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Arts Advisory Board
Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion is guided by an Advisory Board that provides cross-sector vision and guidance from leaders in business, philanthropy, higher education, and cultural institutions. Members are:
- Co-Chair, Paul Buttenwieser, Psychiatrist and Author
- Co-Chair, Brenda Cassellius, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
- Michele Courton Brown, Consultant, Vice President of Business Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Amy d’Ablemont Burnes, Parent, Pro bono Programming and Community-partnership Development Hurley K-8 School
- Cathy Edwards, Executive Director, New England Foundation for the Arts
- Kara Elliott-Ortega, Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston
- Peggy Fogelman, Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Barbara Hostetter, Co-founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Barr Foundation
- Swanee Hunt, President, Hunt Alternatives
- Andrea Kalyn, President, New England Conservatory
- Beth Klarman, President, Klarman Family Foundation
- David Lapin, Former Executive Director, Community Music Center of Boston
- Joyce Linde, Trustee, Linde Family Foundation
- José Massó, Director of Policy, Massachusetts Port Authority; Host & Producer, Con Salsa/WBUR
- Jill Medvedow, Director, Institute of Contemporary Art
- Kelly Nowlin, Principal, KDN Philanthropy Consulting
- Dennie Palmer Wolf, Principal Researcher, WolfBrown
- M. Lee Pelton, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
- Marinell Rousmaniere, President and CEO, Edvestors
- Emily Ruddock, Executive Director, MASSCreative
- Steve Seidel, Director, Project Zero and Arts in Education Program, Harvard University
- Marie St. Fleur, Principal, St. Fleur Communications
- Matthew Teitelbaum, Director, Museum of Fine Arts
- Dr. Lisa Wong, Former Board President, Longwood Symphony Conservatory; Pediatrician
