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TEAM MEMBERS AND BOARD

Angie Kim President and CEO	Lauren Bailey Managing Director
Laura Poppiti Deputy Director	Katherine Bray-Simons Director of Culture & Programs
Cate Fox Director, AmbitioUS	Jessica Mele Director, Research to Impact Lab
Stephanie Imah Director, Grants	Brian Dang Executive & Events Manager
Nadia Chrisanto Operations Manager	Stephanie Barajas Program & Grants Management Specialist
Leeann Wallett Program Officer, AmbitioUS	Christopher Audain Program Officer, AmbitioUS
Jennelyn Bailon Program Officer, Research to Impact Lab	Nyia Hawkins Impact Investment Strategist & Storyteller, AmbitioUS
Melba Martinez Program Specialist, Research to Impact Lab

CONSULTANTS

Val Elefante
Gig Worker Savings Club Consultant

Katie Ruiz, MadKat, Inc.
Bookkeeper

OFFICE PETS

Pawrula The Bright & Kitty #772320
As we explore the digital economy for artists, CCI has adopted two CryptoKitties.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lorna Lathram Chair Principal, Lathram Consulting	Sally Jo Fifer Vice-Chair Former President & CEO, Independent Television Service (ITVS), which she helmed for 22 years until 2023
Edgar Hirst Secretary/Treasurer	Mari Riddle Former President and CEO, Grand Performances
abdiel j. lópez Director of Capital Activation, Justice Funders	Angie Kim President and CEO Center for Cultural Innovation
Lavastian Glenn Former Vice President of Programs and Director of Racial and Economic Justice, Nathan Cummings Foundation	Lisa Funderburke President and CEO, Artists Communities Alliance (ACA)
Sage Crump Principal and Co-Founder, The Kinfolk Effect (TKE) Program Specialist, Leveraging a Network for Equity (LANE)

FOUNDING ADVISORS

Marcy Carsey Founder Carsey-Werner	Patrick Ela Arts Consultant Appraiser, Fine Arts
Samuel C. Hoi, Ph.D. President Maryland Institute College of Art	Steven Lavine, Ph.D. Former President California Institute of the Arts
Lea and Luis Remba Founders Mixographia	Frank Romero Artist
Peter Sellars Artist	Peter Shire Artist
Synthia SAINT JAMES Artist Atelier SAINT JAMES	Bill Viola and Kira Perov Artist and Director Bill Viola Studio
Judith Luther Wilder President, ALW & Associates Co-Founder, Center for Cultural Innovation