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DEIRDRE SCOTT

  Ms. Deirdre Scott is the Founder and President of DesignPolice, is a MWBE Certified firm located in the Bronx that specializes in organizational development, cultural technology and media consulting.  Since 1997, the focus of DesignPolice has been on inventive concept strategy and production, project design, audience development and digital media.  Clients include MetLife, the Dance Theater of Harlem, City University of New York, the Horace Mann School, and Times Square Alliance.   In addition to her responsibilities at DesignPolice, Ms. Scott also serves at the Director of Technology at The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY, where she was integral in the development and continued management of the museums technology network. 

Ms. Scott’s affiliations with cultural and economic development boards are numerous, and over the past twenty-years she has distinguished herself through generating major investment and support in innovative cultural projects.  Beginning her career in the arts in the mid-80’s Ms. Scott has worked for numerous prestigious cultural institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum of Arts, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Smithsonian Institution, in various capacities.  Since the mid-90’s, Deirdre has served on the Executive Board of Directors as First Vice President for the Bronx Council on the Arts and on the Executive Board of Directors for the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, where she presently serves as Treasurer.  Ms. Scott also consults with the Office of Congressman Jose E. Serrano.

Deirdre holds B.A. degree in Art History/Fine Arts from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and attended Temple University, School of Architecture and Engineering Technology.  Ms. Scott also holds numerous certificates including a Business Development Certificate from the Columbia University School of Business.



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