STAFF & BOARD

 

“DATMA produces dynamic programs that project what the SouthCoast is and has been—and what it can become.

Roger Mandle, DATMA’s Co-Founder

 

OPEN STAFF POSITIONS  &  SEASONAL FELLOWSHIPS

OPEN STAFF POSITIONS

DATMA is no longer accepting applications for the Exhibitions & Education Manager position. Current applicants are now under review and will be contacted. 

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES – open

DATMA accepts 1-2 fellowships per semester. Fellows gain first-hand professional experience in the following ares; Marketing, Development, and Programs/ Exhibitions.  This position is semester long and Fellows are welcome to reapply for a second term. Hours are completed both in the office and remotely. If college credits are eligible, candidates may need to connect DATMA with candidate’s career center. DATMA’s fellowship application cycle- is OPEN

Interested in joining our volunteer team?

Thanks to our experienced task force, DATMA presents big ideas that reach a wide audience and all with a small team. From high school seniors to seniors, we are in need of help from a variety of skill sets. We just ask you have an interest in the arts.

Consider signing on and complete our volunteer form HERE.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Steven Ashley
Walter S. Bernheimer, II, Secretary
Iva Brito 
Joan DeCollibus
Tobey Eugenio
Harvey Goldman
Nancy Hammer 
Lara Henderson 

David Jeffrey
Adam Katz
Michael Keating
Ann Kim
Amelia Koch, Treasurer
Jason Lanagan
Pamela A Murray
Dan Shedd 

Pat Coomey Thornton
Gayle Mandle, Co-founder & Vice Chair
Nicholas Sullivan, Chair


In honor of Roger Mandle, Co-founder & Founding Chair

CHAIR’S COUNCIL

Paula Robinson Deare
Liv Haines Gauthier
Chris Gustin
Hannah Haines 

Jeremiah Hernandez
Jonathan Howland
Viera Levitt
Timothy Mahoney

Coco Mandle
Stephen Silverstein
Sadia Quraeshi Shepard 
Rosanne Somerson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Lindsay Miś

Lindsay Miś has a passion for working with artists and making an impact in her community with public art. A longtime New Bedford based artist, Miś has been DATMA’s founding Director since 2018 and launched it’s inaugural program season entitled, Summer Winds.  A major motivation keeping her in the SouthCoast is the region’s incredible ability to collaborate.

“My passion for contemporary craft has influenced my curiosity of how we experience art & design. I pursue this question in DATMA’s approach to exhibitions- making our projects accessible to all and part of the every day.”

[email protected]  &  PH 1.774.264.3696

INTERIM EXHIBITIONS & EDUCATION MANAGER: Matt Moyer Bell

Matt is a public art producer with 15 years of large-scale projects that have reshaped public spaces and strengthened creative communities. His leadership of HarborArts and partnerships with renowned artists and organizations have made him a key force in shaping Greater Boston’s arts landscape. Now living in New Bedford, he continues supporting and contributing to the local arts and cultural community.

“My superpower is the ‘project hype-man’: leveraging my ability to connect with diverse personalities and an unwavering commitment to elevating creatives, it’s my personal mission to help artists shape cities from the ground up, embedding creativity and culture as essential civic infrastructure.

[email protected]  &  PH 1.774.264.3696

STUDIO & SAFETY SPECIALIST: Fallon Navarro

Fallon Navarro is a visual artist working across ceramics, digital fabrication, and installation. By combining 3D printing with traditional ceramic processes, her practice explores how objects act as containers for memory, orientation, and lived experience, inviting moments of intimacy and quiet disorientation.

Originally from Arizona, Fallon now lives and works in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She holds a BFA in Ceramics from Arizona State University and an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She has participated in multiple residencies, including at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (Newcastle, ME), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), and New Bedford Research and Robotics (New Bedford, MA).

 [email protected]  &  PH 1.774.264.3696

OFFICE COORDINATOR: Elysa Pereira

Elysa is pretty used to herding cats aka artists and creatives in order to keep things running smooth. Her background includes restaurant management and music festival production. She’s a staple in the Downtown New Bedford community and can often be found at a A Wilhelm Scream concert with her family.

 [email protected]  &  PH 1.774.264.3696

DATMA’s work would be impossible without the extraordinary teams who develop and deliver the projects. These range in size depending on the scale of the project.

CONSTANT TEAM MEMBERS

Nunes & Charrier LLC, Accounting Services

David Andrews, Installation Support

mediumstudio, Design Services

The City of New Bedford

Countless local creatives that share their skills and help bring our projects to life.

PAST FELLOWS

Jesse Talbot (’25), Tony da Costa  (’22 & ’24), Julia Harrison (’24), Ellery Ekleberry (21-23),  Becky Donner  (’23), Gwendolyn Baptista  (’20),  Violet Foulk  (’20),  Ariana M Leo  (’19),  Conor MacDonald. (’19)  and Tori Mulhern  (’19 & ’20).

MEDIA INQUIRIES

For media inquiries, please contact: Edwina A. Kluender, KLÜNDER Communications
 [email protected]  & PH 1.617.888.5859