Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla
Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla is an independent curator and formerly the Curator of Performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Her practice is defined by working closely with local and international artists at every stage of investigation, creation, and touring, and building collaborative environments that center community and partnerships. Yolanda is a recognized knowledge leader about artists in Ibero-Latin America, Europe, and Sub-Sahara Africa. She is a Practitioner with Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation; a Facilitator of Moving Forward Dialogues at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University; a mentor for Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artists; and Chair of Programming and Structure for Bodies of Work Festival of Disability Arts and Culture. She is a former Hub Site for the National Dance Project of New England Foundation for the Arts and Chair of International Programs and Board Member of National Performance Network. Panel service includes The McKnight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Creative Capital, MAP Fund, and USArtists International.
Missi Davis
Missi Davis is a creative producer and arts manager who advances multi-faceted, non-traditional, cultural work that promotes and strengthens the intersection of the arts, social impact, and civic engagement. She brings close to 15 years of experience to HCL, having created and promoted hundreds of projects across multiple arts media; and a focus in strategic planning, business development, general management, event direction, and communications. Missi’s flagship project has been as the Producer of The Fly Honey Show, now grown into a Chicago institution with strong support and interconnection with its audience. She was a founding member of the Chicago multi-disciplinary arts organization The Inconvenience, serving as both Artistic and Executive Director; and General Manager of Hebru Brantley’s Nevermore Park. Her work also spans the cultural and commercial landscape, working with artists to create unique environments with lasting impact for the corporate field.