Museum Hue Board Members
Mikhaile Solomon (Chair), Founder and Director of Prizm Art Fair
Shayna Jeffers (Treasurer), Financial Manager, Powerhouse Arts,
Dayton Schroeter, Principal Architect at the SmithGroup
Jennifer A Scott, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem
Lorna Harris, President and Founder, Visionary GPS
Melanie Adams, Director at Anacostia Community Museum
Sean Kelley, Senior Vice President and Director of Interpretation at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Shari Berman, Partner, Evidence Design
Tushara Jones, Attorney at PwC
Staff
Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham
Executive Director
Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham
Executive Director
Stephanie Johnson Cunningham is the Executive Director of Museum Hue. Her leadership has propelled the organization into a nationally recognized and trusted source with 400+ institutional members (museums and academic institutions) that utilize the organization as a resource to inform both practice and policies. Stephanie has been committed to taking up the charge to change museums to bring about greater attention and constant awareness of racial issues through arts and culture. She stresses that the best pedagogical strategies include the cultural capital of communities to deepen knowledge and understanding of art, history, and culture. Stephanie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art and Art History from Brooklyn College and a Masters degree in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies (CHAPS) from Rutgers University. She also received the Americans for the Arts 2019 American Express Emerging Leader Award for her work.
Sierra Van Ryck deGroot
Deputy Director
Sierra Van Ryck deGroot
Deputy Director
Sierra Van Ryck deGroot is the Deputy Director of Museum Hue. A proud alumna of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Program at Seton Hall University and Bank Street College of Education, Sierra has her B.A. in Art, Design and Interactive Media; Fine Arts; and Art History and M.S.Ed in Museum Education. A child of Guyanese immigrants, she is proudly born and raised in Central Jersey (NJ), which does exist and it is pork roll, not Taylor Ham. She is also half of the former Sierras co-presidential leadership team of the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network, a current board member for the New Jersey Association of Museums, and participating in many side quests related to advocating for change in the GLAM sector, especially in museums, around salary transparency, actionable equity in hiring practices, the abolition of unpaid internships, and the practice of rest for all museum workers.
Addison Tobias
Programs Manager
Addison Tobias
Programs Manager
Addison Tobias is the Programs Manager at Museum Hue. A former Schomburg Fellow at the University at Buffalo, Addison received her Master’s degree in Critical Museum Studies and Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. She proudly brings experience expanding access to museums from her work co-developing Teen Programs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Addison has participated in the Columbia Business School’s Executive Education Museum Leadership Program and is an advocate for amplifying BIPOC voices in arts administration. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Addison was adopted into a family of art educators and has always been interested in the use of arts as a lens for communication and expression. She is committed to implementing best practices in Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion initiatives across the arts and cultural field.
Amanda Thomas
Membership and Communications Manager
Amanda Thomas
Membership and Communications Manager
Amanda Thomas is the Membership and Communications Manager at Museum Hue. Amanda received her Masters’s degree in Contemporary Art Theory at Sotheby’s Insitute of art and her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism News-Editorial at Baylor University. She brings over five years of editorial, communications, and publication experience, working at BuzzFeed, New York Magazine, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. She is committed to creating physical and digital spaces of inclusivity and accessibility through creating innovative, engaging, and timely content.
Jinelle Thompson
Research and Partnerships Manager
Jinelle Thompson
Research and Partnerships Manager
Jinelle Thompson is the Project Manager at Museum Hue. She is an arts administrator and cultural strategist working with cultural institutions to establish equitable partnerships and programming with communities across NYC. Through qualitative research, collaborative visioning, and anti-oppressive facilitation, Jinelle develops engagement strategies for the inclusion and empowerment of communities of color. She has organized workshops and public programs with artists, organizers, and activists concerning civic engagement, immigration, voting rights, and mass incarceration. In addition to her work with museums and arts organizations, Jinelle has worked with libraries, social impact organizations, and elected officials in state and municipal government providing operations and administrative support through project and client management, strategic communications, and event administration. Jinelle holds a Bachelors with honors in Sociology & Political Science with a concentration in Public Law and a Masters in Museum Studies.