A community leader and organizer, he founded the Orca Drama Club and has created extracurricular writing, theater, and film programs for children of all ages. His passion is bringing students together with local nonprofit organizations to provide access to opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable. In 2005, Mr. Felder was awarded Washington Education Association’s Humanitarian Award for his own play, the First Day, a science fiction allegory about Brown versus the Board of Education that explored race relations. Donte is also on the board of directors of Hugo House, ArtsCorp, the advisory board of the Seattle Rep, and leads restorative justice workshops for the Seattle Art Museum and Creative Advantage.