Eve Moros-Ortega, Director, Lord Cultural Resources

Eve Moros Ortega has over two decades of experience in the sectors of cultural advocacy, contemporary art, public television, and arts education. Eve’s work at Lord Cultural Resources spans strategic planning, cultural planning, business planning, trends analyses, benchmarking studies, and IDEA planning.

After an early career in writing and film production, Eve helped build and lead Art21, a nonprofit dedicated to democratizing access to contemporary art through media, public programming, and educational resources. Eve went on to consult for organizations including the Bronx Museum, Montefiore Medical Center’s Fine Art Program, Residency Unlimited, and Arts Gowanus. All of Eve’s work is about connecting arts and culture to other sectors, and the world at large, and is grounded in the conviction that arts and culture are not a luxury, but an essential right. Most recently, Eve created The Plywood Project, an innovative consortium of public, private, and municipal partners to commission public art by community art organizations of color to inspire transformations in response to the crises of 2020.

Eve joined Lord Cultural Resources while earning her MPA from the City University of New York (CUNY) as part of National Urban Fellows, a program which nurtures women and people of color for leadership and public service devoted to social justice and equity. Her award-winning CUNY Capstone “Creative Placemaking as a Tool for Cultural Equity” applied policy tools to the field of cultural advocacy and was centered around her work at Lord Cultural Resources on a Cultural Plan for Macon-Bibb, GA. Eve also holds a BA in Art History and Political Science from Barnard College, and an MA from New York University in Cinema Studies.

A dual French-American citizen, Eve is fluent in French and English.

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Regan Grusy, Laura Skoler Deputy Director, New Museum

Regan L. Grusy was named the Laura Skoler Deputy Director in 2024. From 2018 to 2024, she served as the New Museum’s Chief of Staff and Vice President, Partnerships, collaborating closely with the Director, staff, and trustees to develop and execute the Museum’s top strategic priorities, DEIA initiatives, and special projects. As Deputy Director she also has broad oversight over marketing, digital strategy, and communications in preparation for the Museum's reopening and expansion. Grusy previously served as Chief of Staff for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and as the head of development for both Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Exit Art. She was head of development at the New Museum from 2006 to 2015. Grusy holds an MA in arts administration from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in studio art from Beloit College. She is a mentor for NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator, and serves on the board of Triple Canopy in New York.

Sheila McDaniel, Interim Executive Director, Museum Association of New York

Sheila McDaniel has over 30 years of non-profit management experience, the last 24 years in executive positions overseeing change management processes, operations & administrative infrastructures, strategic planning, and financial management.

In September 2020, Sheila joined the National Gallery of Art in a historic appointment as the first Black woman to assume the role of Administrator. As Administrator, Sheila served on the Executive team. She led teams critical to the museum’s operations: administrative support, architecture and capital improvement, facilities, horticulture, personnel, procurement, and security. She oversaw a division of 440 employees and an annual budget of $120 million for operations and facilities.

Before joining the National Gallery of Art, Sheila served for 16 years as the Deputy Director, Finance and Operations at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Prior to joining The Studio Museum in Harlem, she was Associate Executive Director of Operations at the Hetrick-Martin Institute, Inc, an education and social service organization.

In addition to a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Sheila also holds a Master's of Public Administration from Baruch College. She has completed coursework toward a Doctor of Education in Adult Learning and Leadership at Teachers College-Columbia University.

Liz Munsell, Museums Moving Forward and the Jewish Museum

Liz Munsell is a contemporary art curator with 17 years of experience at major art museums, university galleries, and non-profits. Currently based in New York, she has held curatorial leadership roles at the Jewish Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Harvard University, where she organized dozens of exhibitions, performances, and commissioned projects with artists including Joan Jonas, Jeffrey Gibson, Bouchra Khalili, and Cecilia Vicuña. In 2021, Munsell co-founded Museums Moving Forward—a Ford and Mellon-funded research and advocacy organization dedicated to creating a more equitable art museum sector. She serves on MMF’s Editorial Council and the advisory boards of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation and the Mack Art Foundation. Munsell is fluent in Spanish and spent 4 years in Chile as a Fulbright Scholar and graduate student researching public art under dictatorship in the 1980s. She holds a BA from Tufts University and a Masters in Cultural Studies from the Universidad de Chile. Whether through advocacy, research, exhibitions, or programming, Munsell’s work has consistently focused on the intersections of art and social change.