Adjunct Professor, George Mason University
Executive Director, CERF+
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-8926
Office: 3434 N. Washington Blvd, Room 5064, Arlington, VA 22201
Personal Websites
Biography
Ruby is the Executive Director of the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+). Ruby's work has included external equity strategies and field education, leadership development, local arts advancement, and cohort building for the local arts agency field, arts and culture administrators, and arts marketers. She currently works on projects with the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums and has consulted with numerous local, state, regional and national organizations on grantmaking, equitable practice, and capacity building initiatives.
She was selected for the 2021 BIPOC Leadership Circle Cohort with Artequity. She was recognized as a 2019 Inspirational Woman (Arts Advocate) by “And I Thought” Women in Literature. She is a steering committee member for the National Coalition on Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response, serves as Chair of the Gard Foundation, serves on the board for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (Grants Committee/Advocacy Committee) and serves on Aha Creative board and WETA Community Advisory Council.
Courses Taught
- Arts & Community Engagement