Anne Romens

Anne Romens oversees strategic planning, fundraising, communications, and operations for Creating Connection, a national social change initiative that leverages the relationship between existing public values and arts and culture. A growing national movement seeking to shift the way in which arts, culture, and creativity are recognized and valued in everyday life, Creating Connection is currently supporting arts leaders across the United States via training and technical assistance, network building, and knowledge sharing. Prior to her work on Creating Connection, Anne served as Arts Midwest’s external relations manager for six years, where she supported fundraising and communications for the organization’s portfolio of 10+ programs. Anne currently serves on the board of Sunshine Montessori School in Minneapolis. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago and an M.A. in Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.