ADVISORY COUNCIL

The WOCA Advisory Council is comprised of an extraordinarily accomplished group of women who represent various facets of the arts and culture sector. As key stakeholders of Women of Color in the Arts (WOCA), the Advisory Council is charged with assessing the goals of WOCA and making sure they are in alignment with the current and ongoing needs of membership. Importantly, they are also tasked with surveying the growth and development of the organization while creating long-term plans for WOCA’s overall success and sustainability. Reflective of our broad membership, our intergenerational Advisory Council is made up of women with unique experiences, incomparable perspective, indefatigable spirits, and an interminable commitment to WOCA and the field.

With supreme gratitude, we give thanks to the following women for their generous service to Women of Color in the Arts as Advisory Council members:*

Sage Crump
Director of Racial Justice and Movement Building
National Performance Network (NPN)

Kellee Edusei
Executive Director
Dance/USA

Courtney Harge
Chief Executive Officer
Of/By/For All

Stephanie Hughley
Arts Veteran and Independent Consultant

Suzan Jenkins
CEO
Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County

María Lopez De León
President and CEO Emeritus
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)

Shaunda Erikka McDill
Managing Director
Pittsburgh Public Theater

Alexis Ortiz
Senior Program Associate
Mellon Foundation

Jeri Rayon
Founder
The Black Donors Project

Baraka Sele
Arts Veteran and Independent Consultant

Shayna Schlosberg
Equity Leader
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Shay Wafer
Executive Director
WACO Theater Center

*Please note that the titles that accompany our Advisory Council members’ names are only a small representation of their professional lives and do not fully capture the breadth and scope of the accomplishments of these extraordinary women.