Our Team
Leadership
Roger Cummings
Chief Cultural Producer
Cred
Co-Founder
Loeb Fellow, Harvard University (2009)
Started at JXTA in 1995
Loeb Fellow, Harvard University (2009)
Started at JXTA in 1995
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Our Staff
Mikesha Barnes
Development Coordinator
Cred
M.B.A. | Project Management, Metropolitan State
B.A. | International Business & Spanish, Metropolitan State
B.A. | International Business & Spanish, Metropolitan State
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Changó Cummings
Enviromental Design Lab Lead
Cred
B.A. | Architecture, Parsons School of Design, The New School
Architecture Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Fine Arts Columbia Chicago
Architecture Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Fine Arts Columbia Chicago
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Nesra Cummings
Development Director
Cred
M.A. | Teaching, Relay Graduate School of Education
B.A. | Psychology, Hampton University
B.A. | Psychology, Hampton University
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Namir Fearce
Contemporary Lab Lead
Cred
B.F.A. | Studio Art with a focus on Film and Sculpture, University of Illinois at Chicago
Walker Arts Fellow (2021)
Black Harvest Film Festival-nominated Director (2023)
Walker Arts Fellow (2021)
Black Harvest Film Festival-nominated Director (2023)
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Julia Garcia
VALT Instructor
Cred
B.F.A. | Visual Critical Studies, School of Visual Arts, New York (2014)
M.F.A. | Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art (2016)
Exhibited in Minneapolis, New York, Miami, Baltimore, Cologne, Palma De Mallorca, Rome
M.F.A. | Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art (2016)
Exhibited in Minneapolis, New York, Miami, Baltimore, Cologne, Palma De Mallorca, Rome
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Kristoffer Knutson
Project Manager
Cred
B.F.A. | Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Mini-M.B.A. | Non-Profit Management from University of St. Thomas
Former owner of design store ROBOTlove
Mini-M.B.A. | Non-Profit Management from University of St. Thomas
Former owner of design store ROBOTlove
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Ethan Nevalainen
Graphic Design Lab Lead
Cred
B.F.A. | Graphic Design, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Design Internship at Knock (2021)
JXTA Alum
Design Internship at Knock (2021)
JXTA Alum
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Drew Peterson
Art Director, Director of Programs
Cred
M. F. A. | School of the Art Institute of Chicago
B. F. A. | University of Minnesota
JXTA Alum ‘00
B. F. A. | University of Minnesota
JXTA Alum ‘00
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Erika Wilkinson
Finance Accountant
Cred
10+ years of experience as an Operations Manager
Proven expertise in driving operational efficiency and cutting costs
Strong analytical skills and strategic insights
Proven expertise in driving operational efficiency and cutting costs
Strong analytical skills and strategic insights
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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
