Our Team
Leadership
Jonathan Brown
VP of Program Strategy & Innovation
Cred
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
Contact
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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Gabrielle Grier
Managing Director
Cred
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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Kristen Murray
VP of Design Strategy
Cred
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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Allison Wagstrom
VP of Financial Operations
Cred
B.A., Anthropology | DePauw University
Started at JXTA in 2020
Started at JXTA in 2020
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Our Staff
Desiree Bogan
Fulfillment and Special Project Coordinator
Cred
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2018
Started at JXTA in 2018
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Lynette Commodore
Executive Assistant
Cred
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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Charlesa Dixon
Operations and Special Events Director
Cred
BA // Interior Design, Business Administration
Started at JXTA in 2017
Started at JXTA in 2017
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Taylan De Johnette
Graphic Design Lab Lead
Cred
PLACES Research and Design Fellow // 2020-2021
Lead Coordinator // Creatives After Curfew
Forecast: Early career Research Grant // 2021
Started at JXTA in 2020
Lead Coordinator // Creatives After Curfew
Forecast: Early career Research Grant // 2021
Started at JXTA in 2020
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Justice Jones
Tactical Lab Lead
Cred
BA // Augsburg University
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2017
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2017
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Niko Kubota-Armin, NOMA, AIA, NCARB
Environmental Design Lab Lead
Cred
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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Ethan Nevalainen
Graphics Lab Lead Assistant
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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Carla Schleicher
Ceramics Lab Lead
Cred
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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Robbie Seltzer
Environmental Design Lab Lead
Cred
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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Lauren White
Development Director
Cred
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
C Terrance Anderson
Board Member
Director of Community Based Research,
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
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
Program Director of Arts // McKnight Foundation
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
U. S. Bank
Stephanie Englund
Board Member and Chair of the HR Committee
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Sonal Gerten
Board member and Chair of the External Affairs Committee.
Marketing and Branding Instructor
Hamline University
Hamline University
Robert Sherer
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
