Our Team
Leadership
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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Deanna Cummings
Chief Executive Officer
Cred
Masters of Public Administration // Harvard University, 2009
Started at JXTA in 1995
Started at JXTA in 1995
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Kristen Murray
Program Director and Tactical Urbanism Lab Lead
Cred
MA Landscape Architecture with Public Policy // UMN Twin Cities
BA Electrical Engineering // Rice University
Started at JXTA in 2013
BA Electrical Engineering // Rice University
Started at JXTA in 2013
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Our Staff
Gabby Coll
Communications Manager
Cred
BA Art History // St. Olaf College
Started at JXTA in 2018
Started at JXTA in 2018
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Charlesa Dixon
Executive Catalyst
Cred
BA // Interior Design, Business Administration
Started at JXTA in 2017
Started at JXTA in 2017
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Adrienne Doyle
Tactical Lead and Development Associate
Cred
Sustainable Progress through Engaging Active Citizens (SPEAC) cohort member // 2014
JXTA alum
Started at JXTA in 2015
JXTA alum
Started at JXTA in 2015
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Gabrielle Grier
Contemporary Art Lab Lead
Cred
Masters of Education // Youth Development and Leadership
BA // Studio Art and Youth Studies
College of Education and Human Development International Educational Policy/Community Engagement Researcher // University of Minnesota
2018 University of Minnesota & YMCA-Strategic Impact Committee // Co-Chair
Started at JXTA in 2019
BA // Studio Art and Youth Studies
College of Education and Human Development International Educational Policy/Community Engagement Researcher // University of Minnesota
2018 University of Minnesota & YMCA-Strategic Impact Committee // Co-Chair
Started at JXTA in 2019
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Jared Hanks
Head of Business Development
Cred
BS Youth Development and Education // UMN Twin Cities
Started at JXTA in 2014
Started at JXTA in 2014
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Takara Henegar
Development Manager
Cred
Master of Nonprofit Management // Hamline University
BA Journalism & Business // Northwestern College
Started at JXTA in 2019
BA Journalism & Business // Northwestern College
Started at JXTA in 2019
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Jahliah Holloman
Programs Assistant
Cred
JXTA Alum
Pursuing a Business Management Degree // MCTC
Started at JXTA in 2012
Pursuing a Business Management Degree // MCTC
Started at JXTA in 2012
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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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Drew Peterson
Contemporary Art Lab Lead
Cred
M.F.A // School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA // UMN Twin Cities
Ellen Battel Stoekel // Fellow
Yale Summer School of Music and Art Anderson Ranch // Residency
Jerome Emerging Printmakers Residency // 2014-2015
Started at JXTA in 2010
BFA // UMN Twin Cities
Ellen Battel Stoekel // Fellow
Yale Summer School of Music and Art Anderson Ranch // Residency
Jerome Emerging Printmakers Residency // 2014-2015
Started at JXTA in 2010
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Maria Robinson
Visual Art Literacy Training Instructor
Cred
MCAD // Class of 2018
Started at JXTA in 2018
Started at JXTA in 2018
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Robbie Seltzer
robbie.seltzer@juxtaposition.org
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
Working toward 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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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
MFA Interdisciplinary Practices and Time-Based Media // University of Pennsylvania
BA Art and Art History // University of Alabama Birmingham
Started at JXTA in 2010
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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
Started at JXTA in 2001
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Monique (Mo) Stewart
Senior Executive Assistant
Cred
Minneapolis College // Class of 2014
Started at JXTA in 2020
Started at JXTA in 2020
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Hawwa Youngmark
Visual Art Literacy Training Assistant Instructor
Cred
Comic Arts Student, MCAD // Class of 2023
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2019
JXTA Alum
Started at JXTA in 2019
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Board of Directors
C Terrance Anderson
Board Vice Chair
Director of Community Based Research,
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
Roger Cummings
Board Member
Chief Cultural Producer & Co-founder of JXTA // Harvard Loeb Fellow 2009
Sonal Gerten
Board Member and Commercialization Committee Member
Director of Marketing & Sales
Blue Sky Fibers
Blue Sky Fibers
Thomas Kane
Board Member and Commercialization Committee Member
Creative Director and Brand Strategist
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THOMAS KANE DESIGN
