Announcing: The Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color Participants 2023

Free program will provide leadership training and community support to 18 arts administrators from April to September.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to congratulate the 18 leaders who were selected to participate in the third session of the Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color program, facilitated by Chelsea Goding-Doty, NYFA Learning’s Senior Program Officer, Leadership Initiatives.

This free Incubator will provide leadership training and community support to participants from arts and cultural organizations based in the five boroughs of New York City from April–September 2023.

Through the support of the Altman Foundation, and previous support of Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, the Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color is an outgrowth of NYFA’s Emerging Leaders program that has served over 200 leaders since 2013. 

NYFA fosters the professional development of leaders of Color and aims to encourage both the sustainability and success of their organizations and the equitability and diversity of the arts industry through programs like the Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color.

NYFA believes that investments in cultural infrastructure build stronger links and shared knowledge between artists and arts administrators, which benefits the entire field.

2023 Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color

Denise Adusei, Executive Director, Bronx Children’s Museum

Rob Arnold, Executive Director, Poets House, Inc.

Kevin Benoit, Executive Director, Parle Endeavors

Sonya Chung, Deputy Director, Film Forum

Morgan Cuffie, Executive Director, The Dream Center Harlem

Tareake Dorill, Executive Director, Dorill Initiative

Brandi Holt, Managing Director, the feath3r theory

Judy Yin-Chi Lee, Chief Program Officer, Maestra Music

Jesus Lopez-Jensen, Deputy Director, Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)

Malini Singh McDonald, Founder, Theatre Beyond Broadway

Aaron L McKinney, Executive Director, Hi-ARTS

Ryan Morales Green, Executive Director, Latiné Musical Theatre Lab

Niya Nicholson, Managing Director, MOVE|NYC|

Maria Ponce Sevilla, Executive Director, Transnational Villages Network/Red de Pueblos Trasnacionales

Candace Thompson-Zachery, Director of Programming and Justice Initiatives, Dance/NYC

Amos White V, President & Founder, The Artists Forum

Amanda Zhang, CO-Executive Director, 爻 yáo collaborative

Wenting Zhang, Director, Tea Arts & Culture

This program is part of NYFA Learning, which includes professional development for artists and arts administrators. Sign up for NYFA’s free bi-weekly newsletter to receive updates on future programs.