Deirdre Scott is a dedicated professional with extensive experience in cultural and organizational development, technology and new media. Prior to joining the Bronx Council on the Arts [BCA] as Executive Director she was Director of Technology at the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Deirdre has held positions with cultural institutions as diverse as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Cooper-Hewitt – The Smithsonian Institution's National Design Museum.  She has worked as a curator, educator, exhibition and multimedia designer, and instructor at the New School University.

Ms Scott also has international and corporate experience. In 1997 Ms Scott founded DesignPolice, a consulting enterprise focused on cultural technology, organizational development and new media. Other posts include Executive Trustee – ArtTrust International, TempleFlower, Hamburg/Berlin. Collections management consulting with MetLife Corporation, co-founder of Aquamarine Sculpture Park – Manhattan’s first waterfront sculpture park.

Ms. Scott’s numerous civic contributions include: Speaker, Bronx Economic Development Summit 2010, member Board of Directors – Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp – BOEDC; Appointee, NYC Workforce Investment Board – WIB; the Bronx Initiative for Energy and the Environment; and Research in education with Virtual Instructors Pilot Research Group – VIPRG.


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