Stephanie Pereira is a community engagement expert with over fifteen years of experience working at the intersection of arts and business. Prior to joining NEW INC, she was a senior leader at Kickstarter, where she worked for over six years: first as the inaugural Director of Arts, and ultimately as Director of Creator Engagement, overseeing strategic growth and management of a global community of over 100,000 people. Prior to working at Kickstarter, Pereira was an Associate Director at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center. She has an MA in Arts Administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA in Visual Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. @newinc / @panopolize