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
Co-Chair, Dr. Tommy Chang, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Roger Brown, President, Berklee College of Music
Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston
Michele Courton Brown, Consultant
Amy d’Ablemont Burnes, Parent, Hurley K-8 School
Cathy Edwards, Executive Director, New England Foundation for the Arts
Peggy Fogelman, Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Paul Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
Sarah Hancock, Board, American Repertory Theater
Barbara Hostetter, Trustee, Barr Foundation
Swanee Hunt, President, Hunt Alternatives Fund
Beth Klarman, President, Klarman Family Foundation
Judith Kurland
David Lapin, retired 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, Senior Scholar, Annenberg Institute for School Reform; Principal, WolfBrown
Sue Pucker, Pucker Gallery
Steve Seidel, Director, Project Zero and Arts in Education Program, Harvard University
Klare Shaw, National Director of Programs, Liberty Mutual Foundation
Marie St. Fleur, Principal, St. Fleur Communications
Matthew Teitelbaum, Director, Museum of Fine Arts
Alicia Verity, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Matthew Wilson, Executive Director, MASSCreative
Dr. Lisa Wong, Former Board President, Longwood Symphony Conservatory; Pediatrician
Janet Zwanziger
Ex officio:
Myran Parker-Brass, Executive Director for the Arts, Boston Public Schools
Laura Perille, President & CEO, EdVestors
Daniel Windham, Director of Arts, The Wallace Foundation