Felicia W. Shaw is Executive Director of San Diego ART Matters, an organization she has been involved with since its inception in 1990. An experienced nonprofit arts management executive with a career spanning over three decades, Felicia served in executive and director-level leadership positions, including the Women’s Museum of California, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, the San Diego Foundation, and the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, where she launched a variety of programs and initiatives early in its history that still continues today. Felicia’s commitment to the arts extends to leadership within various organizations and committees, including an appointment to the San Diego County Commission for Arts and Culture representing District 4, and board service with Californians for the Arts and California Arts Advocates, the Mingei International Museum, and Moxie Theatre. She is also a member of the San Diego Art Prize selection committee. Previously, she served on national boards, including the Americans for the Arts - United States United Arts Federation, Grantmakers in the Arts, and CERF+, a nonprofit serving the needs of craft artists throughout the United States. A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Communications, Felicia completed additional undergraduate study at UC San Diego with a focus on art history, theory, and criticism and the two-year Museum Studies certificate program at Palomar College.