Adam Pendleton lives and works in New York. Working in a range of mediums including painting, collage, installation, and video, Pendleton uses language as a primary material, recontextualizing text and image to refigure contemporary and historical narratives.

April Gornik is a painter. Her works are found in numerous public collections and galleries, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN, among others. She has been honored with a retrospective at the Neuberger Museum of Art, NY and a commission from The Smithsonian Art Collector Program.

Claire Weisz FAIA is a founding principal of WXY. Her firm has received numerous awards from the Architectural League, American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the American Planning Association. She co-founded The Design Trust for Public Space and is a fellow of the National Academy of Design.

David van der Leer, Principal of DVDL, advises cultural institutions and cities to think more about people and impact in their programs. He was the Executive Director of Van Alen Institute, curator for the Guggenheim Museum, and co-curator for the US Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial.

Donna Cooper is the Executive Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). Previously, Cooper was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and served as the Secretary of Policy and Planning for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was also the City of Philadelphia’s Deputy Mayor of Policy and Planning.

Eric Fischl is an internationally acclaimed painter and sculptor. His works are represented in many museums and private collections around the world. Fischl has collaborated with E.L. Doctorow, Allen Ginsberg, Jamaica Kincaid, Jerry Saltz, and Frederic Tuten. He is a Fellow at both the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Science.

Jaime Frankfurt is an art advisor based in New York. He has advised individuals, private collectors, and institutions, on both acquisitions and strategic de-accessioning of artworks. He has served on a number of boards, councils, and committees, at public and private institutions, helping to shape their holdings.

Jane Werner is the Executive Director of The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh serves 320,000 visitors a year with with a program built on joy, kindness, curiosity, and creativity. Program Spaces include New Hazlett Theater, Buhl Community Park and Museum Lab, an experimental space looking at the intersection of informal and formal educational spaces.

Jen Wink Hays is a painter/sculptor in Philadelphia and co-founder of New York City’s Blue School. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work is included in the permanent collection of the Zillman Museum of Art in Maine where she will undertake her first museum show in September 2021.

Jenn Gustetic is the Director of early-stage innovations and partnership at NASA, co-chair of the Partnership for Public Service’s Federal Innovation Council, Secretary of the board of trustees at the Van Alen Institute, and Secretary of the National Science Policy Network’s Advisory Council. She has also served as Assistant Director for Open Innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama Administration.

Jessica Morgan is Dia Art Foundation’s Director. Previously, she was The Daskalopoulos Curator of International Art at Tate Modern in London, Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, and a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Morgan was the artistic director of the 10thGwangju Biennale.

John Fry is the president of Drexel University. He serves on the boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, The Academy of Natural Sciences, the Kresge Foundation, and Lafayette College, among others. He also served as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.

Josh Ginsburg is the director of A4 Arts Foundation, as well as curatorial advisor to Wendy Fisher. Prior to A4, he co-established two collaborative artist studio/project spaces, Research Art, and Atlantic House. He has a BSc in Electrical-Mechanical engineering (University of Cape Town) and a MPhil in Fine art (UCT).

Kim Kanatani was named the inaugural Museum Director of the UCI IMCA in August 2019. Previously, she was the first Deputy Director and Gail Engelberg Director of Education at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and prior to joining the Guggenheim, was the director of education at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

Marion Weiss is co-founder of WEISS/MANFREDI and Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Marion was honored by Architectural Record as the Women in Architecture Design Leader Award in 2017 and her firm is winner of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, and the 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.

Nato Thompson is an author, curator, and cultural infrastructure builder. In 2020, he founded The Alternative Art School, an online art school with instructors and artists around the world. He has worked as Artistic Director both at Philadelphia Contemporary and Creative Time, and as Curator at MASS MoCA. He has also written two books of cultural criticism.

Dr. Stacy Holland is the Executive Director of Elevate 215. Prior to Elevate 215, Stacy was founder and principal of The Holland Group. Previously, she served as Executive Director of The Lenfest Foundation and Chief of Strategic Partnerships for the School District of Philadelphia.

Thom Collins is the Neubauer Family Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation. With experience at many of the top arts institutions across America, including the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, Collins joined the Barnes in 2015, where he has led and curated several critically acclaimed exhibitions. He also serves on the Board of Trustees at Swarthmore College.

Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, is principal of Olson Kundig, where he designs residential, hospitality and commercial projects for clients globally. Known for his contextual approach inspired by each project’s surrounding built, cultural or natural landscape, Tom has received some of the industry’s highest design honors and been featured in thousands of publications worldwide.

Tyler Hays is a painter/sculptor and founder of BDDW, a design and fabrication company dedicated to timeless design, expert craftsmanship, and forward-thinking manufacturing practices. Hays designs and fabricates all of BDDW’s pieces along with the company’s craftspeople in Philadelphia. He has worked creatively and professionally in a plethora of mediums, including music, ceramics, fashion, architecture, and furniture.

Wendell Pritchett is the James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he served as Provost, and, briefly, Interim President at Penn. Earlier in his career, he served as Chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden. He has written two books and numerous articles on urban history and policy, particularly in the areas of housing, race relations, land use, and economic development.

With a focus on equity, innovation, and quality, Dr. William R. Hite serves as Superintendent in Residence of the The Board Center at Yale SOM. He has served at every level—teacher, principal, central office administrator, and Superintendent. Dr. Hite has also taught at the University of Richmond School of Continuous Learning, Virginia State University, Bowie State University, and the University of Maryland.