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San Francisco, California - December 18, 2012 -
The Museum of the African Diaspora's (MoAD) Board of Directors has elected
L. Wade Rose as its next Board Chair. Rose joined the museum
board in 2008. He brings to the Board a wealth of experience, having
been director in a number of non-profit organizations, and is currently
Chair of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and
sits on the Boards of SPUR and the San Francisco State University
Foundation. Alongside Rose,
Deborah Santana, current board member and longtime museum supporter will serve as MoAD's Vice Chair.
Rose is Vice President of External and Government Relations for Dignity
Health. Dignity Health has been a major supporter of MoAD along with
Wells Fargo and AT&T. Rose is responsible for developing strategic
leadership relations between Dignity Health and
key external organizations. Based in San Francisco, Dignity Health is
the largest hospital provider in California and the Western U.S. The
Dignity Health network of 40 hospitals, including St. Mary's and Saint
Francis in San Francisco, more than 10,000 physicians
and approximately 60,000 employees serve a population spanning 22
million people across California, Arizona, and Nevada.
"Dignity Health has been supporting MOAD because of its unique mission,"
said Rose. "MoAD is one of only a few organizations in the country that
is dedicated to showing through the arts and culture how we are all
related. San Francisco is fortunate to have
this important organization located in our city."
Preceding his involvement with Dignity Health, Rose served on the staff
of Governors (Jerry) Brown and Deukmejian, and was responsible for
external relations and development at the UC Irvine and USC schools of
medicine.
Deborah Santana, elected as MoAD's vice chair, is an author, peace
activist and philanthropist. She is founder of Do A Little, a non-profit
that serves women and girls in the areas of health, education and
happiness. Her memoir,
Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart, was published in 2005.
Santana notes, "MoAD is an important cultural and educational
destination in Northern California. The rich exhibits and extensive
educational programs add a global diversity to the Bay Area arts
community."
Santana, a mentor of girls and young women, also serves as a board
member for ANSA (Artists for a New South Africa), and is a supporter of
Marian Wright Edelman's Freedom Schools in New Orleans. She has produced
two documentary films with Emmy-award winning
director Barbara Rick: Road to Ingwavuma, and Girls of Daraja, each
film depicting the collaborative work of non-profit partners in South
Africa and Kenya.
Santana has received numerous awards, including the Women of Distinction
Award Founder Region Soroptimist International of the Americas, the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award in Marin County, Bay Area
Blacks in Philanthropy Catalyst Award. She was
named to Marin County Women's Hall of Fame in 2007. This year she was
named as one of Women's eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st Century.
"I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work with Wade in partnership
with Deborah because of their deep commitment to MoAD and to realizing
our shared goals and vision for the future," said Grace C. Stanislaus,
MoAD's Executive Director. "Their leadership
of our dynamic Board of Directors is coming just at the right time as
MoAD is poised at its seventh anniversary to launch into an ambitious
and exciting new phase of its development.
About the Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) showcases the history, art and the cultural richness thatresulted from the dispersal of Africans throughout the world with innovative and engaging exhibitions, education and public programs. Incorporated in 2002 as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, MoAD opened its doors in 2005 in space contiguous with the St. Regis Hotel and Residences and in the historic Williams Building at 685 Mission Street at Third Street. MoAD was conceived as a cornerstone of the revitalization of downtown San Francisco, and has become an anchor with its neighbors San Francisco MoMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Children's Creativity Museum (formerly Zeum) and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, in making this dynamic cultural corridor a premier destination.
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Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street (at Third), San Francisco, CA 94105 |
www.moadsf.org |
415.358.7200
Museum Hours
Wednesday-Saturday: 11:00 am-6:00 pm | Sunday 12:00-5:00 pm | Monday-Tuesday: CLOSED
Admission Prices
General Admission $10; Students and Seniors $5; Members and Children 12 and under w/adult FREE
MoAD is easily accessible by Muni, BART, Golden Gate Transit, SamTrans, and Caltrain. Hourly, daily, and monthly parking is available within 1 - 2 blocks of the museum.
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