
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peter Englot, President, Rutgers University-Newark
Lisa D. Love, Esq., Vice President, Love & Long, LLP
Marcy DePina, Vice President, Newark Riverfront Revival
Lyneir Richardson, Treasurer, Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Rutgers Business School
Jennifer C. Critchley, Esq., Asst. Treasurer, Connell Foley
Michelle Richardson, Secretary, Hudson County Economic Development Corporation
Onome N. Adejemilua, McCarter & English
Lisa V. Chow, Esq., Prudential
Ali Gates, Claim It!
Michele Gonzalez, PSEG
Richard Grossklaus, (Retired) Integrity House
Samer Hanini, Hanini Group
Dupré (DoItAll) Kelly, DoItAll Media Group
Donna Walker-Kuhne, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Marshell Jones Kumahor, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra/Arts Ed Newark Liaison
Marc Leibowitz, Oppenheimer & Co.
Victor Nichols, DMC Publishing LLC
Kiyana N. Richardson, FIN Business LLC
Carolyn J. Simon, Wells Fargo Private Bank
ARTIST ADVISORY COUNCIL
Judith K. Brodsky, Willie Cole, David Antonio Cruz, Victor L. Davson, Stefon Harris, Nell Painter, Kevin Blythe Sampson, fayemi shakur, Salamishah Tillet, Emma Wilcox
Newark Arts’ mission is to power the arts to transform the lives of those who work, live and play in the great city of Newark, New Jersey. Established in 1981, Newark Arts advances and expands the resources and offerings of arts and cultural organizations in the great city of Newark, New Jersey. Newark Arts provides leadership, direction, and technical assistance through partnerships with artists, arts administrators, community organizations, community development corporations, planning groups, economic development agencies, and government agencies as well as the general public.



