Before stepping into the role of Associate Artistic Director of San Francisco's Z Space, Vanessa Flores-Chacko worked as Z Space's Individual Giving Associate from 2018 to 2020, implementing a number of fundraising initiatives and managing donor relations. In recent years, she has served as Associate Producer for a number of Word for Word productions, including Boys Go To Jupiter and installments of Off the Page. She is also a writer, director, and producer with a passion for combining storytelling, play, and collaboration.

 

Flores-Chacko has been a Word for Word Core Company Member since 2020 and is the Founder/Creative Director of Other Hand Media. Vanessa has extensive experience in production and administration, having worked with several Bay Area organizations like Playwrights Foundation, American Conservatory Theater, and Z Space. Holding an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts, she values the profound relationships she has cultivated with fellow artists and continuously seeks to inspire her community and foster connections through art-making and theater.