MARS Marshall

MARS. Marshall (They/He) serves as one of the co-executive directors of Allied Media Projects. Their vision for leadership centers on the practice of liberation within the personal and professional, emphasizing how we deepen a culture of care for our staff and model a more human-centered way of working together to support a vast network of people and projects making media for liberation.

MARS. received their Master of Social Work degree from Wayne State University where they studied innovative practices for community building and leadership. Since joining AMP in 2017, they’ve facilitated pivotal moments in the history of the Allied Media Conference including the 20th Year Anniversary, the Year in Chrysalis, and the conference’s return to an entirely virtual space in 2020 due to the global pandemic. 

Outside of their work at AMP, MARS. is a writer who also experiments with film photography. He’s received fellowships from Kresge Artists in Detroit, Lambda Literary Arts, and Crescendo Literary Arts. He is the author of the chapbook, FLOWER BOI.