Denise Jolly is a writer, performer, educator and community builder. He is a member of Salt Lines Spoken Word Collective, has served as Executive Director of Seattle Youth Speaks, co-host, and facilitator of the Seattle Poetry Slam, Poetry Curator for The Round (a live multidisciplinary collaborative art show), Eleventh Hour Productions Board of Directors and Vice President of Stronghold Productions. Denise was the 2009 San Francisco Grand Slam Champion and a member of the 2009 San Francisco Slam team who ranked 3rd in the nation.