ABOUT

I am a leader in philanthropy, arts management, cultural policy, and impact. I have invested 35 years of experience across private foundations, municipal government, nonprofit theater, and national arts advocacy.

As President of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, I led transformative initiatives in equity, impact investing, trust-based philanthropy, and storytelling, while advancing these values with funders nationwide.

Prior to relocating to Denver, I served as Philadelphia's first Chief Cultural Officer where I created and led the Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy (now Creative Philadelphia), launched the Knight Arts Challenge in partnership with the Knight Foundation, and established the City Hall Art Gallery and free public performance series.

At Arts & Business Council Inc., I founded the National Arts Marketing Project, produced the MetLife Arts Issue Forums (broadcast on public television), and launched the NY State Cultural Tourism Initiative. I later led a merger with Americans for the Arts and Business Committee for the Arts, driving national efforts to grow private sector support for the arts.

Earlier in my career, I served as the first managing director of the Vineyard Theatre in New York City, led the effort to secure their current home at Union Square, served as executive director of Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre on Broadway, and created and ran the Capital Funding Initiative at the New York State Council on the Arts, supporting hundreds of capital projects statewide.

Throughout my career, I have always been committed to building communities that are more creative, equitable, and vibrant. I am currently based in Denver, Colorado.