The President + CEO of Karamu House, Inc., America’s oldest Black producing theatre.  Under Sias, since 2015, Karamu stabilized finances, raised over $10 million for restoration and increased attendance.  Prior to his tenure at Karamu, Sias served in several progressive roles for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) including Director of Arts Education and Artistic Director of Cleveland School of the Arts.   As a creative Sias has produced, directed, and performed in over 100 productions.  He most recently received critical acclaim for directing Karamu’s production of Freedom on Juneteenth and in October 2021 Sias performed narration with The Cleveland Orchestra in Sinfonia No. 5 “Visions” by George Walker. His work has been highlighted nationally in The New York Times, American Theatre Magazine, on NBC’s Today Show with Al Roker, and more.  Sias served as a delegate from the U.S. Department of State in Istanbul, Turkey, representing the Council of International Programs in the Youth Arts for Peace Project.  In 2018, he was inducted into The HistoryMakers, the largest African American oral history archive collection in the U.S.  In 2019, Sias was named the Cleveland Arts Prize, Barbara S. Robinson award winner.   In 2021, Sias received the Community Leader Award from Cleveland Magazine.  He is a Fellow of the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program through Harvard Business School.  Sias serves as a National Board member for the League of Historic American Theatres. He is a Boards member of the Cleveland School of the Arts and the Assembly for the Arts. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in dramatic art from Jackson State University and a Master of Fine Arts in acting from The Ohio University.