|
Carmen De La Rosa
Carmen De La Rosa emigrated to the United States from the Dominican
Republic as a child and grew up in Inwood, where she has lived her entire
life. Her advocacy and passion for justice are deeply influenced by her
roots. She has listened and advocated for the most vulnerable, even before
she started her career in government. In November 2016, she was elected to
represent her community as the State Assembly Member of the 72nd District.
Since her first day in office, she has fought against racism, xenophobia,
and economic injustice. As a progressive Democrat, De La Rosa has fought
for criminal justice reform, workers' rights, truly affordable housing and
protections for tenants, climate justice, taxing the wealthy, LGBTIA
rights, and many other consequential social justice policies. De La Rosa
successfully negotiated and passed the New York State DREAM Act and the
first-in-the-nation Excluded Workers Fund (EWF) at $2.1 billion. As the
member of the Assembly representing the district with the highest number of
rent-stabilized apartments, she actively participated in passing the
strongest tenant protection laws in a generation. On June 22, 2021, De La
Rosa was victorious in the Democratic primary and subsequently won the
general election on November 2, becoming the first Dominican woman elected
to represent District 10 at City Hall.
Robyne Walker Murphy
Robyne Walker Murphy is a nationally recognized art and social justice
educator and administrator. Currently, she is the Executive Director of
Groundswell, a social justice, youth-development program that uses the
transformative power of public art making to ignite personal and societal
change. In her five years at Groundswell, Murphy has uplifted the visions
of young people, teaching artists, arts administrators, and staff through
the creation of 126 murals, serving approximately 2,000 young people and
collaborating with 150 community organizations. During her tenure,
Groundswell has received national recognition for its excellence in youth
development, public art, and social justice pedagogy. Groundswell is a
two-time recipient of the Stand for Arts Award given by Charter
Communications and Ovation TV; the Abbey Mural Prize awarded by the
National Academy of Design; and the Spark Prize Award presented by the
Brooklyn Community Foundation. Previous to Groundswell, Murphy held
positions at the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Cool Culture,
and DreamYard, where she served as the inaugural director of the DreamYard
Art Center in the Bronx. Under her leadership, DreamYard Art Center was
recognized by the Obama White House as one of the top out-of-school programs
in the nation. Murphy accepted the award from First Lady Michelle Obama.
Murphy has conducted workshops and delivered keynote addresses at
conferences and institutions across the country, including Harvard
University Graduate School of Education, The University of Chicago, Seattle
Art Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, the Bronx
Museum of the Arts. In the fall of 2020, she was appointed to New York
City's Cultural Advisory Commission under former Mayor Bill de Blasio. She
was awarded a BA in English from Clark Atlanta University and an MFA in
Acting from the University of Washington, Seattle. She resides in Brooklyn
with her husband, Tarik Murphy, and her son, Ras.
Lulu C. Wang
Lulu C. Wang is the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Tupelo Capital
Management, which she founded in 1998 for hedge fund partnerships and
transitioned into a family office in 2008. Prior to that, Wang was a
director and executive vice president of Jennison Associates Capital
Corporation. While at Jennison, she managed billion-dollar funds for
pension, endowment, and mutual funds. She joined Jennison Associates in
1988, after serving as senior vice president and managing director at
Equitable Capital Management for ten years. Wang serves on the boards and in
leadership positions at Rockefeller University, Asia Society, and Columbia
Business School. She also serves on the advisory council for Bank of
America Private Bank, is a retired director of MetLife Inc., a former board
member of the Committee of 100, and a trustee emerita of The Metropolitan
Museum of Art and Wellesley College, where she was the commencement speaker
in 2016. Wang has been honored for her professional achievements by
Columbia Women in Business, China Institute, New York Public Radio, Girls
Inc., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rockefeller University, Asia Society,
the Women's Economic Round Table, and Ernst and Young. Wang was awarded a
BA in English literature from Wellesley College and an MBA from Columbia
Business School. In her free time, she and her husband collect and race
vintage cars. They also collect American paintings, as well as American
decorative and folk art.
A special thank you to The Met's Advisory Committee on Cultural Engagement
for their support in advancing the Museum's commitment to diversity,
equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
|
