Ahmed Dents is currently Associate Artistic Director at New Village Arts, a Board Member of The Playwrights Project, host of the "Ahmed's Voice Podcast", and a member of The San Diego Black Artists Collective. Working in the San Diego performing arts and media scenes for 20 years in the roles of Patron Services Manager, Systems Administrator, IT Manager, Development Associate, and Application Support Specialist, Ahmed has also been an in-studio producer and radio host for Smooth Jazz 98.1, live event host, and voiceover artist. Ahmed has most recently been seen in the role of “Mister” in Common Ground Theatre’s This Is A Low (2021) and as Canada in the Coronado Playhouse production of Harlem Duet(2021).