Mayam Mejia (She/Her/Ella) is a director, stage manager, and current senior pursuing a double major in Theater (directing concentration) and Sociology. Mayam's body of work is grounded in the exploration of representation, embodied resistance, and she’s always thrilled to venture in new developing works. Her recent work includes assistant directing Animal Farm at UCSB and directing her first one act 3 Days by Caridad Svich, and The Perfect Victim by Peyton Aurora Jones for ENOUGH! Plays Against Gun Violence Reading Series with Ensemble Theatre Company. Mayam honed her stage management skills with the Prague Shakespeare Company where she stage managed and assistant directed The Winter’s Tale which was later seen in the Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival in partnership with Play On Shakespeare. Past works include her 1st acting role in LAUNCH PAD Amplify Reading Series's that drive thru monterey (Monterey), Dance Nation (ASM), LAUNCH PAD's Strange Birds (ASM), and Love/Sick (Co-Director). She is also a member of the Alpha Iota Mu chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, National Theatre Honors Society. Mayam is grateful for the LAUNCH PAD community and is overjoyed to be working with them again.