Megan Van Voorhis grew up in Flint, Michigan. She completed a BFA in dance from The Ohio State University in 1998. Van Voorhis began her professional career at the Royal George Theatre Center in Chicago, Illinois. She returned to Ohio in 2001 to pursue an MBA at Case Western Reserve University. In 2003, Van Voorhis joined the program staff of Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (now Arts Cleveland). She became President and CEO in January 2018. Van Voorhis taught in the arts management program at Baldwin Wallace University for 6 years. She serves on the board of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, is Chair of the Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition (Northeast Ohio Hub) and advisory committee member for MetroHealth’s Arts-In-Medicine program. She is a member of the 2014 class of Crain’s Cleveland Business 40 under 40 honorees.

Website: www.artscleveland.org

Twitter: @mlvanvoorhis   

As Director of Programs and Services, Valerie ensures quality, relevance and alignment of the organization’s programmatic offerings and manages the organization’s brand.  In doing so, she manages a range of activities at Arts Cleveland including program implementation, online presence and design direction. Schumacher received her Bachelor of Arts in Art Studio, Entrepreneurship and Arts Management from Baldwin Wallace University and studied photography in Perugia, Italy, at the Umbra Institute. She was the first among "Emerging Artist Booth” participants to receive an honorable mention at the Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival. She graduated from YWCA Cleveland’s 2012-13 Leadership Boot Camp and continues to find ways to grow and support the growth of those around her.

Website: www.artscleveland.org