Board of Directors
Community Directors:
Nicole Allen White
Director of Government and External Affairs
Philadelphia Museum of Art
James Claiborne
Curator of Public Programs
The Barnes Foundation
Michelle Currica
Grants & Operations Mgr
Samuel S. Fels Fund
Dawn Frisby Byers**
Senior Director of Content and Engagement
Pennsylvania Humanities Council
Magda Martinez***
Chief Operating Officer
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Ken Metzner**
Executive Director
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
John Orr
Executive Director
Art-Reach
Kelli Paul
Vice President of Development
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Directors Appointed by the Mayor:
Valerie Gay**
Deputy Director for Audience Engagement & Chief Experience Officer
The Barnes Foundation
LaNeshe Miller-White
Executive Director
Theatre Philadelphia & Theatre in the X
Michael O’Bryan
Director of Youth and Young Adult Programs
The Village of Arts and Humanities
Neville K. Vakharia
Assistant Professor and Research Director
Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Department of Arts & Entertainment Enterprise
Directors Appointed by President of City Council:
Cindy Bass
Council District 8
Derek Green
Council At-Large
David Oh
Council At-Large
Mark Squilla
Council District 1
***President
** Officers
