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Staff Directory

Slought staff are located in Philadelphia and around the world. Connect with the key individuals who contribute to our daily operations. Learn about their interests and values and the programs they support.


Executive Director and Chief Curator

Aaron Levy, PhD, MPhil is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of Slought. He is also the...

Design Strategist

Ngan designs interactives and products for common good. Her work explores the cross-section of...

Curator, Discursive Programs

Rabaté has authored or edited 35 books on modernism, psychoanalysis, contemporary art,...

Administrative assistant

Jabriya Sturdivant graduated from Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, with...

Slought seeks dedicated individuals who share our values and are excited to work in a creative environment. Learn about open positions


Boards and Committees

For over fifteen years, committed individuals of different generations and backgrounds have come together to guide this organization. These trusted advisors recognize the importance and complexity of shaping a new institution. Their continued commitment to Slought's mission, economy and values demonstrates the organization's resilience.


Board of Directors

Performs administrative oversight and offers legal and ethical guidance

President

Cadava is Professor of English at Princeton University, where he also is affiliated with the...

Coffey is the Executive Director of the Lambent Foundation, which leverages the critical role of...

Kim is a scholar of religion and public life at Connecticut College, with specializations in...

McDougall is a curator who specializes in interdisciplinary approaches in public educational...

The Executive Director is an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.


Advisory Committee

Offers guidance to the organization and reports to the Board of Directors

Alter is Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia. Recent books...

Backer provides strategic planning and fundraising counsel to cultural leaders of the nonprofit...

Teddy Cruz is recognized internationally for his urban and architectural research of the...

Saylor has designed numerous gallery and museum exhibitions and media installations with visual...

Silverman is a visual and film theorist and the Keith L. and Katherine Sachs professor of...

James Merle Thomas is a Philadelphia-based art historian and curator. He is currently a professor...


Faculty Liaison

Facilitates relationships with faculty and students at the University of Pennsylvania

John L. Jackson, Jr. is a filmmaker and urban anthropologist who works at the intersection of...


Further Acknowledgements

We wish to express our ongoing gratitude to the contributions of the following members of our community whose presence and programs have been formative in the development of Slought.

Board Member

Dr. Judith E. Stein, the co-president of the American section of the International Art Critics...

Board Member

Strong currently serves as the Deputy Director of Design and Construction for the City of...

We also wish to acknowledge those friends and members of our community who have now passed away, but who remain with us not only in terms of their ideas, collaborations, and energy, but whose spirit remains very much alive in us.

Advisory Committee

Weiss is a Serbian-born architect and theorist and the principal of Normal Architecture Office...

Advisory Committee

Menking is the Editor-in-chief of The Architect's Newspaper, which serves as an...

Curator Emeritus

Romberg was born and raised in Argentina. In the early 1970s, as a painter and conceptual...

We acknowledge the contributions of former Board of Director members Judith Stein, Louis Cabri, Abe Levy, Jeffrey Kallberg, Tom Lussenhop, and Robert Whitehead (d. 2002). We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions of former Advisory Committee members Shusaku Arakawa (d. 2010), Madeline Gins (d. 2013), Lorand Hegyi, John Higgins, Dennis Oppenheim (d. 2011), Dieter Ronte, and David Slovic.