BOARD + TEAM
We are incredibly proud of our Forecast team. In 2021 our Board of Directors deepened their commitment to racial equity and social justice and our staff delivered on this commitment with new programming and changes in practices and approaches. As our national work grew over the year, our staff and board expanded as well, adding new national leaders and practitioners with deep connections and proven impact outside of our Midwest region. We stayed true to our commitment to keep our team fully employed throughout the pandemic and supported them compassionately to be fully present in their community and in their personal lives.
DUDLEY VOIGT // Chair Freelance Theater Educator & Arts Program Manager Saint Paul, MN
JOHN PAIN // Treasurer CPA (inactive) Saint Paul, MN HALLY TURNER // Secretary Planning Program Coordinator, MnDOT Saint Paul, MN
ERIN HEELAN Principal Consultant, Erin Heelan Consulting Saint Paul, MN
NATHAN JOHNSON Partner + Architect, 4RM+ULA Saint Paul, MN
PAULINE KANAKO KAMIYAMA Director, Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department Santa Fe, NM
KRISTO SWEEN Founder, RFP-Ready.com + Business Development & Marketing Director, Shelter Architecture Saint Paul, MN
AVITAL RABINOWITZ Associate Producer, Performance Today at American Public Media Minneapolis, MN
HLEE VANG Law Practice Professional Saint Paul, MN
JOAN VORDERBRUGGEN Place-Based Leader, Coach, & Non-Profit Arts Administrator Minneapolis, MN
Theresa Sweetland Executive Director; Publisher FORWARD She / Her / Hers
Shauna Dee Finance + Operations Manager She / Her / Hers
Jen Dolen Content + Communications Manager; FORWARD Project Manager She / Her / Hers
Candida Gonzalez Consultant They / Them / Theirs
Tricia Heuring Consultant She / Her / Hers
Jen Krava Director of Programming + New Initiatives She / Her / Hers
Jacque Liu Consultant He / Him / His
Sarah McClure Development Manager She / Her / Hers
Mallory Rukhsana Nezam Communications Strategist; FORWARD Curator of Partnerships & Programming She / Her / Hers
Mark Salinas Senior Project Manager He / Him / His
Aki Shibata Consultant; Artist Support Grant Coordinator She / Her / Hers, They / Them / Theirs
Witt Siasoco Consultant He / Him / His
Hawona Sullivan Janzen Consultant She / Her / Hers
Cover Images (clockwise from top left): Thomasina Topbear painting on Missy Whiteman's Chroma Zone wall for the 2021 festival's final performance. Photo courtesy Theresa Sweetland; Atlanta artist Franco Bejarano worked with MARTA HOPE and Artbound to create portraits of unsheltered riders. Franco’s large scale artworks bring out the soul of the individual while connecting people with much needed resources. Still image from video by On the Grid Creative; Thomasina Topbear paints their mural. Photo by Andres Perez; Artist Janel Young worked with the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, PA to develop innovative ways to better use space at some of its crowded bus stops and rail stations. According to the artist's survey, people wanted something: colorful, uplifting, and complex to make their wait go by quicker. Photo by Ray Carrington Photoraphy.; Interactive bench and drinking fountain installation by Lisa Elias in Edina, Minnesota. Photo courtesy the artist; Gracie Horne, dove chair artist for one of several artist-designed chairs for the Larry Cohen Recognition Project in Saint Paul, MN. Photo by Shun Yong.