Durham Cultural Roadmap
Durham
Cultural
Roadmap
"Durham's vibrancy and our incredible quality of life are driven by our creative community of cultural institutions, museums, libraries, cultural workers, artists, and audiences. This plan will help us ensure that the cultural sector has the support it needs to remain central to who we are as a community.”
'Major Wrapped' - Michael Waller, Leah Foushee, & Crochet Bandits
Meet the Cultural Roadmap Planning Group
The Cultural Roadmap Planning Group, a group of residents and cultural leaders, will review and advise on engagement, priorities and plan development. Appointed by the Durham Cultural Advisory Board through an open call process in late 2022, the Cultural Roadmap Planning Group represents independent artists, cultural organizations, public and private sector, education, philanthropy, cultural workers, recreation, neighborhoods, youth and other creatives. All members of the group live and/or work in Durham.
The Planning Group meets monthly with AMS Planning & Research, and City and County staff on the last Thursday of the month. These meetings will be a mix of virtual and in person. Please contact dcab@durhamnc.gov If you wish to observe a meeting.
Cultural Roadmap Planning Group
Zena Howard
Co-Chair
Principal and Managing Director, Perkins & Will
Steve Schewel
Co-Chair
Former Mayor of Durham, 2017-2021
Mark-Anthony Middleton
Honorary Chair
Brenda Howerton
Honorary Chair
Chair, Durham County Commissioners
Antonio Alanis
Artist, Board Member Diamante Arts & Cultural Center
Susan Amey
John Brown
J.B. Buxton
President, Durham Technical Community College
Javiera Caballero
At-Large Council Member, Durham City Council
E'Vonne Coleman
Cultural Leader,
Retired Consultant
Chelsea Contreras
Design & Branding Senior Specialist, Latino Community Credit Union
Lightsey Darst
Artist, Development Program Director for the Arts and Humanities, Duke University
Lois Deloatch
Artist, Nonprofit Advisor
Kathryn Desplanque
Artist, Art History Professor, UNC, Chapel Hill
Sherry DeVries
Executive Director, Durham Arts Council
Rodrigo Dorfman
Artist, Advocate
Akiva Fox
Artist, Bulldog Ensemble Theater
Oscar Garcia
Engagement Specialist and Interpreter, Durham County Department of Public Health
Lana Garland
Artist, Self-Employed, Executive Producer, Insibah Media
Chandra Guinn
Executive Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, McKinney
Carrie Heinonen
CEO, Museum of Life and Science, Durham Rotary
Denise Hester
Small Business Owner, Phoenix Fest, Durham Business & Professional Chain Representative
Lilyn Hester
Head of Southeast External Affairs and Government Relations, Google; Board Member, Durham Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Jordan
Vice Provost for Academic and Community Engagement, UNC, Chapel Hill; Representative, Durham Cultural Advisory Board (DCAB)
Barbara Lau
Founding Director, Pauli Murray Center
Angela Lee
Girija Mahajan
Nori McDuffie
Patrick Mucklow
Britney Nava Munoz
Youth Representative,
Changed by Youth Organization
Jodee Nimerichter
Executive Director,
American Dance Festival
Mimi O'Brien
Executive Director,
Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
David Young Oh
Owner, Radical Healing,
Program Volunteer for OUTSOUTH: Queer Film Festival
Steven Pearson
Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM
Kym Register
Artist,
Owner, Pinhook
Laura Ritchie
Self-Employed, Pop Box Gallery, Curator, Public Art Committee Representative
Pilar Rocha-Goldberg
President/CEO of El Centro Hispano, Inc.
Arthur Rogers
Durham Library Foundation
Aya Shabu
Artist, Village of Wisdom/Whistle Stop Tours
Casey Steinbacher
Nicole Thompson
President/CEO of
Downtown Durham Inc.
Bettina Umstead
Chair, Durham Public Schools Board of Education
Andre Vann
Archivist and Historian,
Public History Professor at
North Carolina Central University
Quay Weston
Business Owner, Designer with community non-profits
Meet the AMS Planning & Research Durham Team
AMS Planning & Research (AMS) and our local consulting partners combine decades of experience in the arts and cultural sector with a strong understanding of the Durham community to partner with the City and County of Durham to create the Durham Cultural Roadmap.
AMS’s work in hundreds of communities over 35 years and the expertise of local partners with deep roots in the community provides a strong foundation to move the project forward in a productive, inclusive and successful manner.
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Durham Central Park
Photo: Ryan Moeller
