National Arts Strategies has been working with leaders in arts and culture for over twenty-five years. We’ve seen that a dynamic, sustainable arts community comes from the vision and effort of skilled professionals. In our organizational leadership programs arts leaders explore the toughest challenges facing organizations today, and learn from some of the leading business school faculty in the United States. The experience is always interactive and engaging, respectful but demanding. And it brings the best thinking from outside the arts sector into the community, challenging arts and cultural leaders to take a fresh look at their organizations.
The NAS team is one of diverse backgrounds – our experience runs the gamut from tech startups to monolithic arts organizations – and with those backgrounds come a wide variety of viewpoints. A culture of inquiry and debate informs our work, and we regularly look to each other to provide new insights and perspective as we tackle our own projects and challenges.
Pearl Bickersteth is National Arts Strategies’ Program Coordinator. Pearl enjoys going to yoga, watching primetime television dramas or indulging in a good romance novel. She loves to travel and explore new cultures, their art and architecture. |
Taylor Craig is National Arts Strategies’ Program & Engagement Manager. Taylor has a background in international cultural exchange and aims to advance art as a driver of cross-cultural understanding on a global scale. She is a photographer by training and passion who still enjoys capturing the beautiful moments in her life. |
Gail Crider is National Arts Strategies’ President and CEO. She believes a strong sector comes from having a diversity of ideas, art forms, leaders, approaches and voices, and is interested in fostering organizational health, environmentally sound growth policies and universal access to education. Gail enjoys playing the role of mother to an exceptional teenage son, practicing yoga, volunteering at community events and cooking. |
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Joshua Miller is the Executive Assistant and Assistant Secretary to the Board. Before joining NAS, Josh held internships and fellowships on the Hill, K. Street, with a D.C.-based communications consulting firm. |
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Sunny Widmann is a Director at NAS. Sunny believes that arts participation engenders empathy and builds cross-cultural understanding, and is interested in how the arts work in different communities across the globe. Sunny likes to spend her time practicing yoga with friends, or planning her next great adventure. |
