Meet Our Leadership Team

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Executive Director: Maya Joshi
Maya founded Lifting Hearts with the Arts in April of 2020 and is deeply passionate about the arts as a bridge across generational gaps. Maya is currently studying anthropology, global health & health policy and bioengineering as an undergraduate at Princeton University. She is deeply engaged in and interested aging research and advocacy for healthcare priorities for older adults.


​Please email [email protected] if you have any questions regarding our programming, collaborations and grants or donations.

​ Vice President: Ellis Van Houten

Ellie started working as LHA’s communications director as a freshman in high school. The arts have been an important part of his life. As a child and in high school, he loved playing piano, singing in choirs, sewing, crocheting, and more. Ellie is currently a student at NYU perusing his BFA in theater design and production. He is passionate about helping others and excited to be able to put these two interests together and bring happiness, friendship and art to those who need it most.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions regarding Multigen Modules.
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Secretary: June Stevens

June serves as the Board Secretary for Lifting Hearts with the Arts. June helps facilitate communication between board members, interns and volunteers, making sure everyone stays connected and informed. June previously served as the Publicist and CoGen Creations Director, both roles that allowed her to help build and grow the original organizational model into in-person programming after the COVID-19 pandemic. June is currently a student at Georgetown University studying mathematics and economics.

Feel free to reach out anytime at [email protected] for any questions, inquiries or just to chat!

​Payton Danosky
Payton joined Lifting Hearts with the Arts in 2021 as a junior in high school when she founded the Washington state chapter. In June 2024, she graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle, with a B.S. in Biology. During her undergraduate studies, she remained involved in LHA and explored a variety of research opportunities. She is passionate about the benefits of forming intergenerational friendships and looks forward to continuing this work as she pursues graduate studies.

Please email me at [email protected] with any questions!

Lifting Hearts with the Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization. 
Donations and gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations.