Executive Placements

Textile Museum of Canada (the Museum) has selected Kirsten Kamper as position title, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on May 2, 2022. A senior non-profit executive and relationship manager with 23 years of experience, Kamper joins the Museum following her most recent position as […]

Concord Community Music School (CCMS) has selected Daniel Acsadi as Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He will begin his tenure on May 9, 2022. An experience arts educator and administrator, Acsadi comes to CCMS after serving as the Director of Education and Community Programs at the Powers

  University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) has selected Jessica Berlanga-Taylor as the Stuart Collection Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on April 18, 2022. An accomplished curator and artist, Berlanga-Taylor joins the Stuart Collection after serving as curator for projects at

SPARC has selected John Tong as Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He began his tenure on February 21, 2022. With a reputation for helping organizations innovate, thrive, and grow, Tong joins SPARC having most recently served as Executive Director of A Place to Be, the nation’s largest

A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) has selected Anita Shah as Managing Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She began her tenure on January 3, 2022. An experienced arts and entertainment executive, Shah most recently served as Senior Director, Creation and Production at Blue Man Productions. While there, she oversaw the

Newark Arts has selected Felicia A. Swoope as Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on February 14, 2022. Swoope brings extensive experience in the arts as a performer, with expertise in teaching, resource development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Most recently, she held

National Dance Institute (NDI) has selected Juan José Escalante as Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He began his tenure on January 3, 2022. With an impressive nonprofit management background, Escalante joins National Dance Institute after most recently serving as Executive Director at the José Limón Dance Foundation.

PlayPenn has selected Che’Rae Adams as Artistic Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She began her tenure on December 1, 2021. A respected advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts and culture community, Adams joins PlayPenn after 15 years as Producing Artistic Director of the LA Writers