Our Team

Leadership
Roger Cummings Roger Cummings
Chief Cultural Producer
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Loeb Fellow // Harvard University, 2009
Started at JXTA in 1995
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Our Staff
 Desiree Bogan
Fulfillment and Special Project Coordinator
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JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2018
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 Lynette Commodore
Executive Catalyst
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B.S. Psychology and Technical Communications // Clarkson University
Southwestern University School of Law and St. Thomas University Special Education Cohort
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A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Cameron Downey
Contemporary Lab Lead
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BFA in Visual Art and Environmental Science from Columbia University in the city of New York, Class of 2021
Artist in residence, Walker Art Center
Exhibited in Minneapolis, New York, Chicago, LA, Berlin (names of orgs in 2nd paragraph of bio)
Jxta Alum

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Niko Kubota headshot Niko Kubota-Armin, NOMA, AIA, NCARB
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
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 Ethan Nevalainen
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
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 Drew Peterson
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
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A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Kimberly Rashad
Graphics Lab Lead
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BFA in Environmental Design from Syracuse University
8 years of in house + freelance experience in Graphic Design
Founder of Iterate Design Collaborative
Founder of Authentic House Design
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Carla Schleicher Carla Schleicher
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
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 Robbie Seltzer
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
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A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Ezra Wilson-Nausner
Free Wall Instructor
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JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2014
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Board of Directors
 C Terrence Anderson
Board Member
Director of Community Based Research,
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
 DeAnna Cummings
Board Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee
CEO & Co-Founder, 1995-2020 // Juxtaposition Arts
Program Director of Arts // McKnight Foundation
Roger Cummings Roger Cummings
Board Member and Co-Founder
Chief Cultural Producer of JXTA // Harvard Loeb Fellow 2009.
 Gregory G. Cunningham
Board Vice Chair
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
U. S. Bank
 Lisa Denzer
Board Member
Licensed Professional Counselor
 Stephanie Englund
Board Member and Chair of the HR Committee
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Best Buy Co., Inc.
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Sonal Gerten
Board member and Chair of the External Affairs Committee.
Marketing and Branding Instructor
Hamline University
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Lili Hall
Board Member
President & CEO
KNOCK, Inc.
 PJ Hill
Finance Committee Member
Financial Advisor
Anne Paape headshot Anne Paape
Board Member
General Counsel // Cresset Capital Management
Dorion Taylor headshot Dorion Taylor
Board Member
Sr. Director, Strategic Branding and Marketing
Pohlad Companies