Executive Placements

Fund for the Arts (The Fund) has selected André Kimo Stone Guess as President & CEO, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He will begin his tenure on June 30, 2021. Mr. Guess will be the fourth President & CEO in the organization’s 72 years, replacing Christen Boone, who has […]

Interlochen Center for the Arts has selected Enrique Márquez as Director of Music, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He will begin his tenure on June 1, 2021. Mr. Márquez most recently served as Manager of Events for the Harvard University Department of Music. In this role, he oversaw Music

Film Streams has selected Deirdre Haj as Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on May 17, 2021. For more than a decade, Ms. Haj has served as Executive Director of the esteemed Full Frame Documentary Film Festival based in Durham, North Carolina. Under

The City of Aspen has named Lisa Rigsby Peterson as the Executive Director of the Wheeler Opera House, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She began her tenure on March 1, 2021. A long-time Colorado resident, Ms. Rigsby Peterson most recently served as the Founding Executive Director of the municipally-owned

The Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) in Provincetown has selected Sharon Polli as Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on May 10, 2021. Ms. Polli joins FAWC after serving in various key leadership role, including Chief Revenue Strategist, Vice President of Advancement, and

Creative Capital has selected Christine W. Kuan as President and Executive Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). Beginning her tenure on March 22, 2021, she will be the organization’s third leader since its founding in 1999. Ms. Kuan brings more than 20 years of arts leadership experience in the

The City of Thousand Oaks has selected Jonathan Serret as Cultural Affairs Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He began his tenure on November 20, 2020. Mr. Serret most recently worked at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center (BAPAC), serving as technical Director for 10 years and as

Mass Cultural Council has selected Michael J. Bobbitt as Executive Director, following a national executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He began his tenure on February 1, 2021, becoming the most senior cultural official in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Bobbitt most recently served as Artistic Director of the New Repertory Theatre

Arkansas Arts Academy has selected Richard Burrows as CEO, following a national executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). He began his tenure on September 14, 2020. Mr. Burrows has worked at the local, state, national, and international levels for more than 40 years. His appointments include K-12 public education, post-secondary institutions, governmental

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) has selected Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell as its Artistic Director, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on March 1, 2021. A Baltimore native, Ms. Fisher-Harrell has been a dance educator since 2005. Passing on her knowledge and experience to future artists of