Hope Chávez
Executive Director
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Hope is a creative producer, facilitator, and non-profit arts leader. Hope is called to center joy and justice to shift systems of power to radically support the underserved culture makers in her community. Her highlight reel includes adventures at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Associate Producer) and Long Wharf Theatre (Director of Artistic Planning). Hope serves as Co-President of The New Haven Pride Center's Board and as an advisory council member with Accountability for Abundance ( Theatre Communications Group).
Winter Marshall
Operations Director
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Rebekah Moore
Program Director
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Rebekah, 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 and is their Program Manager. She is passionate about uplifting artists by pushing them to their fullest potential. As Program Director, her goal is to fill the need for artistic creativity and engage the community in all artforms.
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.
Yexandra Diaz
Development Manager
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Yexandra serves at the intersection of arts and advocacy with nearly a decade of experience in youth engagement, community leadership, and economic development. As the Arts Council's Development Manager she bridges creativity and community impact. Beyond this role, Yexandra leads strategic development for Hang Time and facilitates AIR Collaborative sessions with the Connecticut Office of the Arts, supporting local creative economies. Her passion for civic engagement is reflected in her service as a City of New Haven Youth Commissioner, Board Member for Common Ground High School Urban Farm & Educational Center and the New Haven Poet Laureate.
Max Hunt
Administrative Aide
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Max serves as the Administrative Aide at the Arts Council. His past work is primarily in nonprofit theatre directly supporting artists both local and international. He loves dogs and the beach.
Thomas Breen
Contributing Editor
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Thomas is the editor of the New Haven Independent, with which the Arts Paper shares content. As a part-time contributing editor to the Arts Paper, he proofs articles, bounces around ideas with Editor Lucy Gellman, and asks questions that inform the reporting of the Arts Paper.
