Our Staff

Winter Marshall
Acting Executive Director
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Lucy Gellman
Editor, Arts Paper
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Lucy is a lapsed art historian who loves wordplay almost as much as community building. Prior to her time at The Arts Paper she was a reporter at the New Haven Independent and station manager at WNHH Community Radio, where she still produces and hosts Kitchen Sync, a show about food and New Haven.

Megan Manton
Development Director
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Sarah Ficca
Communications Manager
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Sarah believes we all possess a map to save the world and artists are the North Star. Her passion is unearthing visionaries; a treasure hunt with the best prizes. She is an Emmy Winner, political wonk, former International DJ, and lifelong lover of cats.
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Rebekah Moore
Program Director
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Rebekah Moore, a New Haven native, is known for her vibrant spirit, welcoming aura, and devotion to youth and community. She graduated from Southern CT State University with a Bachelors in Psychology & is the co-owner of #ThaTeam Podcast. With her role as #ThaTeam’s Program Manager, she has had the opportunity to curate a number of community-based programs to include: The Princess Chat, Annual Hat & Scarf drives & their most recent program: PodIn New Haven which is a program teaching city-wide students the art of podcasting. She is truly passionate about her community and uplifting artists by pushing them to their fullest potential. As Program Director for The Arts Council, her goal is to fill the need for artistic creativity and expose children to a number of exciting art forms.

Markeshia Ricks
YAJI Program Director
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Markeshia is a recovering journalist turned voice actor who dabbles in blogging, podcasting and photography. Before joining the Arts Council she wrote for the New Haven Independent, Air Force Times, the Montgomery Advertiser, the Anniston Star, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the Tuscaloosa News.

Mina Khokhar
Development Associate
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Mina is a recent graduate at Albertus Magnus College with an Art Management major and Entrepreneurship minor. She is interested in Art Education and programming and within the last year she has focused more on Development work. She recently curated a show called As⋅Sem⋅Blage at Albertus and the article can be found in the Arts Paper. She is excited to be staying in the New Haven area after school!