Cyndi Conn 

Cyndi is a curator, producer, and innovation leader who works at the intersection of art, culture, and strategy. She serves on the MADA Advisory Council and the advisory boards of the Black Mountain Institute and the National Parks Arts Foundation, and is a member of the International Women’s Forum.

Cyndi previously served on the Governing Board of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and was an N Square Fellow. She has held leadership roles throughout New Mexico’s arts and culture sector, including co-founding and leading the Santa Fe Data Platform, serving as Executive Director of Creative Santa Fe, and working as the Visual Arts Director and Curator at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe. She was recognized as one of New Mexico’s 40 Under 40.

She holds a Master of Arts in Curatorial Studies and Arts Administration from Skidmore College in partnership with the Tang Museum, and a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. She also studied at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.