Leo Marks, BA
Actor & Communication Consultant
We need to equip family members and caregivers with practical tools, step-by-step plans, and perhaps most of all, galvanizing stories, for supporting people who suffer from psychosis.
Current Work
Leo Marks is an Obie- and LA Drama Critics Circle Award-winning actor, an arts advocate with experience passing and funding innovative legislation, and a professional communication consultant working with senior leaders across fields.
Personal Hero
Nike Doukas
Words of Strength
Be tenacious, be kind
Vision
He believes we need to equip family members and caregivers with practical tools, step-by-step plans, and perhaps most of all, galvanizing stories, for supporting people who suffer from psychosis.
Strategy
Leo is developing a practical manual and a collection of illustrative stories to guide and ground families of people living with psychosis.
Impact
Leo aims to draw on the collective wisdom of leaders in the study of psychosis, to better understand the formation of belief systems; to distill a set of best practices for families new to the phenomenon; and then to share those findings widely.
Motivation
In the United States, when it comes to psychosis, there seem to be many disparate providers and self-styled interventionists, but very little consistency or alignment of care. Leo seeks to help change that.
Education & Experience
Leo Marks is an Obie- and LA Drama Critics Circle Award-winning actor, an arts advocate with experience helping to pass and fund innovative legislation, and a professional communication consultant, working with senior leaders across fields.
Awards & Honors
LA Drama Critics Circle
Lead Performance
LA Drama Critics Circle
Distinguished contribution to the Los Angeles theatrical community: the SB1116 Coalition
Stage Raw
Two-Character Performance (with Ann Noble)
Stage Raw
SB1116 Coalition Leadership
Village Voice
Acting Ensemble, "Tale of 2 Cities: An American Joyride on Multiple Tracks"
LA Stage Alliance
Lead Performance, "The Hothouse"
Stage Raw
Male Comedy Peformance, "The Hothouse"
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