President
CurrentServe as chief executive officer for a multifaceted, national non-profit arts, education and cultural organization that owns and operates a 750-acre campus in service to its broader mission of exploring the best in human values through the lens of the arts, education, recreation and interfaith discovery. In addition to its New York campus, with offices in Washington, DC, and a vast new digital network, the Institution conducts programming and coursework year round with international partners including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Comedy Center, and Mather, among many others. Graduate-level schools in the arts and professional artistic companies in opera, theater, symphony and dance round out this robust national convener.In a time of universal longing for better and deeper civil discourse in America, the mission of Chautauqua Institution to explore the best in human values and the enrichment of life could not be more important or urgent. Chautauqua’s unique approach to engagement seeks to expand each person’s capacity for understanding themselves and who they are in relation to the world. As a convener, Chautauqua brings together individuals and communities—both in-person and virtually—to build bridges and encourage dialogue that is essential to moving our national conversation forward. The Institution offers a time-tested model for lifelong learning, blending the four pillars of the arts, education, religion, and recreation. It is a place and a movement that fulfills a yearning for social and intellectual connection and civil discourse.
