BOSTON – Mass Cultural Council today announces the appointment of Dorchester resident Joyce Linehan to its governing Council.Linehan was appointed by Governor Maura Healey on March 9; her term will run through February 24, 2028. Mass Cultural Council is an independent state agency charged with fostering the Commonwealth’s vibrant cultural sector through a wide portfolio of grants, services, and cross sector partnerships, thereby elevating a rich cultural life for all residents and visitors to Massachusetts. The Agency is governed by a 19-member Board of private citizens, collectively referred to as “the Council.” As directed by state law, Council members are appointed by the Governor and have demonstrated scholarship or creativity in, or distinguished service to, the arts, humanities, interpretative sciences, or local arts. Council members serve staggered, three-year terms and reside in every region of the Commonwealth. “Joyce has long been a champion for the cultural sector in Massachusetts, with a career that reflects both creative vision and public service. We are thrilled to welcome her to the Council and look forward to her contributions as we continue to expand access to the arts across the Commonwealth,” said Ché Anderson, Chair, Mass Cultural Council. “Joyce understands both the needs of cultural organizations and the broader systems that support them, and personally and on behalf of the Agency’s staff team, I am pleased to welcome her to Mass Cultural Council,” said Acting Executive Director David T. Slatery, Mass Cultural Council. “I’m honored to join Mass Cultural Council at such an important moment for the cultural sector. The arts are essential to the identity, economy, and wellbeing of our communities, and I look forward to supporting the Council’s work to ensure every resident can access and benefit from the power of culture,” said Linehan.
About Joyce Linehan: Joyce Linehan is a creative thinker with years of experience in government, non-profits, higher education, community organizing and the private sector. She is currently Chief of Staff for the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. She formerly served as the Chief of Policy and Planning for the City of Boston, in the office of Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and as a Special Assistant to the President at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Linehan was appointed to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Mass Cultural Council by Governor Healey and currently serves on the boards of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, and Interim House in Dorchester, on the advisory board of the Rappaport Institute at Harvard, and MassArt’s Innovation Advisory Council. She was a member of the Governor’s Cultural Policy Advisory Council, where she chaired the Infrastructure Committee. She also founded the non-profit Culture Saves, which produces arts programming in the Boston area. Before her time at City Hall in Boston, she was the director of Ashmont Media, a marketing and public relations company serving arts organizations, and was previously the Vice President of A & R for Sub Pop Records, where she managed several bands and musicians. Linehan holds a B.A. and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Boston, and she is a native and resident of Dorchester. | 
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