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Part 1: Safety Considerations for the Arts
Presented by:
Californians for the Arts and The Center for Emerging Pathogens at Keck School of Medicine of USC
Julie Baker
Executive Director, Californians for the Arts
Dr. Neha Nanda
Founding Director, Center for Emerging Pathogens at USC
Trudy Raymundo
Head of External Affairs: COVID-19 Response
State of California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Plus leading experts from public health departments and arts organizations.
Speakers
Julie Baker, Executive Director
Californians for the Arts
As the Executive Director of California’s statewide arts advocacy organizations since 2018, Julie has worked to increase the legislative clout and visibility of the arts and culture communities by building coalition across the for and non-profit sectors of California’s creative industries, producing a month long arts awareness and advocacy campaign every April, and fighting for resources and legislation to serve and protect artists and cultural workers. She serves as the California State Captain to Americans for the Arts' National Arts Action Summit and on the State Arts Action Network Council and as the co-chair of the Western Arts Advocacy network for WESTAF. She is on the board of California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project, a founding member of the Nevada County Relief Fund advisory council and was elected to the Nevada County school board in November of 2020.
Over the years, Julie has owned a fine arts gallery for emerging artists, co-founded Flow art fair — a satellite to Art Basel Miami Beach — opened a consulting firm Julie Baker Projects and curated an annual music series at the Crocker Art Museum. Earlier in her career she was President of her family’s arts marketing firm in New York City and worked at Christie’s Auction house before moving to California in 1998. Julie also served for eight years as the Executive Director of The Center for the Arts, a non-profit performing arts venue and California WorldFest, an annual music and camping festival located in Grass Valley, CA. She is the recipient of the inaugural Peggy Levine Arts & Community Service Award from the Nevada County Arts Council. And the 2021 Alene Valkanas State Arts Advocacy Award from Americans for the Arts, which honors an individual at the state level whose arts advocacy efforts have dramatically affected the political landscape.
Dr. Neha Nanda, Founding Director
Center for Emerging Pathogens at USC
Dr. Neha Nanda is an infectious disease physician and faculty member at USC and founding director of the Center for Emerging Pathogens (CEP) at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Upholding the Center’s mission to create safe and healthy communities across the world, she leads CEP’s efforts in providing expert guidance in emerging pathogen response and preparedness. As an advocate for increasing awareness on a grassroots level, Dr. Nanda, along with her team, has spearheaded several CEP initiatives in collaboration with non-profits, schools, and arts organizations, as well as global NGOs serving vulnerable populations. She also serves as the Hospital Epidemiologist at Keck Medicine of USC and the Interim Division Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Keck School of Medicine.
Trudy Raymundo, Head of External Affairs: COVID-19 Response State of California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Trudy Raymundo has served San Bernardino County since 1990 and began working in Public Health in 1997. She became the department’s director in 2012. In June of 2020, Trudy transitioned to the State of California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) as the Head of External Affairs: COVID-19 Response, which includes overseeing Tribal Affairs.