Ebony McKinney

What I do

Ebony McKinney is the Director of Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA, a network focused on empowerment, leadership, and growth of next
generation arts and culture workers in the Bay Area through knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and partnerships.

She currently serves on the Citizen's Advisory Committee at Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund. She is also a member of the Funding Advisory Committee at Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission and the Emerging Leader Council of American for the Arts. Prior to spearheading EAP/SFBA, McKinney was Program Associate for the Cultural Equity Grant Program of the San Francisco Arts Commission (2006-2009), which is charged with supporting small and mid-sized arts organizations, under-represented communities and individual artists. Ebony also worked at Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco%u2019s oldest alternative arts space, as Fiscal Sponsorship Coordinator.

An intrepid traveler, Ebony has backpacked through South Africa, worked with NGO's in Botswana and most recently traveled to Beirut, Cairo and London to explore arts, development and cultural leadership activities.