Annette Johnson has more than 30 years of experience in the cultural arts field specializing in project design/management, marketing, grant writing and event planning. She has curated contemporary art exhibits, initiated arts education programs, produced festivals, music and dance performances, public humanities programs, and large scale fundraising and community events. Museum exhibition experience includes the Wignall Museum in Rancho Cucamonga; as a Senior Manager with the City of Pico Rivera she directed six divisions. She has developed marketing materials, special events and education programs that have earned state and national awards. Annette has served as a grant reviewer for the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and was a District Co-Chair for the California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies. She is an activist, has been an active volunteer in K-12 education and community organizations, is a performing musician, and previously served on the Board of the Museum of Neon Art. Annette holds a BA in Art History from CSU Fullerton and an MPA from CSU San Bernardino. She also earned certificates in Non-Profit Management from Cal-Poly Pomona and Marketing Management from UC Riverside. Since 2005 she has worked as an independent consultant for marketing and development in southern California.

Fabian Fuertes (he/him), holds the position of Senior Manager, YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is a board member with Arts for LA, and is a Delegate for Assembly District 53 with the CA Democratic Party. His passion for equitable education, the arts, and social justice inspires his work in creating a profound societal renewal in our generation and the next. As a native Angeleno and first-generation Latinx, he is proud to be a part of an organization that engages more than 1,300 young people from historically marginalized communities across LA County through free music experiences and creative youth development to inspire belonging and membership, autonomy, civic and social abilities, and stronger lifelong learners. Fabian is excited to continuously explore personal blind spots, enable transformation, and continue his pursuit in creating a world in which access to equitable education, for all, inspires any person to fulfill their greatest potential.

Jennifer M. Cuevas (she/her/ella) is a Los Angeles-based arts executive,
entrepreneur, arts advocate and cultural producer with a passion for
storytelling, connecting people, and a 20+ year history of advancing the arts in
Los Angeles. For more than two decades she has been dedicated to
supporting visual and performing artists, developing campaigns for social
impact and amplifying the missions, artists and programmatic work of non-
profit institutions.

She recently served as Executive Director of Self Help Graphics & Art and
prior to her role as ED, contributed since 2017 as a consulting strategic
advisor, cultural producer, and communications executive, bolstering the
organization’s visibility locally and nationally. Jennifer is a multifaceted leader
who brings with her diverse experiences in the non-profit sector and has
previously worked with the Vincent Price Art Museum, LA Commons in
collaboration with the City of LA’s Department of Arts and Culture (DCA),
Academia Avance Charter School (Avance), California Native Vote Project
(CNVP), Women Organizing Resources, Knowledge and Services (WORKS),
Metro Arts, Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA), and many others.

Jennifer received a B.A. in Communications, with a concentration in Public
Affairs/Information, from the University of La Verne. She currently serves on
the Board of Arts of LA.