Office of the Vice President for the Arts
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Deborah Cullinan
Vice President, Office of the Vice President for the Arts
BioDeborah Cullinan is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the pivotal role artists and arts organizations can play in shaping our social and political landscape, and has spent years mobilizing communities through arts and culture. She joined Stanford University in early 2022 as the first full-time vice president for the arts. Previously, she was CEO of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), where she launched several bold new programs, engagement strategies, and civic coalitions. Prior to joining YBCA in 2013, she was the executive director of San Francisco’s Intersection for the Arts. She is a co-founder of CultureBank, board member of the Community Arts Stabilization Trust, and recently served as co-chair of the San Francisco Arts Alliance, and vice chair of the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy. She was the inaugural National Field Leader in Residence at Arizona State University’s National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation and a former innovator-in-residence at the Kauffman Foundation. She served on Mayor London Breed’s San Francisco Economic Recovery Task Force and also on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery. Her passion for using art and creativity to shift culture and advance equity and justice has made her a sought-after speaker at events and conferences around the world.
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Anne Marion Shulock
Assistant Vice President for the Arts, Office of the Vice President for the Arts
BioAnne Shulock, the assistant vice president for the arts at Stanford University, provides leadership and support to advance a cohesive, distinctive vision for the arts at Stanford. She is responsible for evaluating the portfolio of non-academic arts offerings on campus (Anderson Collection, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford Live, Stanford Arts Institute, the Institute for Diversity in the Arts, and the public art program), coordinating efforts across units, and operationalizing a strategy for future creative and artistic endeavors at Stanford. She also provides crucial support to the vice present for the arts in further articulating and implementing the priorities of the arts at Stanford, fostering collaboration across the university’s arts programs, and integrating the arts into many facets of student, campus, and community life.
Shulock is an experienced arts administrator dedicated to serving students, artists, educators, and audiences in pursuit of meaningful creative experiences. Prior to joining Stanford in 2019, she worked at the San Francisco Art Institute, an influential art college with a legacy of experimentation and innovation. As chief of staff in the Office of the President, Shulock partnered with the senior leadership team and Board of Trustees to coordinate and successfully drive institutional initiatives, including the opening of SFAI’s graduate campus within the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Prior to becoming chief of staff, she served as senior assistant to the president for strategic planning and communications and held several key roles within SFAI’s marketing department. Shulock was also a contributing editor for Art Practical, a publishing platform that enriched critical dialogue for the visual arts, emphasizing amplifying diverse voices and underrepresented perspectives. She began her career as a reporter for Sactown magazine in her hometown of Sacramento, writing arts and entertainment coverage.
