Our Team
Leadership
Roger Cummings
Chief Cultural Producer
Cred
Loeb Fellow // Harvard University, 2009
Started at JXTA in 1995
Started at JXTA in 1995
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Our Staff
Nesra Cummings
Development Director
Cred
B.A | Psychology // Hampton University
M.A | Teaching // Relay Graduate School of Education
M.A | Teaching // Relay Graduate School of Education
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Namir Fearce
Contemporary Lab Lead
Cred
BFA in Studio Art with a focus on Film and Sculpture from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Walker Arts Fellow in 2021
Black Harvest Film Festival-nominated Director in 2023
Founder of the Hi Cotton Experience
Walker Arts Fellow in 2021
Black Harvest Film Festival-nominated Director in 2023
Founder of the Hi Cotton Experience
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Julia Garcia
VALT Instructor
Cred
BFA in Visual Critical Studies from School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 2014
MFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2016
Artist in Residence, Moriumius, Ogatsu, Japan 2018
Artist in Residence, KAUST, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2019
Exhibited in Minneapolis, New York, Miami, Baltimore, Cologne, Palma De Mallorca, Rome
MFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2016
Artist in Residence, Moriumius, Ogatsu, Japan 2018
Artist in Residence, KAUST, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2019
Exhibited in Minneapolis, New York, Miami, Baltimore, Cologne, Palma De Mallorca, Rome
Contact
Ethan Nevalainen
Graphics Lab Lead
Cred
Currently pursuing a Graphic Design degree from the University of Minnesota.
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2018
Previous KNOCK intern
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2018
Previous KNOCK intern
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Drew Peterson
Director of Program Design and Implementation
Cred
2013 Master of Fine Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2009 Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Norfolk, CT
2009 Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Norfolk, CT
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Erika Wilkinson
Finance Accountant
Cred
10 years of proven experience in Operational Leadership
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Board of Directors
C Terrence Anderson
Board Member & Previous Co-Chair
Dir. Of Community Based Research
U of M, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
U of M, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
DeAnna Cummings
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair also Co-Founder
Program Director of Arts at McKnight + Co-Founder, Former CEO at JXTA
McKnight Foundation, Bush Foundation Board of Directors
McKnight Foundation, Bush Foundation Board of Directors
Roger Cummings
Board Member & Co-Founder, Chief Cultural Producer
youth ed, Biz. Dev. enterpenuership visual artist
Co- founder of JXTA, Harvard Loeb Fellow
Co- founder of JXTA, Harvard Loeb Fellow
Gregory G. Cunningham
Board Vice Chair
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
U. S. Bank
U. S. Bank
