Denise Pate

Director of Community Investments, San Francisco Arts Commission @City and County of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, US

As Director of Community Investments, I manage the agency’s grant making program. In this role, I steward approximately $16 million annually in municipal funding to invest in San Francisco’s individual artists and arts nonprofits with a focus on racial and cultural equity. I manage the ten-member Community Investments team as they manage the distribution of funding for five (5), distinct grant categories, the City’s Art Vendor program, and seven (7) city-sponsored cultural centers.

Dominican University of California

BA, Movement Education

University of Phoenix

MBA, Business