Jordan Parker is the Arts Education Graduate Fellow at the Smart Museum of Art, where she assists in academic programming and community engagement. Previously, Parker worked as a Guest Booking Intern at CNN and Office of Strategy, Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Consultant at Atlanta Housing. Currently, she is working to obtain a master’s degree in Public Policy with a specialization in Culture and Arts Policy and International Development at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. Parker aspires to be “Fashion’s Anthony Bourdain” and is passionate about exploring how the textile industry can influence policy at the intersection of international diplomacy and development. Parker holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Spelman College in Atlanta.
Cece Elias Rodriguez is the Art Education Intern at the Smart Museum, where she helps run Family Days and is working to become an gallery tour guide. Rodriguez previously worked as the Academic Programs Intern for the Smart Museum, helping run special programs and events. She is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Chicago with plans to major in Philosophy in the intensive track and double major in Comparative Literature.
Meg Jackson Fox oversees academic and community engagement at the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry and Education at the Smart Museum of Art. Her interests include contemporary visual culture, experimental storytelling, and community collaborations. Jackson Fox has contributed to publications, exhibitions, lectures, and symposia both nationally and internationally. Previously, she served as curator of Interdisciplinary and Community Practices at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona and assistant professor of Global Art History at the University of Denver. Jackson Fox is the Director of the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry and Head of Education at the Smart Museum of Art.