Alumni

Hayley Pickess graduated from the MMIAM program in 2020 and is based in Toronto, Canada. In December, Hayley became a Talent Casting Coordinator for Disney Live Entertainment. She and Brittany discussed what it’s like to work for the arts in a corporate role. Are you...

Chloé Vanasse is a 2020 graduate of the MMIAM program and is currently in the middle of a PhD at HEC Montréal. She and Brittany spoke about the process of continuing education after the MMIAM program and her motivation to continue studying. Let’s start where I always...

Ann-Christine is the founder of SapienterA, a Brussels-based nonprofit arts consultancy that advocates for equity in the arts. Ann-Christine holds a bachelor's degree in design and metalsmithing from Loyola University Chicago; a certificate in Marketing,...

Fatou Alhya Diagne is an MMIAM alumna based in Milan, Italy. She is currently a Program Manager for the Moleskine Foundation. A third culture person, Fatou describes herself as having a twenty-first-century globalized toolkit of strategies and perspectives for solving...

Bailey McFaden is an experienced arts manager with a background in higher education. She completed the MMIAM program in 2021 and has since served as the School Programs Coordinator at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts. Tell me about yourself. How did you become...

Natalia Puerta is a social cultural manager based in Bogotá, Colombia. She graduated from the MMIAM program in 2020 and has been working at the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá in the time since. Natalia and Brittany sat down recently to chat about the orchestra's work...

Elizabeth Alvarado is cultural manager and museum specialist for the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. She completed the Master of Management in International Arts Management program in 2014 and currently resides in Lima, Peru. Below is her interview with Brittany...

Virginie Lacombe has worked for the City of Montréal, for RIDEAU, an international showcase event, and for Mouvement d’implication francophone d’Orleans (MIFO), a cultural venue, as an artistic coordinator. She now works for Loisir Sport Outaouais as a development...

Tiffanie Guffroy was a member of MMIAM’s third cohort. Born and raised in France, Tiffanie has been living and working in Quebec for a decade. She is currently General Co-Coordinator at Exeko in Montréal. Tiffanie has also recently become a mother. In celebration of...

Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Kassidy Greiner is a former professional ballet dancer. She is currently Post-Sale Coordinator at Christie’s New York and was a member of the third MMIAM cohort. So, tell me about yourself and how you became interested in the...

Laura Adlers is a culture manager and producer with extensive experience working in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors in Canada, the United States and internationally. She has been the Executive Director of The Elora Singers and Festival since March 2020....

For Eric Yang, the MMIAM program combined his love of the arts and interest in business. In the almost three years since, he has lived in Amsterdam and worked as a consultant for Deloitte, bridging artistic practice and corporate environments. Eric is a musician, who...

Agnese Cazzavillan describes herself as a city dweller who loves discovering public art, architecture, and gardens; her background is in international sales and communications. She joined the MMIAM in the hopes of applying these skills to the arts industry in...

Viahsta Yuan grew up in Beijing, China immersed in the arts. After studying business at the University of British Columbia, she became involved in startups and entrepreneurship. She chose to do the MMIAM so she could reenter the arts in a professional and managerial...

Amanda has a background in arts administration and graduated from the MMIAM in 2015. She is originally from Canada but has been living in Milan, Italy since 2015. She is currently the Marketing and Events Manager for Louisiane (Hermès Cuirs Précieux Group). Amanda...

Alexander Koutelias is a U.S. citizen from Sarasota, Florida that has been involved in the arts and culture from a young age. He worked at an art museum, a university foundation, an opera company, and an NGO in the Netherlands before joining MMIAM’s 7th cohort and...

Inna is obsessed with interdisciplinary and immersive art, experiences, contemporary circus and more. Since 2016 Inna has been the co-owner and managerial director of the interdisciplinary art company Recover Laboratory based in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated with...

Yumi is from Terni, Italy and is a former concert pianist with a bachelors from Fryderyck Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and a masters in piano performance from SMU in Dallas. She graduated with the most recent cohort (6th) of MMIAM in July 2019. She is...

Michelle Dalma graduated in 2017 with MMIAM 4. She has a background in Cultural Management after studying it at university and working for a few semesters in the cultural industry before beginning the MMIAM program. After MMIAM, she felt more prepared to tackle the...