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Arts Advisory Board
Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion is guided by an Advisory Board that provides cross-sector vision and guidance from leaders in business, philanthropy, higher education, and cultural institutions. Members are:
- Mary Skipper, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools, Co-Chair
- Dr. Lisa Wong, Former Board President, Longwood Symphony Conservatory; Pediatrician, Co-Chair
- Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council
- Michele Courton Brown, Consultant
- Amy d’Ablemont Burnes, Parent, Hurley K-8 School
- Paul Buttenwieser
- Peggy Fogelman, Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Mary K. Grant, President, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Barbara Hostetter, Trustee, Barr Foundation
- Swanee Hunt, President, Hunt Alternatives
- Andrea Kalyn, President, New England Conservatory
- Beth Klarman, President, Klarman Family Foundation
- Kenny Mascary, Interim Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston
- José Massó, Producer, Con Salsa/WBUR
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- Kelly Nowlin, Principal, KDN Philanthropy Consulting
- Lee Pelton, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
- Dennie Palmer Wolf, Senior Scholar, Annenberg Institute for School Reform; Principal, WolfBrown
- Marinell Rousmaniere, President & CEO, EdVestors
- Emily Ruddock, Executive Director, MASSCreative
- Chad Smith, CEO, Boston Symphony Orchestra
