Suellen Burns
Senior Program Director at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
- Role
- Senior Program Director at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Suellen Burns
Versatile social impact professional. Three decades of experience in program development and assessment, community engagement, communications, marketing, fundraising, finance, human resources, executive leadership, capacity-building, and grantmaking. Career-long commitment to supporting and uplifting the work of marginalized communities. Visual artist and writer.
Experience
Senior Program Director
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Jan 2021 — Present
Oversee all cultural funding activities. Supervise the arts team. Serve as program officer for 20-25 Arts & Culture and Built Environment grantees/grantseekers. Participate on the Foundation\'s senior management team. Play a key role in communications and external relations. Provide leadership for systems change and special projects.
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Arts
various human rights focused NGOs
Study abroad in Bogotá, Colombia: ethics
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Study abroad in Curitiba, Brazil: urban planning
DePaul University
Master of Science in Leadership and Policy Studies
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