MAG - Key Persons
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- Senior Vice President at NIIT USA Inc
AbhasKumarisaSeniorVicePresidentatNIITUSAInc.,oneoftheworld'stopfiveprovidersofManagedTrainingServices,andisalsoadirectorontheboardofEagleProductivitySolutions,basedinRochester.AbhashasanengineeringdegreefromIITRoorkeeandanMBAfromXLRIJamshedpur,India.AbhasservedontheboardoftheIndiaCommunityCenterofRochesterfrom2010-12andwasChairin2011.AttheICC,AbhasfoundedtheICCProfessionalForumandhelpedinstitutionalizeKRHTPA,wherekidsraisefundsforlocalkid-orientedcharities.AbhashasalsoservedontheboardofSAATHIofRochesterandcurrentlyservesasamemberoftheBoardatBivonaChildAdvocacyCenter.Whennotworkingorvolunteering,Abhas'otherinterestsarephotography,learningtodance,andtheatre.
AdamEatonbecameanArtistin2019.HeisthefounderoftheartsorganizationRochesterArtistCollaborativewiththemissiontosupportlocalArtistsinRochesterNY.Theorganizationfocusesonlow-incomeandunderrepresentedArtists,expandingdiversityandinclusioninthefinearts,media,anddesignfields.TheseArtistsareprovidedtheresourcestheyneedtohavesuccessfulcreativecareerswhilemakingartthatinspiresthecommunity.
UnderAdam'sleadership,RochesterArtistCollaborativehasexperiencedenormousgrowthinbothdiversityandintheCity'sperceptionoflocalBlackArtists.
Overthepast15years,AdamhasbeenmakingadifferenceinthelivesofRochesteriansthrougheducationwithpositionsattheRochesterCitySchoolDistrictandMonroeCommunityCollegeallwhilevolunteeringtoenrichthelivesofRochester'scitizens.
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- Chairman, Department of Art and Art History / Undergraduate Advisor
AllisonShultesjoinedtheMemorialArtGalleryin2022.InherroleasDirectorofAcademic&CommunityPrograms,Allisonworkswithherteamtodevelopandimplementstrategiesthatproducehighqualityteaching,learningandart-makingexperiencesacrossMAG'ssuiteofprogrammingforPreK-16audience,educators,communitymembersandCreativeWorkshopstudents.Allisonbringscross-disciplinarytrainingininformalteachingandlearningandover10yearsofprofessionalexperiencesatotherlocal,nationalandinternationalnon-profitsandmuseumsincludingtheRMSC,CincinnatiMuseumCenterandtheMuseoGalileoinFlorence,Italy.SheholdsaBachelor'sDegreeinhistoryandbiologyfromElmiraCollegeandaMasterofArtsdegreeinMuseumStudiesfromMaristCollege.SheistrainedinVisualThinkingStrategies(VTS),afacilitationmethodandprofessionaldevelopmentprogramthatfosterscollaborative,inclusive,community-buildingdialogue,specializesindeeplisteningandresponsiveteachingpractices.SheisapassionatemuseumeducatoratheartandenjoyscreatingprogramsthatserveandareaccessibletodiverseaudiencesandcelebratethegreaterRochestercommunity.
Job Titles:
- Director of Information Technology
- Senior Staff Member
BarbaraKintzelwasbornandraisedinSouthernPoland.SheimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1993attheageoftwenty.In1997,BarbaragraduatedfromMontclairStateUniversityinMontclair,NewJerseywithBSinComputerScience.Afterlivingfor13yearsinNewJersey,Barbara,herhusbandUlf,andtheirthreechildrenmovedtothebeautifulFingerLakesregionin2006.Shortlyaftermoving,BarbarabeganworkingattheMemorialArtGalleryintheInformationTechnologydepartment.GrowingupundercommunisminasmallvillagelocatedinthebeautifulTatramountains,shapedBarbara'sperspectiveonlifeandwork.SheisveryserviceandfamilyorientedandhasbeendedicatedthroughherworktotheMemorialArtGalleryforthepast16years.
CharismaTravisisahugeadvocateofhelpingotherstosucceed,andbecomingknowledgeableaboutanyandeverything.AnUrbanLeagueofRochesterstaffmembersince2013,sheiscurrentlytheProgramDirectorfortheAfterschoolAcademyprogramwheresheworkswithMonroeCountystudentsingrades6ththrough12thandtheirfamilies,predominatelythosewhoresideandattendschoolsintheCityofRochester.WiththeUrbanLeagueofRochester,Mrs.Travishelpsclosetheeducationgapandprovidesvariousopportunitiestohelppreparestudentsforcollege,work,andlife.ToaccomplishthismissionandthemissionoftheUrbanLeagueMovement,Mrs.TravisworkscloselywiththeNationalUrbanLeagueanditsotheraffiliatesYouth&Educationstaff,specificallytheProjectReadysignatureprogram.ThisincludesservingasanAdultAmbassadorforthefirstNationalUrbanLeagueProjectReadyYouthCouncil,workingwithstudentsfromaffiliatesaroundthecountrytousetheirvoices.Inaddition,locallyMrs.Travisparticipatesinafewadvisorygroups/partnershipswheresheworkswithcommunitymembersandpartnerstoprovideandadvocateforhealthymealsandwell-roundedafterschoolandsummerprogrammingforourstudents.
ABrooklynnative,Mrs.TravisholdsaBachelorofSciencedegreeinCriminalJusticeandaMasterofSciencedegreeinCreativeStudies,bothfromSUNYCollegeatBuffalo.Mrs.TravislivesinRochesterwithherhusbandandson.
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- Chief Financial Officer for Villa of Hope
ChetnaChandrakalaischieffinancialofficerforVillaofHope,anorganizationthatpartnerswithindividuals,families,andcommunitiestoRebuildrelationships,Recoverpotential,andRenewhopeforthefuture.Mostrecentlysheservedfor13yearsastheseniorvicepresidentoffinanceandcomplianceforGRIPA/Cognisight.GRIPAisaphysician-ledpartnershipbetweenRochesterRegionalHealthandphysicians,helpingtoprovidehigh-qualityandhigh-valuecare.Chetnahasover25yearsofexperienceinthefieldsoffinance,accounting,humanresources,andcomplianceacrossdifferentcountriesandindustriesincludingmanufacturing,trading,powerplants,insurance,andhealthcare.
Chetna'seducationalaccomplishmentsandcertificationsincludeCertifiedPublicAccountant(CPA),andgraduateexecutivemanagementcourseworkfromUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusiness.ShecompletedherundergraduatestudiesatShriRamCollegeofCommerce,India,andreceivedherBachelorofLawdegreefromUniversityofDelhi,India.Shealsoholdscertificationsfrom,andhasbeenamemberof,threeesteemedinstitutesinIndiaforCharteredAccountants,CostAccountants,andCompanySecretaries.
Chetnaisverypassionateaboutcommunityservice.ShelikestohelporganizationsbyleveragingtheintellectualcapitaloftheIndian-Americancommunityandfosteringculturalconnectionsbetweentheworld'slargestdemocracies.SheiscurrentlythepresidentofHinduTempleofRochester;treasurer/boardmemberoftheMentalHealthAssociationofRochester;financecommitteememberofUnitedWay;boardmemberandpastchairofDevelopmentofIndianAmericanLeaders(DIAL),andpastchairofProfessionalForumofIndiaCommunityCenterofRochester.Forseveralyears,ChetnaservedthePittsfordPTSAindifferentcapacitiesincludingaschair,treasurer,andinwebsitemanagement.
ChetnawasarecipientofthePittsfordPTSALifetimeMembershipawardin2015,andanHonoreeofRochesterBusinessJournalWomenofExcellenceAwardsin2019.
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- Director of the Neighborhood Service Centers
DaisyRiveraAlgarinistheDirectorofTheNeighborhoodServiceCenters(NSC)fortheCityofRochester.Inherrole,DaisyoverseestheoperationofthefourNSCofficesintheCommunity.TheprimaryfocusistoprovidefocusedcustomerserviceandimprovethequalityoflifeforallRochesterCitizens.Inaddition,shewaspartoftheLaMarketaPlanningTeamfortheNorthClintonAvenuerevitalizationproject.ShehasservedtheCityofRochestersinceJune2000.
DaisyhasalsoservedindifferentcapacitieswithLatinasUnidas.ShewaspartofthefoundingteamandhasbeenthechairandnowservesasImmediatePastpresidentoftheorganization.
ShewasborninBronx,NYandeducatedinRochester.DaisycametoRochesterin1971.Sheismarriedandhasthreechildrenandtwograndchildren.
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- Provost and Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education / University of Rochester
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- Senior Staff Member
- Facilities Area Manager
DebraFosteroverseesapproximately124,000squarefeetofbuildingspaceand15acresofgrounds.Sheisresponsiblefordevelopingandimplementingoperationsandcapitalbudgetsinexcessof$2millionandservesasMAGliaisontoURFacilitiesandEnvironmentalHealthandServices.
DeboraMcDell-HernandezjoinedPlannedParenthoodofCentralandWesternNewYorkinMarch2018andservesasSeniorDirectorofPublicandCommunityAffairs.Sheprovidesleadershipinadvocacyandpublicaffairs.McDell-Hernandezalsoplaysakeyroleinshapingpublicpoliciesbyenablinglegislators,advocatesandthepublictounderstandandmakeinformeddecisionsonissuesthatimpactfamilyplanningandreproductivehealthchoices.Thisincludeslegislativeactivitiesandrelationshipmanagement;communitypartnerships,andpublicrelations/mediamanagement.
SarahJesse,theMaryW.andDonaldR.ClarkDirector,cametotheMemorialArtGalleryin2024.Prior,sheservedasDirectoroftheAcademyArtMuseuminEaston,Maryland,andDeputyDirector,aswellasInterimDirectorandCEO,oftheOrangeCountyMuseumofArt.ShewasalsoAssociateVicePresidentofEducationattheLosAngelesCountyMuseumofArt;BernsenDirectorofEducationandPublicProgramsatthePhilbrookMuseumofArtinTulsa,Oklahoma;andAssistantDirectorofPublicProgramsattheMuseumofContemporaryArtinChicago,Illinois.SheholdsaMaster'sdegreeinarthistoryfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagoandaBachelorofArtsdegreefromOberlinCollege.Shehasworkedinthemuseumfieldforovertwentyyearsandhasdedicatedhercareertomakingmuseumsaccessibletoeveryone.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President Administration & Finance
FabehaFazalisanAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofPediatrics,DivisionofNeonatology,attheUniversityofRochester.OriginallyfromIndia,shemovedtoChicagoin1992.SherelocatedtoRochesterin2003withherhusbandandthreekidsandhassincebeenanactivecommunitymember.ShewasamemberoftheIslamicCenterofRochester(ICR)Boardfrom2008-2018andhasservedastheVicePresidentofICRfortwoterms.Atpresent,sheservesontheBoardofTrusteesatBarakahMuslimCharity,anon-profitorganizationwhosepurposeistoprovidesocialservicestothebroadercommunityofupstateNewYork,servingpeopleirrespectiveofrace,religion,ethnicity,gender,orcreed.Theirservicesincludefood,clothing,andfinancialassistancetounderprivilegedfamilies.FabehaisalsoamemberoftheMuslimCivicEngagementCommittee,whosegoalistoprovideciviceducationandbridgethegapintheGreaterRochesterAreabothinpoliticalandnon-politicalways.CommunityservicehasbeenalifelongpassionforFabeha,throughwhichshehasbuiltanamazingcircleoffriendsfromdiversebackgrounds.
FranFlahertyisaDeafartist,curator,andeducatorpracticinginPittsburgh,PennsylvaniaandRochester,NewYork.Asafirst-generationimmigrantfromthePhilippines,herworkiscenteredinissuessurroundingmigrantfamilyrelationsandassimilation,maternalfeminism,anddisabilityaestheticsthatsynthesizetraditionalmediaandphysicalcomputing.FlahertyisthefounderofAnthropologyofMotherhood,anongoingcurationofartworkanddesignthatengagesinthecomplexvisual,material,emotional,corporealandlivedexperiencesofmotherhood,care-giving,parenting,nurturing,andmaternallabor.SheistheDirectorofDyerArtsCenterfortheAdvancementofDeafCultureatRochesterInstituteofTechnology'sNationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeaf.ShealsoservesontheAdvisoryBoardoftheOfficeofPublicArtinPittsburgh,andisaproudmemberofthe#notwhitecollective.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Vice President
HeatherNewtonwasofferedtheprivilegetoserveasNationalAllianceonMentalIllness(NAMI)Rochester'sExecutiveDirectorinJanuary2019andsheisproudtoleadthisdynamicandcriticallyimportantorganization.SheandherhusbandfoundNAMIseveralyearsagowhentheywerestrugglingtomakesenseoftheirson'smentalhealthcondition.Thesupportandeducationtheyreceivedwereinvaluabletotheirfamily'srecovery.
IsobelGoldbergGoldmanisacareergraphicdesignerandlongtimecommunityorganizer.ShehasheldpositionsnationallyasanartdirectorwithSignificsDesignStudioinRochester,AardvarkAdvertisingAgencyinAtlanta,andPoloRalphLaureninNewYorkCity.Inrecentyears,IsobelhasservedastheCommunityRelationsDirectorfortheJewishCommunityFederationandmostrecentlyastheDirectorofGrantsandProgramswiththeFarashFoundation.IsobelistheFounderandCEOofTheCrayonProject,anartandliteracyprogramthathasdistributedthousandsofArtsuppliestoRochesterCitySchoolchildren.
IsobelcurrentlyservesontheBoardsofE3RochesterandtheJosephAvenueArtsandCultureAlliance.
Job Titles:
- Senior Staff Member
- Director of Advancement
JamieBeersleadstheteamresponsibleforadvancingthemissionoftheMemorialArtGallery.Together,theyraiseasignificantpercentageofMAG'soveralloperatingbudget,aswellasfundsforspecialprojectsandtheendowment.PriortojoiningtheMAGinJanuaryof2023,shespent16yearsinhighereducationfundraising.BeersholdsaBAinPsychologyfromHofstraUniversityandanMBAfromtheUniversityofPhoenix.
Job Titles:
- Senior Staff Member
- Curator in Charge
JessicaMartenisCuratorinCharge/CuratorofAmericanArtattheMemorialArtGalleryoftheUniversityofRochesterwhereshehasworkedsince2001.Inhercuratorialpractice,Martenisparticularlyinterestedinexploringhistoricallymarginalizedartistsandlesser-knownhistories.RecentprojectsincludeanexhibitionorganizedinhonorofNewYorkWomen'sSuffrageCentennialin2017,ThePoweroftheFemaleGaze.InJuly2018,herexhibitionandcatalogTheSurrealVisionsofJosephineTotaintroducedandadvocatedfortheartisttobeaddedintothecanonofvisionaryartists.Her2020project,ThePathtoParadise:TheStainedGlassArtofJudithSchaechter,exploredthebeautiful,bold,andsubversiveworkofacutting-edgecontemporaryartistwhoworksinthecenturies-oldmediumofstainedglass.Inadditiontoorganizingexhibitions,MartenoverseesMAG'scuratorialstaffandisresponsibleforacquisitions,deaccessions,andinstallationsdrawnfromMAG'scollections,grants,conservationpriorities,scholarlypublications,donorrelations,andpubliclectures.
JoeCarneyhasmorethan30years'experienceinadvancementwithafocusontheannualfund,campaignandmajorgiftfundraisingforhighereducationandhealthcare.HeholdsaBSinManagementfromSt.JohnFisherCollegeandanMAinEnglish.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- President
KevinSpencerBeckford(he,his,him)isaninternationallyrecognizedchangeagent,anti-raciststrategist,andexecutiveservantleaderwithexperienceworkinginthefor-profitandnon-profitsectors.
KeviniscurrentlySVPChiefPeopleOfficerofGRYTHealthInc.,ahealthcaretechnologycompany.Priortothat,KevinwasSr.DirectorofDiversity,Equity&Inclusion(2017-21)attheUniversityofRochester(UR).Inthisrole,Kevinprovidedanti-Racismandequitystrategies,aswellasdirectiontoassisttheURinrealizingamoreequitableandinclusivecultureforits32,000employees.
Asachangeagent,Kevinhasledpeople,processandtechnologytransitionswithincallcenteroperations,informationtechnology,marketingandtechnicalcommunications,supplychain,purchasing,bankfinancialoperations,andhealthcare.
Additionally,KevinhasservedinexecutiveoperationalleadershiprolesatBankofAmerica,PNCFinancial,BankofMontréal,andexecutiverolesinhealthcareandacademicInstitutions.Kevinhasalsoprovidedsenior-andexecutive-leveltransitionandchangemanagementconsultingservicesforlarge,medium,andsmallcompanies.
ThroughouttheseassignmentsKevinhasbroughtafocusonoperationalexcellence,effectivelymanagingchange,andchampioningdiversity,equity,andinclusionineveryaspectoftheworkplace.
Kevinisalsoactiveinthecommunity,workingonsocialjustice,anti-poverty,anti-racism,andeducationinitiatives.InNovember2017,KevinwaselectedtothePittsford,NYTownBoardandisthefirstAfricanAmericantoserveonthePittsfordTownBoardinitsmorethan200-yearhistory.Heisalsotheco-founderoftheRochesterAnti-RacismCoalition(RARAC).
KevinreceivedanAssociatedinAppliedScience(AAS)degreeinElectricalEngineeringTechnologyfromMonroeCommunityCollege,andaBachelorofSciencedegreeinOrganizationalManagementfromRobertsWesleyanUniversity.Kevinisalife-longservantleaderandfeelsheisathisbestwhenheisservingothers.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Secretary
MargotMutocametoMAGin2016.Shewaspreviouslyco-founderanddirectorofAXOMGallery&ExhibitionSpace,whichopenedin2011withthemissionofpresentingcontemporaryartsanddesign,andfosteringthecareersofemerging,mid-careerandestablishedartists.SheholdsaBFAinpaintingandprintmakingfromRIT.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board Officers Team
MelanieFaziobrings20+yearsofexperiencetoherrole.ShejoinedtheMemorialArtGalleryin2022.Melanie'sjourneytoMAGhasincludedworkinginradio,forafamily-ownedbusinessandatamajorcorporation.MelanieholdsanMAinEnglishLiterature.Shewillutilizeherbackgroundtofocusonfun,inspirationandconnection,tocontinueinbringingthecommunitytogetheratMAG.
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- Senior Staff Member
- Interim Director / Chief Operating Officer
Michael(Mike)MarshisanativeNewYorkerbornandraisedinQueens,NewYork.HemostrecentlyservedastheexecutivedirectorofBadenStreetSettlementofRochester.MikehasaJ.D.fromTheCornellLawSchoolandaB.A.fromQueensCollegeoftheCityUniversityofNewYork.Hehasspentover20yearsinRochesterhavingservedinleadershiprolesatprominentinstitutions,includingEastmanKodak,NixonPeabody,andtheMonroeCountyDistrictAttorney'soffice.Mikehasanaccomplishedcareerinboththepublicandprivatesectorsandbringsmorethan30yearsofexperienceinbusinessmanagement,organizationaldevelopment,strategicplanning,legalpractice,andnon-profitboardservice.MikecurrentlyservesontheBoardsofSt.JosephNeighborhoodCenterandNativityPrepofRochester.
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- University Professor of Chemistry
RacquelM.Gonzalesisastorytellerdedicatedtodiscoveringandsupportingtheconditionsforcuriosity,meaning-making,andbelonging.Shebringsmorethantenyearsofresearch,pedagogy,anddesignexperienceacrossvisualanalysisandrhetoric,culturalstudies,playstudies,andmediahistoryandtheorymethodologies.Atrainedethnographerandoralhistorian,sheholdsaPh.D.inVisualStudiesandacertificateinGenderandSexualityStudiesfromUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,andaM.A.inMediaStudiesfromUniversityofTexasatAustin.ShehasaB.A.inCinematicArtswithaminorinClassicsfromUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandstudiedancientartandarchitectureattheInternationalCenterforHellenicandMediterraneanStudies(DIKEMES)inAthens,Greece.HerpreviousrolesincludestintsatTheStrongNationalMuseumofPlay,UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,LagunaCollegeofArtandDesign,andboardappointmentsfortheUCIIlluminations:TheChancellor'sArts&CultureInitiativeandRochesterRegionalLibraryCouncil.
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- Board Chair, University of Rochester
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- President, University of Rochester and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor
- University of Rochester President
UniversityofRochesterPresidentSarahMangelsdorfandMemorialArtGallery(MAG)BoardofManagersPresidentKathrynD'AmandaannouncedtodaythatSarahJesse,directoroftheAcademyArtMuseuminEaston,Maryland,hasbeennamedtheMaryW.andDonaldR.ClarkDirectorofMAG,effectiveFeb.26,2024.JessebringstoRochestermorethan20…
NáterVázquezisactiveinthecommunityemphasizingadvocacyonbehalfoftheLatinxandLGBTQI+community.HeisinvolvedwiththeEducationTrust-NewYork,RCSDBilingualCouncil,RMAPIPolicyandDecimalizingPovertygroups,theLatinosLeaderRoundtable,andtheMonroeCounty/RochesterYouthCommittee.Overthelastfiveyears,hehasbeenaguestlecturerinNazarethCollege'sCommunityYouthDevelopmentProgram.
Job Titles:
- Director of Finance
- Senior Staff Member
SherylBurgstrombeganhercareeratUR19yearsagoasManageroftheEndowmentAccountingDepartment.AtMAGsheisresponsibleforfinancialforecasting,planningandanalysis;overseeingtheannualbudgetandauditingprocess;andworkingwithUR'sCentralBudgetandController'sOffices.Sheholdsdegreesinfinanceandaccountingwithaminorinarthistory.
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- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Treasurer