Meet our class of 2022 Fellows

The inaugural cohort of fellows for the BIPOC Executive Leadership in the Arts Program acted as a "beta class". The six fellows served as partners in developing and launching the program by providing rich feedback on their experience and how the program might be improved to serve future cohorts.

Dacquiri Baptiste

Vice President & COO

Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN

Tania Palkhivala

Director of Development,

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL

Faustina Brooks

Director of Finance

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

Marisol Sanchez Best

Director of Education and Community Engagement

Seattle Theatre Group, Seattle, WA

Achia Floyd

Director of Foundation and Government Partnerships

SPHINX, Atlanta, GA

Jennifer Tsukayama

Vice President of Arts Education New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ

"The Stanford Learning Retreat is a great start to expand our minds about what future is possible, to gain support from like-minded colleagues, and to network with those with whom you may not otherwise have access.”

2022 Fellow