Cohort I Advisory Circle
The program is overseen by an advisory team of arts leaders who began meeting in July 2020 and will stay connected to the project throughout its duration as its funders, partners, administrators, and advisors. This group includes:
Esailama G. Artry-Diouf, Ph.D. (she/her)
Program Officer, Arts and Culture, San Francisco Foundation
Tara Dalbo (she/her)
Deputy Director, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley
Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen (they/them)
Artist, Curator, & Director, Emerging Arts Professionals San Francisco Bay Area (EAP)
Maryela Perez (she/her)
Curator & Program Manager, MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
Carolina Quintanilla (she/her)
Gallery Director, SOMArts Cultural Center
Faiza Bukhari (she/her)
Program Lead, Racial Justice and Arts Build Resilient Communities, Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Margot Melcon (she/her)
Program Officer, Arts & Culture, Zellerbach Family Foundation
Kevin Seaman (they/them)
Artist & Artistic Director, Diamond Wave
Stephan McLeroy (he/him)
Writer & Managing Director, Diamond Wave