JESSICA CUSICK has been cultural affairs manager for the City of Santa Monica since early 2005, where she has overseen significant expansion in the City’s support for artists and the creative sector, including the establishment of an artist fellowship program. As part of her work in Santa Monica, Ms. Cusick developed Glow, a unique all night art event that drew over 200,000 visitors in its first year. She is also president of Cusick Consulting, which she established in 1998 to build upon her more than twenty years of experience working in the arts for government agencies, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations. The firm specializes in cultural policy, civic art, and community development through the arts. Cusick’s initiatives have received awards from the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Architects. She has also been recognized by the Women’s Caucus for Art for her work in the field of public art and on behalf of women artists and artists of color. Cusick has a degree in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris and a master’s degree from New York University. She has written numerous articles about civic art and has contributed to a variety of publications, including “Public Art: By the Book” (University of Washington Press, 2005). She has been an adjunct professor in the Public Art Studies graduate program at the University of Southern California and a guest lecturer at the University of Houston and Otis College of Art and Design. She is currently an adjunct professor in the Arts Management Program at Claremont Graduate University.