Kara Gilmour

Kara Gilmour is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the arts and community engagement. Currently serving as the Strategic Initiatives Consultant at Brooklyn Arts Exchange since July 2020 and as the Executive Director of the Janet Fish Foundation starting in October 2024, Gilmour has held several leadership roles in various organizations. Notable positions include Senior Director of Community Action and Strategic Initiatives at Gibney from January 2016 to July 2020 and Director of Education at Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy from April 2008 to January 2016. Gilmour's career began in the late 1990s as a professional dancer with COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD and Gina Gibney Dance Inc. Education includes a Bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University, along with formative experiences at North Country School and Northfield Mount Hermon.