Born and raised in the suburbs of DC, Jeff graduated with honors from VCU with a BFA. Since then he has been based out of New York City, but worked, studied and taught up and down the East Coast, as far west as California and as far east as Italy.

Arts Administration

Building from his background in theatre, Jeff has developed into an experienced administrator of arts and education organizations. In his current position at chief operations officer at The Academy for Teachers he manages a remote-work team spanning programs, development, and operations.

In over a decade with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Jeff grew from the assistant to the deputy director to the title “Director’s Office & Board Liaison,” coordinating several strategic-planning stages, recruiting and on-boarding new leaders for the museum, and working extensively across all seven departments.

Jeff is a husband and father of two and - in his spare time - a rock climber, creative writer, and origamist.

Hobbies

• Origami & papercraft

• Cycling & rock climbing

• Creative writing

• Gaming