David Lawson is the Education Assistant at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Since joining JCAL in February 2023 Lawson has worked in operations of the JCAL Arts Classes and JCAL’s SU-CASA programming at older adult centers throughout Queens. Since March 2014 Lawson has hosted The Astoria Bookshop Storytelling Show, a free storytelling open mic that has been featured in the New York Times. He previously worked as the Project Manager of the Queens Storytellers series at Queens Theatre, where he was also a teaching artist in their Theatre For All program. Lawson is currently pursuing a Masters in Arts Administration at Baruch College. www.dtlawson.com.