Valerie gay

Valerie Gay is Philadelphia’s newly appointed arts and culture leader. But her storied history with art has been thriving long before Mayor Cherelle Parker named her Executive Director of the city’s Office of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE). Philadelphia has a new head of arts and culture in Valerie Gay. This past week during a press conference Mayor Cherelle Parker announced the Philadelphia native will hold that title within her.

Val Gay is a Community Grassroots Neoteric. Performing & Recording Artist. Certified Financial Planner. Non-Profit Administrator. Serial Entrepreneur. Thought Leader. Soprano. Creative. Book vocal lessons. Inquire about performances for your event. Shop Fuse Vox Apparel. Valerie Gay will serve as the City’s Executive Director of the Office of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE).

Valerie Gay is the first executive director of OACCE to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet in Philadelphia, and Mayor Parker fulfilled a campaign promise with Gay’s appointment. Valerie V. Gay (Val Gay®) is a Creative, Certified Financial Planner, non-profit administrator, recording and performing artist and thought leader. While a classically trained soprano, Val is an active performer across several genres, having widely performed, including a solo performance at Carnegie Hall and a feature on NPR Music.

Val is the rare artist who combines multiple performing passions with financial chops and entrepreneurial expertise.

The common thread for Val is the desire to bring the arts to underserved communities in Philadelphia and well beyond. Although she is an accomplished musician in her own right, as far back as Val was looking for ways to expand opportunities in the arts, beginning with founding the Fortress Arts Academy to provide arts and skill building lessons to children and adults.

Meanwhile, her role a deputy director and chief experience officer for the Barnes Foundation gives her a platform to further pursue her vision of making the arts available to all. The first one was discovering a solution to a problem that I was having as a legal secretary: monotony. I became super productive which allowed me to finish my work early and work on other things that interested me.

This is just example of how one small idea can snowball into big ideas that have opened career doors to me. Ultimately I learned how to think differently, and not necessarily accept the status quo. I firmly believe that just because it hasn't been done doesn't mean it can't be done. Valerie V. Gay is a Certified Financial Planner, non-profit administrator, performing artist and thought leader.

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She possesses a unique blend of executive leadership and financial expertise, paired with extensive program development. Val is an active performer across several genres. Val is deputy director and chief experience officer for the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. She has previously held senior and executive positions, including executive director of Art Sanctuary in Philadelphia, assistant dean for Institutional Advancement for the College of Education at Temple University and vice and portfolio manager with PNC Advisors where she managed investment portfolios of high net worth individuals and family trusts.

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