WANT TO HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE?

CounterPulse is growing our outstanding team of Board of Directors!

CounterPulse’s Board of Directors comprise a strong coalition of thinkers, makers and movers in the Bay Area who advocate for art for positive change. As a member of our Board, you become a pivotal part of CounterPulse’s artistic and social community as an ambassador of our steadfast, 30-year organization.

(Left to Right) CounterPulse board members  Lisa Beyer, Shannon Hong, Peter McCormack, and Victor Cordon at the 2024 Innerspace Gala & Art Party. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

CounterPulse’s Board advocates on behalf of our organization and leverages key resources and cross-sector networks in our collaborative advancement strategies. Current Board Members bring their backgrounds in law consultation, urban planning and architecture, software engineering, and non-profit management to the table. We’re looking for additional members to join our Board who are prepared to lead CounterPulse as we take on the extraordinary opportunity to buy our building and make a legacy impact on the city of San Francisco!

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Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

For questions, please contact Artistic & Executive Director, Julie Phelps: julie@counterpulse.org

  • Carlo Abruzzese is a visual artist. He began his career as an Architect working on a variety of projects (residential,

  • Treasurer

    Lisa Beyer is a landscape architect and urban planner, passionate about cities, design and community. Her love of urban landscapes

  • Board Chair

    Victor Cordon is a social impact professional currently leading employee impact, community impact and philanthropy practices at Okta. He has

  • Shannon Hong is a product manager at Scale AI, a company accelerating the development of AI applications across many industries.

  • Stephanie Kurteff is an Attorney, currently working for a nonprofit organization focused on women’s health. Raised in the San Francisco

  • Board Vice Chair

    Peter McCormack is a marketing and communications professional currently serving as Vice President of Highwire PR. He works with clients

  • Lucy Milligan Wahl is the founder of LMW Edits, a San Francisco based professional organizing company. Previously, she earned an

  • Secretary

    Diana K. Murphy (she/they) is a writer, editor, and content strategist based in San Francisco. She thrives on producing accessible

  • Artistic & Executive Director

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    Through CounterPulse, Phelps intersects grassroots community responsiveness with practices borrowed from tactical urbanism, placemaking and social innovation to co-create transformational