Casey Rocheteau is the Communications Director at DJC. Casey is an author and artist originally from Cape Cod, MA. They moved to Detroit in 2014 as the inaugural winner of the Write A House residency. Formerly a writer in residence at InsideOut Detroit, Casey has taught writing in DPS classrooms across Detroit. They have an MA in Historical Studies from The New School where they wrote their thesis on the two Black Panther Parties in New York City. They were a Kresge Arts in Detroit 2021 Literary Fellow, and have published three volumes of poetry.