My pregnant cousin was shot and killed by Seattle Police - AFIA Podcast #33 - Katrina Johnson

In Episode #34 I was actually interviewed by Vivian Philips who is a Seattle-based communications, arts consultant and arts advocate. Vivian's career transitioned from broadcasting to public relations work and she began supporting local arts in the 1980's working with the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. She then joined the team that would restore the Paramount Theatre, and in 1998 she was recruited to serve as Mayor Paul Schell's Director of Communication. In that capacity, she was also a member of the Emergency Operations Team managing communications for WTO. In 2011, Vivian rejoined the Seattle Theatre Group team as Director of Marketing and Communications, managing these functions for all activities at the Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres. Vivian has produced theater and television, curated African performing arts programs, and served as an adjunct professor in Seattle University’s MFA Arts Leadership program. She is co-founder of the Hansberry Project, and the Historic Central Area Arts and Cultural District, and a founding advisor to the Arts Ecosystem Research Project. Vivian served 6 years on the Seattle Arts Commission, 3 years as Chair and she has served in leadership board positions in a number of organizations including ArtsCorps, CD Forum, Langston, Seattle Theatre Group, and the Africa Contemporary Arts Consortium. She currently serves on the boards of 4Culture, KUOW and the University of Washington Foundation. As a consultant, Vivian co-authored A Community Centered Roadmap Towards an Equitable and Inclusive Creative Economy in Seattle, for the City of Seattle, and Expanding Arts, Cultures and Heritage Profile in Olympia (2018). She is author of the Midtown Arts Plan and is a consultant to the Oregon Community Foundation/Creative Heights grantees. Vivian is a native of Seattle and resides in the Central Area.