Our Team
Leadership

VP of Program Strategy & Innovation
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Founder | Praxis Group MN
MA // Communication and Culture, Trinity International University
BA // Business Management, Trinity International University
Started at JXTA in 2021
MA // Communication and Culture, Trinity International University
BA // Business Management, Trinity International University
Started at JXTA in 2021
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Chief Cultural Producer
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Loeb Fellow // Harvard University, 2009
Started at JXTA in 1995
Started at JXTA in 1995
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Managing Director
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M. Ed Youth Development and Leadership // UofMN - Twin Cities
BA Fine Arts and Youth Studies // UofMN - Twin Cities
Started at JXTA in 2019
BA Fine Arts and Youth Studies // UofMN - Twin Cities
Started at JXTA in 2019
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VP of Design Strategy
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Masters in Landscape Architecture with Public Policy // UMN Twin Cities
BS Electrical Engineering // Rice University
Started at JXTA in 2013
BS Electrical Engineering // Rice University
Started at JXTA in 2013
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VP of Financial Operations
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B.A., Anthropology | DePauw University
Started at JXTA in 2020
Started at JXTA in 2020
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Our Staff

Fulfillment and Special Project Coordinator
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JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2018
Started at JXTA in 2018
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Executive Assistant
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B.S. Psychology and Technical Communications // Clarkson University
Southwestern University School of Law and St. Thomas University Special Education Cohort
Southwestern University School of Law and St. Thomas University Special Education Cohort
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Operations and Special Events Director
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BA // Interior Design, Business Administration
Started at JXTA in 2017
Started at JXTA in 2017
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Environmental Design Lab Lead
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M.Arch // UMN Twin Cities
BA Sociology // Bowdoin College
National Organization of Minority Architects // American Institute of Architects // National Council of Architecture Registration Boards
Started at JXTA in 2017
BA Sociology // Bowdoin College
National Organization of Minority Architects // American Institute of Architects // National Council of Architecture Registration Boards
Started at JXTA in 2017
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Graphics Lab Lead Assistant
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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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Director of Program Design and Implementation
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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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Communications
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MA Design in Expanded Practice // Goldsmiths University of London
BFA in Graphic Design // University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Started at JXTA in 2020
BFA in Graphic Design // University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Started at JXTA in 2020
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Environmental Design Lab Lead
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BA // Middlebury College, Vermont
M.S. in Urban Planning // University of Minnesota
Co-Founder of Yeah Maybe art gallery // Minneapolis, MN
Started at JXTA in 2018
M.S. in Urban Planning // University of Minnesota
Co-Founder of Yeah Maybe art gallery // Minneapolis, MN
Started at JXTA in 2018
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Development Director
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University of Minnesota TC X2
BIS: Art, Global Studies, Journalism
MPS: Arts and Cultural Leadership
University of St Thomas – Mini MBA for Nonprofits
BIS: Art, Global Studies, Journalism
MPS: Arts and Cultural Leadership
University of St Thomas – Mini MBA for Nonprofits
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Board of Directors

Board Member
Director of Community Based Research,
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)

Board Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee
CEO & Co-Founder, 1995-2020 // Juxtaposition Arts
Program Director of Arts // McKnight Foundation
Program Director of Arts // McKnight Foundation

Board Member and Co-Founder
Chief Cultural Producer of JXTA // Harvard Loeb Fellow 2009.

Board Vice Chair
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
U. S. Bank
U. S. Bank

Board Member and Chair of the HR Committee
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc.

Board member and Chair of the External Affairs Committee.
Marketing and Branding Instructor
Hamline University
Hamline University

Board Secretary and Chair of the Governance Committee
Owner of The Orange Theory Consulting Firm and gallery owner of TOA Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis, MN