The People

ARTS BRIDGING THE GAP IS COMMITTED TO CREATING EXCITING, ENRICHING JOBS FOR ARTISTS AND CULTURAL CHANGE MAKERS. WE BELIEVE IN EMPOWERING TEAM MEMBERS TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, AS PART OF COMMITMENT TO EXPAND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

 

Executive & Creative Team

Kyle Denman

Executive Director

Georgia Van Cuylenburg

Founding Director

Ariella Kirschbaum

Programs Director

Isabel Flores

Summer Administrative Coordinator

Kristine Pohle

Social Media & Marketing Coordinator

Emily Wanserski

Consultant

 Artists in Residence

Amani Holbert

Visual Arts Education Lead

Annie Hong

Visual Arts Education Lead

Dylan McTee

Performing Arts Education Lead

Ethel & Carlo Zafranco

Visual Arts Education Leads

Gabe Crown

Visual Arts Education Lead

Gilyon Brace-Wessel

Visual Arts Education Lead

Jeremy Padilla

Visual Arts Education Lead

John Simard

Visual Arts Education Lead

Lauren Robertson

Performing Arts Education Lead

Matthew Enloe

Cerca Cultivation—Urban Farming Education Lead

Navid Ebrahimzadeh

Futures Rewired Education Lead

Noah Humes

Visual Arts Education Lead

Olivia Rose Keegan

Performing Arts Education Lead

Pat Conlon

Visual Arts Education Lead

PeQue Brown

Visual Arts Education Lead

Rebeca Diaz-Perez

Visual Arts Education Lead

Sabrina Weisz

Performing Arts Education Lead

Tiffany Raber

Futures Rewired Education Lead

Ty Moran

Urban Farming Education Lead

Vivien Rodriguez

Visual Arts Education Lead

Visiting Artists

Board of Directors

Rufus Chambers

Board President

Project Director
Project Management Advisors, Inc.

Pamela Huning

Board Vice President

Senior Director—Head of Property Operations
Breakthrough Properties

Ray Huning

Board Treasurer

Executive Vice President—Tax
American Homes 4 Rent

Georgia Van Cuylenburg

Board Secretary

Founding Director
Arts Bridging The Gap

Kara Ahmanson

Board Member

Development Coordinator
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association

Shannon Alter

Board Member

Owner
Leaders Exceed, LLC

Darryl Cyphers

Board Member

Senior Director of Legal Compliance
Klaviyo

Dana Harris

Board Member

Former Sr. Director & Chief Administrative Officer
Tonic Health

Victor Masaya

Board Member

Managing Partner
Presidio Investors

Rena Mosquera

Board Member

Chief Operating Officer
Rogue Mocap

Erik M Rivera

Board Member

President & Chief Executive Officer
Manhattan Pacific Management, Inc.

Rachel Russell

Board Member

Assistant Director, Field Marketing
Ernst & Young LLP

ABG’s Board of Directors and leadership convene at the start of each calendar year for an annual retreat.

Pictured left to right: Darryl Cyphers, Rufus Chambers, Shannon Alter, Pamela Huning, Kara Ahmanson, Kyle Denman, Georgia van Cuylenburg, Dana Harris, Rachel Russell, and Victor Masaya.

*all Meeting agendas and minutes are available upon request.

Young Professionals Board

Jenna Snyder

Chairperson

Client Relationship Manager
Ernest Packaging Solutions

Yi Chen

Member

Comms Strategist
Media by Mother

Nate Harvey

Member

VP of E-Commerce and Digital Marketing 
Netflix, Complex NTWRK, & Spotify

Ellen Hiller

Member

Pupil Service & Attendance Counselor
Los Angeles Unified School District

Victoria Shalom-Herrera

Member

Global Manager, Experiential & Content Production
Spotify