartel Pictures’ Sci-Fi film “Echo Base” now streaming on Tubi. In 2017, Matias Ponce had the honor of portraying Henry Reyna from Luis Valdez’s “Zoot Suit” with Oscar nominated actor Demián Bichir; It was revived for its 40th Anniversary at The Mark Taper Forum in Downtown Los Angeles and directed by Luis Valdez. In 2011, he made his first Los Angeles stage debut in “Short Eyes” by Miguel Piñero at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Matias Ponce was born and raised in The Old South End of Toledo, Ohio. He is an only child to his father Domingo G. Ponce, who was originally from Querétaro, México, and his mother, Anna Maria Ponce, who is a first generation Mexican American from Toledo, Ohio. He cites his mother for getting him into acting. He started in local commercials for Buckeye Cablesystem, the company where his mother worked. He also performed at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and worked as a model and actor with Starbound Models and Talent Agency. He graduated from Libbey High School in 2007 and moved to Los Angeles, CA in September 2009. Matias Ponce is a teaching artist and has worked with many non-profit theater organizations teaching theater education within LAUSD. He also teaches creative writing to incarcerated adults within the California state prison system through InsideOUT Writers. He continues to work with theatre director José Luis Valenzuela and the members of the Latino Theater Company.

Jonny Perl is thrilled to be part of the GIA team. As an arts educator, Jonny has worked with the Miracle Project, Young Storytellers Foundation, Five Star Theatricals, Special Olympics, and LAUSD. As a creative executive and producer for Cinemation/Little Stone Productions, he develops and produces new Broadway musicals and animated films. Most recent: the animated feature PAWS OF FURY for Paramount/Nickelodeon. Upcoming: the West Coast premiere of the musical Farewell My Concubine. Jonny also regularly music directs, accompanies, and leads piano bar singalongs. He is best known for his interactive musical theatre content on TikTok @Jonny.Perl. He is a graduate of UCLA.