Goldsmith Strategies Announces Elizabeth Thompson as Associate Consultant
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Goldsmith Strategies is excited to announce Elizabeth Thompson as our newest Associate Consultant who joins us after recently leading creative sector engagement at the Arts + Business Council in Philadelphia. She brings a unique perspective to the team by unpacking nonlinear gray ideas and rethinking them into workable action plans that make space for deeper learning and awareness. Through thoughtfully considering resources, incorporating diverse perspectives, and building powerful networks, she has a proven track record of experiential facilitation methods and collective learning experiences.
Liz engaged with arts leaders and stakeholders across sectors and creative disciplines, and oversaw leadership and professional development programs and alumni activities while managing operations, development, social media, and advisory board engagement. She is proud to have successfully transitioned ABC to the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University in less than a year and remains involved. Other recent professional engagements include participating in programs by the Artist Communities Alliance and Women of Color in the Arts and facilitating board retreats and board development workshops. She is an active member of the Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective, Museum Council of Greater Philadelphia, and Ascend Greater Philadelphia, among others.
Liz previously led operations and people management at Asian Arts Initiative, a multi-disciplinary and community-based arts center that advances racial equity and understanding through creative practice. At the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership, she oversaw internal and external activities for an organization seeking to empower the next generation of Asian American leaders in public service. As a board member of the Arts Administrators of Color Network, she led the hiring process for the organization's first executive director and developed organizational activities that support and bring together artists and arts administrators of color nationally. On the Spruce Foundation's board of directors, which cultivates the next generation of philanthropists through community giving, she co-led the grantmaking process to support emerging organizations in the arts, health and wellness, education, and LGBTQ+ communities in the Philadelphia area. Liz received her BA in Art History from Western Washington University and MA in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania.
Liz joins us at a time the firm is expanding its services amongst a wider variety of arts and cultural institutions across the country and we look forward to the value she will bring to our clients.
