Bios for "LINC"
Ryan Breaux
Program Assistant
As LINC's Program Assistant, Ryan provides administrative support to LINC's grant making programs, including Space for Change. Ryan began his tenure at LINC as an intern in January 2009, quickly becoming an integral member of our team. Ryan's previous experience includes serving on the beta team at SUPERFRONT-a not-for-profit project space for experimental architecture in B...
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Taya Mueller
Program Coordinator
As Program Coordinator, Taya works across programs in the coordination of grants and contracts, communications, and research. She joins LINC with a diverse portfolio of management, outreach, and production experience in the performing arts and non-profit sectors. Prior to relocating to Brooklyn as National Field Operations Director for Music for America, Taya served as Outrea...
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Parita Patel
Program Coordinator
As Program Coordinator, Parita works across the Creative Communities, Artist Space and Health Insurance for Artists programs, as well as conducts research and handles information requests on behalf of the Executive Director. Prior to joining LINC for the second time, Parita served as the Research & Grants Manager for Cable Positive, the former AIDS action organization of the ...
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Nicholas Pelzer
Program Manager
Nicholas is the Program Manager for LINC's Health Insurance for Artists and Creative Communities programs. Throughout his career, he has been committed to promoting the inclusion and full participation of underrepresented communities through education, health care, social entrepreneurship and strategic grant making.
Prior to his work at LINC, Nicholas was Program Coordinator f...
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Judilee Reed
Executive Director
For over 15 years, Judilee has worked in the not-for-profit field of arts, culture, and community service directing programs that build on the many intersections of people, art, and community development.
Judilee Reed is the Executive Director of Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC). In her role, Judilee develops the overarching strategy for the organization and defin...
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Risė Wilson
Program Manager
As Program Manager for LINC's national programs, Risė focuses on artist space, health insurance, and health care for artists. As the manager of the Space for Change program at LINC, Risė is helping to re-shape a national conversation about what defines best practice in the field of Artis Space Development, where community engagement is a core principle. Her work at LINC is inf...
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