User:Leslienacoff

Leslie Acoff was born November 10th 1977, and grew up in the urban area of Oakland, Ca. She attended Castlemont High school where her development for graphics, musicianship, dance, songwriting, and media productions was cultivated through the arts and communication school. Not unfamiliar to the stage she toured nationally with the Castleer vocal ensemble and through the group recorded an ep. After completing high school her interests in communications led her to California State University Hayward (formerly known as Cal State East Bay) where she studied Criminal Justice Administration with a double minor in mass communications, and corrections. An advocacy for awareness, Leslie is an active member in the African American Community where she helps develop and promote social awareness to different colleges, schools and urban communities. These groups include Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, API wellness centers, Girl Scouts of America and other outreach organizations. Over the years developing a fierce tenacity geared toward marketing and development, she began to network and promote different hip-hop and r&b underground artists, productions, events and local artists. These include the Aids Awareness and Breast Cancer Walk, African American health summit, Black expo, United way, Black rep group, world of dance hip-hop, culture shock dance org, feezalio, Gotham city, ineffable music group, MiXlaWaX online radio,….and the lists go on. Currently Leslie is the director in an youth hip-hop dance company, ages 7 thru 10,organization that houses over 150 children from surrounding neighborhoods and allow them to gain experience in hands on performing while learning a multitude of styles in hip hop and street dance while in a safe and healthy environment. “I believe that hip-hop has taken a turn, and has lost its true value. through these differnet organizations and always being a pillar of the community Leslie has developed her own production company "POWER OF ONE PRODUCTIONS" which will highlight bay area events, underground artists, and entertainment.