Speaker: Joy Roller

You’re invited! Arts as Economic Development:  How Three Non-Profits Turned Around a Neighborhood by Creating a Thriving Arts and Entertainment District in Cleveland. Joy Roller will be visiting Cultural Entrepreneurship 1 on Monday, January 29th, 2018 at 7:15 PM.

Joy Roller

As Development Director of Karamu House, the nation’s oldest African American theater, Joy Roller combines her experience in economic development, social justice, and the arts. Prior to joining Karamu, Joy led Global Cleveland, a non-profit that welcomes newcomers to social and economic opportunities in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.  From 2005 – 2013, Joy served as Executive Director of the Gordon Square Arts District. The arts-based economic development initiative transformed Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood into an arts and entertainment destination. Roller holds a Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University’s John Marshall College of Law, a Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from Denison University.

Check out an article from the New York Times about Joy’s work here!

Date and Time:
Monday, January 29, 2018
7:15 PM

Location:
MET AR 789 Cultural Entrepreneurship 1
Kenmore Classroom Building (KBC), Room 102
565 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.

Space is limited!

RSVP: To Wendy Swart Grossman @ wswart@bu.edu