Community Liaison, Calgary Arts Development
Sayonara Cunha: ICAI Mentor in Residence
Sayonara Cunha (she/her/hers) is a Community Liaison at Calgary Arts Development. In this role, she is responsible for connecting the arts community in Calgary and working as the primary liaison between the community and staff equity working group.
Before joining Calgary Arts Development, Sayonara volunteered for different organizations in Calgary and worked for almost 10 years to preserve Brazilian Cultural Heritage living in Brasilia, Brazil. One of her main goals and passions was to humanize processes, laws, and policies to make them accessible to everybody. She also holds
a master’s degree in public management from the University of Wellington in New Zealand. Navigating new challenges excites her, and what puts her in this state of flow is getting to know people, learning new views
and understanding the different needs.
In her spare time, you might find her biking around the city, hiking in the mountains, drawing, reading in coffee shops, or falling in love with every tree she sees.
Sayonara can provide information in the following areas:
- Community engagement
- Connection to funders
- Connection to other organizations
- Grassroots knowledge of Calgary arts ecosystem
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