Community Arts Stabilization Trust Appoints First Executive Director Moy Eng
The Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) has announced the appointment of Moy Eng as executive director, effective June 1. Ms. Eng has worked for over three decades in the philanthropic sector as a grantmaker, consultant and senior manager in areas as diverse as arts, education, renewable energy, lesbian and gay rights, and international human rights. As executive director, she will champion CAST’s mission to create stable physical spaces for arts and cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area to facilitate equitable urban transformation.
Ms. Eng began her career in New York City in fundraising, working with both the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, attracting leadership support from American luminaries such as Bill Cosby, the late Reginald Lewis, and Harry and Julie Belafonte. She has served as moderator, commentator, panelist, and speaker for the San Francisco Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the arts, among others.
In her new role, Ms. Eng will provide strategic guidance and management in finance and administration and serve as the primary liaison with CAST project partners, local officials, private financing institutions, investors and developers. She will work closely with the CAST board of directors as well as the Northern California Community Loan Fund, overseeing the development and execution of CAST projects.