Center Staff

Paula Marincola she/her Executive Director 267.350.4904
pmarincola@pewcenterarts.org

As executive director, Paula is responsible for leading every aspect of the Center’s work—grantmaking programs, administration, and communications—and ensuring that the Center fulfills its mission and meets its strategic goals. Trained as an art historian, she was a curator of contemporary art at two university galleries, and an art critic for Artforum magazine, among other publications, before joining the Center. She has also conceived and edited several anthologies on curatorial practice. She currently serves on the boards of the Marion Boulton Stroud Foundation and the Hauser & Wirth Institute.

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Gianna Delluomo she/her Chief Administrative Officer 267.350.4902
gdelluomo@pewcenterarts.org

Gianna manages financial and administrative functions across the Center in support of the executive director. Her areas of responsibility include policy and compliance, facilities and operations, grants administration, IT, and human resources. Gianna moved from New York to Philadelphia in 2006 to attend graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania and has been at the Center since 2011.

Bailey Dodds she/her Grants Administrator 267.350.4917
bdodds@pewcenterarts.org

Bailey supports the Center's grants administration, working directly with grantees to manage day-to-day reporting and contracts. Before joining the Center, she held positions at Fleisher Art Memorial and the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia. Bailey has a BS in industrial design from Drexel University, where she also studied art history and fine arts. She is currently practicing printmaking and learning about book arts.

Ellen Maher she/her Executive Coordinator 267.350.4904
emaher@pewcenterarts.org

Ellen provides day-to-day support to the Center’s executive director, coordinating high-level scheduling and the “stage management” of our offices. Having been with the Center since its founding, she is our in-house expert on all things delicious food, convenient travel, radical hospitality, and creative planning.

Heidie Mojica she/her Operations Assistant 267.350.4901
hmojica@pewcenterarts.org

Heidie supports the Center’s day-to-day operations and administration. In close cooperation with the CAO and Executive Coordinator, she oversees the Center's main calendar, coordinates vendor relationships, accommodates Center constituents, and assists staff with office technology. Prior to joining the Center, Heidie served as digital studio technician at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, educating students on artwork documentation and facilitating fine-art printing. Having received her BFA in photography & digital arts from Moore College of Art & Design, Heidie continues to practice as a freelance photographer, visual artist, and community outreach organizer.

Megan Dutch she/her Chief Communications Officer 267.350.4961
mdutch@pewcenterarts.org

Megan leads the Center’s communications team, overseeing strategy, marketing, and editorial platforms. She supports Center grantees through consultations and resources on communications and audience engagement topics. Previously, she was founder and president of an award-winning communications firm that specialized in telling the stories of art, culture, philanthropy, and causes. Megan began her career as a musician and indie record label owner and still enjoys making music, along with outdoor exploration and volunteering with community and animal welfare groups.

Jordan Garlic she/her Program Assistant, Pew Fellowships 267.350.4920
jgarlic@pewcenterarts.org

Jordan supports the Pew Fellowships director in the administration and facilitation of the Fellowships grants and grant cycle. Previously, she worked in fine art logistics for an art advisory firm managing shipments of fine art from auction houses and galleries to collectors worldwide. Having studied art from a young age, Jordan continues to enjoy consuming art in all forms and creating her own whenever inspiration strikes. 

Melissa Franklin she/her Director, Pew Fellowships 267.350.4920
mfranklin@pewcenterarts.org

Melissa directs the Center’s Pew Fellowships program, which awards unrestricted grants to Philadelphia-area artists annually. In addition to administering the Fellowship awards, she oversees all professional development activities related to the Fellowships, including partnering with artist communities to offer residencies opportunities for Fellows. She currently serves on the board of the Artist Communities Alliance.

Zach Blackwood he/him Program Officer for Community Connection & Audience Participation 267.350.4951
zblackwood@pewcenterarts.org

Zach works across multiple funding areas at the Center with a specific focus on supporting grantees’ audience experience and community-building efforts and tracking field-wide developments in social- and community-engaged practices. Previously, he worked as a contemporary performance producer at FringeArts, where he produced local premieres and large-scale international touring projects, including the creation of the Blue Heaven Comedy Festival and High Pressure Fire Service series. In his spare time, you might find Zach writing poems or trying to convince a colleague that K-Pop is concert dance.

Luis Croquer he/him Interim Director of Project Grant Programs
lcroquer@pewcenterarts.org

Luis is a highly regarded scholar, curator, educator, and former museum director who has served as a grant panelist and guest speaker at the Center. Currently visiting professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and most recently visiting faculty at the newly launched MFA at Clark University, he was the Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University and previously served as Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Collections, and Programs at the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington. Luis has also held museum positions in Detroit, New York, and his native El Salvador.

Murph Henderson she/her Program Officer for Performance & Administration 267.350.4942
mhenderson@pewcenterarts.org

Murph works with applicants to strengthen their proposals and with grantees as funded projects evolve. She administers publication of the Center’s funding guidelines as well as other facets of the grantmaking cycle. Murph joined the Center staff after serving as director of new play development at Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company. She also worked for nearly a decade at Library of America, a nonprofit book publisher in Manhattan. Murph spent her early career as an Equity actor and as a freelance book reviewer.

Alfiatul Nurdin she/they/dia Program Assistant, Project Grants 267.350.4970
nurdin@pewcenterarts.org

Alfi assists program staff in facilitating the work of the Center’s Project grant programs. She supports Center constituents through the grant application process and facilitates internal support with scheduling, database monitoring, and general administrative tasks. Most recently, she was a grants assistant at the Center and supported grantees in meeting their reporting requirements. Alfi desires to see Philadelphia’s art and culture community continue to thrive and flourish and to be a helping hand in it.

Alec Unkovic he/him Program Officer for Visual Art & Creative Practices 267.350.4926
aunkovic@pewcenterarts.org

Alec supports applicants and grantees in the Center’s Project grants program. From 2013 to 2023, Alec worked at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, overseeing exhibition programs and managing and curating major projects of new work by renowned contemporary artists and museum publications. He has also held roles at the Dallas Museum of Art and Skidmore’s Tang Teaching Museum. Alec received his BA in Classics in 2012 from Skidmore College.