QUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS NAMES
NEW INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rodney Fuller takes over Queens Council on the Arts as interim
executive director, while the organization searches for a successor
to longtime executive director Hoong Yee Krakauer.
Photo courtesy of QCA
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BY BILL PARRY
Queens Council on the
Arts (QCA), the Long Island
City-based nonprofit
dedicated to fostering and
developing the arts across
the borough, announced
that Rodney Fuller has been
named the organization’s interim
executive director.
Fuller will oversee dayto
day operations and QCA
programming and play a key
role in the organization’s
search for its permanent director
following the retirement
of Hoong Yee Krakauer,
who led QCA for more
than two decades.
For more than 25 years,
Fuller has held leadership
roles at various nonprofits
in New York City, New York
state and the tri-state area.
He has extensive experience
and has been formally trained
through the Support Center
for Nonprofit Management.
Prior to joining QCA,
Fuller served in executive
roles at the Police Athletic
League, Fresh Youth Initiatives,
Public Allies New
York, The Rensselaer Institute
and the Boys and Girls
Club of Newark.
“QCA is a highly respected
arts council that has supported
thousands of artists
throughout Queens over the
course of its 56-year history,”
Fuller said. “QCA’s role supporting
artists and arts organizations
is critical to our
vibrant and diverse borough.
I look forward to working
with the board, staff, artists
and funders to ensure that
we have a thriving and supported
Queens’ arts community
for years to come.”
Founded in 1966, QCA
provides a diverse portfolio
of funding, professional
development and resources
for Queens’ artists, who
represent more than 157 nationalities.
From its initial
home in the Oak Ridge golf
house at Forest Park, QCA
moved to the Kaufman Arts
District in Astoria before
relocating to its new headquarters
in Long Island City
last summer.
The multipurpose space
features artist’s studios,
a performance space, and
staff offices all devoted to
supporting the borough’s
diverse arts community. In
the past year, QCA directly
served approximately 3,200
individual artists, 60 arts organizations
and an audience
of nearly 550,000 throughout
Queens.
“Rodney has a proven
track record as a resultsdriven
leader with a skill set
that will help QCA become a
much stronger organization
that can play an even greater
role in supporting our amazing
Queens’ artists,” said
Joe LoBello, interim board
president of QCA. “Our future
is bright and we are
excited to have someone of
Rodney’s experience to lead
us into the new year and to
transform our future. On behalf
of the board, we thank
Hoong Yee for her years of
service and look forward to
working with Rodney to expand
on our role supporting
Queens’ artists.”
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