Nancy Ma is an actor, filmmaker, writer, aspiring chef, and teaching artist from Chinatown New York. She is a 2025-2028 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. Her work has been supported by, National Arts Club The New Harmony Project, Fresh Ground Pepper NYC, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYFA Women’s Fund, The Museum of Chinese in America and Asian American Arts Alliance. Nancy is a storytelling facilitator for The Moth and a writing mentor for Young Storytellers. She has led workshops with Girls Who Code, The Bramon Garcia Braun Studio, Create Now, Brooklyn Arts Council SU-CASA program, and Change Agents. Through her work and teaching, she supports people in deepening their imagination and sense of agency. She loves frisbee and is obsessed with Grace Lee and Jimmy Boggs.