Since 2019, I’ve served as the inaugural Executive Director of the New York City AIDS Memorial. Founded in 2011 to honor the over 100,000 New Yorkers lost to AIDS, the Memorial is a permanent, architecturally significant space for remembrance, reflection, and direct action. It’s also a growing platform for free, public cultural programming, including art commissions, performances, and collaborations that address the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Under my leadership, the organization has entered a dynamic new phase: tripling our annual operating budget, raising over $8 million in long-term strategic support, expanding government and foundation partnerships, and launching a critically recognized series of public programs and artist commissions. Recent and upcoming programs include those with Scott Burton & Oscar Tuazon (2026), Jacolby Satterwhite, Derek Fordjour, Tourmaline, Matthew Leifheit, Molissa Fenley, Neil Greenberg, Jenny Holzer, Jim Hodges, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Steven Evans, the Arthur Russell Estate, the David Wojnarowicz Foundation, Philip Glass, Avram Finkelstein, and organizations like the Poetry Project, National AIDS Memorial, Legends of Drag, the Generations Project, and the West Side Cultural Network, where I also co-chair the fundraising and budget committee.

I hold an MS in Theory, History, and Criticism of Art, Design, and Architecture from Pratt Institute, and a BFA in the History of Art from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), where I received the Ella Munsterberg Award for Excellence in Critical Studies.

My earlier roles include Visual Art Curator at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (2006—13), where I led thematic exhibitions, commissions, and fundraising initiatives; and director-level posts at ACRIA and GMHC (2017—19), where I oversaw development, communications, events, and cultural projects. I also helped build a tech-driven auction startup serving nonprofit and museum clients across the U.S. and Europe.

Independent curatorial work includes exhibitions and talks across New York, Europe, and beyond, with institutions like the Austrian Cultural Forum, curated by_vienna, and the School of Visual Arts (SVA). I’ve lectured at NYU, SVA, Columbia, Indiana University, and The New School, and served on the boards of NURTUREart (2008—2014) and Shandaken Projects (2012—2025). My work has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Art Newspaper, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, and more.