CounterPulse’s Advisory Council is a select group of cultural, civic, and community leaders who contribute expertise and resources to support CounterPulse and the communities we serve. Council members are champions of the arts and true agents of change.
Our council members come from diverse industries and communities in safeguarding and growing CounterPulse’s important work. By supporting CounterPulse, the Council helps preserve and propel the legacies of the surrounding Tenderloin and Central Market neighborhoods, inclusive of our location within the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District. Our Advisory Council is part of stabilizing arts and culture to ensure that the creative spark of San Francisco cannot be extinguished.
Beth is a nonprofit consultant specializing in Executive Transitions. She has over 25 years of executive management experience as an
Kate Patterson is the Director of Communications for San Francisco Public Library. Prior to joining the Library, she led communications
Jessica Robinson Love was the founding executive and artistic director of CounterPulse. Over 14 years, she led the organization through
Keith Hennessy, MFA, PhD, is a dancer, writer, choreographer, activist, healer, and teacher. Raised in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory in Canada,
Laura Elaine Ellis is co-founder and Director of the African & African American Performing Arts Coalition, co-presenters of the Black
Julie Chang is a San Francisco based contemporary artist whose work investigates how identities are constructed and how (mis)understandings of
In 1984, Anne Bluethenthal created ABD Productions, a multicultural, multi-ethnic, performing arts company committed to inspiring social change through the
