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Prior to joining the American Visionary Art Museum, Jenenne served as the President & CEO of Detroit’s acclaimed Heidelberg Project, a mostly outdoor museum spanning three city blocks that was founded in 1986 by the artist Tyree Guyton, and is one of the most influential art environments in the world. Jenenne has led the Heidelberg Project for 28 years and grown it into a $1.4 million organization of international prominence which has won impressive accolades.

Jenny steps into the role of President and Executive Director at the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra from over a 15 year career as the Executive Director of the Tuscaloosa Symphony in 2014 and principal bassoonist of the orchestra since 2006. She is also the Associate Professor of Bassoon and Music Management for the Arts Administration Degree at The University of Alabama. Prior experience includes Director of Ensembles and Scheduling for the Hot Springs Music Festival, Chamber Music Coordinator and Editor of Alabama Music Notes magazine for The University of Alabama.

Thomas Lee’s career has focused on transforming child welfare systems into child well-being systems. In his decades of experience working with foster youth, Thomas has catalyzed providers and public and private funders to better serve transition-age youth. Before joining First Place for Youth, he launched and grew the Los Angeles Chapter of Friends of the Children to become the fastest-growing of 22 offices across the country, demonstrating at multiple regional sites how professional mentors can prevent child entry into the foster care system to help end multi-generational cycles of poverty and foster care. During his tenure, Friends LA offered an array of two-generation mentoring services for relatives caregivers, families noted to be at risk for entry into the foster care system, and Black boys in foster care.

Dr. Cameron comes to PAU from the University of San Diego where she has served in progressive administrative and leadership capacities since 2009. She earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. She also holds a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Hawaii. Dr. Cameron has written about Multiculturalism and Social Justice in Counseling, Counselor Professional Development, and Individual Psychology. She is an active member of the American Counseling Association, the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, the American School of Counseling Education.

Lauren M. Pacheco is a curator, civic practice artist, and community organizer who was previously Director of Arts Programming and Engagement at the School of the Arts at Indiana University Northwest (Gary, Indiana) and co-founder of the Chicago Urban Art Society and the Slow & Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival.

Cameron Safarloo became the Chief Executive Officer for Hanna in April, 2021. He is an experienced business executive with over 30 years of operation management and leadership experience, both within the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Prior to starting at Hanna, Cameron served as a Chief Executive Officer at Youth Homes, a Northern California nonprofit organization providing residential and community mental health services to the foster youth population, where he led and successfully implemented various operational and strategic initiatives on high-impact transformation, agile change, and organizational repositioning for growth.