Who We Are

HIP4Spark brings people together through cultural celebrations, creative productions, youth development, and community partnerships.

Through Human Impact Productions, we connect artists, athletes, organizations, and communities to create meaningful experiences that celebrate culture, expand opportunities, and inspire positive change.

We believe celebration is more than an event. It's an opportunity to connect, empower, and make a lasting impact.

Our Mission

Human Impact Productions empowers career pathways for youth and teens by championing social impact artists fostering strategic impact partnerships, and producing innovative cultural celebrations connecting with communities at the grassroots level, inspiring action and collaboration.

Our Values

Equity & Access

We envision a world where every person has access to the resources they need for a healthy, happy, and fulfilling life. We strive to create a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Safety & Respect

Our organization is built on a foundation of compassion, integrity, and accountability. We believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect, and we are committed to using our resources in the most effective and efficient way possible.

Commitment & Passion

Our team consists of dedicated professionals and volunteers who are passionate about making a difference in our communities. We work tirelessly to ensure that our programs and services are meeting the needs of those we serve.

The advisors and team members who guide, build, and advance the HIP4Spark mission.

Senior Advisors & Team Members

  • Kairand Bellinger – National Leader in Social Impact & Celebration Engagement

    Kevin "Kairand" Bellinger is the visionary CEO of Human Impact Productions (HIP) and a national expert in social impact through community celebration engagement. With over 40 years of experience and a track record of producing 500+ events across nine states, Kairand has built a groundbreaking model for sustainable cultural change.

    The Four Pillars of Sustainable Impact:

    • Empower Teens and Young Adults

    • Support Artists and Athletes Who Give Back

    • Recognize Indigenous and Underserved Communities

    • Advocate for Nonprofits and Champion Frontline Heroes

    Known as a rogue Jedi Master of Social and Cultural Impact, Kairand has worked with organizations like the YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, Outward Bound, and Parks & Recreation since 1977. Since 1992, he has served as a cultural ambassador, creating face-to-face, boots-on-the-ground solutions for rural and underserved communities through his Celebration Engagement Education approach.

    A pioneer in experiential programming, Kairand is the architect behind RAAVOLUTION Festival Model, Tribal Nations REACH Tours, and S.T.E.A.M. L.A.B.S. Projects. He also founded the award-winning Harambe Performing Arts and Education Center, using Hip-Hop and EDM to inspire and uplift youth.

    As a former advisor to the Born Brave Bus Tour and Born This Way Foundation, Kairand continues to champion youth, artists, and marginalized voices. Whether managing large-scale cultural festivals or community-driven events like the Arizona Bowl's RAAVOLUTION Festival, his work transforms lives, amplifies voices, and drives lasting impact.

    Currently, Kairand partners with national executives in Sports and Entertainment to create sustainable social and cultural impact, ensuring that celebration remains a powerful force for empowerment and change.

  • Steven B. Ray has been enjoying a vast career in the music and

    entertainment industry by thriving in a variety of roles and mediums as well as a trusted advisor and consultant. His journey began as a roadie working summer tours with George Rhodes, conductor and arranger for Sammy Davis, Jr., an entertainment legend. 


    Soon following, Steven began receiving mentorship and working for Quincy Jones as a Production Assistant and participated on many illustrious projects that Mr. Jones produced, beginning with Michael Jackson’s, infamous and legendary album, “Thriller” and the USA for Africa benefit song, “We Are The World”, James Ingram’s platinum selling solo debut album, It’s Your Night. Frank Sinatra’s, “LA is My Lady”, and The Color Purple, which allowed Steven to be a consultant for all on-camera musical casting and performances.


    Steven soon became a Senior Executive, A&R at Capitol Records

    (domestic and international), which led him Windswept Pacific

    Publishing where he was a Creative Executive, Staff Writer and Music Supervisor. While employed at Windswept, he signed, writer/producer, Manuel Seal, who was noted for co-writing, Mariah Carey’s hits,

    “Always Be My Baby” and “We Belong Together”, as well as Usher’s top charting, “You Make Me Wanna” and Quincy Jones III, co-writer and producer for TuPac, Ice Cube, and co-venture with LA Reid’s HitCo Music:

    TLC, “Waterfalls”, Anita Baker, “I Apologize”, Destiny’s Child, “Survivor” and numerous Beyonce Knowles solo hits, resulting in over 150 million units sold. 

    Steven and a partner developed and introduced to the television

    community the business model for VNU’s NextMedium, an online digital product placement application measuring the value of product placement in television, which was a success.

    Continuing to broaden his reach into film, television and theater production, he launched Red River Productions in 2013, securing financing as Executive Producer for the Broadway musical production of “Ghost” and for the Director, Dan Algrant and Oscar nominated, Tony Award winning producer, Fred Zollo’s film, “Little Rootie Tootie”. Steven, also Executive produced the film “Son of The South” starring Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Cedric the Entertainer and Brian Dennehy. Along with producing partner, Christian Bruun (“The

    Man Who Saved The World”), 

    Steven is currently producing the documentary “Time No Changes” based on

    the Miles Davis Quintet members Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Ron Carter. Steven is also developing three television series with Todd Harris (Disney/Marvel), and Tyrone Finch (Station19). Steven’s ability to

    identify a path to monetize creative ideas, his historical awareness, and business savvy, as well as his strong relationships throughout the entertainment industry, make him a prized resource. Steven is very dedicated in his professional and has been successful with each step in his journey.

Brad Keopenick    

Social Impact Advisor

Nati Cano

RAAVOLUTION REACH Co-Founder

  • A Co-Founder/President of SparkRise, a premiere digital platform that provides businesses with a better, faster, easier way to engage with consumers while contributing to social good. He also serves as a PR/Marketing/Education consultant and stakeholder for various global influencers, institutions, non-profits and platforms.

    He is an Actor/Musician/Writer/Producer who has appeared in Films (Sandtrap, The Distinguished Gentleman, Albino Alligator, Fright Night II), TV Shows (Friends, Scrubs, ER, VIP) and dozens of National Commercials. Over the years he has served as an industrial corporate spokesman for Vivera, Symantech, Amgen, Pioneer Magellan, Soba et al.

    An award winning Educator (Hart Vision Award - CA Charter Teacher of the Year), he is also an Arts Ed advocate throughout the nation. Produced the film Shakespeare High with Val Kilmer, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham (Showtime). Currently a Producer of the A24 Film V A L, Kilmer's Cinema Twain, new Doc projects, TV and Features. The award winning documentary (Autistic) Kids With Cameras highlights his work with stop motion animation, improvisation and film making through Actors For Autism. Kids With Cameras and Shakespeare High travelled the world as part of the US State Dept.’s US American Film Showcase. Brad's work in education is featured in Lisa Bloom's bestseller Swagger, 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in America, Insidewink, Corona Silver Linings Anthology, LA Times, Daily News, Los Angeles Magazine, Valley Magazine and on CBS-The Early Show, Fox News, So Cal News and Nightline.

    Koepenick shepherded hundreds of short & student films to fruition with film-makers. He’s served as a partner for Xow Animation, the ground breaking stop motion software Xipster (Intl'​ Educational Toy of the Year) and The Entertainment Experience with Blue Rider Pictures developing film and television with young creatives. From 1993 to 2002, he offered ongoing classes, workshops and summer camps in improvisation, story theatre, film making and animation with 4 Art's Sake Prods, Summer in Cinema and the Celluloid Heroes Movie Camp . He was a founding teacher at 5 charter schools in the SF Valley through PUCSchools and co-founded a Charter High School called VIP. (Named Best in LA - Hollywood Reporter)

    He consulted and served on various Boards including the Twainmania Foundation, Inner City Shakespeare, Get Lit, the Educational Theatre Foundation, Actors Hall of Fame, CETA-CA Educational Theatre Assn., Actors for Autism, DTASC-Drama Teachers Assn. and the CA Charter Schools Member Council.

  • EDDIE GRIJALVA SENIOR TRIBAL LIASON 

Eddie Grijalva  

Senior Tribal Liaison & RAAVOLUTION REACH Co-Founder

Cougar Bellinger    

HIP Co-Founder & Senior Production Director

  • Edward Grijalva, as a clinical therapist, has over thirty-seven years of experience providing services to underserved special populations. He has held various positions in the field of behavioral health creating. Implementing, and supervising treatment  in residential and out-patient services. His emphasis has been on culturally sensitive treatment and implementing beliefs and practices that are instrumental in impacting long-term recovery such as sweat lodge, drumming circle, Native 12 Steps. Recognizing the importance of connection to their respective communities for support in continuing recovery and opening avenues for people to reengage with family.
    Edward is a Tucson native, a Vietnam vet, and is in long-term recovery. Understanding the immense value of spiritually as a primary component of health and wellness.
    Edward is the co-founder of The Annual Red Road to Wellbriety Celebration and Not Simply Red. Two annual gatherings held on the San Xavier Reservation, a district of the Tohono O’Odham Nation. These events focus on promoting recovery in tribal communities. Edward also co-diected the Tribal Nations tour bringing live music to remote and rural native communities encouraging healing and and healthy lifestyles. Edward is also a chaplain and has provided groups at The Gospel Rescue Mission to men and women on childhood trauma and healing.
    Edward's area of concentration has been on Historical Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, and Childhood Trauma and it’ relation to adult health. Edward, and Nati,  are also involved with RAAVOLUTION. Kairand Bellenger is the founder and we are primarily  the planners for the annual bowl game held at the University of Arizona. The emphasis is on Land Acknowledgment and community participation of tribal, and other cultures surrounding us to gather and highlight their specific music, dance.

Dr. David “DWash” Washington

HIP Partnerships Advisor

Faith Ramon  

Tribal Liason

  • CO-FOUNDER WITH HIS FATHER

    I descend from a family of educators, social impact activists, and entrepreneurs. From a young age, I enjoyed joining my father within his community impact work and had a natural curiosity which I expressed towards music, gaming, and technology. Although I still love creating music and gaming with my friends, I have focused that same curiosity towards engineering and social impact through my father’s and my company, Human Impact Productions (SBGD/HIP Enterprise), and our S.T.E.A.M. Labs Programs. I am fascinated by bringing complex ideas to life, working with others, and sharing my experience with the younger generations.

    In 2025, I will be graduating with my BS in Software Engineering, providing leadership assistance with our company’s growth, and preparing for graduate school in Systems Engineering beginning in 2026.

    As previously mentioned, I was heavily involved in music during my childhood. I have been playing in bands since I was 9 years old, and since my dad was active in the philanthropy scene of Tucson, I was always either helping him produce events for non-profits or performing at those events. By the time I was 16, I had volunteered at over 60 events throughout the southwest. This experience earned me the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award given by the Associate of Fundraising Professionals in 2018. Simultaneously, I was inducted to the Tucson’s Musicians Museum Hall and Fame as the Up and Coming Musician of the year. I followed this momentum into the Summer of 2019, in which I co-founded and produced the Tribal Nations Music Tour (now known as the SBGD/HIP Enterprise Tribal Nations Reach Productions) bringing entertainment and S.T.E.A.M. Labs development to under-discovered indigenous communities. As of now, I have produced over 300 social impact events and plan to do many more!

    In the last 5 years, I have explored the STEM economic and employment opportunities within the entertainment and sports industries, researching and attending conferences relating to the music sync industry, music/sound production, and live audio/video systems.

  • Dr. David "DWash" Washington is a former aide to President Obama and social impact advisor, sitting at the intersection of culture, policy change, corporate responsibility & community affairs. Having advised leaders in the culture space such as Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Rosario Dawson, & Common, his passion lies in amplifying the innate social impact super-powers of humankind.

    Dr. Washington is the Founder & CEO of Partnerships for Purpose (P4P), a social impact advisory firm that identifies high-yield partnerships to leverage the reach and influence of the corporate, entertainment, policy, and foundation sectors for maximum social impact. P4P has leveraged over $22 million in philanthropic resources for current and past clients such as Electronic Arts (EA), the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) & E3, Unity, the Walt Disney Company, LucasFilm, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, John Legend’s “LRNG” Initiative, the Jennifer Lopez Family Foundation and Born This Way Foundation co-founders Lady Gaga & mother Cynthia Germanotta.

    Dr. Washington also serves as Senior Advisor for Philanthropy & Policy to 15-time GRAMMY winner musician & activist Alicia Keys and actress Rosario Dawson. Earlier in his career, while working for President Obama, he served as the lead liaison to the business, philanthropy & entertainment communities within the White House Office of Public Engagement.

    A Yale University graduate, Dr. Washington began his psychology training under current Yale President, Professor Peter Salovey, who helped coin the phrase “emotional intelligence” and co-authored the original academic research in the field. He studied abroad at Oxford University before going on to earn his doctoral degree in Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and a Masters in Legal Studies (MLS) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Law School. He completed his doctoral clinical psychology internship at Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School.

  • Faith Ramon is an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation and is currently the Tucson Environmental Justice Campaign Manager for Arizona Center For Empowerment (ACE) and its sister organization Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA).  She identifies as a felon in recovery, a survivor of domestic violence, and an Indigenous woman that will no longer be silenced by systems of oppression. 

    Through her experience, she recognized she needed to do more. Faith joined the movement of changemakers in 2018, as a volunteer and then joined the MiAz campaign, which collectively knocked on half a million doors in Arizona. She has dedicated years of organizing work in neglected and marginalized communities. Through political education, Faith has been educating and developing leaders in Tucson, Arizona. Most recently, Faith has built relationships across the state to accomplish a vision of the restoration of hope and power. By increasing civic engagement,  protecting voting rights to improve the equity of life. ACE’s Environmental Justice Campaign is focusing on protecting the sacredness of clean water for Arizona and future generations. 

    Faith is the Secretary/Treasure of the Native American Education Program for SunnySide School District. As well as the Secretary of the Native American Church of Southern Arizona Chapter, Inc. She holds pride in representing her lineage advocating for basic human rights, setting up the next generation for success, protecting plant medicines, and the sacredness of elements used in ceremonies. 

Fire Kid- Anastasia Lopez  

REACH Co-Director & Co-Founder; Lead of the band ‘Tonight’s Sunshine’

  • FIRE KID With Their Band Tonight's Sunshine has supported over 50 artists through producing 4 monthly showcases. They’re the creators and host band for the Tribal Nations Music Tour. In 2020, they've been asked to  partner with national and international impact projects.  Their mission will always stay connected to finding ways to create cultural impact through producing or performing for important cause festivals and projects.  From their first gathering, they discovered that they each shared the same vision of using their music to support underserved communities, champion important causes, and celebrate cultures.  They have produced over 120 events and concerts which have engaged over 220,000 people. Tonight’s Sunshine invited a few amazing artists to join them on the first summer tours.. Their hard work of hauling staging and gear across the Southwest has attracted international attention.to their mission. They seek to helped generate a new conversation around how the arts can have a profound impact on engaging the community, even on a small scale. They are now joined by both international and national leaders philanthropic projects to lead events to support accompanied immigrant children, violence against women, and underserved communities.

Steven Bray   

Entertainment Global Partnerships Advisor

Kevin “Kairand” Bellinger

Co-Founder & CEO

HIP4Spark Core Pillars

  • We empower teens and young adults through education, mentorship, hands-on learning, and pathways to meaningful careers. By connecting young people with resources, experiences, and professional opportunities, we help them build the skills and confidence to shape their futures.

  • We support artists, athletes, and creative professionals in developing their talents, advancing their careers, and making meaningful contributions to their communities. Through collaboration, visibility, and professional connections, we help create opportunities for personal and professional growth.

  • We recognize and celebrate Indigenous cultures, underrepresented groups, and rural communities by honoring their traditions, stories, and contributions. Through cultural engagement and community-centered experiences, we help amplify voices and strengthen connections across diverse communities.

  • We advocate for organizations and causes dedicated to social, cultural, and environmental progress. By fostering partnerships, increasing awareness, and encouraging community participation, we help bring attention and support to initiatives creating positive change.

2026 RAAVOLUTION Production Support

  • Kim Adair

    Assistant Festival Director, Marketing Founder of Women Under the Sun & Butt Check

  • Lauren Deja

    Senior Advisor, Assistant Production Director & Brand Development - 10 years Sports and Entertainment Business Development

  • Ramses Abud

    Youth Mentor, Men’s Work Facilitator, Spiritual Coach and Ceremonialist, Realtor Specializing in First Time Buyers

  • Jatai Gonder

    Senior Producer & Director of Sports Programs - 30+ years Sports and Entertainment - Owner of Tucson Buckets ABA Pro Basketball Team

Our Legacy & History

Honoring Our Co-Founders

In memory of Abril and Luisa Castillo, our co-founders and hidden heroes, whose lives and contributions continue to inspire our commitment to community impact.

A Legacy of Celebration | 1964–2021

Six decades of festivals and celebrations bringing communities together.

Pictured: young Kairand with his family.

The Inspiration Behind RAAVOLUTION

The RAAVOLUTION model was inspired by Lady Gaga's 2013 Born Brave Bus Tour, a 47-city festival celebrating organizations making a difference.

Pictured: young Cougar Bellinger with Lady Gaga's mother.