Team
Gregorio Lucena Scarpella
Director
Greg has a background in communications, marketing and cultural management. He is currently the Director of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN).
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Stephanie Fortunato
Director, Special Projects
Stephanie Fortunato has joined GCDN as Director, Special Projects in 2022. Stephanie has been active in the network since 2017, representing the City of Providence – and more recently as a co-host of GCDN’s podcast The Three Bells.
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Adrian Ellis
Executive Chair
Adrian is the founder of AEA Consulting (1990) and the Global Cultural Districts Network (2013).
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Beliz Tecirli, PhD
Senior Fellow
Beliz Tecirli currently advises on cultural projects across the Arabian Gulf region. In addition to her passion for enhancing urban cultural development, she also has a deep practical knowledge of global cultural investment and policy trends, appropriate mechanisms for governance and funding, and strategies for the animation of public space.
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Maxwell L. Anderson
Chairman Emeritus; President, Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Maxwell L. Anderson is the President of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Chairman Emeritus of the GCDN Advisory Board
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Manal Ataya
Director-General, Sharjah Museums Authority
Manal Ataya is a museum professional with extensive experience in museum development and cultural diplomacy.
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Christos Carras
Executive Director, ONASSIS STEGI
Christos Carras is the Executive Director of the ONASSIS STEGI (Onassis Cultural Centre) in Athens, Greece.
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Hwee Nee Chang
Chief Executive, National Heritage Board (NHB)
Ms. Chang Hwee Nee is the Chief Executive, National Heritage Board (NHB). Since joining NHB in May 2017, she has worked on the long-term sustainability and development of the museums and the national heritage cause.
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Andrea Dempster Chung
Cofounder & Executive Director, Kingston Creative
Andrea is the Cofounder and Executive Director of Kingston Creative an organisation seeking to transform Downtown Kingston, Jamaica, and the founder of Bookophilia, a bookstore that promotes Caribbean literature.
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Douglas Gautier
CEO and Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival Centre
Douglas is the CEO and Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival Centre, a position to which he came in 2006, after leading one of the world’s great Arts festivals in Hong Kong and with international experience in media, tourism and the arts.
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Vilma Jurkute
Executive Director of Alserkal
Vilma has dedicated her career to developing creative industries across New York, Chicago, London and Dubai.
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Éric Lefebvre
Directeur Général, Partenariat du Quartier des Spectacles
Éric Lefebvre is the Executive Director of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership since September 2020. From 2013 to 2020, he was the Partnership’s Director of Development.
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