Kareem Simpson

Kareem Simpson is currently serving as the Duncanson Program Manager at the Taft Museum of Art since September 2023. With a wealth of experience, Kareem founded the Sparklight Creative Group in April 2017, acting as Chief Imagination Officer, and previously directed various programs at the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission from February 2020 to September 2023. Kareem also held positions within the Taft Museum of Art earlier in 2017, as well as at RecruitMilitary and BookMark Online, the latter as Founder and Chief Imagination Officer. Active in community service, Kareem has been a member and board member of several local councils and organizations. Kareem's educational background includes studies in Korean Studies and Economics at Monterey Peninsula College and the University of Cincinnati, along with a degree in Korean Language and Literature from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.