STAFF

For us, art is not an end in itself…but it is an opportunity for the true perception and criticism of the times we live in
— Hugo Ball
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Stella Aguirre McGregor
Founder and Executive Artistic Director

Stella is an artist, curator, and cultural worker with over 30 years experience creating ground-breaking programs nationally and internationally. Her practice explores the role of art in society, as part of everyday life, and as a catalyst for social change, culminating in her founding of Urbano in 2009Previously, Stella served as Executive Director of the Cloud Foundation, was Program Manager for Individual Artists at the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and was Senior Arts Administrator for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project Public Art Program. Upon her arrival to Boston in 1986, she founded the Space, an award-winning non-profit artist-run experimental gallery in the South End. Stella has received the Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Excellence in Arts Education Award, was named one of Boston’s Top 10 Women in the Arts, and most recently the Community Builder Award by Egleston Main Street, among others.

 

Sarah Pacheco
Programs Manager

Sarah, originally from Southern California, is a Boston based artist, administrator, and educator. She graduated with a B.A. in Dance and Business Administration with a Concentration in Arts Administration from Goucher College, where she danced for the Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble and performed in works by several notable choreographers and also an intern for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater where she began her interest in arts programming and event coordinating. Upon graduating, Sarah moved to New York City where she performed with several freelance groups, worked as a Community Actionist for Gibney Dance’s youth program “Hands Are For Holding” and became a certified GYROTONIC® Apprentice Teacher. Sarah now resides in Boston, and is in her second season as an artist and a rehearsal director for VLA DANCE, a contemporary dance company that is invested in dance as a conduit for communal care and creating Freedom for people of all identities. Most recently she had the opportunity to be featured in the Boston Lyric Opera’s independent dance film “Svadba” choreographed by Shura Baryshnikov. She now holds a Certification in GYROTONIC® and teaches at Upward Spiral located in Cambridge, MA. Sarah enjoys exploring creative projects with her fellow colleagues and continues to pursue arts programming and event coordinating opportunities. Sarah is excited to continue diversifying her artistic opportunities in the greater Boston area, and further nurture her creative curiosities.

 

Joelle Riffle (she/her/hers)
Communications & Outreach Manager

Joelle Riffle is a freelance designer, specializing in developing brand identities, exhibitions, print materials and more for small business, nonprofits, artists, and cultural institutions. from Cleveland, Ohio living in Boston, MA. Since graduating from Parsons with a BFA in Communication Design in 2013, she has developed a professional and creative practice centered around furthering greater access to design, both for those from underrepresented backgrounds to access design careers and for design to be an accessible tool for those whose work can benefit from the tool of visual design. Joelle seeks to deepen her creative practice and research to explore the relationship between graphic design and social movements, and how the ecosystem of the designed world relates to power and privilege.

 

Maria Agnes Marewski
Development Consultant


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Programs Manager
Posted February 2024