Our Team

Leadership
Roger Cummings Roger Cummings
Chief Cultural Producer
Cred
Loeb Fellow // Harvard University, 2009
Started at JXTA in 1995
Contact
roger.cummings@juxtaposition.org
Headshot of Gabrielle Grier 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
Contact
gabrielle.grier@juxtaposition.org
Kristen Murray Kristen Murray
Director of Programs
Cred
Masters in Landscape Architecture with Public Policy // UMN Twin Cities
BS Electrical Engineering // Rice University
Started at JXTA in 2013
Contact
kristen.murray@juxtaposition.org
Our Staff
Gabby Coll Gabby Coll
Communications Manager
Cred
BA Art History // St. Olaf College
Started at JXTA in 2018
Contact
gabby.coll@juxtaposition.org
Charlesa Dixon Charlesa Dixon
Executive Catalyst
Cred
BA // Interior Design, Business Administration
Started at JXTA in 2017
Contact
charlesa.dixon@juxtaposition.org
Adrienne Doyle Adrienne Doyle
Institutional Grants Manager and Tactical Lead
Cred
Sustainable Progress through Engaging Active Citizens (SPEAC) cohort member // 2014
JXTA alum
Started at JXTA in 2015
Contact
adrienne.doyle@juxtaposition.org
Jared Hanks Jared Hanks
Head of Business Development
Cred
BS Youth Development and Education // UMN Twin Cities
Started at JXTA in 2014
Contact
jared.hanks@juxtaposition.org
Jahliah Holloman Jahliah Holloman
Programs Assistant
Cred
JXTA Alum
Pursuing a Business Management Degree // MCTC
Started at JXTA in 2012
Contact
jahliah.holloman@juxtaposition.org
Greta Kotz Greta Kotz
Graphic Design Lab Lead
Cred
BFA Illustration // MCAD
Started at JXTA in 2018
Contact
greta.kotz@juxtaposition.org
Niko Kubota headshot 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
Contact
niko.kubota@juxtaposition.org
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Maria Robinson
Visual Art Literacy Training Instructor
Cred
MCAD // Class of 2018
Started at JXTA in 2018
Contact
programs@juxtaposition.org
Robbie Seltzer headshot Robbie Seltzer
Environmental Design Lab Lead
Cred
BA // Middlebury College, Vermont
Working toward M.S. in Urban Planning // University of Minnesota
Co-Founder of Yeah Maybe art gallery // Minneapolis, MN
Started at JXTA in 2018
Contact
robbie.seltzer@juxtaposition.org
Tia Simone-Gardner headshot Tia Simone-Gardner
Exhibitions Lead
Cred
Ph.D. Feminist Studies // UMN Twin Cities
MFA Interdisciplinary Practices and Time-Based Media // University of Pennsylvania
BA Art and Art History // University of Alabama Birmingham
Started at JXTA in 2010
Contact
gallery@juxtaposition.org
Carla Schleicher 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
Contact
programs@juxtaposition.org
Alex Smith Alex Smith
Textiles & Screen Printing Lab Lead and Free Wall Instructor
Cred
Founder of Nice City Clothing and Minnesota Vice
Started at JXTA in 2001
Contact
alex.smith@juxtaposition.org
Monique (Mo) Stewart
Senior Executive Assistant
Cred
Minneapolis College // Class of 2014
Founder and Designer at Mars Jameson
Started at JXTA in 2020
Contact
monique.stewart@juxtaposition.org
Kaleb Williams Kaleb Williams
Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
Cred
BA Advertising and Etymology // Augsburg University
Ordained Minister
Started at JXTA in 2020
Contact
kaleb.williams@juxtaposition.org
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Ezra Wilson-Nausner
Free Wall Instructor
Cred
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2014
Contact
ezwilson612@gmail.com
Hawwa Youngmark headshot Hawwa Youngmark
VALT Instructor & Tactical Lab Lead
Cred
Comic Arts Student, MCAD // Class of 2023
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2014
Contact
programs@juxtaposition.org
Board of Directors
C Terrance Anderson
Board Vice Chair
Director of Community Based Research,
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
DeAnna Cummings
Board Member
CEO & Co-Founder, 1995-2020 // Juxtaposition Arts
Program Director of Arts // McKnight Foundation
Roger Cummings Roger Cummings
Board Member
Chief Cultural Producer & Co-founder of JXTA // Harvard Loeb Fellow 2009
Gregory G. Cunningham
Board Member
Vice President, Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion
U. S. Bank
Lisa Denzer
Board Chair
Licensed Professional Counselor
Stephanie Englund
Board Member
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Best Buy Co., Inc.
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Sonal Gerten
Board Member and Commercialization Committee Member
Director of Marketing & Sales
Blue Sky Fibers
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Lili Hall
Board Member and Governance Committee Member
President & CEO
KNOCK, Inc.
PJ Hill
Treasurer and Finance Committee Member
Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo
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Secretary and Commercialization Committee Member
Creative Director and Brand Strategist
THOMAS KANE DESIGN
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Anne Paape
Board Member
General Counsel // Meristem Family Wealth and Meristem Trust Company
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Ellen Schmidt
Chair of Fund Development Committee
Owner / Partner
Morries Subaru
Dorion Taylor
Board Member
Sr. Director, Strategic Branding and Marketing
Pohlad Companies
A placeholder image of spray paint cans. Nesret Theba
Board Member
Co-Owner/Practice Manager // KingField Family Dental
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