Jamaine Smith

Jamaine Smith

Born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, Jamaine Smith is a graduate of Eastern University's (Pennsylvania) Master of Arts in Urban Studies, (Community Arts concentration). Jamaine earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Nyack College (New York). It was during his time at Eastern University where Mr. Smith learned to how to effectively merge his passion for the Arts with social justice, education and human development. Mr. Smith has been a trained BuildaBridge Artist on Call for the past two years, is a registered BuildaBridge Trainer and was the Artology summer program Education Director for the summer of 2012. In 2012, Smith led a team of trainers to Haiti for a BuildaBridge project with UNICEF training 90 community leaders in three cities.  He joined BuildaBridge as Director of Community Programs upon his return in November, 2013.  He is a firm believer in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about educating others on incorporating arts into education, community work and youth development.