Radical installation Team
At Radical Reversal, our dedicated team transforms spaces within the carceral system by focusing on the power of poetry and music production. Led by acclaimed poet Dr.Randall Horton, our poetry workshops inspire and empower participants, while Devin Waldman guides dynamic music production sessions. With Travis Scott as our in-house studio producer, we ensure high-quality creative experiences. Najaya Royal, our Program & Administration Manager, oversees the seamless execution of our initiatives. Together, we are committed to fostering artistic expression and personal growth, making a meaningful impact within these communities.
Dr. RANDALL HORTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Radical Reversal
Randall Horton is Executive Director. He is a writer, poet, artist, and an associate professor of English at the University of New Haven. He is the only person in the United States with seven felony convictions and academic tenure. Horton is the recipient of the 2022 Creative Capital Award, the American Book Award for Oral Literature, the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature, the GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction for Hook: A Memoir, a Poet-in-Residence at the Civil Right Corpse, and a Soze Foundation Right to Return Fellow. His poetry collection {#289-128} was published by the University of Kentucky Press Northwestern University Press and received a 2021 American Book Award, as well. Dead Weight: A Memoir published by Northwestern University Press in 2022.
Dr. Leola Dublin Macmillan Chief Operating Officer | Communications Director | Grants Program Manager Radical Reversal
Dr. Leola Dublin Macmillan is a scholar, storyteller, and seasoned educator who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Radical Reversal, a nonprofit using the transformative power of the creative arts to empower justice-involved individuals and underserved communities. With over three decades of experience in education, advocacy, and equity-focused organizational leadership, Dr. Macmillan leads Radical Reversal’s strategic direction, communications, and grants development efforts.
A Ph.D. in American Studies with deep roots in community-based education, Dr. Macmillan brings a unique blend of critical cultural scholarship, hands-on curriculum design, and social justice praxis to her work. Her expertise spans the fields of adult literacy, ethnic studies, restorative justice, and arts-based interventions—making her a powerful force behind RR’s mission to disrupt cycles of incarceration through music production, storytelling, and youth-driven programming.
Throughout her career, she has developed and led initiatives addressing racial and gender equity, built impactful partnerships across sectors, and secured funding to sustain visionary programming. As both an award-winning activist and cultural worker, Dr. Macmillan remains grounded in the belief that creative expression is a radical tool for healing, resistance, and reimagining community futures.
Travis Scott | In House Producer | Radical Reversal
Driven by a passion for social justice and youth empowerment, Travis Scott is a dedicated media professional with a proven track record of facilitating transformative arts programs. With over ten years of experience in media production, Travis possess a unique blend of technical expertise and a compassionate approach to working with young people, particularly those from marginalized communities and within the juvenile legal system.
Travis's background includes audio and music production, with proficiency in industry-standard software and hardware, including Pro Tools, FL Studios and Ableton. Scott excels at designing and implementing engaging, culturally relevant workshops that empower participants to develop their voices and cultivate essential life skills. Their experience extends to adapting curricula to diverse learning environments and providing hands-on training and mentorship.
Travis is extremely adept at building supportive relationships with youth, encouraging self-expression, and facilitating constructive dialogue. He is committed to utilizing trauma-informed practices and addressing behavioral challenges with patience and understanding.
Travis Scott is co-owner of T. Scott Enterprises, LLC and TSE Studios, founded in 2018 by brothers Terrence, Travis, and Trenton Scott.
NAJAYA ROYAL |PROGRAM COORDINATOR | Radical Reversal
Najaya Royal is Program Manager and has been overseeing the daily operations of Radical Reversal since 2021, which entails correspondence with department of corrections and collaborative partners, coordinating the Radical Reversal Reading Series and overseeing the installation of multimedia driven equipment and scheduling within carceral spaces.
Najaya was born and raised in Brooklyn, Ny. She is a 12x’s published poet, University of New Haven graduate 20’ & former radio host.
In addition to her work with Radical Reversal and her role in artist management, she is also an actress and has had the opportunity to do background work for several notable shows. She hopes her journey inspires others to pursue all of their passions and embrace life's diverse paths.
Devin B Waldman | Arts Director | Radical Reversal
Devin B Waldman is Artistic Director and oversees .l arts based activities within Radical Reversal Programing. Devin is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. He leads the group BRAHJA and is a co-founder of the groups Radical Reversal, Notable Deaths, and Diva of Deva Loka; and a member of the bands Heroes Are Gang Leaders, Land Of Kush, MoE, and Malcolm Mooney & The Eleventh Planet. Waldman has performed with artists such as Abiodun Oyewole, Patti Smith, William Parker, Nadah El Shazly, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thurston Moore, Hamid Drake, Janice Lowe, Mette Rasmussen, Charles Hayward, Yoshiko Chuma, Daniel Carter, James Brandon Lewis, Luke Stewart, and many others. As a youngun, Waldman learned from pianist Paul Bley. He has performed with his aunt Anne Waldman since the age of ten.
Meet Our Board directors
DaMaris B. Hill’s most recent book, Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood, is deemed “urgent” and “luminous” in a starred Publisher’s Weekly review. Her first book, A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing, is a searing and powerful narrative-in-verse that bears witness to American women of color burdened by incarceration. It was an Amazon #1 Best Seller in African American Poetry and a Publishers Weekly Top 10 History Title for the season. Her digital work includes “Shut Up In My Bones”, a poem that uses “remix/pastiche, intertextuality, and irony as strategies of identity formation to remember and honor a specific cultural past, while at the same time working to construct visions of a better future”. Similar to her creative process, Hill’s scholarly research is interdisciplinary. Hill’s other books include The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the American Heartland, the chapbook, \Vi-zə-bəl\ \Teks-chərs\ (Visible Textures). Hill is a Professor of Creative Writing, English, and African American Studies at the University of Kentucky. 
Dr. LeJon Poole serves as past Director of the Healthcare Management program at Campbell University, and currently as Associate Professor of Management. He received his B.A. with a double major in History and English from Samford University, and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also completed his Ph.D. in Health Administration – with a Strategic Management focus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In addition to his duties at Campbell, Dr. Poole also serves as a consultant to Healthcare Organizations in North Carolina and throughout the Southeast. He specializes in Strategic Healthcare Management of Rural Hospitals and Corporate Governance. He served as Chair of Chairman of the Continuing Care Board for Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health organizations in the country, from 2020-2022, and served as past chair until 2024. He power of AI currently serves as a Board Chairman for Continuous Precision Medicine(CPMed), a medtech platform using the platform to collect, analyze, and deploy data with the goal of mitigating & disrupting the effects of the opioid epidemic. Since 2025 he’s served on the Board of Radical reversal, whose mission is to amplify the dialogue around incarceration and to create justice, racial and rehabilitation equity through the use of creative outlets. He and his wife, Antonina, have run a successful real-estate investment firm for over 20 years. He has two daughters, Taylor (12) & Olivia (8), and a cat, Fluffy.Kendell L. Coker is a clinical psychologist with a specialization in forensic psychology and an attorney. His primary research interests include the study of trauma, substance use, juvenile delinquency, and aggression/violence (e.g., community violence, interpersonal violence, group conflict). His research also explores racial and health-related disparities in the criminal justice system and the contributing impact of systemic bias/discrimination. These research areas tend to naturally intersect. It is not uncommon for trauma and substance use to co-occur among individuals and serve as risk factors for violence and criminal justice involvement. He emphasizes that we also cannot ignore the role of deeply rooted societal bias and discrimination as causal factors in multiple negative outcomes among minoritized populations.
Katie Owens-Murphy is a professor of English at the University of North Alabama and director of the Restorative Justice Lab, which offers a certificate in Restorative Justice to incarcerated students at a men's prison in Alabama. Her work with people in prison has appeared in journals such as Mississippi Quarterly, Critical Criminology, and Humanities. Her edited collection, Ghosts Over the Boiler: Voices from Alabama's Death Row, was published by Vanderbilt UP in 2023 and was transformed by collaborator Kerrigan Casey into a traveling art installation called "The Art of Resistance: Documenting Alabama's Death Row." She serves as principal investigator on several grants that fund these projects as well as on the steering committee for the Southern Collective for Higher Education in Prison.
