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Eric Bridges brings to AFB over 20 years of national leadership on issues impacting people with vision loss, having most recently served for 16 years as American Council of the Blind’s Executive Director, Director of External Relations and Policy, and Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs.  Bridges previously served as a Congressional Fellow at the Brookings Institute, and as Legislative Affairs Manager at the National Industries for the Blind.

Morsink is owner and director of the Morsink Icon Gallery in Amsterdam, one of the leading international galleries specializing in Russian and Greek icons dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Morsink exhibits annually at the famous international art fair TEFAF Maastricht and has collaborated on icon exhibitions and publications with a wide range of museums, including the Recklinghausen Ikonen Museum in Germany, the Bible Museum in Amsterdam and the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht. He has also served as an advisor on icons to private collectors, auction houses and institutions worldwide 

Dale Hedding comes to the CSOA with 25 years of leadership experience and fundraising accomplishments at nonprofit arts, culture and education institutions. Most recently he was the Managing Director for External Affairs and Patron Engagement at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Hedding was Vice President of Development for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He also served as Director of Development at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Phoenix Symphony, as well as the Manager of Development at the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Colgan is an arts marketer with 14 years of experience retaining and growing audiences through innovative sales and promotional initiatives. She began her career as School Administrator at Ballet Chicago before joining the marketing team at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2007-2016. In 2016, Colgan transitioned to the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she grew from Senior Marketing Manager to her current position of Director of Sales and Advertising.

Deeply steeped in schools, systemic change, and the needs of students and teachers, Becky brings a strong practitioner and systems-awareness lens to her work which guides her approach to providing operational and strategic leadership. Becky has served as a leader in education for more than twenty years, most recently with PBLWorks where she coached school leaders to equitably implement and scale project based learning and managed one of the premier professional development consulting teams in the country. A graduate of University of California at Berkeley, Becky holds a Masters of Education from Stanford University, with credentials in Education Leadership and Secondary Teaching.

Gale was most recently National Director of Development for Glaucoma Research Foundation, and successfully closed a $25 million dollar campaign in the midst of the pandemic. Her time working closely with board volunteers and donors in the neurodegenerative and low vision fields from coast to coast will be an asset to the American Foundation for the Blind. Gale brings with her significant national nonprofit leadership experience including as a fundraiser with the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association, becoming their Vice President for Social Events fundraising for the greater Palm Beach area.

Tommy was Director of Artistic Planning at the San Diego Symphony for eight years before leaving to consult with the San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Pacific Symphony, and Mainly Mozart Festival. In addition, Phillips is the co-founder of Black Cats Production Company, which arranges pieces for Chinese and American musicians to perform in each other’s countries. His list of clients includes violinist Joshua Bell, the Shanghai Quartet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and France’s Malandain Ballet Biarritz.

Ferrer has three decades of leadership in mobilizing stakeholders and staff toward change through groundbreaking nonprofit and public policy initiatives, programs and systems reforms. Most recently, he worked as President and Principal Consultant at Manzanita Solutions. Prior to this, he served as CEO of the Health Trust for nine years. Ferrer is Vice Chair of the Santa Clara University College of Arts and Science Leadership Advisory Board. Additionally, he serves as a Dean’s Executive Professor of Public Health at Santa Clara University and adjunct instructor in Child Development and Education at De Anza College.

Andy Maus comes to Tacoma Art Museum from the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota. As director and CEO, he co-created the museum’s facility masterplan with Olson Kundig Architects, grew its contemporary focus, furthered the work of artists from diverse backgrounds, facilitated public art projects, doubled the museum’s endowment, and secured funding for a major renovation.   Before heading up the Plains Art Museum, Maus was executive director of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Association of Art Museum Directors and has been an active volunteer with many industry and community organizations.

Landon previously served as New York Women’s Foundation’s Vice President of Programs and Institutional Advancement, as the LEAP Program Director at AmeriCorps and in Nicaragua as Executive Director of the New Haven/Leon Sister City Project, where she worked with rural communities facilitating civic engagement and leadership development. Landon will be a fundraising relationship builder setting up the New York office of the Ban Ki-moon Centre based in Seoul and Vienna.

Haggag is a dynamic leader in the arts sector. Before joining United States Artists, she was the Executive Director of The Contemporary in Baltimore, where she led the museum for nearly four years during a significant period in its history. At The Contemporary, she commissioned four award-winning, large-scale art projects, created a new speaker series, and hosted a national artist retreat, growing the institution exponentially during her tenure. She has taught courses at Towson University and the Maryland Institute College of Art and has also led multiple curatorial projects across Newark, Baltimore and Minneapolis.

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.

Educational leader with over two decades of leadership management experience in non-profit organizations and the private sector and a proven track record of running educational organizations and communicating solutions and achievements to all stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal and team-building track record; ability to develop environments that are stimulating, culturally diverse, and inclusive while maintaining high levels of professionalism and collaboration that deliver results. Strong leadership and mentoring skills, history of hiring, supervising, mentoring, and motivating a high-quality staff.

Sims spent over fifteen years working as an administrator and faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he most recently served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity. Sims also worked as Vice Provost for Diversity and Interim Vice Provost and founded the Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness (TCSA). Before joining the faculty at UW Madison, Sims was a company member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and a faculty associate in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. There he served as a founding member and Artistic Director of the Human Experience Theatre (HET).

Malloy is an accomplished museum director, curator, scholar, and community builder who will lead the University of Chicago’s fine arts museum and its exhibitions, public and arts education programs, and student and faculty collaborations.  She joins the Smart Museum from the Syracuse University Art Museum where she was appointed Director and chief curator in 2019.

Britta has over 20 years of experience addressing the needs of diverse housing insecure and homeless people. She recently served as Executive Director of the City & County of Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST). She has served both Republican and Democratic Governors in Colorado, including on the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Housing, the State Housing Board, and the Affordable Housing Strategy Group convened by US Senator Michael Bennett, and also serves as Chair of the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum. Prior to her tenure at HOST, Britta served in Executive Director roles at mpowered, Localworks, and Housing Justice, and previously worked for CCH.