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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.

Ella Comberg
Communications Assistant

A native West Philadelphian, Ella Comberg graduated from Brown University in 2020. At Brown, she...

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Aaron Levy
Executive Director and Chief Curator

Levy is the Executive Director and Senior Curator of Slought, a Philadelphia-based non-profit...

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Andrea Ngan
Design Strategist

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

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Juli Petrillo
Exhibit Design

Influenced by her rural upbringing in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Juli Petrillo's architecture...

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Jabriya Sturdivant
Administrative assistant

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

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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

Eduardo Cadava
President

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

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Michelle Coffey

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

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David Kim

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

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Marina McDougall

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

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Judith Stein
Secretary

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

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Kira Strong
Treasurer

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

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

Curatorial Committee

Guides the organization's programming and reports to the Board of Directors

Jean-Michel Rabaté
Curator, Discursive Programs

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

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Osvaldo Romberg
Curator Emeritus

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

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James Merle Thomas
Curator

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

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Advisory Committee

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

Nora M Alter

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

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Yona Backer

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

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Teddy Cruz

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

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Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss

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

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William Menking

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

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Ken Saylor

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

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Faculty Committee

Facilitates relationships with faculty and students at the University of Pennsylvania

Amy Hillier

Hillier is an Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning in the School...

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Ken Lum

Lum is known worldwide for his conceptual and representational art in a number of media,...

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Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw

Shaw is Associate Professor of History of Art Department at the University of Pennsylvania. She...

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Kaja Silverman

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

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We acknowledge the contributions of former Board of Director members 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.