Knight Foundation appoints Carol Coletta as Vice President for Community and National Initiatives
The trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have elected Carol Coletta as vice president/community and national initiatives. She is a nationally recognized expert on cities and the use of the arts to build communities. Coletta is the director of ArtPlace, a unique collaboration between private foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) organized to promote creative placemaking.
Prior to that assignment, Coletta was president and CEO of CEOs for Cities, a national network of urban leaders. She has written and spoken extensively on how communities develop, attract and retain talent.
Coletta, who starts on May 6, will be a member of the foundation’s Executive Committee and report to Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen.