Board of Directors
Janae Shields
Board Member (She/Her)
Janae is a Bronx bred "Village Builder". Janae has been traveling the world for the past 15 years tasting local food, experiencing the culture and creating memories with family and friends. She has spent 12+ years working in community development programs in the South Bronx.
Marcie Smith
Board Member (She/Her)
Marcie Smith is a lawyer, writer, and lecturer in economics at John Jay College. She received her J.D. from the North Carolina School of Law, and B.A. from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.
Lee Bynum
Board Member (He/Him)
Lee Bynum joined Minnesota Opera as its inaugural Vice President of Impact in October 2020. Previously, he served as associate director of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; assistant director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University;