Team Members and Board

Meet the people guiding CCI’s work to support artists, culture bearers, and creative communities.

AngieKim

President and CEO

BrianDang

Executive & Events Manager

CateFox

Senior Director, AmbitioUS

IkhsanPutra

Grants Manager

JessicaMele

Director, Research to Impact Lab

JennelynBailon

Special Projects Officer, Research to Impact Lab

LaurenBailey

Managing Director

LeeannWallett

Program Officer, AmbitioUS

MelbaMartinez

Program Associate, Research to Impact Lab

NadiaChrisanto

Operations Manager

StephanieImah

Director, Artist Possibility Funds

WillTamura

Program Associate, Artist Possibility Funds

Portraits by Jessica Miller

Team Members and Board

Meet the people guiding CCI’s work to support artists, culture bearers, and creative communities.

AngieKim

President and CEO

LaurenBailey

Managing Director

CateFox

Senior Director, AmbitioUS

StephanieImah

Director, Grants

JessicaMele

Director, Research to Impact Lab

NadiaChrisanto

Operations Manager

BrianDang

Executive & Events Manager

IkhsanPutra

Grants Manager

LeeannWallett

Program Officer, AmbitioUS

MelbaMartinez

Program Associate, Research to Impact Lab

WillTamura

Program Associate, Grants

NyiaHawkins

Impact Investment Strategist & Storyteller, AmbitioUS

JennelynBailon

Special Projects Officer, Research to Impact Lab

We're Hiring!

CCI is currently hiring for the position below.

Senior Program Officer, AmbitioUS

The Senior Program Officer, AmbitioUS will lead relationship building and strategic partnerships while supporting the development and implementation of programs that expand economic opportunity for artists and culture workers. The role includes program management, cross-sector collaboration, and public engagement to advance AmbitioUS’ mission and impact.

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Val Elefante

Gig Worker Savings Club Consultant

Katie Ruiz, MadKat, Inc.

Bookkeeper

As we explore the digital economy for artists, CCI has adopted two CryptoKitties.


Lorna Lathram

Chair

Principal, Lathram Consulting

Mari Riddle

Secretary/Treasurer

Former President and CEO, Grand Performances

Angie Kim

President and CEO

Center for Cultural Innovation

Lisa Funderburke

Director & CEO

The Newark Museum of Art

Sally Jo Fifer

Vice-Chair

Former President & CEO, Independent Television Service (ITVS), which she helmed for 22 years until 2023

abdiel j. López

Director of Capital Activation

Justice Funders

Lavastian Glenn

Former Vice President of Programs and Director of Racial and Economic Justice

Nathan Cummings Foundation

Sage Crump

Director of Racial Justice and Movement Building

National Performance Network


Marcy Carsey

Founder

Carsey-Werner

Samuel C. Hoi, Ph.D.

President

Maryland Institute College of Art

Lea and Luis Remba

Founders

Mixographia

Peter Sellars

Artist

Synthia SAINT JAMES

Artist

Atelier SAINT JAMES

Judith Luther Wilder

President, ALW & Associates Co-Founder

Center for Cultural Innovation

Patrick Ela

Arts Consultant

Appraiser, Fine Arts

Steven Lavine, Ph.D.

Former President

California Institute of the Arts

Frank Romero

Artist

Peter Shire

Artist

Bill Viola and Kira Perov

Artist and Director

Bill Viola Studio

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Celebrating 25 Years of Empowering Artists and Creative Communities

CCI is closed on June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. We’ll resume normal operations on Monday, June 22.