Gail Crider, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, directs our program design area and facilitates our internal operations. In addition, she consults on strategic leadership, planning and governance.
Ms. Crider has worked with a variety of nonprofit organizations. Before joining National Arts Strategies, Ms. Crider spent 10 years in the funding community. In her most recent position as a program officer for a private foundation, she worked on inner-city redevelopment and community building in Washington, D.C. She co-chaired the Community Development Support Collaborative in Washington, D.C., and has served on grants panels for the Corporation for National Service (AmeriCorp), the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Department of Treasury, CDFI Fund. Ms. Crider has also worked for the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She holds a B.S. in theater from Lewis and Clark College.
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The complex issues involved in leading a cultural nonprofit today can challenge even the most skilled management team. Using our first-hand experience in the arts and working with faculty from leading business and graduate schools, we deliver executive-level programs that help you find new opportunities, manage your resources and lead your organization toward its mission.
