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Faris Saad Al-Shathir
Executive Director, Co-Founder

Faris Saad Al-Shathir is an Iraqi American director and designer based in New York City. Faris holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Art in Art from Rhodes College.

Board of directors
Elizabeth Owens
Co-President

Art Appraiser

Terrence Schroeder
Co-President

Designer and Partner at TenBerke

Harry Hayes
Vice President

Executive Director of Northeast National Accounts, Aetna

Justin Blake

Edelman Global Chair, Executive Positioning

Tariq Dixon

Co-founder of TRNK NYC

Mark Dorfman

Wealth Advisor

Michael Giordano

Biotech Advisory Principle

Chris Glazek

Writer & Senior Analyst

Lyle Ashton Harris

Artist

Noel Kirnon

Financial Executive, Art Collector, and Philanthropist

Zachary McMillan

Music & Film Producer

Sophie Morner

Company Gallery and Capricious Foundation Owner

Hari Nef

Actress, Writer, Model. Photography by Matt Grubb

Tavia Nyong'o

Curator, Chair and Professor of Theater & Performance Studies, Professor of American Studies and African-American Studies at Yale University

Luned Palmer

Museum Educator

Kendall Werts

Co-founder of The Jeffries

Board of advisors
Daniel Schaeffer
Secretary, Advancement Advisor

Director Of Development at MoMA PS1

Latoya Nelson Kamdang

Director of Operations at Ennead Architects | AIA Board At-large Director 2024-2026 | Fulbright Senior Scholar | Professor

Bill Van Parys

Writer and Editor

Seneca Mudd

Seneca Mudd Consulting, Managing Partner. Executive Leader, Arts & Culture Institutions

Abdullah Dahman

Real Estate Banker

Staff
Candystore

Development Manager

Sydney Fishman

Programs Manager

Lucas Ondak

Programs Coordinator, Curator

Moses Jeune

Programs Assistant

Joey Sweeney

Programs Assistant