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Jacqueline Terrassa is a native of Puerto Rico. She previously served as vice president for learning and public engagement at the Art Institute of Chicago. Terrassa also worked previously at the Met, from 2011 to 2016, where she helped establish inclusive studio art programs for residents. She also directed public programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and has worked at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art and the Freer-Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution.
Terrassa began her career working at community art centers. She took the position at Colby College to enact a vision for the Museum that brings together its academic, research, creative, and community-engagement work.
Terrassa will be interviewed by Portland Press Herald features reporter Bob Keyes on Tuesday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m.


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